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Never ruin a good workout by bringing your phone

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I have learned this the hard way

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Great Celeste Ng one-liner.

Try Pilates if you haven't. I did it for years and loved it.

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I do love both. I’ve done Pilates and Barre a few times and they have destroyed me

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“Before this, every day around noon, I used to practice self-care by taking a break from whatever I was doing, going outside, and screaming at the sky.”

Not super stoked you put my self-care routine on the internet, but thanks for that!!

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I’ll never reveal your prime sun yelling spot 😏

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No responsible yoga instructor should ever say “this is an easy pose”. It should be fun, it should make you feel better, not worse.

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This is why my first, and so far only, yoga class was called Basic Yoga. There is so much to remember 😊. I understand the “burnout cycle”, especially since I am textbook ADHD. Although, I’m not spoiled, entitled, lazy or a failure...just old(er). I learned to be able to quiet my mind with the help of a great counselor who is in recovery like me. You’ll find your peace, just keep writing great posts like this one.

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We may be adding a yoga program at our gym pretty soon. I'll definitely keep you posted on that.

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Please send me a scouting report

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I always find it amazing that, whenever the instructor says "breathe," I realize I haven't been breathing whatsoever.

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Sometimes my breathing is so out of sync with my body that I don’t know I even move properly

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You know you can sit on the couch, close your eyes, and imagine doing yoga with pretty much the same beneficial outcomes. Albeit, I'm not sure that you're benefiting. At. All

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I do love yoga but after a hectic day at work the meditation part is actual torture

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This Chi?

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You are Joes Sense of Palpable embarrassment...

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yoga instructors should be classified as war criminals

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