Eight Tips for How to Get Started as a Solo Female Traveler

Solo female travel is a great way to challenge yourself while exploring diverse cultures and landscapes. Are you new to solo travel? Get started with these eight tips for success.

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Day 7 of Yoga for Beginners – Vinyasa Flow to Restorative Yoga

This 32-min yoga practice combines vinyasa flow with restorative yoga. We’ll spend the first 12-minutes getting excess energy out before moving into longer holds in resting postures. Grab two bed pillows, two blocks or two decorative pillows, and 1-2 blankets from around the house. I’ll meet you at the top of your mat.

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Day 6 of Yoga for Beginners – Guided Meditation

The purpose of today's class is two-fold:

Share with you a handful of ways to find a comfortable meditation seat
Then, sitting or meditating for 5 minutes with the goal of increasing to 10 minutes

Let's find a comfortable seat.

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Day 5 of Yoga for Beginners – Twisting Vinyasa Flow

Today’s class starts with a quick overview of how to find core integration in your body. Then with the use of the breath, we explore twists. Twists are an integral component of a yoga practice. They can be seated or standing, and help maintain mobility of the spine. It's recommended that we twist one to two times per day to maintain a healthy range of motion. Closed twists (e.g., lord of the fishes or a revolved crescent) should be avoided when pregnant because they can reduce blood flow and limit the baby's space. You’ll need two blocks or two water bottles for this practice.

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Day 4 of Yoga for Beginners – Pranayama

In today's Yoga for Beginners video, we explore three-part breath. The breath is considered the bridge between the mind and body, which is why it's such an important tool when practicing yoga. Staying tethered to the breath helps improve your focus on and off of the mat.

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7 Yoga Stretches for Healthy Wrists

Stretching your wrists before yoga practice will help with your recovery after practice. Many of the postures we practice are weight-bearing, like plank, downward-facing dog, or chaturanga dandasana. Doing these seven wrist stretches before practice (especially a handstand practice) will alleviate soreness and help prevent injury.

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Day 3 of Yoga for Beginners – Restorative Yoga

During this 30-minute Restorative Yoga class, we'll use restorative postures to create a sense of deep relaxation. Postures are supported with a range of props and are held for longer periods of 10-15 minutes allowing the body-mind to fully relax.

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Give Yourself Permission to be Playful

As adults, we have the tendency to take life too seriously. We strip out play for responsibility. But, having fun, laughing out loud, and being silly are all necessary activities that even us adults need — regularly. In this video, I invite you to reintroduce playfulness into your daily life through curiosity.

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Do you struggle to find a comfortable meditation seat?

Finding a comfortable meditation seat can be half of the battle when meditating. It's kinda like Goldilocks and The Three Bears. She wants her porridge to be just right. We want the same for our meditation seat. Because having a supportive, sturdy seat allows us to stay in stillness longer. In this quick yoga tips video, I offer 17 different ways you can prop your seat. I use a combination of yoga blocks, blankets, a bolster, a zafu, a zabuton, and a meditation bench.

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