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08/20/2026

Can we talk about real-life strength?

Being flexible is great, but being strong changes how you move through the world every single day.

Yoga is a functional strength powerhouse. By supporting your own body weight in various angles, you teach your chest, shoulders, and core to work as a unified team.

Suddenly, overhead bins aren't intimidating, and carrying all the groceries in one trip is a breeze.

📌 Save this video for the next time you need a reminder of what your body is truly capable of!

08/20/2026

If you sit all day, this yoga practice is a fun and challenging way to open up! And who doesn’t love a good challenge?

This sequence was designed around opening across the front body to prepare for dancer pose but with a hidden agenda of countering the stiffness that comes from sitting for long periods of time.

If you need to counter sitting at your desk and want to test your balance, you can access:
The condensed version on YouTube - https://youtu.be/ktv-vUT-cx0
Or the Full in-depth class inside YMM - https://christianasyoga.offeringtree.com/online_store/60-min-dancer-flow-66-10

Happy Practicing!

08/18/2026

When you are new to yoga, trying all the poses is so exciting! But many of them require a lot of body awareness.

Like wild thing pose. So instead of forcing up into the pose in the very beginning, customize it by placing your lower knee down.

This will require a little less effort in the lower body so you can pay more attention to the weight bearing shoulder and the rotation of the upper body.

BTW, if you want to learn more about customizing poses to your body, comment "ME" to get on the waitlist for my free workshop on customizing your yoga practice.

08/18/2026

You don’t have to already be strong to practice yoga. You wouldn’t wait until you are strong to lift weights right? Yoga is no different. In fact, yoga is the best place to start building strength!

If it is difficult to keep your hips lifted in a side plank, then try placing your lower knee down on the mat. This will reduce the amount of resistance against gravity.

In either position, engage your lower side-body and press the mat away from you to really activate your side muscles.

Do you practice side plank or skip it?

👉BTW, if you want to practice a different side plank pose customization in a class, follow this link:
https://youtu.be/PNwMGXWBtgg

New 20-minute yoga practice to bring your attention to your upper body strength. You won't find any sun salutations or v...
08/15/2026

New 20-minute yoga practice to bring your attention to your upper body strength. You won't find any sun salutations or vinyasas in this class but you will find poses that activate your shoulders, upper back, and your core.

https://youtu.be/CSQHNdP7OrI

Class Overview:
⏱️ Duration: 20 Minutes
🧘 Focus: Upper Body
🔥 Challenge: Moderate
👤 Level: All
🟪 Props: Optional but always welcome

Happy Practicing, Christiana

08/14/2026

Honestly, I never know what kind of humans or wildlife are going to pop up when I am filming yoga classes so I stay on high alert.

But, I picture in my head a bear laughing at me like - no way your little claps are scaring me away... 😅

So if you have any personal protection tips you'd like to share, I'm all ears!

08/13/2026

Customizing yoga poses isn't cheating - it's your secret weapon to personalize your practice to your needs.

Here is exactly how to tailor a vinyasa (a sequence of poses to flow between sections of class) to make it fit what you need during your practice.

1. Starting in Plank - Inhale and shift forward so that your shoulders move past your wrists.
2. Exhale, keep your knees up or place them down. With your elbows by your sides, lower all the way to your belly or half way.
3. Inhale, roll your shoulders onto your back, lift up slightly for Baby Cobra or press into your hands, straighten your arms and open across your chest for Upward Facing Dog.
4. Exhale, move to Downward Facing Dog from baby cobra - press up to all 4's and tuck your toes or from up dog - pike your hips up and back.

Save this and practice it so the next time you are flowing through a vinyasa, you'll know exactly what to do to meet yourself in the moment.

08/12/2026

Avoiding upper body strengthening ends today.

Let's talk biology: Women's upper body strength averages 50-60% of a man's. And we tend to have narrower shoulder widths which effects mechanical leverage for upper body movements.
So it makes sense that it would be more challenging for us to strengthen our upper bodies.

Yoga acts as gentle resistance training to help you build:
✨ Posture that radiates confidence
💪 Joints that resist injury
🦴 Bone density

Don't let the challenge hold your physical potential back.

Drop a 💪 in the comments if you’re ready to build your upper-body strength!

08/11/2026

Forcing yourself into a pose that just doesn’t feel right is not the goal of yoga. The goal is to learn about your body and meet yourself exactly where you are by fitting the poses to you.

If you feel unstable in a high lunge pose, that's okay. It is common to feel unbalanced when only one foot is flat on the ground.

But, while you continue to build stability in your practice, you can make an adjustment like placing your knee down. This allows you to keep the intention of the pose while you work toward the lifted version.

Play around with it and find what works for you.

Do you have any challenges with high lunge? Tell me below and maybe I can offer you a tip.

👉BTW, if you want to practice this customization in a class, I'll drop the link in the comments.

08/11/2026

Comparing yourself to others keeps you stuck in a negative thought spiral of what you are not or what you cannot do but that won't get you anywhere.

Instead of getting stuck in the comparison trap, learn what your body needs and customize poses to fit your body and not the other way around.

Raise a ✋ in the comments if you've gotten stuck in the comparison loop before.

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