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"We need to stop trying to fit our body into the pose. We need to get the pose to fit our body."

tateenglund

E-RYT 500, FRCms. Husband to @bonnieenglund. U-DUB grad. Yoga Retreat in Tuscany 2022👇

One of my favorite things about practicing and tea

One of my favorite things about practicing and teaching yoga is that by changing things slightly, you can experience a posture or variation in a completely different way. Take this full bind for example, by not interlacing the fingers the muscles stay active and have to hold in this lengthened position creating more strength in the length (it’s way harder to hold this variation of the bind IMO). If you look at side angle without a bind and you move the down arm from inside to the outside of the leg, you work more into the outside of the hip and create more extension in the spine.

So does alignment and technique matter? Yes and no. It depends on what your trying to achieve. So think outside the yoga box. Ask yourself why and explore these postures. See what happens then you change it slightly. We don’t need to be so uptight with “it has to be this way because my teacher told me so”.

📸 by @homewithgoose

There are so many options to choose from when deci

There are so many options to choose from when deciding to take a 200hr teacher training. You have your local studio, you have virtual options ,you have options in India, Bali, Thailand & more. You also have instagram influencers pumping theirs.

How do you possibly make the right decision for yourself? It’s a tough question and if you don’t get it right, you quite possibly have to take another one.

What I tell students is this:

🔹 Not all trainings are the same🔹

Do your research. Read up on the lead teachers. What is their lineage? Who have they trained with? Practice with them. If you don’t particularly like their style, you most likely won’t like the training. Ask questions. Don’t just do a training because it’s being offered and you want the certification. This can be a life changing experience but it could also be a waste of time.

I have pointed prospects away from my training and towards other teachers because I felt it would be a better fit. What you get in my classes is what you get my trainings. I’m not a teacher looking to churn and burn through students in my trainings just to make money. I want to set you up for success and be along for your journey in any capacity I can.

In January 2022, join me and @yogablissmercerisland for my next 200hr Teacher Training. Come join me on a journey to develop and expand your personal yoga practice; to find your voice; and to learn how to share yoga with others in a mindful, practical, and progressive manner.

Ask me questions. Come take my class either in-studio or on my YouTube channel.

Links are in the bio

📸 by @homewithgoose

A couple more times to practice with me this week

A couple more times to practice with me this week before I take the week off to enjoy some family time.

✅ Tonight (Tues) 6PM @yogabliss - in-person or online

✅ Weds 5PM @trufusion_wa in Bellevue Park - FREE to public. Space is limited so sign up

✅ Sunday 12PM @trufusion_wa - in-person

📸 by @homewithgoose 😘

Treat yo’ self! Mark your calendars for April 2

Treat yo’ self!

Mark your calendars for April 2022!!! After all, you deserve this after all you’ve been through with this COVID mess.

Imagine yourself bathing in the Tuscan sunshine with amazing yoga, or relaxing in beautiful gardens and poolside and professional chef team cooking up healthy, local Italian dishes. This is all possible 😀.

Join the @adamhusler and myself in April 2022 for our yoga retreat on a private estate in Tuscany. 6 night accommodations, 3 daily meals, 90 minute energizing yoga class every morning, a more relaxed session in the evening, day trip possibilities to Florence, Siena, the Medieval Lucca, Cinque Terre and more.

Spots are filling up fast! You really don’t want to miss this. Come learn from top alignment and technique teachers and enjoy what Italy has to offer.

To learn more, go to https://tateenglundyoga.com/yoga-retreat-in-tuscany/ or click the link in the bio.

Words can’t even come close to explaining how lu

Words can’t even come close to explaining how lucky I am to have this amazing woman as the mother of my children. The most caring, patient & giving person you’ll ever come across. Love you @bonnieenglund! Happy Mother’s Day!! 😘

You would agree that the modern body & lifestyle i

You would agree that the modern body & lifestyle is vastly different from when the asana practice was first developed. Right?!

We drive cars or take public transportation EVERYWHERE! We sit at desks all day. We have couches. We have this device (which you are looking at right now 😉) that we spend way too much time on all hunched over.

Not only has our lifestyle changed, but we have learned so much more about the body and what it takes for optimal health and success.

Given all this, it’s safe to say that we need to look at how we practice the physical side of yoga.

Join me for a two-hour masterclass (in-studio or online), where we will explore :

1️⃣ How the modern body has changed and why we should look to making adjustments to how we practice

2️⃣The importance of active vs. passive stretching & active range of motion and why this matters

3️⃣ Subtle changes to postures (like the 90/90 pigeon pictured above)

3️⃣Ways to minimize injuries/pain in the yoga room

🗓 Sunday May 16th, 12PM-2PM Pacific.

Where?: @yogablissmercerisland

Can’t make it in-studio? It’s also available online. The time doesn’t work for you? Sign-up anyway and get the recorded emailed to you.

You really don’t want to miss out.

Link in the bio

**FEW SPOTS LEFT** Join me this weekend, April 24

**FEW SPOTS LEFT**

Join me this weekend, April 24th & 25th, at @balayoga for a 2 part, fun, very informative workshop on learning to balance on your hands.

Those ‘cool’ arm balances and inversions you see on here on social media, and in class, don’t just happen overnight. It’s not throwing yourself around, hoping for the best. They take technique, knowledge, strength & skill, but more importantly they take repetition.

Come learn from me and start moving further down your balancing journey.

All levels welcome. You don’t have to be Johnny Handstand to benefit from this workshop. Even if you’ve never tried crow, you’ll find space here.

In-Studio & Online

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Want to learn how to take flight and find balance

Want to learn how to take flight and find balance on your hands? 🤸‍♀️

Join me for a two-part workshop at @balayoga April 24-25, for a extremely fun & informative guide to balancing.

Each posture, arm balance & inversion are best learned gradually with the proper set up, the understanding of the technique required of the asana and repetition, repetition, repetition.

In this 2 part workshop you can expect to:

* Build an understanding of what needs to be engaged, strengthened & lengthened as you work your way into these challenging postures
* Learn the technique and build skill on your way to balancing
* Learn that sometimes taking a step back is actually taking 2 steps forward
* Explore transitioning in and out of these asanas
* Build integrity; no cheating or shortcuts to create a “shape”
* Have complete practices built around the concepts of these arm balances and inversions

This workshop is for anyone who practices yoga. There are some advanced poses, but the focus of this workshop is on the actions, not the results. As always with yoga, this is a practice not a performance.

Part 1: Arm Balances (arms below the shoulders)
- Think crow, side crow, baby crow, one-legged crow, supreme crow, the koundinyasanas, 8-angle, peacock & more

Part 2: Inversions (arms above the shoulders)
- Think handstand, forearm balance, headstand

Available in-studio & online

Link is in the bio

It’s no secret, the modern body & lifestyle has

It’s no secret, the modern body & lifestyle has changed drastically from when the physical asana practice was put into place. We drive cars and ride public transportation everywhere. We sit all day at desks. We have this smart phone that we can’t put down. (Ironically I’m posting on that same smart phone 😳).

Our knowledge of the body, & the science behind it, has also grown leaps and bounds. We have a better understanding of what it takes for a well functioning body.

With all of this said, it’s not far-fetched to say we need to look how we practice asana for the long term viability of not only our yoga practice, but long term health of our bodies.

Join me for a 2 hour master class, Yoga for the Modern Yogi, where we explore principles intended to help us find a greater balance between strength and flexibility, avoid injury, and discover the true sustainability intended for this practice.

Sunday May 16th 12PM-2PM Pacific (available online) through @yogablissmercerisland. Link in the bio

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