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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👇

It’s been a long time since I’ve done new year

It’s been a long time since I’ve done new year’s resolutions. I look at them like I do Valentine’s Day; I should be celebrating my wife all year round, not just showing all my affection on one day. So in a sense I do resolutions, but I work on myself throughout the year, constantly looking at where I’m at and adjusting where I need to. Not waiting until the next year.

But this year I did add something at the beginning of the year by coincidence. I’m challenging myself to ask “why?” more often. “Why am I angry or upset?”, “Why am I energized?”, “Why do I feel like I need that drink?”, “Why am I doing this or feeling that?” and so on. Instead of walking through this life on autopilot, I’m trying to be more mindful of what is happening. Not saying that asking why will change what I’m doing or how I feel, but it keeps me in the moment and allows me to understand why I am doing or feeling a certain way.

I encourage you to try it out. Ask yourself “why?” more often. See what happens when you do.

On a side note because it’s the new year, I feel like I need to remind people that doing twists in yoga won’t actually detox the body. You don’t go to rehab and all they have you do is a bunch of twists 😉. So if you see “yoga for detoxing” ask “why?”, know that it’s kind of bs and take the class or not 🤪🤷‍♂️

#seattleyoga #pnwyoga #yogateacher #yogalife #yogalove #yogaeveryday #igyoga #yoga #yogi #yogaeverydamnday

Usually every month I focus my teaching on a speci

Usually every month I focus my teaching on a specific region of the body, action of the body or building towards peak postures. But this month, I wanted to create a practice where we see if we can change our experience without having to change much in the poses.

Take this side angle in the picture for example. By switching the down arm from inside of the leg to outside of the leg, we move from working inside of the hip and thought to outside. Not much changed in the posture but what happens internally does.

Come join me the rest of the month and explore a few ways to change your experience in postures you’ve been doing forever.

Tuesdays:
9:30AM @beoneyogastudiokirkland
6PM @yogablissmercerisland

Wednesdays
6:15PM @trufusion_wa

Saturdays
8:30AM @yogablissmercerisland

Sundays
12PM @trufusion_wa

And subbing when I can 😃

📸 by @homewithgoose

Only 6 spots left to join @adamhusler and me on th

Only 6 spots left to join @adamhusler and me on this amazing Tuscany retreat in April 2022!!!

Don’t miss out on this incredible 7 Days, 6 night adventure featuring yoga, private chefs cooking local fare, a beautiful estate with luscious gardens & multiple swimming pools, day trip possibilities to places like Cinque Terre & Florence and so much more.

Come explore what Tuscany has to offer. These spots won’t last long!

More info in the link in my bio.

#yogaretreat #yogaretreat2022 #yogaeveryday #yogaeverydamnday #yogalife #yogalove #yogaeverywhere #yogatravel #yogateacher #yoga #yogi #yogisofinstagram

Updated weekly public class schedule. Would love t

Updated weekly public class schedule. Would love to see you and have you practice with me!

Tuesdays:
930AM @beoneyogis ⭐️NEW CLASS!!⭐️
6PM @yogablissmercerisland

Wednesdays
6:15PM @trufusion_wa

Saturdays
830AM @yogablissmercerisland

Sundays
12PM @trufusion_wa

As a life long athlete taking care of my body and

As a life long athlete taking care of my body and being physically active come naturally. Whenever I can, I move, but over the last year and half (which let’s be honest has been challenging for all of us in some or many ways) I came to the realization that I needed to spend more time working on my mental health and well being.

I never put a lot of thought into where I’m at mentally and when times got hard, I would put my head down and drive through it thinking that if I just distracted myself from my stresses, they would go away. If I didn’t think about it, then I really don’t have issues. This is how I had always lived my life but it lead me to just get stuck, not going anywhere, but since I was continuing to work and go through the motions of my day I felt like I was actually going forward.

What I have realized is that I was doing things to keep me busy which allowed me to hide and run away from the hard work, which was to work on myself, restore my mind and regain the confidence I’d lost and not even realized it. Over the last few months I’ve started to climb out of the hole and repair myself by doing the work mentally.

I discovered I suffer from severe anxiety and depression, which to be honest was a relief, in a way, to have a name to what I was feeling. I’ve come to accept that those will always be apart of me. They will never really go away but I’ve learned to acknowledge them like a friend. When they show up, I greet them and know that life will be fine. They no longer have the control they once did and I’m able to reclaim parts of myself.

Do some days still suck? Hell yeah. But through practicing mindfulness and meditation I’ve discovered ways to help. It takes work and tons of practice just like anything you want to be good at. When I first started my brain, like almost everyone, would run crazy and I would tell myself meditation and the practice of mindfulness just aren’t for me, it doesn’t work, I can’t keep the mind present but the more I’ve practiced the easier it has become.

Continued in the comments.

Join me this Sunday at 12pm for a 60 min. FREE yog

Join me this Sunday at 12pm for a 60 min. FREE yoga class at @yogablissmercerisland. Feel free to stay after for an info session on my upcoming teacher training starting in January at Yogabliss.

I’ll answer a question you probably have right now…no, you don’t have to be able to do this pose in order to be a yoga teacher. You just need a passion for yoga and a desire to share it with others.

📸 by @homewithgoose

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 😘

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