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Don’t allow what’s not going right, to distract you from what is. 💙 ~ lalah delia (NEW Post on the Blog 🎉) The results from yesterday’s story poll are in, & over 90% of you asked me to share some yoga postures to help relieve sinus congestion & other side effects of having a cold... 🤧 My newest blog post - which just went live a few minutes ago - does exactly that! 🧘🏻‍♀️ See which 5 yoga poses can help alleviate airway blockage and other symptoms of sinusitis! 🙌🏼 * Spoiler alert 🙊 - one of the poses listed is the one I’m doing in this pic! Link to the post is in my bio! Let me know if you give this mini-sequence a try, and if you’d like me to share more postures to practice this winter season! ☃️ ps. Check my story to get the recipe for my favorite Chunky Vegetable Soup! I make a big batch of it as soon as I feel a cold coming on, and it always helps me feel better! 🍲😋
Friendship is so bizarre. You just pick a human you've met and you're like, 'Yep, I like this one,' and you just do stuff with them. 💙 Haha, no one else I’d rather freeze my butt off for than you, @robinmartinyoga 😹🍑❄️😘 Who are your humans? Tag them below! pc: @nathanrosephotography * shape inspired by the lovely @sarah_polefitdubai & @michelle_polefitdubai
It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see. ~ Henry David Thoreau ✨💙✨ Believe it or not, I was reminded of this very thing at yoga class last night, & it was right before the class had even started! I had just walked into the studio & unrolled my mat when I noticed the woman next to me doing a little pre-class warm-up on her own. She did a few hamstring stretches & then slid right into the deepest forward fold I’d ever seen in my life - the crown of her head grazed the tops of her feet! And for the briefest moment, I had this thought flash through my mind: ‘Riva, you’ve been practicing for so many years now, & you’ve never even come close to getting the top of your head near your feet! Maybe you need to practice more!’ Now it’s been a long time since I’ve had such a thought, & so I quickly reminded myself that comparison really serves no purpose - on or off the mat - and that wherever I am in my practice right now is perfect for me. 🙌🏼 And just then, the woman stood upright, & I noticed something else. Her skeletal proportions were so very different from my own - the length of her torso was almost equal to the length of her legs. And I realized then that I will NEVER, EVER, in this lifetime, be able to achieve such a variation of forward fold. It would be physically impossible for me, regardless of how much I practice or how hard. I’d need to change my entire bone structure to even come close! 🤷🏻‍♀️ BUT that’s ok, because there is still so much I CAN do! And THAT is really what this practice is all about - reminding us how very much we can do, each in our own distinct way. 🦋 And so I thought to myself “well that was a beautiful forward fold, and now I’m ready to appreciate how wonderful it feels to do one of my own.” And just like that class began. 💙
Don’t stress the little things… the universe has your back.💙🌴☀️ Working on those St Lucian tan lines at @thebodyholiday 🤣 #SaintLucia
Sometimes letting go is more powerful than holding on with all your might. 💙 #makeroomforsomethingbetter Making shapes and doing all the healing things here at @thebodyholiday ... And wishing you all the most wonderful weekend! 😘 #BodyHoliday #StLucia
This morning, in my happy place, making shapes in the St Lucian sun ☀️ I’ll be spending the next few days here at @thebodyholiday doing something that I often talk about but probably don’t do quite enough. Life can get noisy sometimes and it becomes too easy to forget about the basics. So this week I’ll be taking a little time to step back & check in with myself. To meditate more and clear my mind, to take care of my body with nutritious foods and massage therapy. And to nourish my soul with some much needed self love. Because sometimes we forget that if we don’t take time to care for ourselves, we won’t have the ability to care for anyone else. So if you’re reading this now, I hope you’re reminded to do the very same. 💜 #BodyHoliday #selfcare #SaintLucia
Monday morning commute... ❤️ #yogistyle #concretejungle Back in school, & when I worked in corporate, I would sometimes get the Monday morning blues. Have you ever felt like everything requires a little extra effort as soon as the weekend is over? #yourenotalone Here are a few ways to help brighten up your (Mon)day: 🔹 Wake up 10 minutes earlier so that your morning is a little less rushed & a little more relaxed. This helps to set the tone for the rest of your day. 🔹 Don’t skip breakfast. 🥣 Start your day with something nutritious. 🔹 Treat yourself to a little something special (anything from extra whip cream in your drink, to those earrings you’ve been eyeing.) 🔹 Make plans to meet a friend. 🔹 Break your day up with some fresh air (even if it’s just a short stroll around the block.) 🔹 Do something nice for someone else (maybe even a stranger), & ask them to pay it forward. There’s no better feeling than knowing you set the wheels in motion for numerous acts of kindness. ❤️ - Tell me below, what are some of your favorite ways to brighten up your day? - pc: @johnfcooperphotography
The sunset is proof, that endings can sometimes be beautiful, too. ~ @beautaplin 🌓🌕🌗 Wrapping up the holiday weekend and saying goodbye to this shore the best way I know how.. watching the sun set in these cotton candy skies, by the light of the full moon. Looking forward to spending the next couple of days at home before heading off on a little adventure. 💜
I like big BUDS and I cannot lie... 🌺😂🌸 Haha, looks like my sense of humor is in full BLOOM today, 🤦🏻‍♀️, but I really just wanted to wish you all a wonderful Thanksgiving, and to share the SEEDS of my intention with you: may we always find something to be thankful for, even when life doesn’t feel like a bed of ROSES, because the more we practice gratitude, the greater our happiness BLOSSOMS. 🌱🌼💙 #HappyThanksgiving
Sounds like a bad idea. What time? 🤪 Haha there’s nothing quite like having a partner-in-crime who’s up for trying anything... 💙 “Ok you grab my foot, then I’ll jump over your head, then let’s backbend...” #typicalconversation 😹 This beautiful babe is one of the first yogis I ever met via IG, and also one of the sweetest! I can’t believe we’ve been making shapes together for almost 5 years now! 😍 @nayitavp #loveher Who’s your partner-in-crime? (Tag them here!)
ME: “I love the snow, it makes everything look sooooo beautiful!” 💙☃️ ALSO ME: books ticket to someplace warm right after first snowfall of the season. ❄️✈️🌴🤣 Haha, I joke, I joke... well, I am about to fly someplace warm, BUT my ticket was booked long before any hint of snow to come. #promise 👌🏼 And it’s true - I do look forward to all the cozy snow days & hot drinks, but right now I’m also pretty excited to spend the next week in Florida with my fam & to soak up all the vitamin D I can! ☀️😍 This will be my first time EVER spending Thanksgiving in a warm climate, & I’m curious to see how it will feel! Where are you guys for Thanksgiving this year? Tell me below!👇🏼 Ps. This pic was a super fun collaboration between @nathanrosephotography (who photographed this on his drone), & @furstset (who edited it so beautifully), & myself (who had the hardest job of all, floating in this steaming hot springs in middle of Wyoming 😹) I love how it came out! 💙