Christina Reese Yoga

One week away! In Collaboration with and Dr. Darren Orr, Celestial Nidra | Crystal Bowls 🌕☀️⭐️Mark your calendars and go online to sign up! Size is limited and spots are already filling up FAST! www.liquidblissyogastudio.com for more information and to sign up!

You really were with me today. I felt your love all around me and I thank you. You really knew I needed you today. My friend I thank you for your love and support, most of all your friendship. Thanks for stopping by on your special day to give me the love & strength I needed. You are a true beauty. Happiest of Birthdays to you today 🌻🎂💛 I know I can speak for myself & others, we all miss you my little nugget. She was the cutest, sweetest babe ever. Little spunky ray of sunshine ☀️ **kcancer

Happy 25 turns around the sun ☀️
I can’t believe it’s been 25 years! Holding you in my arms for the first time in the hospital, my world was about to shift 360 for the best! As a new mom I had fear and joy, would I be a good mom ? So many emotions during this time. Of course I’m a great mom! I look back through the lenses and know we created a beautiful human. Yes ‘we’ because without him you would not be here. I am grateful for the gift of YOU! Given me such happiness and joy. Continue to bring love and joy whenever you travel on this earth 🌍 every single day my little peanut 🥜 Love you always ❤️
Happy Birthday
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TODAY marks a weekend filled with emotion for me. It’s been 5 years since I crossed the threshold of the beautiful doors of . Where do I begin? 5 years of learning, growing, healing, teaching with all of the best teachers & students a gal could ask for. I am humbled & grateful to all of you, as tears of joy & happiness flow down my face. Thank you for all the love, the support, the goodness a person could EVER dream of. I am forever indebted to the beautiful aka Katie RibSAM for assisting me to walk through those doors. Without HER none of this was possible. So my little love bug, my teacher, my friend, my guru I am EVER SO GRATEFUL to have you in my life. I’m am beyond grateful, and so blessed the universe enabled our paths to cross. Katie has provided me with both personal and professional training BAR NONE! If your interested in joining this tribe DO IT! There are constant rolling yoga teacher trainings with . This team of teachers , are nothing short of amazing! Did I say AHH MAA ZINNNG? So grab your mats, (if no mat no worries, we got you) and get ready for one hell of a yoga weekend with some more awesomeness and his teacher and some fantastic Kirtan on Saturday night at the Gazebo in Bayview Park! Check out the weekend schedule in the or hit up yogabohemianj.com or the insta page for the schedule for the weekend!! ONE MORE awesomeness for the weekend!! my handsome son, my little man, love of my life, my godsend turns a quarter of a century tomorrow! If u see him in your travels this weekend (he’ll be working with ) wish him a HBD! 25 turns around the sun...SO proud of him God and the universe has been so grateful to me. I am eternally blessed to have so much love and support in my life. Thank you ALL for everything you do & continue to do. I love you. From my heart to yours, Christina Reese 💖
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Five years ago today I ended chemo therapy. The last 5 years have had their ups and downs, but through it all I still smile. This mindset thing is for real, but takes practice. Through the challenges it’s been my strength, through the weakest days it’s been my strength. Despite the positive mindset comes the pain, discomfort and loss. These feelings have been overwhelming at times throughout my journey. However, I learned to address the pain, talk about it even if you don’t want to listen. Most don’t want to listen so thanks for those who do! Pain is real, addressing it is super important, releasing it is important & letting your emotions run the course, then falls in the positive mindset. The smile, the happiness, the gratitude, the love. It’s a choice this mindset thing that can really pull you through any of life’s Challenges, no matter how big or small. Keep the mindset going, gather round those who support & love you. What ever it takes!
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Thanks you ALL for the love and support over the last 5 years! Don’t stop the support! It keeps the mindset in check! Cancer Free is all I need. All the rest is just a walk in the park after you’ve been through this battle of the beast, and WON! “You never know how strong you are until strong is the only choice you have.”
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A L E R T :: As the weekend comes upon us remembering to be kind & gentle with yourself. Know, “It’s OKAY, not to do it all”. Wise words to follow & stick too. In the thick of summer hustle we must keep this in our minds. Witnesses opportunity to grow, share, expand. Your only one person, there’s plenty of people you can ask for help. Ask and share, don’t try to be super human. Slow down, take time to resonate in stillness. Feel your breath within the body. Feel where you’re holding tension, or resistance & begin to let go. “Support the bones, when the bones are supported the muscles will relax “
🤲🏼 Check out Yin Flow tomorrow morning 10:30am 🤲🏼 learn to support those bones, relax & feel your breath. We will release, let go & flow to get you energized to start your busy Saturday! P.S. Beat the heat with air conditioning 🥶Can’t wait to see ya on the mat! 🧘🏼‍♀️🙏🏼

One can only imagine a night like this evening! How grateful I am to have two in a row! Thank you all who came out to participate in Monday nights Celestial Nidra with ! Thank you for the collaboration, along with Dr. Darren Orr serenading is with the crystal healing bowls(Not on Instagram) The evening could not have been possible without all of these beautiful souls coming together! Thank you Mother Nature for the beautiful Celestial Showing, you did not disappoint! East meets West!! What a show 💛yellow 🧡orange 💙blur 💖pink 💜purple ☀️🌕Thank you thank you 🙏🏼 so grateful for my job of teaching my passion, the students , the connections of friends & colleges. To all the teachers who have brought me to this point, None if this world be possible without you! Morphing onto the teacher I have become, and for the student I will always be. THANK YOU, from my heart to yours 🙏🏼😘 Thank you to all my future teachers too! 🙏🏼Not all teachers are on here, fingers crossed I tagged you all🤞🏼😉
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To all the venues who have supported me on my journey so far, I thank you 🙏🏼 for your openness & opportunity to go & flourish 🙏🏼 .humble

Powerful week with the Full Moon 🌕 and Eclipse happening at the same time! Join me this week for TWO special events and yoga! We will bring closure to those things who have served their time. While this Moon/Eclipse also allows us the stretch the body, the mind, and the soul beyond their limitations ! Hope to
🌕 “We all shine on...like the moon and the stars and the sun...we all shine on...come on and on and on...john lennon

Explore the 7 Chakras in this special Yin & Crystal Bowls class. Enjoy the healing sound of Dr Orr's Crystal Bowls, as Christina will engage you in exploring each of the Chakras. A series of the yummiest Yin poses as we transcend into deep relaxation all while under the direction of Dr. Orr’s healing crystal bowl sounds. Bliss healing at its finest, under the celestial happenings around us!
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East meets West, Sun will lower down over the Barnegat Bay, the Full Moon rises in the East. Join us for this evening under the stars & experience ascending Bliss. Q&A session to follow with Dr. Orr.
Cya on the mat! 🧘🏼‍♀️
Go to http://lbifoundation.org/events/atlbif/events-classes/ today to preregister or you can pay at the door! But call to reserve or go online! Space is limited on this beautiful deck & this event sells out!

“Nidra” the sublime science of complete relaxation. Enjoy the healing sound of Dr Orr's Crystal Bowls, as Christina will engage you in a light moving asana practice then transcend into the 4th state of the sublime, while under the direction of Dr. Orr’s healing crystal bowl sounds.
What is Nidra:: “Nidra" or yogic sleep, is a state of consciousness between waking and sleeping, like the "going-to-sleep" stage, induced by a guided meditation.
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As the sun sets to the West, the Full Moon rises in the East. Join us for this evening under the stars & experience ascending Bliss. Q&A session to follow with Dr. Orr. Cya on the mat! 🧘🏼‍♀️Go to www.liquidblissyogastudio.com today to preregister!

Here’s to wrapping up another beautiful weekend celebrating our nations birthday 🎂🇺🇸 from my heart to yours 🇺🇸❤️💙 Hope everyone had a safe happy holiday.

A single sunbeam is enough to drive away many shadows...St. Francis of Assisi
These beautiful babes last night surrounded by artwork at the first of many YINSTORATIVE classes Surf City! They brought in all the sunbeams within themselves & radiated out into our Mama Earth. Then sent out to the Universe what no longer serves them! They are ready and grounded for this Summer Solstice on Friday! Come join me next week at 530pm or catch me at 1030 am on Saturdays for traditional YIN! Come get ur YIN ON! You will leave feeling YINTASTIC! Cya on the mat!

Dads...”Thanks for showing us how it’s done”! Happy Fathers Day from my heart to yours 💙 Enjoy your beautiful day with your families 💙

Beautiful night of learning with some amazing wise women with the Thank you ALL for a great night of love & compassion. Learning & Loving our yoni’s up, getting ready for this Full Moon on Monday & Summer Solstice next Friday! Looking forward to Wise Women part 2 tomorrow with & all the other sweet goodness that will come of this 300hr Yoga Teacher Training.
Simply radiant 💖✨🙏🏼

Happy Friday! Fun Friday Facts. Did you know that BKS Iyengar is credited for bringing props to the yoga practice? Blocks, blankets, straps & CHAIRS, oh my! Yoga tools and props are from our environment, they surround us. Be creative and use what you have. Look around at your own environment and see what can be used as tools to support your home practice. See the opportunities for increasing your awareness, and just have fun! Learn more about using props with your practice and dive deeper. Join me every Wednesday at 11am. Packed house get there early to reserve your chair! 🛋 Stay tuned there will be MORE deliciousness added to my schedule. 💖 Injuries, arthritis, knee replacements? No problem I got you 😉 Injury modification queen 👑 right here. All the goodness, all the nook and crannies filled in with radiant layers to destress & connect to your inner radiance. Can’t wait to see you on the chair OR your mat! Either way come hOMe to yourself. Honor your strength 🙏🏼

Come to a comfortable seat

Connection to breath.

Connection to self.

Connect to prana.

That’s it.

Nothing more.

Nothing less
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Inhale: Ananda
Exhale: Hum
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The gladdened heart ❤️ Genuine gratitude comes from a feeling of contentment, safety and being welcomed in your life...Buddha
Being tired or stressed keeps our heart closed and we aren’t able to express real gratitude. Take time today to recharge your gratitude batteries. 🙏🏼 gratitude energy is awakened when we meditate. Invite inside a warm attitude of appreciation, awareness and perception. With a recharged heart ❤️ full of thankfulness we find reasons to be grateful wherever we look. 🙏🏼
“Joy is the simplest form of gratitude”...Karl Barth

Looking forward to spending the weekend with 🙏🏼
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Meditation Monday! Every Monday thru Labor Day find a new weekly meditation to choose from. Use it weekly/daily however you choose. Just try it...see how life changes...progression...observe.
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Keeping the back straight and centered, rather than slouching or leaning to the side, allows the diaphragm to move freely. This will allow the breath to deepen. Your abdomen will rise and fall much the same way an infant’s belly rises and falls. It is important to loosen up anything that is tight around the waist and to wear clothing that is non-binding. For instance, material should not gather behind the knees when you cross the legs, inhibiting circulation. Allow the diaphragm to move freely so that the breathing can be deep, easy, and natural. Don’t control or manipulate the breath. You don’t have to make the breath happen in any particular way. It will happen by itself if you take a posture that you can be reasonably comfortable in and position your body properly. Set a timer here if you wish. Start small 3 minutes, 5 minutes, work your way up to 15, or maybe even 30!
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Breathing in :: I AM ( KRIPA)
Breathing out:: DEVINE GRACE (HUM)
Choose Sanskrit or not, yogi’s choice.
Repeat this mantra for the duration of your meditation practice. 🙏🏼 Do give time to release the mantra to resonate & observe what comes up. Write it down when your finished meditating.
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During meditation, breathe through your nose and keep your mouth closed. (If you have a cold, or some kind of a nasal blockage, its okay to breathe through your mouth.) The tongue is pressed lightly against the upper palate—swallow once, to create a seal and reduce the need to salivate and swallow.
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The eyes are kept lowered, with your gaze resting on the ground about two or three feet in front of you. The chin is slightly tucked in. Although meditation looks very disciplined, the muscles should be soft. There should be no tension in the body.
Begin & enjoy this beautiful day!
🙏🏼Om Shanti Om 🙏🏼

Life after cancer is definitely something worth celebrating! A better quality of life for ALL cancer survivors is worth fighting for. Today Let’s and raise awareness of the challenges of cancer survivorship on National Cancer Survivors Day!
::Take someone’s hand and let them know how much you care ! Hand n hand we can fight this battle, and put an end to cancer once and for all! Celebrate LIFE today and every day!
:: Cancer just does not end at treatment, it actually is just beginning a different journey.
:: As the number of cancer survivors continues to grow, it is becoming ever more important to address the unique needs of this population. In addition to facing a serious illness, cancer survivors must contend with rapidly rising drug costs, inadequate insurance coverage, difficulty finding or keeping employment, and ongoing physical, psychological, and financial struggles that persist even after treatment ends.
:: What can you do to help? Connect with each other, celebrate milestones, and recognize those who have supported each other along the way.
:: It is also a day to draw attention to the ongoing challenges of cancer survivorship in order to promote more resources, research, and survivor-friendly legislation to improve cancer survivors’ quality of life.
:: 15.5 million cancer survivors CONGRATULATIONS SURVIVORS 👏 today is YOUR DAY! Get out there and celebrate with your loved ones! Celebrate YOU 💖💪🏼

Self care Sunday! Started out the day with a beautiful meditation; intention set with gratitude 🙏🏼 Followed by a new one hour practice. Delicious & Yummy Fusion class I m preparing for all of you. Something new for the tool box. Stay tuned ! 🧘🏼‍♀️
BUT it does not get ANY BETTER then ending your meditation with Poodle love & kisses 🐩💖🐩 👅He’s always my helper! Bugsy the yogi doggy. He’s a yoga prop, AND he does the best down dog on the East Coast! 👊🏽

You are in control of your life. You see, the ego is never in control. The ego is controlled by wishes for comfort and convenience on the part of the body, by demands of the mind, and by outbursts of emotions. But the higher nature controls the body, mind and the emotions. For instance I can say to my body, “lie down on the cement floor and go to sleep, and it obeys”. I can say to my emotions, “be still, becalm even in the face of chaos” and it listens. It’s a different way of living your life. Your following a different path, a higher nature. There begins the beautiful feeling of endless energy, which never runs out. Your simply plugged into the universal source of your own energy.
The philosopher Thoreau said it best, “ If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps he bears a different drummer”. Follow a different drummer, follow the higher nature instead of the lower.

Ending MDW 2019 weekend vibes got us chilled out here ! Rest & Renewing over this weekend next to the beautiful amazing artwork of of was just a dream come true! Brings me back to 200 hr. 4 Years ago with her beautiful artwork hanging on the walls of Yoga Bohemia, Beach Haven! Reflecting on all the love and support for each other and how lives have changed for us all! Nothing short of A M A Z I N G ! SO EFFIN BLESSED!!! In beautiful class we honored and thanked the brave hearts who fought for our country 🇺🇸 It May have been a small class, but that’s okay we still felt all the love, & all the good feels. 💖 Check out the schedule for this summer & don’t miss out on some of the B E S T yoga teachers on the East coast! Heck Y E A H 🙌🏼

Have a Happy Safe Memorial Day Weekend 🇺🇸 Love, peace & happiness to all🇺🇸✌🏼Remember the real reason for Memorial Day. To remember and honor those who gave their lives for this beautiful country of ours. God Bless America! Paying homage to our military both past, present & their families. 🇺🇸

Gently Flow into your .
Meet on the Mat at 430pm Surf City location for a sweet gentle Vinyasa flow. Show some love for your service men & women by donating to the too. Drop by Sunday and make a donation, do some AMAZING yoga & then head over to to complete your Sunday Funday for Daq’s on the Deck! Cya soon, stay safe!

Meditation Monday...
Breathing in:: “I FEEL”
Breathing out :: “GRATITUDE”
Or choose The Sanskrit version today.
Breathe in:: DHANYA
Breathe out:: VAD
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Come to a comfortable seat
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Plug the feet into the earth, press the bum into the seat of the chair, gently press the spine into the back of the chair.
Lift up through the crown of the head, take a nice breath, inhale- exhale...bring the shoulders up to the ears, allow them to float down the back. Here you’ll feel the natural adjustment in the spine. Place the hands palms up on the legs. Allow yourself to surrender here. Take a deep breath in through your nose and exhale out of the mouth and again, repeat, one last time.
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Surrender to your breathing...
Notice, take a moment and bask in that feeling as you breathe in and breathe out ...make a commitment to yourself today...when I am grateful, I find my grace.
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Today We don’t need to go anywhere Do you find grace.Grace resides in our own awareness. We only need to Change our perception of what is already around us. Try this meditation daily to see the shift In the world around you, As well as your approach to others. As you continue this meditation A new perspective will arise, And you will notice that Grace already exists within you.
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“Let gratitude be the pillow upon which you kneel to say your nightly prayer.”
-Maya Angelou

Big thanks the St. Peter’s Hospital for the opportunity to teach Chair Yoga to all the beautiful nurses for nurses week. Was an amazing day had by all. 👩🏼‍⚕️🧘🏼‍♀️ Nurses, Doctors, Massage, & Essential Oils 💖 💯 kinda day! Can’t wait for next year! A special shout out to my girl Cathy Andruzzi for the connection to this special place! So much goodness all around! Grateful beyond words! 🙏🏼

Celebrating May 5th Self Care Sunday with a little DIY Margarita Sugar Scrub.
After you make your Margarita scrub, try a little Ayurvedic self care this Sunday. Ayurveda is the sister science of yoga and one of the oldest existing systems of health.
▪️Here are 5 easy ways to get started▪️
1. Oil Pulling
2. Tongue Scraping
3. Self Massage
4. Rise Early
5. Eat Mindfully
▪️Try these 5 easy steps to begin better self care. Even if it’s only one a day, it’s okay. Honor yourself, do what you can, & what works for you! Honoring your body.
▪️To read the whole blog regarding self care, go to my website www.bloominglotusyoganj.com
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