Yellow Your Spirit

5 days til the New Moon Ritual event. Are you coming?
What’s the deal?
A little movement, a little meditation, a little intention, a little card pulling, a little discussion, and definitely hugs. ✨ 🌚 ✨🌚
19:00-20:45
Details in bio!

Live OR Zoom! Tons of details in the slides and of course Link In Bio for the event!

✨ Space is limited for live.
✨ Sign up on the site
✨ Can’t wait to see you!
✨ Any questions?

- I place this pose in basically every single class.
Do you know the small parable behind this pose?
It may change your view on practicing it.

(short version)
Anjaneya (later to be called Hanuman) saw the morning sun and thought it was glowing juicy fruit, so he took this stance in order to gain strength to LEAP up into the sky and grab that juicy fruit that he desired so much.
For me, it’s taken many years to fall for this pose. MANY. Especially when I’m deeper in it.
But I love a good story and it always makes me feel very rooted, ready to receive, powerful, and as if my fingers are sparkling ✨ (sometimes I wiggle them!) and I can attain all that I wish.
It DEF helps with quad and PSOAS stretching which helps my lower back tons.
Does a word describe how you feel in this pose?
Yes, you can be funny 😆
Come practice it tonight ✨ .fitness_
20:00- Slow Flow Vinyasa

33.
3+3=6.
6 is my number in numerology.
aka is what my body is expressing in the photo.
Malasana and the number 6 probably have nothing to do with each other…
But what if they do? 🤔

Just kidding. I just like this photo captured by my friend 💛

Reverse. Warrior.

A lunge and a side bend made a baby.

In vinyasa, it’s used many times as a transitional pose, taking you from one place to the next.
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As a standing posture it’s grounding through the feet and legs.
It’s challenging to breathe freely as I keep bending deeper to the side with every breath.

I have to move my rib cage just right and lift through the sternum.
As my front quadriceps start to burn, I press into my heel to engage my glutes.
I lean into the discomfort and the burning as I breathe.

Everything seems so simple at a glance.

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Take time to NOURISH your body, heart, mind, and spirit.

To nourish is to STRENGTHEN
To nourish is to CHERISH
To nourish is to SUSTAIN

Things like:
👉🏼 conscious breathing
👉🏼 healthy food choices
👉🏼 deep fulfilling conversations
👉🏼 speaking the truth
👉🏼 walking in nature
👉🏼 silence

What else is nourishing???

I talked about this in my newsletter today:
“Reflections on Nourishment” 😊
Sign up for little reflections monthly!
Link to site in bio🙏🏼

ALSO there’s a 45 min nourishing practice up on my YouTube channel!
https://youtu.be/uyD8ZnuLbv8


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Ardha Chandrasana- Breaking Down the Asana…

Think about stability first. Without a stable foundation it’s difficult to balance and feel confident.

With a secure rooted foundation you have awareness of all the intricacies of the foot and ankle (life) that are needed to take the next step.

With a stable, secure foundation, you feel safe to lift off. (straight-connected standing foot then lifting the back leg) )

You start to feel grounded and confident, you make the (torso) turn with an open heart and steady breath.
The pelvis starts to turn and the hips stack and you suddenly feel that all the “weight” of the stacking on the one leg feels supported and balanced.
So THEN you start to extend through the spine and sternum and the back legs lifts higher and straightens with CONFIDENCE
You’re breath isn’t rushed, it’s careful and steady.

Asana (poses) is more than just asana. 😇🤔💛

P R I V A T E and J U I C Y
A private yoga lesson (with me) is just that:

🤫Private in all we discuss.
🫵Created just for you and whatever your needs are at the moment.
(Stress, physical practice, anxiety, more knowledge of self, focus, health, diet, etc….)
👂Not rushed so you can talk and I can listen all within a safe space.
( I also do talk, after! 😆)

It’s juicy because…something juicy is bursting with fluidity!
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We go with the flow.

Whatever the body needs.
Whatever the mind needs.
Whatever the heart needs.
Whatever the soul needs.
That’s what we will do.
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In Person and Online.
Sign up for my newsletter if you want to stay in touch 😊 Link in Bio.

Let’s Build Some Bridges.

It’s very poetic!
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Another life lesson from the mat 👉🏼 real life.

Be MINDFUL and prepare,
set it up first.
PATIENCE pays off because you practice SKILLFULLY.

What do Bridges Symbolize?
TRANSITION/CHANGE
A MEETING POINT
UNITY
TRAVEL
TRUST
NEW BEGINNINGS

Which do you identify with?

If you want to practice this pose READ ON.

1st of all forget about how you “used” to do this as a child. You’re not a child anymore.

2nd -PLEASE think about all the areas that need strengthening and stretching FIRST.

⭐️ Shoulders
⭐️ Abdominals
⭐️ Hip Flexors
⭐️ Quads

Happy Bridge Building!

Triangles. How many do you see?

Artistically they represent a creative product that’s powered by the harmony of two opposites.

Creativity.

An inverted triangle is the symbol for the water element used by Greek philosophers and alchemists.

Fluidity

A triangle has 3 sides. 3 being a whole number because it has a beginning middle and end.

Wholeness.

It’s all connected.
Take that into your practice 🤔
Creative 💛 Fluid 💛 Whole

Happy November!

The new moon is our astrological moment to invite the NEW and to DREAM BIG!
Let’s do it together this month!
It doesn’t have to be New Year’s Day to set an intention. It can be any second of any day, really.
But this month we will do it together, because collective energy is powerful. 💥💥

SPOTS ARE LIMITED

DAY: Wednesday
DATE: 23/11/2022
TIME: 20:00-21:00
WHERE: Secret! (😮)
But somewhere in Athens Center…
COST:20€

All the info is on the site! Link in the bio 😊

13 humans and a pug walked into a yoga retreat…😆
WHAT A WEEKEND!!
Awareness Acknowledgment
Acceptance
Surrender
…then comes healing.
So many hugs, laughs, tears, hugs, smiles, connection, hugs, love, hugs, and more hugs. 💫💫💫💫💫💫
Throw in a hike, a swim, exploration, yoga, chakra meditation, healing heart meditation, and high vibrations. 💥💥
I love hugging. 🤗
I’m grateful. 🙏🏼
I’m still buzzing. 🐝
Get ready for another one in Spring 2023

Open. Your. Heart. 💛
Practice with Intention.
Move with Intention.
Speak with Intention.
The heart guides.
The heart guides.
The heart guides.
Otherwise what are we doing here?

One more spot left for the Fall Retreat THIS WEEKEND (Oct 14-16) in Ancient Epidavros…
If you wanna do all those things I mentioned above come join us!!

Also Thursday
19:00-20:00fitness_
for another NOURISHING class 🤗

A gift from a special friend 💫

I used to “feel bad” about receiving gifts. Do you?
But now I know that it’s important to receive them with love, excitement, gratitude and not guilt.
And we all should receive them this way because:

1. You are worth it. Period.
2. It’s important for the giver to give just as much as it is to receive.
3. The energetic exchange between the giver and receiver is important. Receiving with guilt doesn’t allow for a free energy flow.
WE WANT ENERGY TO FLOW FREELY!
4. Giving with love and receiving with love is a beautiful human experience 💛
Do you know what I mean?

(I understand there are exceptions to this but I’m talking about someone who really is happy to give you a gift without expecting anything in return. You know…&the real way to give 😇😇)

I 💫 C A N T 💫W A I T!!
Only 2 spots left… If you are thinking of taking a break and retreating into a loving and caring environment surrounded by human connections while practicing yoga and resting… THEN SIGN UP NOW.

💫Move
💫Breathe
💫Heal
💫Laugh
💫Togetherness

It’s gonna be a giant LIFE HUG. Come and get it!
Are you in? Any questions?
Link in Bio: Fall Yoga Retreat
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I still smile in the dark. 😁🌅
The sun is still shining somewhere isn’t it?
You must know dark to know light, and vice versa, right?

Keep fighting for freedom. 🇮🇷
Keep smiling.
Keep standing up for what means something to you. 💪🏼
Keep smiling.
Keep supporting causes you believe in. 👊🏼
Keep smiling.
We’ve got just this one thing we are doing here on Earth: LIVING. Make it count.

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🇮🇷🇮🇷🇮🇷🇮🇷🇮🇷🇮🇷🇮🇷🇮🇷
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🤰🏻✅🤰🏻✅🤰🏻✅🤰🏻✅

When we fold in ,
I like to mention that we are bowing down to ourselves.

💫Honoring ourselves.

And the movement in between towards is a journey of learning acceptance and surrender. (Think about it)

💫Accepting ourselves.
💫Surrendering to all that is.

I think the journey is so beautiful. And that’s why I keep practicing.

If you want to practice with me privately send me a message or visit my site (in bio)

If you want to practice in a yoga studio setting come to .fitness_
Tuesdays 20-21:00
Thursdays 19-20:00
Saturdays 10-11:00

If you want to practice in your home in your pajamas…😜

Sundays in the Yellow Your Spirit Zoom Room! 10-11:00

if you’re still reading 🤪 come to my Fall Weekend retreat on October 14-16 in Ancient Epidavros Greece! Info on my site in bio)

Whichever you choose, I cant wait to see you!! 💛💛💛

Root to Rise.
Grounded. Stable. Secure. Safe.

ON THE MAT:
In yoga, we work on cultivating active hands and feet that grip the ground in order to EXPAND YET STAY FIRM and STEADY.
That’s why we connect down- to then lift and rise up. When we are stable in the legs we can experience freedom in our upper body and breath.

OFF THE MAT:
When we are feeling grounded, secure, and stable in daily life, we are able to experience freedom and clarity in our mind. When we operate from a place of stability, no wind is going to knock us down, so we become clear and conscious and able to face challenges and respond to them, safely. We RISE up and face the challenges with strength and courage.

How can you get grounded?
Here are a few ways:

* get in to your body (meditation, yoga, tai chi, qi gong, yoga nidra etc…)
* consciously experience all of your senses (sound, touch, smell, taste, sight)
* walk in nature

What ways do you ground yourself when you are feeling a little airy?

It’s nice to discover little nuggets in a city where there is an absence of turbulence.

We need the turbulence to appreciate the quiet, the tranquility, the calm. We need the dark to know the light. You’ve heard that before.

Think about it, when you go out into nature and hear water, or birds, or the rustling of leaves, don’t you feel quiet, calm, and able to think?

Medicine:
* go outside and get lost

Practicing Yoga is similar. It’s a nugget in your day where you practice being absent of turbulence.

*Practice Practice Practice

That’s my Yellow nugget for you today 💛💛💛💛

Something that’s ending means that something is beginning. That’s not a quote it’s just true, isn’t it?
Seasons end, vacation ends, all good things end, all not so good things end, an era ends, friends staying with you ends,
a delicious meal ends…
But there’s always something coming up next…and that’s exciting!

Yoga started again .fitness_
Make that your new beginning!
Tuesday 20:00-21:00
Thursdays 19:00-20:00
Saturdays 10-11:00

Still a couple slots open for private lessons with me 🤗

Any questions? DM me please!

Join me for a lovely and special weekend retreat in Ancient Epidavros, Greece. Home to Asclepius, the ancient God of medicine and healing.
I’m already bursting with excitement! 💫 💫

October 14-16, 2022

Included:
☀️4 yoga classes (mix of vinyasa, yin, hatha)
☀️2 Special Chakra Balancing Meditations with Stones
☀️Healing Heart Circle Meditation
☀️ Journal Prompts
☀️ Togetherness
☀️ Talks and Hugs
☀️ Alone time
☀️ Tea, Snacks
☀️ Accommodations
☀️ Breakfast and Dinner

Check Link in Bio for all the juicy details 😋💛
I CAN’T WAIT!!
Sign up soon!
Who is IN? 👇🏼👇🏼

Hi. It’s me, Elli. I teach yoga (live and online) in Athens, Greece to private students, groups, companies, and at a couple studios around town. (Do you wanna practice with me?)✨

Yes, I love yellow because it’s the color of happiness! (A three year old recently told me the same) ✨

I have a website yellowyourspirit.com (go figure! Do you want to sign up for the newsletter?)✨

I’m teaching a morning flow class at a Yoga, Enneagram, & Wellness retreat in Paros on Aug 28-Sept 3 (do you want to come??)

I’m planning a weekend retreat for October (are you interested?)✨

I’m opening up my Sunday morning zoom vinyasa class that I’ve been doing to a private group for years! (Do you want to sign up?) ✨

I’m starting a yoga YouTube channel shortly. (Will you wanna see it?)

I believe that the non-physical practice of yoga is the most important with the physical being an added bonus.
If your searching for something deeper within you but you can’t quite pinpoint it, let me know!

Sign up for my newsletter so we can be in touch 💛😊
Love Love Love
Peace Peace Peace

Y for Yellow.
Yellow is the color of happiness.
Any questions?
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