Lord of the Dance in Seaside, OR

Lord of The Dance

Sanskrit: Natarajasana

Seaside, OR

Yogi: Holly Talkington

Photographer: Holly Talkington Photography

Take your yoga on a hike

  

Doing yoga poses while on a hike has many benefits. Not only do you get to breathe the fresh, clean air of the great outdoors but you get a cardio workout, stretching, and strengthening done all in one. Going with friends makes it a fun and social practices, your able to play around with your balance by striking a pose on a rock, log, etc. You don't have to be advanced either, you can be brand to new yoga. It is also a wonderful way to balance your mind and be happy. Find your drishti on a beautiful flower or a magnificent tree! The way I decide what pose I do on my hike is by looking at the nature around me and imitating it with poses that have the same name or shape. Have fun, play around, and loosen up!

Namaste <3

 

Natarajasana/Lord of the Dance

Yogi: Myself [= Holly Talkington
Photography: Myself & Cydney
Location: Zigzag, OR near The Bird House

Tree Pose/Vrksasana Lotus Variation: How to

Vrksasana

Tree Pose Lotus Variation

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1. Stand in Tadasana. Shift your weight slightly onto the left foot, keeping all four corners of the foot firm to the floor, and bend your right knee. Reach down with your right hand and grab your right ankle.
2. Draw your right foot up and place the foot in the crease of your left hip or as far up the thigh that is not painful; if possible, the bottom of the right foot facing toward the ceiling. The center of your pelvis should be directly over the left foot.
3. Make sure the pelvis is in a neutral position, with the hips parallel to the short end of the mat.
4. Engage your abs and you should feel a slight tuck of the tailbone. Firmly press the right foot against the inner thigh and resist with the outer left leg. Press your hands together in Anjali Mudra at heart center or above your head. Gaze softly at a fixed point in front of you(drishti).
5. On an exhale come back to Tadasana and repeat for the same length of time on the opposite leg.

Namaste <3

"Live quietly in the moment and see the beauty of all before you. The future will take care of itself."
-Paramahansa Yogananda

Photography by Holly Talkington Photography 
Yogi Precila

Yoga Flash Cards

 

 These where done for my yoga flash cards for my Spring 200 hr yoga teacher training certificate course.

I had such a blast doing the course and these flash cards.

Thank you Wren from The Lotus Seed and everyone that has shown me love and support on my journey.

~Namaste <3

Theses where taken at Pier Park in Portland, OR

and ZigZag, OR on Mount Hood

Photography by Holly Talkington

Yoga Time

"...develop the habit of avoiding all activities which are useless, time-consuming and energy-depleting, and channelize all your desires and actions into spiritual ventures." ~ Swami Muktibodhananda, Hatha Yoga Pradipika