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Posted on July 2, 2018 by Yogagise

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EVENT: Yoga, Pilates, Nutrition, Champagne & Brunch at Mortimer House (15 September 2018)

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Paris, je t'aime 🇫🇷🗼 ... Wearing @NimbleActivewear 💕 . ... @SarahHighfield #SarahHighfield #Yogagise #YogagiseYoga #ThisIsParis #EiffelTower #LaTourEiffel #Paris #NimbleActivewear #YogaParis

Eiffel Tower! 🇫🇷🗼 ... Wearing @NimbleActivewear 💕 . ... @SarahHighfield #SarahHighfield #Yogagise #YogagiseYoga #ThisIsParis #EiffelTower #LaTourEiffel #Paris #NimbleActivewear #YogaParis

✨ Happy International Day of Yoga 2019! ✨ Taught an energising #Yogagise yoga class this morning in Paris, followed by a walk (and a leap) by the Eiffel Tower! 🇫🇷🗼🧘🏻‍♀️ ... Wearing @NimbleActivewear 💕 . ... @SarahHighfield #SarahHighfield #YogagiseYoga #ThisIsParis #EiffelTower #LaTourEiffel #Paris #NimbleActivewear #InternationalYogaDay #YogaDay2019 #YogaParis

➡️ Swipe through photos ➡️ Ahead of International Yoga Day 2019 tomorrow, I want to share photos from my own Yoga Teacher Training which took place almost 4 years ago in September 2015, when I spent 4 weeks living at @CortijoCaseria in La Alpujarra, Spain. It was the most incredible month, high up in the mountains, away from city life, full of yoga, healthy food & sunshine 🧘🏻‍♀️🥗☀️⛰ ... For anyone who is thinking about doing their own Yoga Teacher Training, I cannot recommend it highly enough. The turning points for me on my journey to becoming a Yoga Teacher were when I realised: 1️⃣ If not now, then when? 2️⃣ It’s better to try & fail, than to never try at all. 3️⃣ If other people are doing it, then I can too! 💪 ... Luckily, I get to return to the beautiful mountains each year because I now work with #MarkAnsari & @RaquelAnsari, who were teachers on my own training. We work together at @InspiraYogaInternational, teaching new students to become teachers 🧘🏻‍♂️ ... Becoming a Yoga Teacher is the best career move I’ve made, leaving the office and doing what I love is truly rewarding. I’m not going to lie, it came with a pay-cut but I now have a lot less work-stress, more free time (a lot of which is spent with family & friends, and cooking - because I’m also a chef at heart), teach yoga all over the world (U.K., Spain, Greece, Hong Kong, Antigua, U.A.E), host my own #YogagiseYoga events in beautiful places and get to live a life where I can be much more flexible (literally & figuratively!) 🤸‍♀️🌍👩🏻‍🍳💕 ... @SarahHighfield #SarahHighfield #Yogagise #YogagiseLifestyle #YogagiseFood #InternationalYogaDay #IDY2019 #YogaJourney #Alpujarra #LaAlpujarra #CortijoCaseríaDelMercado

With Samson, the biggest & oldest dog on the @CortijoCaseria organic farm 💕🐕 ... @SarahHighfield #Yogagise #SarahHighfield #MastinEspañol #Mastin #CortijoCaseríaDelMercado #CaseriaDelMercado #InspiraYoga #Alpujarra

Spaghetti with basil pesto, Parmesan & walnuts 😋 My favourite way to fuel up!!! I’m not a yogi who shies away from carbs, pasta is on the menu for me at least two or three times a week. Pasta provides glucose, an important fuel for your brain & muscles; it is low GI, so releases energy at a slow & sustained rate; and it is also very low in sodium and cholesterol free. Best of all, pasta is so versatile, I have so many different delicious pasta dishes which I love to make! 💕 #YogagiseFood

Adore my Cleversteins 💕💁🏻‍♀️ ... The @CleversteinOfficial shoes transform to match different looks with interchangeable accessories, save space & most importantly, conserve the planet with their 4R’s approach: Reduce, Regenerate, Repair, Recycle: 1. Reduce waste (one pair of shoes with so many looks). 2. Regenerate oxygen resources used in production by planting a tree for every pair made. 3. Repair with ease half way through life. 4. Recycle the shoes after you are done with them and receive 10% discount off your next new pair. ♻️🌎🛍 ... @SarahHighfield #SarahHighfield #Yogagise #YogagiseLifestyle #IvyCafe #StJohnsWood #SustainableShoes #Cleverstein

At the launch of @SoulCycle London & I am converted! 🚴🏻‍♀️ Fab class & music with @KendraKemerley, can’t wait for the next! 💪 Kudos to the guy on the bike next to me who was literally a one-man show. I was definitely feeling the energy! 👏 ... @SarahHighfield #SarahHighfield #SoulCycle #SoulLondon #SoulCycleLondon #Yogagise #YogagiseLifestyle

Camatkarasana in the Alpujarras 🧘🏻‍♀️ ... @SarahHighfield #SarahHighfield #Yogagise #YogagiseYoga #InspiraYoga #MandukaYoga #Liforme #Alpujarra #Camatkarasana #MountainYoga

Pan & Delilah 🐕💕 Aside from the yoga & beautiful mountains, the next biggest distraction at @CortijoCaseria are the cute dogs 🐶🌄🧘🏻‍♀️ ... #InspiraYoga #MastinEspañol #Mastin #Mastino #CortijoCaseríaDelMercado #Alpujarra

These mountains... 💕⛰💕⛰ ... @SarahHighfield @BodyGlove #SarahHighfield #Yogagise #YogagiseLifestyle #YogagiseYoga #InspiraYoga #Alpujarra #CortijoCaseríaDelMercado #MountainWalks #BodyGlove

Sunset walks in the Alpujarras with Delilah 💕⛰ . ... My favourite moments are often the simplest moments - it’s moments like this that I’m so grateful that this is part of my job as a Yoga Teacher - supporting students on their journey to also becoming a Yoga Teacher. Last week, some of the most insightful conversations were the ones we had during the daily sunset walks 🌄 . ... 💁🏼‍♀️ In the words of @AriannaHuff: “Have you noticed that when we die, our eulogies celebrate our lives very differently from the way society defines success? It is very telling what we don’t hear in eulogies. We almost never hear things like: “The crowning achievement of his life was when he made senior vice president.” Or: “He increased market share for his company multiple times during his tenure.” Or: “She never stopped working. She ate lunch at her desk. Every day.” Or: “He never made it to his kid’s Little League games because he always had to go over those figures one more time.” Or: “While she didn’t have any real friends, she had six hundred Facebook friends, and she dealt with every email in her inbox every night.” Our eulogies are always about the other stuff: what we gave, how we connected, how much we meant to our family and friends, small kindnesses, lifelong passions, and the things that made us laugh.” 🧘🏻‍♀️ ... @SarahHighfield #SarahHighfield #Yogagise #YogagiseLifestyle #YogagiseYoga #Alpujarra #BodyGlove #MastinEspañol #AriannaHuffington #ThriveGlobal #InspiraYoga

Pretty close to turning this into a fan page for Delilah... Seriously! Look at her! 💕⛰🐕 ... #YogagiseLifestyle #Yogagise #InspiraYoga #MastinEspañol #Mastin #CortijoCaseríaDelMercado #Alpujarra

What a week & a huge congratulations to the newest @InspiraYogaInternational teachers! 🧘🏻‍♀️ Not only did our students receive their 200hr YTT certificate with us, but they all bonded over such a special journey & love for yoga. The energy at the cortijo last week was so positive & warm! ☺️ ... #SarahHighfield #InspiraYoga #YogaTeacherTraining #YogagiseYoga #CortijoCaseríaDelMercado #CaseriaDelMercado

Morning walks around the Alpujarras ⛰ Wearing @OrganicBasics - the softest & most versatile activewear made from organic nylon. Check out their page & use my discount code to receive 10% off: YOGAGISEOB 💕 ... @SarahHighfield #Yogagise #YogagiseYoga #YogagiseLifestyle #SarahHighfield #OrganicBasics #Alpujarra

Mountain yoga in the Alpujarras 🧘🏻‍♀️ . ... @SarahHighfield #SarahHighfield #Yogagise #YogagiseYoga #YogagiseLifestyle #InspiraYoga #MandukaYoga #Liforme #Vasisthasana #Alpujarra

Teaching the @InspiraYogaInternational yoga teacher trainees at @CortijoCaseria 🧘🏻‍♀️ ... @BodyGlove #Yogagise #YogagiseYoga #InspiraYoga #CortijoCaseríaDelMercado #BodyGlove

In the Alpujarras teaching on the final week of the @InspiraYogaInternational 200hr Yoga Teacher Training. Evening walks on the mountain are part of my routine here, the dogs love the sunset too ⛰💕 #YogagiseYoga #Yogagise #InspiraYoga #MastinEspañol #CortijoCaseríaDelMercado #Alpujarra

In light of my latest post on how-to-headstand, here is the full tutorial 💕 🧘🏻‍♀️ ➡️ 1, 2 & 3) Start by setting up your arms and hands. Open your elbows shoulder width distance and interlace your fingers. Keep the base of your palms touching. You will place the your head down so that the back of your head eventually touches the base of your palms. So when you start, the point of contact should be slightly in front of your top of head position so when you walk in, the rolling back action will bring the correct spot (top of head) to the ground and back of head is against your base of palms. ➡️ 4) Push your arms back into the shoulders and press your shoulders away from the ears. Then walk in as much as you can. ➡️ 5) Bring one knee into chest and actively (read: strongly) squeeze your shin into your chest. That action will help bring your hips back and eventually beyond your shoulders. Once your hips are beyond your shoulders, your bottom leg will feel light. Float it off the ground. Press down into your elbow. Keep a strong, stable foundation in your shoulders. ➡️ 6) Maintain the shape of your legs and continue to lift until your extended leg is straight and stacked on top of hips. Straighten both legs and hug into midline. Keep your belly engaged. When you are in a headstand, you want to keep your head in a neutral position - this will protect your neck. ➡️ 7 & 8) Play with your balance by moving the legs around or into Urdhva Dandasana. 🧘🏻‍♀️ ❗️Common problems: * Elbows coming apart - this happens when your shoulders are not strong enough. In downdog, practice holding a block in between your forearms and lower elbows to floor at the same time. * Rounded back - if this happens, you will need to set up blocks behind your upper back to support you. ... @SarahHighfield #SarahHighfield #YogagiseYoga #Yogagise #Sirsasana #SalambaSirsasana #Headstand #YogaTutorial #TamarindHills

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