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I'm not a big fan of Valentine's day as a manufactured and consumeristic idea of love or ridiculous expectations about what love should look like. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ But I am a fan of LOVE and knowing that LOVE is our source. LOVE is our origin. You are love, you are from love, you are loved. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ And a sweet little #throwback to those squishy postpartum days and that love filled haze. pc: @shelbybrakkenphotography ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #tbt #takebackpostpartum #love #youarelove #loveissource #loveisorigin #youareloved #loveislove
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I'm not a big fan of Valentine's day as a manufactured and consumeristic idea of love or ridiculous expectations about what love should look like. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ But I am a fan of LOVE and knowing that LOVE is our source. LOVE is our origin. You are love, you are from love, you are loved. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ And a sweet little #throwback to those squishy postpartum days and that love filled haze. pc: @shelbybrakkenphotography ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #tbt #takebackpostpartum #love #youarelove #loveissource #loveisorigin #youareloved #loveislove

When I first considered going to grad school to get my masters in social work, I remember imagining how I could merge my love of movement and yoga into the world of talk therapy, knowing that language can only take us so far and our bodies are sources of wisdom. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ After nearly a decade of working in the mental health field and teaching yoga since 2006, I can say with great confidence that these worlds are coming closer together. Scientific evidence and neuroscience are showing what ancient yogis have known for years, that yoga holds so many tools to increase our mental resiliency. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ It’s with this in mind that I’m so stoked to be offering this upcoming workshop ...Yoga for Optimal Mental Health... Saturday • 4/20/19 • 2-4pm @yogapearl. This is be an opportunity to learn, move and start to use an embodied practice for improving our mental well-being. Let me know if you have questions and I hope to see you there! 📷: @christycassano #mentalhealthmatters #socialworker #mentalresilience #socialwork #yogaformentalhealth #mentalhealth #depression #anxiety #ptsd #traumainformed #traumainformedyoga #yogainpdx

Life lately... just a little snapshot of my practice at home. #parentingisyoga #homepractice #yogakids #toddleryoga #thisismyyoga

Hello sweet friends! I'm back. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Its been a nice break AND I have missed your faces too. It can be both, right?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I wish I could say I had some grand revelations while I was away, but like so often in life, lessons in time and energy can be subtle. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ When I originally joined IG with a public profile, it filled a void that the isolation of early motherhood had created, it allowed me to feel more connected to a yoga community that I could no longer easily access with small babies. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ This last lunar cycle has given me pause to reflect on these things and also created impetus to reach out to people I admire and connect in real life so that I can begin to nurture the side of me that wants to be creative, to connect and bring useful offerings to my immediate community. It is equal parts exhilarating and terrifying, as it is when you put your whole self out there, including those soft underbellies we all have. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Bottom line reflections from this social media break. Like any habit in life, it can be useful to periodically exam how it became a habit. All habits can have upside and downsides. Social media is not going anywhere, but as much as it can make us feel connected and seen, it can also leave us feeling lonely too. I'm looking forward to continuing to learn how to be more intentional about my time here and I hope you'll join me.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ pc: @christycassano⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #yogamama #yogamom #socialmediabreak #community #liveyouryoga #thisisyoga #connection #babyyoga #treepose #yogaoutside #hoytarboretum

I’m joking... sort of... While there are many things I truly appreciate about IG, especially the meaningful connections I have made, the camaraderie I have felt, the exchange of ideas that I may not otherwise come into contact with, there is also a shadow side that I have been unpacking for myself. Here are some of the things I have come to notice that have prompted this upcoming sabbatical... ::: how regular posting literally changes my thoughts and how I interact with my phone... like making sure my phone is available at ideal IG moments and how my inner monologue sometimes sounds a lot like an IG caption 🤔 ::: how mindless scrolling is used to fill idle moments ::: how I love the exchange of ideas and inspiration, but eventually too much scrolling leads to feeling bad about myself, wishing I was doing more, offering more, feeling like I’m not enough, etc... (especially not proud to admit this one) ::: how much my ego feeds off of being “liked” 🙄 ::: these are just a few... are there any shadow sides you have come to know from being here on IG? So, with that... I’m letting this new moon be an opportunity to plant new seeds for myself... try something different and sign off this account for a cycle. 😘🤗🙌 My plan is to be back by the next new moon. 🌑🌒🌓🌔🌕🌖🌗🌘🌑 #newmoon #intentions #socialmediabreak #mindfulmama #letgo #fallowfield #plantingseeds #rest #restorativeyoga #thisismyyoga

Do I contradict myself? Very well then I contradict myself; (I am large, I contain multitudes.) -Walt Whitman ::: This quote came to me as I was finishing a virtual journey with @brittbsteele and the #108daypilgrim crew. I have always felt a bit like an oxymoron, my own living contradiction. ➵ a hippie // cheerleader ➵ a ballet dancer // tom boy ➵ lover of creature comforts // longing for simplicity ...I could go on... ::: All this to say, I’m living in the grey right now. Letting these contradictions be as they are. My week long break from this space has felt like a welcome reset for my head and heart and I find myself contemplating how I want to proceed. What I have noticed is how important it has felt to have time and space to cultivate more calm. How I love the connections here, but I find my nervous system reeling after too much time spent... and I’m not sure when the tipping point is. As I move into leading our next @yogawaytobirth class startingnext week and work on dreaming up some new offerings for 2019, my plan is to leave this space quiet from this new moon on Saturday until the next new moon in February. ::: I do honestly miss hearing and seeing you all. So do not hesitate to reach out through my website if you want to be in touch. I would love to hear from you. 🤗 Wishing you all abundant love and connection in the new year. ❤️ pc: @christycassano #socialmediabreak

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