Dani parks yoga

Things, people, places all come and go but our bodies are here to stay... posted this week “Do you ever look down at your own body & trip out?”
Yes!! It’s absolutely crazy to me that my body has shifted around so many times. In my 20s I was pregnant 4 times. From 21-31 I was pregnant or breast feeding... yes that is a solid decade. I have always been absolutely amazed by the female body, how beautiful it is, how much it does, how much it changes. I went from 90 lbs with bee stings to massive jugs full of milk.
I recently took my Prenatal, Post-Natal and Conscious Couples course through
This yoga training was incredible. leads this with so much knowledge. Her yoga based knowledge alone, but sharing her person experiences with pregnancy, nursing and motherhood.
What I found so incredibly interesting was the knowledge around the female body and what it’s going through. This isn’t just your physical body friends!!! Your mental body, your mental health.
If you are pregnant, a mama, a yoga teacher, a doula or nurse I would highly recommend this course to you!!
Fast forward a few years, from 31- now my body has been shifting and strengthening. What I’m physically and mentally capable of now... this skin I’m in!!!!! I absolutely love myself including the skin and body I’m in. Oh hot damnnn to be able to say that!!
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Progress check... always room for improvement. The first photo was taken in 2017, then 2018 now this. I practice daily, core, strength drills and mindful drills. Join me for my Mindful Strength: Handstand Edition workshop, starting next Tuesday October 6, 9:30 am.

When a woman finally learns that pleasing the world is impossible, she becomes free to learn how to please herself.
Glennon Doyle, Untamed

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Never have I ever... stayed in a hostel. What an amazing trip with my friend . We decided to meet up and explore. We had an absolute amazing time, full of memories, sore legs and laughs.

The only way to handle danger is to face it. If you start getting frightened of it then you make it worse because you project onto it all kinds of bogies and threats which don't exist in it at all. Whenever you meet a ghost, don't run away. ... walk straight into it. -Alan Watts
It’s inherently our fears that stop us from truly living and experiencing. So when ever possible, face those fears.

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Sometimes when I’m feeling strong outside I’m not feeling strong on the inside. I keep working at building this strength up, surrounding myself with amazing humans. But every now and again one word, one thought, one person will make me crumble. I’m reminded here that even though I’m physically strong I’m mentally getting stronger, I have come so far. Just once in a while need a small reminder of who I am. This photo speaks volumes. Thank you Nicole for inspiring so many to be themselves.

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Do one thing every single week that makes you proud of yourself. Start taking steps forward in your direction your heart wants to. This means being brave. Sometimes we take a step back from our dreams and goals, maybe it’s to parent or to care for others, maybe there are a lot of things going on. My challenge is post here what you plan on doing that makes you proud.
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I am so proud of this photo, for continuously believing in myself.

Happy Birthday to my third. You are fire, light and joy. Your energy is contagious, I love how you never give up at anything you to. How you try hard to achieve your goals and never stop until you succeed. You take no s**t and stand up for yourself. Keep moving Colby.