Happy Yogidays! Welcome to the next two-odd weeks of yoga goodie giveaways. First up…
We’re excited to kick of the 2011 Yogidays with Barefoot Yoga Co‘s Hybrid Eco Mat and its partner in yoga, the pretty Indian Velvet Mat Bag. This is sort of the quintessential duo. Like a hat and gloves, hand and glove, two turtle doves? And a partridge in a pear treeeee.
WIN: Barefoot Yoga Hybrid Eco Mat in Spring Green. 100% PVC free, the Hybrid Mat does not contain phthalates or heavy metals, and its method of production is completely non-toxic and latex free. 100% recycled polyester forms the mesh skrim (the “skeleton” of the mat) and the wrap covering is made from eco-friendly POF (Polyolefin), which is a poly resin and completely bio-degradable. The sleeve insert is also printed with soy-based ink. Dimensions: 24″ x 68″ x 0.15″ (4.0 mm) [retail $27.95]
Cotton Velvet Mat Bag w/ embroidery in Indigo – Classic style. Traditional Indian bead, mirror and embroidery, fully lined and reinforced with durable cotton. Crafted in India. Washable. SIZE: 29 1/2″ x 7 1/2″ [retail $44]
TO ENTER: In honor of our latest YogaDork Ed post on abhyasa and vairagya, fill in the blanks of this sentence and post it in the comments:
“When I practice yoga I intend to let go of ______and to embrace______.”
Any and all entries accepted so feel free! Giveaway open til end of day Saturday, December 17th. A winner will be chosen at random and announced soon after. Good luck!
UPDATE: And the winner is…Robyn! Congrats! Thanks to everyone who entered. We hope you will take your intentions and carry them into the new year. xo
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Earlier…
- In the Case of Bikram vs Yoga to the People, Copyrighting Yoga, Who Wins?
- YogaDork Ed: Navigating Abhyasa and Vairagya, Practice and Letting Go (of Desires, too)
- Geek Meditation Funny Comic
- Actress Andie MacDowell: Yoga is My Sanctuary, It’s Helped Everything
- Yoga Cat Surya Namaskar Adorableness (video)
When I practice yoga I intend to let go of the past and to embrace the NOW.
“When I practice yoga I intend to let go of self-critique and to embrace myself.”
When I practice yoga, I intend to let go of all my insecurities and embrace myself.
When I practice yoga I intend to let go of today and embrace the possibilities.
“When I practice yoga I intend to let go of my day and to embrace the future.”
When I practice yoga I intend to let go of my feelings of inadequecies and to embrace what my body will allow me to accomplish today on my mat.” Namaste
When I practice yoga I intend to let go of self-judgment and to embrace myself.
When I practice yoga I intend to let go of impatience and insecurity and to embrace my inner awesomeness. 🙂
When I practice yoga I intend to let go of who I think I should be and to embrace who I already am.
When I practice yoga I intend to let go of the days when feel amazing and great and to embrace the days when whole thing feels like shit.
“When I practice yoga I intend to let go of anxiety and to embrace calm.”
Let go of the self conscienceness and embrace the grace:0)
When I practice yoga I intend to let go of stress and to embrace letting go of bodily gasses instead….
it happens to the best of us right?
“When I practice yoga I intend to let go of negativity and to embrace imperfection.”
When I practice yoga I intend to let go of the rat race and to embrace oneness.
When I practice yoga I intend to let go of guilt and to embrace self care.
When I practice yoga I intend to let go of judgement and embrace letting go.
When I practice yoga I intend to let go of anger and judgment and to embrace love and compassion.
When I practice yoga I intend to let go of urgency and embrace stillness.
When I practice yoga, I intend to let go of judgment and to embrace “being”.
“When I practice yoga I intend to let go of fear and to embrace joy.”
When I practice yoga, I intend to let go of the answers and to embrace the questions.
“When I practice yoga I intend to let go of my to do list and to embrace living in the moment!”
“When I practice yoga I intend to let go of physical and emotional stress and to embrace tranquility.”
When I practice yoga I intend to let go of stress and embrace joy.
When I practice yoga I intend to let go of expectation and to embrace the moment
When I practice yoga I intend to let go of expectations (while enjoying a new mat :)) and to embrace change or the unknown and practice humbleness….
That really came home to me today as I was teaching a Skype yoga class and has technological problems… among a few others. But with a smile and grace, we go on. 🙂
When I practice yoga I intend to let go of trivia and to embrace unity.
When I practice yoga, I intend to let go of all the stress in my body and embrace LOVE.
When I practice yoga I intend to let go of the illusion that I have control over any of it and to embrace surrendering to the moment exactly as it is.
When I practice yoga I intend to let go of what I think I know and embrace what I know I don’t.
When I practice yoga, I intend to let go of everyday worries and embrace the bliss.
“When I practice yoga I intend to let go of blaming ego and mind and to embrace all aspects of myself.”
When I practice yoga I intend to let go of my grocery list and to embrace the clicking sounds my body makes.
When I practice yoga I intend to let go of stress and to embrace inner peace
When I practice yoga I intend to let go of struggle and to embrace ease.
When I practice yoga I intend to let go of stress and to embrace focused calm!
“When I practice yoga I intend to let go of anger and to embrace peace.”
When I practice yoga I intend to let go of hostility and embrace compassion.
When I practice yoga I intend to let go of the past and to embrace the future.
When I practice yoga I intend to let go of my thoughts and to embrace the quiet.
When I practice yoga I intend to let go of perfection and to embrace imperfection.
When I practice yoga, I intend to let go of now and embrace what is within.
When I practice yoga I intend to let go of expectations and to embrace the moment.
[if to do that, still takes a fusion yoga practice, so be it]
When I practice yoga I try to let go of control and embrace imperfection.
“When I practice yoga I intend to let go of worries and stress and to embrace the calmness.
When I practice yoga I intend to let go of thoughts and to embrace the rhythm of my breath.
When I practice yoga I intend to let go of the hectic life and embrace the calm one.
When I practice yoga I intend to let go of fear and to embrace courage.
When I practice yoga I intend to let go of expectations and embrace my body an abilities now.
When I practice yoga I try to let go of the whole ball of wax and embrace all.
“When I practice yoga I intend to let go of the past and to embrace the future.” (Well, that is my goal!!!) 🙂
“When I practice yoga I intend to let go of ______and to embrace______.”
blank 1 = me
blank 2= we
When I practice yoga I intend to let go of everything and to embrace everything.
When I practice yoga I intend to let go of expectations and
to embrace what is.
When I practice yoga I intend to let go of stress and to embrace inner peace.
“When I practice yoga I intend to let go of the worry for all that is not and to embrace what is.”
When i practice yoga i plan to let go of worrying that i haven’t reached where i want to be and to embrace what i have already become/where i already am in every second i am here.
When I practice Yoga I intend to let go of ego and embrace the Watcher!
When I practice yoga I intend to let go of stress and to embrace life.”
“When I practice yoga I intend to let go of monkey brain chatter and to embrace grace.”
When I practice yoga I try to let go of Ego and embrace Divinity.
“When I practice yoga I intend to let go of external distractions and to embrace myself and my breath.”
“When I practice yoga I intend to let go of fear and to embrace love.” 🙂 xo
When I practice yoga I intend to let go of looking pretty and to embrace my inner awkward yogadork.
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When I practice yoga I intend to let go of answers and to embrace questions.
When I practice yoga I intend to let go of citta and to embrace nirodhah.
When I practice yoga I intend to let go of myself and to embrace myself.
When I practice yoga I intend to let go of Weight Watchers and to embrace Carbs!
When I practice yoga I intend to let go of judgment and to embrace love.
When I practice yoga I intend to let go of self doubt and to embrace joy!
I entend to release anger and embrace the present
When I practice yoga I intend to let go of control and to embrace change.
When I practice yoga I intend to let go of worry (for as long as I can) and to embrace the world as it is. : ) <3
When I practice yoga I intend to let go of outside and to embrace inside.
When I practice yoga I intend to let go of the past and to embrace mindfulness.
When I practice yoga I intend to let go of my jaw muscles[and all that they symbolize] and to embrace my stabilization muscles [and all that they symbolize].
When I practice yoga I intend to let go of anxiety and questions and to embrace pure bliss.
When I practice yoga I intend to let go of fear and to embrace courage.
When I practice yoga I intend to let go of trying too hard and to embrace the natural wisdom of my body.
When I practice yoga I intend to let go of criticizing my limitations and to embrace what my body is capable of.
When I practice yoga I intend to let go of expectations and to embrace the present. Doesn’t always happen, but I give it a shot!
When I practice yoga I intend to let go of stress and to embrace the right now.
“When I practice yoga I intend to let go of _me_and to embrace___the universe____.”
When I practice yoga I intend to let go of negative thoughts and embrace the present moment.
When I practice yoga I intend to let go of my daily to-do list and to embrace a sense of freedom and peace.
When I practice yoga I intend to let go of doubt and to embrace dignity.
While the amounts of each fluctuate from practice to practice, I always leave a practice with more love and less insecurities.
When I practice yoga I intend to let go of everything that doesn’t serve me and to embrace the pureness of the moment.”
“When I practice yoga I intend to let go of the things in my life that don’t serve me and to embrace the love, light and joy that does!”
When i practice yoga I intend to let go of preconceptions and let in possibilities.
When I practice yoga I intend to let go of stress and to embrace nature.
When I practice yoga I intend to let go of the peel, to embrace the sweet nectar of the fruit.
When I practice yoga I intend to let go of doing and to embrace being.
When I practice yoga I intend to let go of doing and to embrace being.
(I just reposted this because I realized my linked e-mail was wrong the first time)
When I practice yoga I intend to let go of the negative and pointless voice in my head and to embrace the calm of the present.
When I practice yoga I intend to let go of thought and to embrace feeling.
When I practice yoga I intend to let go of fear and to embrace that I am free
“When I practice yoga I intend to let go of Illness, disease, pain, and fear and to embrace healing, health, joy, courage, and happiness_.”
“When I practice yoga I intend to let go of time and to embrace eternity.”
xooxxo
When I practice yoga I intend to let go of hate and embrace love in the original post. For me, I intend to let go of pain and embrace peace, as when I am underwater, silence.
When I practice yoga I intend to let go of thoughts and to embrace practicing yoga.
When I practice yoga I intend to let go of “who I think I want to be” and to embrace “who I am.”
When I practice yoga I intend to let go of rigidity and to embrace flexibility [in all areas of my life].
When I practice yoga I intend to let go of ego and to embrace spirit
When I practice yoga, I intend to let go of my critical self and to embrace my body as it is
When I practice yoga I intend to let go of the small mind and embrace the big mind.
When I practice yoga I intend to let go of planning and enbrace exploration.
“When I practice yoga I intend to let go of stress and worry and to embrace my time in the present.”
When I practice yoga I intend to let go of my outer being and embrace my inner being.
When I practice yoga I intend to let go of effort and to embrace an easy breath.
“When I practice yoga I intend to let go of _feeling that I’m not perfect ____and to embrace_myself my practice the way it is_
When I practice yoga I intend to let go of my critical nature and to embrace peace.
When I practice yoga I intend to let go of ‘my shit’ and to embrace ‘the moment’.
When I practice yoga I intend to let go of worries and embrace a still mind.
“When I practice yoga I intend to let go of past and to embrace compassion and beauty off my mat.”
When I practive yoga, I intend to let go of the past and embrace the present.
When I practice yoga I intend to let go of others expectations of me and to embrace love for what I am capable of.
When I practice yoga I intend to let go of striving and to embrace what is.
When I practice yoga I intend to let go of judgment and to embrace open joy.
When I practice yoga I intend to let go of fear and embrace confidence.
When I practice yoga I intend to let go of demands and embrace peace.
When I practice yoga I intend to let go of frenzy and to embrace my better self.