While I don’t think we have to be a part of the #nomakeup movement, by refusing to be one of those women that obsess over image and how others accept up or perceive us, we break the mold. We as women are bombarded with images and messages that tell us we are too fat, too frumpy, our pores are too big, our skin is too blotchy, our hair is too lanky and limp. The perfection expected spills over from glossy magazine pages and into real life. The greatest thing we can fight for is the freedom to be true to who we are as individuals, scars, flaws, mistakes and all. I adore the adventurous, because they shall inherit the earth. I love the mistfits, because they fit best into real life and real love. I love it when people are all “long hair don’t care”, trend breakers, against the grain goers, rule benders, and mind explorers. I am most inspired by people who march to not only the beat of their own drum, but dance to their own music. I never want to do what everyone else is doing, or buy into the lie that we must must must try to Keep Up with the Kardashians (UGH! Excuse me while I throw up). But beneath is all is our truest self, the wild, free self that refuses to be broken or owned. Life, parents, lovers, and friends have many expectations of us. Perhaps one of the greater challenges we face in life is to grow up and be ourselves: the true version of ourselves. I love the pose wild thing because it’s accessible at many skill levels, and it reminds us we’re all wild at heart and should never let life break us or totally tame us. To see tips on the pose, jump to the bottom of the page. I was tempted to pull something similar out of my bag of tricks, but I felt moved to do one of my favorite poses: wild thing. I felt like so many people chose mind blowing poses that demonstrated such strength and inspiring skill. I was recently tagged by a friend to do a stop, drop and yoga pose, and I thought over which one to do. It’s so uplifting! I try to do the same for others, because it honestly is such a lovely encouragement to me and I want to be that for others. I am constantly inspired and encouraged by the mutual journey I get to take with other yogini’s, and I am deeply moved when people take time to comment. I absolutely love the yoga community on Instagram.

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