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@lath_on_lath_off my friend and (the best) video e

@lath_on_lath_off my friend and (the best) video editor (ever) made an epic film about Mustardseed.
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Here’s what he wrote as the logline of his YouTube channel abmds Productions —
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“Sir Mustardseed doesn’t remember when he was captured or why he was held prisoner all these years. Faced with walls and doors and physically imposing captures Sir Mustardseed stiffens his upper lip to effect a most harrowing escape from captivity.”
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#sirmustardseedsescape #bestvideoeditorever

As always, in this week’s Kettlebell Gym, we’l

As always, in this week’s Kettlebell Gym, we’ll build up toward this flow.
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Here’s how it works:
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Click the link in my bio to sign up. Pay $15 to get 7-day access to the class recording AND attend live (class happens via Zoom FRIDAY, July 3rd at 3pm EST. You will receive the class recording after class ends.
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Expect two emails after you sign up, one 30 min before the live class starts (2:30p EST for a 3p EST start time) and another email after class ends with access to the recording.
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For the LIVE class, I open the Zoom room at 2:45pm and we start at 3pm sharp. We usually go for a little over an hour.
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For the open gym, I demo, give group and individual feedback, and take questions throughout. SWIPE LEFT 👈👈for actual speed of this sequence. We’re gonna slow waaay down this week with a couple of firecracker hops in there to celebrate the 4th!
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Here’s the class structure —
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First part — activation circuit, a couple of exercises to get in gear.

Next part — power circuit, 3 exercises to target muscles for strength and power -+ practice skills and transitions for our flow.
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Last part — flow! This week we’re staying low to the ground where it’s cool 😎.
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If you don’t have a kettlebell, get a bottle of laundry detergent and screw the cap on tight. Also I offer customizations for dumbbells.
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See you at Kettlebell Gym! Link in bio 👆
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🎹 Everyday, Carly Comando 🎵

Today! LIVE Yoga with Resistance Bands 11am + 7-da

Today! LIVE Yoga with Resistance Bands 11am + 7-day replay.
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Can’t attend live? No problem! You will get access to the 7-day replay after class ends.
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Sign up via top link in my bio 👆
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❇️ In today’s class we’re going rogue on Sun Salutes with some twisty squirmy, undulating wormy variations. 🐛
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Get ready to:
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Gain more strength in areas of your body that feel unstable or sore from your yoga practice or daily life.
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✳️ Recommended Equipment ✳️
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Two blocks, one blanket, one miniband and one 3-5 foot long band.
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❇️ If you do not have these props, you can use books, soup cans, a towel, a crate, a scarf, or a belt instead.

Click the link in my bio to sign up. 👆$15 to take class live AND get the replay for 7 days.
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Expect two emails, one 30min before the live class starts + one after class ends to let you know the replay is available.
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See you today at 11am EST or anytime you can practice this class on demand this week! (Well in that case, you’ll see me, I won’t see you. 😉)
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Either way, I’ll be there with bands on!
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#yogawithresistancebands

YOGI ⭐️ GETUP ⭐️ PROGRESSION . I’ve been

YOGI ⭐️ GETUP ⭐️ PROGRESSION
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I’ve been doing a lot of kettlebells and, organically, this modality is making its way into to my Yoga with Resistance Bands classes (with bodyweight and bands). My *kinesreativity* 😝 can’t resist connecting them.
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My class planning process consists of 8 stages. 🤷‍♀️
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1) I ask how do I feel like moving? (This depends on what I’ve been doing — what I’m interested in exploring and what I need more of.)
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2) With this general theme I ask, what skill or pose could this build toward? (I plan backwards and start with where I want to end up.)
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3) What feels good and also teaches that skill? (This planning happens while playing with stuff, mostly.)
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4) How is this relevant to my students and what do they need/want? (Impressions guide this part.)
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5) By this time I have waaaaay too many ideas for an hour, so I start mercilessly cutting stuff. (It hurts, but good teaching is editing.)
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6) I go to sleep.
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7) I wake up and practice the ideas from yesterday (at some point). The stuff that sticks, sticks. The stuff that needs tweaking, gets tweaked. More stuff gets cut.
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8) Depending on how much time I have, I might repeat steps 6-7.
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All of this until I have a pretty good idea of what I’m going to teach.
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And then students show up, and, plans continue to change, but my general trajectory is in place.
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Last week in class we did ground-based rotations. I had this progression roughly sketched on a marker board in front of me (off camera) to reference. (For some things, teaching online is convenient — I get to put my notes on a giant whiteboard!)
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This week we’re doing Twisty, Squirmy, Undulating-Wormy sun salutes.
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I still don’t know *exactly* what we’ll do. But my body has a general idea. 🐛
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This is my process.
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Wanna do Twisty Squirmy, Undulating Wormy Sun Salutes tomorrow? All you need is a mini band (loop) and a long band (4-5 feet). (Pssst...You don’t actually NEED bands, they just add a really cool stimulus.)
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Come squirm with me tomorrow (6/30). Class costs $15. I teach it live from 11am-12pm EST. Everyone who signs up gets a 7-day replay! Link in bio 👆#yogawithresistancebands

As promised! This rescheduled workshop is happenin

As promised! This rescheduled workshop is happening online July 18, 3-5pm EST (with a 7-day REPLAY if you can’t attend live). You and your neck and shoulders don’t want to miss it!
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A “New School” Approach to Neck and Shoulders
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Do you feel like your neck and shoulders are always stiff and sore no matter how much you stretch? Chronic “tightness” is often your body’s request for change.
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In this workshop, you will learn:
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-How to use therapy balls to improve body awareness and soothe the stiff regions of your shoulders and neck.
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-How to load your shoulders in dynamic, multi-planar patterns of movement using resistance bands. (One mini band and one 3-5 foot long band is all you need!)
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-Novel ways to engage the deep stabilizers of your neck.
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Be prepared to leave this workshop with a sense of ease AND strength!
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@bambooyogafh will send you the link 15 minutes prior to the start of the workshop. You will need to download the Zoom app on your device prior to class. Please email the studio with any questions!⠀
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Sign up link in bio!⠀ ⠀
Early Bird $30 | Day of Event $35⠀
Members receive 15% discount on Early Bird pricing.
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No refunds, exchanges or make-ups. All sales final.
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👉Recording will be available to all who register for 7-day playback!⠀
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LINK IN BIO 👆
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@laurelbeversdorf #bambooyogafh #yoganyc #yogaeveryday #yogawithresistancebands #foresthillsyoga #foresthills #queensyoga #queensnyc #shopsmall #yogapractice #yogawellness #yogafit #yogalife #yoga4growth #getonyourmat #yogacommunity #supportsmallbusiness

I revised a piece I wrote about Eliana to reflect

I revised a piece I wrote about Eliana to reflect the stage we’re in. Most of it’s the same with a few developmental shifts.
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(Swipe ⬅️ for toddler pics and then what I wrote when she was 12 months old, Nov. 2019.)
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#revisedrepost Eliana now —
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It’s the slap of her feet against our parquet floor.

The curve of her round belly and chubby cheeks.

The squeals that rise up out of her when she spots the kitties and sets off in hot pursuit (while checking over her shoulder for one of us to say, “softly, gently, the kitties don’t like to be chased.”)
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It’s her voracious love of stories from books that feel relevant compared with the way she barks “all done” at stories from books that don’t.
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After we’ve read the same book for the 4th time, I convince her to pick out another.

It’s the impression she makes when she comes back with a new book, announces its title; tips her chin and says “up!” so she can settle into my lap for 4 more rounds of a story to help her process her own.

At 25lbs, she experiments with voicing what she doesn’t want. No is her best word. When what we want conflicts, her tantrums teach us how to make space for her blossoming free will, to recover from the suffering it brings, and to build resilience to wield it from a place of wellness.

I’m excited for her excitement about things like garbage trucks and crooked sticks and the button we press in our hallway when the delivery’s here.
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It’s the way she points at my chin and says “chin” and then at her own and says “chin.” And I say “Yes, my chin. Your chin.”
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And in my mind I think, “even though we’ve both got the Beversdorf cleft, our chins are separate but since you don’t fully understand separateness, there is no first or second person pronoun or chin.
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So yes. Chin.
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I’m grateful for the way Nathan talks to her and how his love for her is love for me, and my love for her is love for him, and our love for each other is love for her. And how our love circulates through us, like we’re each external chambers of each other’s hearts.

And meanwhile, their conversations about how W is M upside down couldn’t be sweeter.
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Today’s class was sweaty, what with all the walk

Today’s class was sweaty, what with all the walking bridges, halos, bottoms up squats, cossack cleans, bent presses, single arm swing complexes, and of course the flow (that puts it all together at the end!)
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I love how the cardio sneaks up and pounces on you in Kettlebell Gym.
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You can still get the replay and watch the class recording for the next 7 days. Link in bio. #kettlebellgym #kettlebellworkout #kettlebellflow

It’s FRIYAY! Top link in bio 💪 . #kettlebellg

It’s FRIYAY! Top link in bio 💪 .
#kettlebellgym #kettlebellworkout #kettlebellflow

Kettlebell Gym is ON for this Friday 3pm EST — $

Kettlebell Gym is ON for this Friday 3pm EST — $15, join LIVE and get a 7-day REPLAY.
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Sign up via the top link in my bio 👆
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As always, in Kettlebell Gym we’ll build up toward this flow (swipe ◀️ for the slowed down version/beginner variation and the one you can also easily do with dumbbells).
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I give lots of customizations for what equipment you have + your experience level. It’s always a mixed group, like any open gym — you do you together with everybody else.
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Here’s how it works:
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Click the link in my bio to sign up. Pay $15 to take class LIVE and (if you can’t make the live class) get a 7-DAY REPLAY to watch on demand all week.
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You will receive two emails, one 30 min before the live class starts (2:30p EST for a 3p EST start time) and another email after class ends to let you know that your replay is available.
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For the LIVE class, I’ll open the Zoom room at 2:45pm for some prelim chit chat. We’ll start at 3pm sharp. We usually go for a little over an hour.
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For the open gym, I demo, give group and individual feedback, and take questions throughout.
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You can also expect a loose structure —
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First part — activation circuit, a couple of exercises to get in gear.

Next part — strength circuit, 3 exercises to target muscles for strength and power and some moves and skills in our flow.
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Last part — flow! We’ll start with a flow that combines moves that don’t involve swings/momentum (a better place to start if you’re newer to bells) and then work into the the stuff you see here in the video.
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In summary, bring your PLAY game. 😎
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If you don’t have a kettlebell, get a bottle of laundry detergent and screw that freakin’ cap on tight. Also you could adapt a lot of stuff with dumbbells.
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See you at Kettlebell Gym! Link in bio 👆
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#kettlebellgym #kettlebellexercises #kettlebellclass #kettlebellworkout #kettlebellflow

Kettlebell Gym Montage — swipe ⬅️ for a peek

Kettlebell Gym Montage — swipe ⬅️ for a peek into what class is like 👀

I always try to teach the class I’d want to take.

That’s why Kettlebell Gym balances detailed movement coaching with generous opportunities to move.

And why the moves we do in Kettlebell Gym are multi-planar.

It’s also why there’s a flow sequence at the end — to provide a target to move toward, as well as a fun challenge for your body and brain to learn a new sequence and work on bringing smooth artistry to balance and transitions.

I understand that not everyone has experience with kettlebells and some people don’t have access to kettlebells right now.

That’s why I offer customizations for beginners, people swinging jugs of laundry detergent, and dumbbells.

Wanna feel what a Kettlebell Gym is like for you?

Class is on for this Friday at 3pm EST. If you can’t attend live, everyone who signs up also gets a 7-day replay to take class all week.

Sign up via the link in my bio for this Friday June 26th. 👆

#kettlebellgym #kettlebellexercises #kettlebellflow

Are you a chain’s half open or closed kinda pers

Are you a chain’s half open or closed kinda person?
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This progression made an appearance in today’s Yoga w Resistance Bands class. Our peak sequence somehow went from goddess to eka pada koundinyasana I prep. 🤷‍♀️
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It doesn’t matter to me (I’m lying, everything matters) as long as we move differently in all the planes (and it makes sense to my brain) and it gets a little weird (yes, and that.)
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If you want to rent this class for the next week, you can for $15 via the top link in my bio.
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#movementismovement #novelmovementisbetter #yogawithatwist #yogawithresistancebands

🍑 🔥 Clamma Jamma 🔥 🍑 . Sound on for ho

🍑 🔥 Clamma Jamma 🔥 🍑
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Sound on for how much I don’t know about dance (but throw terminology around like I do — bad habit.)
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And swipe L if you to learn ways to torture yourself. Or TORCH your 🍑 (aka, make your gluteus medius and lateral rotators stronger thereby potentially also decreasing SI joint pain and low back pain and walking taller.)
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This was a section in last Tuesday’s Yoga with Resistance Bands class.
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The good news (or bad news?) is that we won’t be repeating this sequence this week. But we will be doing a clammy-bear sun salute (which is what would happen if clams and crawling bears had a baby and sun salutes and Turkish get ups had a baby and then their children had a baby.)
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Or maybe it’s better to say tomorrow’s class theme is ground-based movements, spinal rotations, and cross-body slings.
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Yoga w Resistance Bands, TUESDAY, 11am EST to take LIVE + get the 7-day replay. Can’t attend live? No problem. You can get the replay, meaning you get to take class on-demand for the entire week.
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Sign up for tomorrow’s class via the link in my bio👆
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#yogawithresistancebands

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