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Gianna Cécile Allegro Purcell

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Are you coming to the last retreat of 2026?

Shorter trip (less days) are available for European travelers who want more of a weekend trip.

Ask me questions!

@bikramyogaroma è io! by @giannayoga

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Over the last year I have struggled to find 90 minute classes to take. Teachers don’t want to teach it. It’s hard to hold space for that long. Students don’t want to take it. It’s hard to make space for yourself for that long.

And in a world where our attention span is getting shorter and shorter and the need to focus is becoming less and less, we need it more than ever.

I do a lot with my body. I ask it to live a very full life. My 26&2 practice has always been my home for maintenance. It has gotten me off adhd meds, healed my spine, fixed my wrists, and made it possible for me to make it work hard for me elsewhere without repercussions.

I’ve suffered without it but made do. But since having access to it again, all the benefits come flooding back. Inflammation is down, guts are happy, focus is better than ever, energy is high.

There is simply no way to get the same benefits you get from a 90 in a 60. There are still benefits but it is not he same.

Make time for it, you won’t regret it.

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You ca purchase an audio of my bikram class to own if you fancy. Check out my shop. Or find the OG class where you can.
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Song is by me @barefootonbumblebees by @giannayoga

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You’re either a fully clothed wh*re or an almost naked wh*re, ladies. So just be the wh*re you want to see in the world 🙋🏻‍♀️

Sir, you have not been to the gym in so long that now you’re even more insecure than you were before.

I can assure you that insecure men will always find things to complain about so we can just let them make a fool of themselves and move right along with being hot an unbothered. by @giannayoga

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I’m so sick of the age conversation. Yall have been sayin that to me for 20 years. Everytime I hurt myself it’s because I’m making something happy then shouldn’t have happened at the time. Simple.

But

Wouldn’t be mad if you gifted me a sports massage… by @giannayoga

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Heading out to Rome, the Philippines, Taiwan, Kauai, and Eugene!
See you soon!

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check my schedule, my links in my bio, and join the on demand section to practice with me online anytime. by @giannayoga

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Words matter. Your body is listening.

Find a competent trainer to help you move, one that’s interested in helping you learn about your body. Not just push it. Some of us spent the first half of our life being really hard and demanding everybody. And so it’s not age that’s the problem. It’s proper training, rehab rehabilitation, or rest that we avoided our no one taught us about. That was the problem. by @giannayoga

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Time well spent by @giannayoga

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I am a whole person with a whole personality, history, heart, and interconnectivity. I’ve been excluded from the conversation because of who I am, what I represent, or the opinions that I have, but I’ve also been included in many because of those things.

I’m not trying to get this right for anyone else but myself. Because as many people as I’ll be right for, I’ll be wrong for and vice versa.

My personality is not who I am, but it’s how I relate to the world. The ego is the mediator. It is the executive decision-maker and a constructed sense of personal reality. And Yoga tones or helps you remember the self…and without that, the ego, though often keeping us safe, can be quite dangerous.

The Rig Veda speaks of this relationship of the 2 birds:
The First Bird eats the fruit of the tree, sometimes enjoying it when it is sweet, and sometimes grieving when it is bitter. This is human ego bound to the material world, experiencing pleasure and pain.

The Second Bird does not eat. It simply sits on a higher branch, watching the first bird with absolute stillness, peace, and detachment. The true Self—the silent observer within us that remains untouched by the drama of life.

At some point, the bird looks up and recognizes It’s glorious companion realizing that they are one and the same.

What keeps us safe can also pain us. And what never leaves us is sometimes forgotten. To see our two birds is to hold our many truths simultaneously without being dismantled from our work.

Be yourself. Practice yog. Let the two birds bask in each other’s glory.

Tat Tvam Asi. by @giannayoga

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…You can acknowledge that someone’s words hurt you without allowing that hurt to determine how you respond.

However, emotional maturity doesn’t mean ignoring your feelings or tolerating disrespect. It means being able to address both what someone said and how they made you feel without losing control, lashing out, or creating a new unrelated problem.

IT IS the ability to respond with intention rather than react from emotion.

Are we even listening to each other anymore? Or are we just dancing in an echo chamber of our own emotions?
🕺 by @giannayoga

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Taking responsibility for my triggers here and. No!

Please do not do this to your students unless they are you significant other AND yall have consented to assists. by @giannayoga

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I know I spell things wrong all the time but this is not me: PLEASE REPORT! by @giannayoga

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It might not be easier right away but with practice you may notice:
-parasympathetic, nervous system activation, rest and digest
-vagal stimulation improving gastrointestinal mobility
-enhanced lung capacity and gas exchange
-reduction of chronic cough
-the managing on intravenous-abdominal pressure
-improved gate velocity and reduce fall risk

…just to name a few. by @giannayoga

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