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Grace Singleton

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200hr RYT 🧘🏼‍♀️
Thai yoga stretch certified 🙆🏼‍♀️

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Announcement!
So I got certified in Thai yoga stretching while I was in Thailand doing my YTT and I need to practice it more. So I will be offering this for free for a limited time while I’m getting more confident in it. DM me if you need a good stretch! I can come to you or you can come to my house (as long as you don’t mind dogs, lol).
EDIT: Thanks so much for all your DMs! All spots are now taken. 🩵
#thaiyogastretch #thaiyogastretching #practicemakesprogress #ryt taken in Lawrenceville, Georgia by @graceful.alignment

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Well I did it! I’m officially a yoga teacher! 🧘🏼‍♀️
I’m also certified in Thai yoga stretching. 🙆‍♀️
I’m back home now. I’m going through all my photos reminiscing on my trip. My experience was life changing and I can’t thank @lekthaiyoga enough for being the best teacher anyone could ask for. She was patient with me, extremely supportive of me changing my diet, and just an all around amazing person. She was my cheerleader for a month and I accomplished things I didn’t think I could. Like for instance I couldn’t do a “kick through” at all when I first arrived but I mastered it now. I thought I could never do a headstand but I got that too (it still needs to be polished but that’s okay). Yoga is a 5,000 year old practice so I assume I’ll never stop learning. My goal is to go back to Thailand in a year or two and do my 300 hours so I can have my 500 RYT certification. And of course I want to do it with Lek because she is awesome. If you’re thinking about doing what I did, check out her page and book a retreat with her. You won’t regret it!
#yogateacher #200ryt #thailand #yogaretreat #thaiyogastretching by @graceful.alignment

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2 months ago

I’m happiest when I’m at the beach. 🏝️
#thailand #yoga #selflove #dancerpose #redhead taken in Samae Beach, Koh Larn by @graceful.alignment

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FINALLY I can do a headstand without using the wall! 🎉
#headstand #headstandpractice #yoga #yogateacher #practicemakesprogress taken in Pattaya, Thailand by @graceful.alignment

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Day 17 of yoga teacher training.
Time has really flown by! My classmate, Pum, graduated yesterday and so we had a joint graduation ceremony, even though I technically don’t graduate until Friday. I still have to take my final test and polish up my teaching skills.
I’m sad my time in Thailand is coming to an end. I really love it here. My goal is to come back and do a 300 hr training so I can have my 500 hr status as an RYT.
It really feels like the pressure is on for the next couple days. I have to continue to study really hard and focus on making the most out of the next 3 days.
Side note: I love that a random dog came and joined us for our flow. 🐶
#yogateachertraining #yogaretreat #thailand taken in Samae Beach, Koh Larn by @graceful.alignment

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I DID IT!!! 🎉
Next step: do it without the wall!
#yogateachertraining #yoga #headstand #headstandpractice #practicemakesprogress taken in Pattaya, Thailand by @graceful.alignment

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Day 10 of yoga teacher training!
We did yoga on the beach again but this time at sunset. I can’t believe I’m half way done already! But it also feels like the pressure is really on now. I only have two more weeks to sharpen my skills and knowledge. My 32 year old brain doesn’t absorb information the same way it used to. I have to re-read something over and over again to get it to stick.
I wish I had done this sooner. When I was 26/27 I was in the best shape of my life and I was really flexible. Back then I could do a king pigeon pose. Nowadays my pigeon pose is a lot less impressive. I can grab my leg but I can’t pull it very close to me. But it’s okay because I’m trying to accept my body as it is now. I know with time I will gain back that strength and flexibility I once had.
With that being said though: if you have something you wanna pursue, don’t wait, just do it! Quit that job that’s been eating your soul. Pick up the hobby you’ve been thinking about. Start a band. Take the trip. Do the diet. Whatever it is, just start it because life is so short and time passes by faster and faster the older you get.
#yogateachertraining #newcareer #jumpingtimelines #beach #sunset taken in Pattaya, Thailand by @graceful.alignment

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Day 9 of yoga teacher training!
We did yoga on the beach this morning from 7-8AM. It was so fun! However balancing asanas are much harder to do on the sand. We also did a walking meditation (which I’m so bad at. I feel like I need to be sitting to meditate) and two pranayamas: nadi shodhana and bhastrika, which I’ll probably go into more depth about on this account later.
As y’all know, I am a severely mentally ill girlie. But I’ve felt GREAT while in Thailand. Obviously all the yoga and meditation I’m doing is making me feel better but also the people are friendly, the food is great, and THE NIGHT MARKETS omg!! I will be sad to leave but at least I’ll be coming home in better shape than I left. I feel like my nervous system has become more regulated. I can’t wait to share all the things I’m learning about the philosophy of yoga with you all but it’ll probably be after this month is over. Right now all my content is going to be about sharing my progress and hopefully inspiring someone to get off the couch and move their body. If I can do it, you can do it too. 🔥
#yoga #yogateachertraining #thailand #beach #healing taken in Pattaya, Thailand by @graceful.alignment

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Day 8 of yoga teacher training!
Today we worked a little bit on headstands!! I’m really trying to get this down before I leave Thailand. I have my doubts though because I’m not sure my core is strong enough yet. But I’m trying! And I’m going to start practicing them everyday if I can. Even on weekends. I feel like I had it for like TWO SECONDS.
I’ve also gotten better on my front kick through so I’ll be posting a video of that soon!
#yogateachertraining #yoga #headstandpractice #practicemakesprogress #thailand taken in Pattaya, Thailand by @graceful.alignment

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Day 7 of yoga teacher training!
This video was originally 20 minutes long so I cut out the beginning warm ups, sped up most of the clip and then slowed it back down at the end. If anyone has any helpful tips on editing lemme know. I am still learning. 🩵
For this “class” we did seated and back bending poses. I still see moments where I’m messing up. Like when I did pigeon pose and forgot to go down on my forearms on my right side. 😅 or when I was describing ashtanga namaskara and I forgot to say CHEST on the floor. 🤦🏼‍♀️ I also need to stop saying “uh” and “um” so much. But other than that I’m seeing a lot of improvement from last week. I just gotta keep studying and practicing and eventually I’ll get it.
Also I tried out my own end of class farewell. It’s not exactly original but I was trying to think of something on the spot. 😂 Hopefully I’ll come up with something more authentic to me.
#yogateachertraining #yoga #practicemakesprogress #pattaya #thailand taken in Pattaya, Thailand by @graceful.alignment

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Day 6 of yoga teacher training. I sped the video up to 1.7x speed. Still trying to get comfortable explaining poses. Some of them are kinda hard for me to even do, like half moon pose. But practice makes perfect, right?
I need to remember to square my hips in certain poses, to inhale and exhale in correct order and to watch my “student” (she’s my classmate but we’re pretending to be each other’s students for learning purposes).
An update on my diet: I am mostly eating eggs for breakfast, grilled chicken and a salad for dinner and fruit as snacks in between. I feel like my waist is a little smaller. I tried on some shorts that didn’t fit me last week and they fit me this week! So that’s a win!
#yogateachertraining #pattaya #thailand #weightlossdiet taken in Pattaya, Thailand by @graceful.alignment

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Forgive me, I’ve gotten a little behind on posting. Here’s day 5 of yoga teacher training. As you can see I’m getting a little more comfortable explaining things but it still needs major polishing. I also struggled through upward facing dog and boat pose because those both engage your core and I haven’t been to the gym in a while. 😬
There’s so much to remember other than just the poses themselves, like when to inhale and exhale (seems easy but I get tripped up on those sometimes) and modifications for people with certain injuries. Plus I’m learning anatomy, pranayamas, banhas, shatkarmas (which are REAL interesting) and all about chakras (which I knew a little about before but this course goes really into depth about them).
Anyways, I hope everybody had a good weekend! I know I sure did! I get weekends off so I use that time to hop on the back of a Grab saver bike and explore the markets and other shops. Shopping is fun because I get that dopamine rush that I don’t get from drinking anymore because I am newly sober (again).
#yoga #yogateachertraining #pattaya #thailand #sober taken in Pattaya, Thailand by @graceful.alignment

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