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Naomi Rumer | Yoga Teacher

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ॐ yoga teacher ~ talent manager @thefourtalent
☾ living softly, breathing deeply, romanticising existence
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Some personal lessons from a very precious time in my second home India 🇮🇳✨

The reality of integrating home to the UK has been very different to my imagined illusion. Not better, not worse - just different…highly unexpected.

While there have been difficult moments there has also been an overflowing abundance of LOVE and I trust that I’m exactly where I am supposed to be right now.

The world works in mysterious ways and every wrong turn, every betrayal, every rejection, every hardship - oooohhhhh darling, they’re the most valuable lessons.

In the words of Miss Alanis Morissette:
Thankyou India
Thankyou terror
Thankyou disillusionment
Thankyou frailty
Thankyou consequence
Thankyou silence

❤️ taken in Agonda, Goa, India by @naomirumer

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2 months ago

Natarajasana 🩰🪩

I’m so enchanted by the mythology behind this posture and find it to be the most graceful asana to embody and to teach.

I spent many years practicing the one-arm modification before working for months with a strap (many falls and tumbles here) before eventually working towards the beautiful “flip grip” variation.

Absolutely delighted at the progress which just reminds me of the power in showing up with patience, discipline and a sense of humour - on and off the mat, for every goal I’m working towards.

Small steps every day 💫

What are you working on right now?

#yoga #yogapractice #yogaprogress #natarajasana #natarajasanapose #asanaprogress #dancerspose #backbending #backbendpractice #backbendlove #heartopeners #southgoa #agonda #yogateacherlife #yogateachertrainingindia taken in Agonda, Goa, India by @naomirumer

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a year ago

The past year has been the most surreal period of big shifts and wild changes. The most special transition has been from yoga student (which I will remain to be for the rest of my days!) to yoga teacher 🥹💘

I’ve found something that lights me up and makes me feel alive, connected and challenged. I learn something new EVERY single day and it’s a genuine whole-hearted honour to hold space for all the practitioners that wander into my classes with their big, open, curious hearts.

you’re never too old and it’s never too late to start something new and make your daydreams become a reality. I was 31 when I travelled to India to train and whether you’re 21, 31 or 71, I love the idea that we can shed, release and let go of myriad past versions of ourselves throughout this lifetime. We change. We grow. We shape-shift and evolve.
To change directions and pivot in our lives and careers makes life so much more rich.

I’ve been a farmer, a housekeeper, a waitress, a PR/Marketing manager and everything in between but this is the best and most fulfilling ‘work’ I’ve ever done. Grateful.

Thankyou @shotbysuki for my new shots - I’m surrounded by the most talented friends 💘 by @naomirumer

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2 years ago

Reflecting on 33 and what a ridiculously beautiful and blessed year that was living between India, Vietnam and the UK ✨🌞

So much freedom and joy. So many lessons learned.
Beauty, connection, knowledge and yoga at the very forefront of every single day. I feel like the luckiest human being on the planet for the rich experiences of this life.

This birthday feels like the start of a new chapter for me. Roots! Home! Family! Consistency! Stability! Routine! Not my usual priorities 😅 but values that my soul is CRAVING right now after a few years of adventure. 34, I’m excited for you ✨🌞😍 by @naomirumer

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2 months ago

🪩 Ibiza Ibiza Ibiza 🪩
What a magical trip. My soul and spirit really needed that✨

1. Healing can be getting a curly cut, feeling cute and going out dancing 🫶🏾

2. A very different Ibiza experience to the many trips in my 20s… daily movement, good food and not a hangover in sight

3. Ecstatic to find an Ashtanga teacher on the island for a full led primary series. This class with @ashtangaibizapirate was a highlight. 2+ hours of sweat and joy!

4. A perfect morning at Amante 🥹

5. Blue dream 💭

6. So much quality time with my beautiful Mummy - priceless 🥹

7. Old town adventures

8. Cafe Del Mar sunsets and boogies with the best humans

9. Fanta Limon forever 🍋

10. Felt cute, take another 🫶🏾 taken in Ibiza by @naomirumer

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THINGS I QUIT TO FEEL HAPPIER & HEALTHIER 🌱🧚🏾✨

- being drunk: I’ve been experimenting with sobriety since 2020 and I know that sober me is so much happier, kinder and calmer than drunk me. I wouldn’t label myself as 100% sober as maybe when I’m holidaying on a Greek island I’d like a glass of cold rosé or a glass of champagne at a wedding etc but generally day to day I don’t drink alcohol at all anymore and I’m sooooo proud of that.

- dynamic yoga every day: over the years, this has made me injured and exhausted. I now align my movement with my mood and cycle, showing up consistently but differently every day.

- working like a man with a 24 hour hormone cycle: I’m a woman with a 28 day cycle. I don’t show up with the same energy every day but every phase of my cycle brings a different kind of magic which I honour and work with, instead of against.

- always being contactable: my phone is often on do not disturb and I can take a really long time to respond to personal messages because I just don’t love sitting on my phone all day. I had to accept that that’s OK and stop feeling stressed about letting people down. If you need me, just call me x

- rushing: in my personal life, I’ve always been in a rush and it’s so stressful! Now I make sure to give myself enough time to move at a calm pace.

- coffee: this one makes me sad because I loveeee coffee but it gives me anxiety now?!

- misaligned relationships: my people are my everything and I’m so lucky to have the best friends all over the world.

- feeling stressed about timelines and societal “should”s: I had a beautiful life and it looks a little different from most people my age. That’s OK, in fact it’s wonderful!

- poor sleep hygiene: I’ve been working with an Ayurvedic doctor on sleep hygiene to combat my insomnia and it has changed everything! I’m so grateful to be sleeping soundly and to not have anxiety about sleep right now. taken in Goa, India by @naomirumer

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5 months ago

life hack: gratitude will make you rich 🧚🏾✨

I took a beautiful solo trip to an organic farm in a small village in Goa and came away feeling so abundant, so lucky, so rich!

some reasons why life is currently feeling incredibly abundant ✨

- rich because I’m in India in mango season and have a fridge full of the most juicy perfect beautiful mangos 🥭

- rich because I have the ability to take myself away on nourishing peaceful solo trips

- rich because my plate is always full of delicious food

- rich in deep connections, love and friendship

- rich because I can read and literature will always be my greatest joy. to exist in a world where we have books by writers such as Toni Morrison, Arundhati Roy, Sally Rooney, Zadie Smith, Brandon Tyler, Chimamanda Ngozi Adiche - wow, what a blessing to escape into words and fictional worlds

- rich in life experience and the ability to travel

- rich in joy and wonder at the little things

- rich because my parents love and support me without question, whatever crazy idea I have

- rich in free time to slow down and enjoy life

“What a privilege to be present in this moment”

What makes you feel rich?! ✨ taken in Goa, India by @naomirumer

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5 months ago

Life in a Yoga School in South Goa✨

Reflecting on a magical few months of learning, practicing, moving and meditating with the finest humans beings from all around the world.

I will forever be grateful to have found this peaceful little corner of the world. A true home away from home.

There is nowhere quite like @sampoorna_yoga 💛 taken in Goa, India by @naomirumer

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5 months ago

measuring success by how your life feels instead of how it appears externally ✨✨✨>>> taken in Goa, India by @naomirumer

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5 months ago

the most effective and simple route to contentment? acknowledging and truly believing that all you have and who you are is already more than enough ✨

how do we come to embody this belief?

✨ g r a t i t u d e ~ of course ✨

my gratitude practices shape my existence.
pausing throughout every single day to really appreciate the gifts we easily take for granted - this body, this breath, this food, this home, these surroundings, these humans - will really change your life for the better. taken in Goa, India by @naomirumer

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6 months ago

how you do anything is how you do everything ✨🧚🏽☁️🪐

thoughts from my mat, thoughts from my heart. taken in Goa, India by @naomirumer

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6 months ago

a little peek into my sunshine days here in south goa, india 🇮🇳

as the season draws to a close I’m luxuriating in the languid rhythm of life, savouring every sunset and taking extra time to say hello to all the cows, monkeys and street dogs.

my final 6 weeks here are dedicated to honing and refining my craft as a yoga teacher, caring for my health, getting curious about sleep, building strength and nurturing injuries through intentional exercise, writing, creating and being present in these soft, gooey, warm days.

6 weeks feels like such a long time when you’re a child. these days it feels like no time at all. I’m conscious of the season slipping away between my fingers as the beach huts start to pack down, the shops start to close and all the familiar faces start to depart. every day brings another goodbye but I’ll be here until the monsoon rains start to pour.

until then, enjoying one sticky, humid, beautiful day at a time 🧡🤍💙💚 taken in Agonda, Goa, India by @naomirumer

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