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Yolanda Domazet

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Some of the best moments in life aren't planned... they're found. ✨

A chance meeting, shared laughter, a little yoga, and suddenly an ordinary day becomes one you'll remember. Here's to crossing paths with people who match your energy, lift your spirit, and remind you that joy is even better when it's shared. 💛

Two yogis really are better than one. 🧘‍♀️🧘‍♀️🌴💙

#connection #yoginis #chancemeeting #yogatulum #yogapractice taken in Amansala Tulum by @raw_practice

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3 months ago

Headstand isn't about throwing your legs overhead—it's about building strength, control, and confidence.

❌ Skip the tripod variation if you're a beginner. It places roughly 1/3 of your body weight on your head and neck, increasing the risk of injury if your neck isn't ready.

✅ Instead, create a strong forearm triangle with your head lightly nestled between your arms, keeping about 80% of your weight in your forearms.

Master flight first. Practice shifting your weight and floating your feet only 30–40% off the floor to develop stability before attempting a full headstand.

Walk in with straight legs (or bend the knees if your hamstrings are tight). Once you can consistently control the 40% range, slowly stack your legs over your body. Then reverse the movement with the same control.

✨ Never jump or kick into a headstand. Control is the practice. Patience is the progress.

#kingofposes #sirsanana #headstand #inversion #demonstration taken in Amansala Eco Chic Resort by @raw_practice

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3 months ago

What’s meant for you will come with its own timing. ✨

Keep following your path. Trust the process.
Stay in the right energy, keep your heart open, and don’t force what isn’t ready.

Sometimes the journey is simply asking you to keep going…
because what’s meant to find you, will. 🤍 taken in Amansala Eco Chic Resort by @raw_practice

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3 days ago

My mom just turned 50.

Fifty years, and she's been showing up for this one — every step of it — for as long as I can remember.

We visited @casaakubali together, and something about it felt like a preview. It starts up on the rooftop, above everything, looking out over the jungle with a kind of clarity you don't get down at ground level. Then it moves inward, down into the house, into something quieter and more grounded. That's close to what I want to build next — perspective first, then presence. Spaces and moments that don't just look beautiful, but actually bring people back into themselves. Wellness, connection, experience.

She's been part of that vision from the start, in ways most people won't see credited but I'll never stop crediting.

Happy birthday to the woman who taught me what it means to actually show up. Here's to what's coming — for both of us @yolandadomazet 🤍

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#HappyBirthday #WomenWhoInspire #RivieraMaya #WellnessJourney #NewBeginnings taken in Tulum, Quintana Roo by @raw_practice

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Most people see yoga as the poses. 🧘‍♀️

And yes, the physical practice matters. But the poses are only part of it.

The deeper practice is learning to quiet the mind, create space from the noise, and connect with what’s beneath it all.

To expand our awareness. To deepen our consciousness. To come home to ourselves.

Maybe that’s why it’s called a practice. ✨

#yogapractice #deeper #stillness #practicemakesperfect taken in Amansala Eco Chic Resort by @raw_practice

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8 days ago

A day at Casa Akubali in Tulum 🌿✨

A warm, beautifully detailed villa tucked into the jungle, where every curve, texture and little corner makes you want to slow down and take it all in. And honestly… how can you not feel good about yourself in a place like this?

Checking my reflection, wandering through the spaces, catching the light, and even stopping to dance on the staircase. 😂💃🏼

When you're at a content-creating retreat in a stunning villa, it’s all fun, games, good energy… and a little bit of being your own main character. 🤎🌴

#casaakubali #tulumluxury #movingthrough #contentcreation taken in Casa Akubali by @raw_practice

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8 days ago

LORD OF THE DANCE - misalignment

One of the most common misalignments I see in Natarajasana, especially with beginners, is opening the hip out to the side as soon as the leg lifts.

It makes sense. The front of the body is tight, and the ego wants the leg to look higher. So we cheat the hip open.

But on the mat, we leave the ego aside.The work is not to get the leg higher. The work is to keep the hips squared and draw the leg straight back and up.

Once you have that, create resistance. Press the foot actively up into the hand, and press the hand down into the foot. That push-pull is where the magic happens. It builds the strength, it builds the balance — you don’t have to force it.

Side note: This pose is called Lord of the Dance for a reason.

It’s about grace and power, not grit. Let it be beautiful, even if it’s lower.
#misalignment #adjustment #gracenotgrit #yogapractice #TulumYoga taken in Amansala Eco Chic Resort by @raw_practice

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18 days ago

50....Half a century. 🤍

I’ve spent the last couple of weeks really reflecting on where I thought I’d be by this age… and where I actually am.

I’m grateful. I’m healthy, strong, I feel good in my body, and somehow I don’t feel like I look 50. 😉 And those things are worth celebrating.

But if I’m being completely honest… I’m nowhere near where I thought I’d be.

I don’t have the homestead.
The land. The horses. The community.
The family I imagined.
The warm, loving husband beside me, supporting me while we build our dreams together.

And yes… sometimes that reality feels lonely.

But I’ve also learned enough about life to know that just because something hasn’t happened yet, doesn’t mean it isn’t coming.

Like energy attracts like energy. So I’m choosing to keep my heart open, my energy good, and my faith strong. I believe my people will find me. The right places will appear. And the dreams I’ve carried for so long will find their way into reality.

And then, somehow, on the very birthday I thought I might spend alone because most of the people I love live far away… life surprised me.

I ended up at the beautiful Casa Acabali, surrounded by people, incredible food, laughter, and an unexpected little birthday celebration.

Maybe that was the reminder I needed.

Life doesn’t always unfold according to our timeline.

Sometimes you think you’re alone… and suddenly the right people show up.

So here’s to 50. 🥂
To everything I have.
To everything I’ve lost.
To everything I’m still dreaming about.
And to everything that hasn’t arrived yet.

Half a century in… and I still believe the best chapters might be the ones I haven’t lived yet. ✨

#50 #HalfACentury #BirthdayReflections #LifeAt50 #TrustTheTiming taken in Casa Akubali by @raw_practice

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9 days ago

🤸‍♀️ Building Confidence in Handstand — Step by Step

1. Start with the wall — but don’t kick up yet.
Sit on the floor with your back against the wall and extend your legs straight. Mark where your ankles are.

2. Place your hands where your ankles were.
Come into a Downward Dog position and walk your feet up the wall until your legs are approximately parallel to the floor, creating a 90° angle at the hips.

3. Shift your weight forward.
Come up onto the tips of your toes. This naturally shifts your shoulders slightly past your wrists, teaching you where your weight needs to be for handstand.

4. Make the legs feel light.
From here, slowly lift one leg vertically toward the ceiling while keeping the other foot connected to the wall. Explore the point where your lifted leg feels almost weightless.

5. Find your balance point.
Practice lifting and lowering the leg with control. This builds shoulder strength, confidence, and awareness of weight distribution without the fear of kicking up.

6. Progress to freestanding handstand.
Once you feel strong and confident, begin practicing your kick-up and finding your balance away from the wall. Keep the movement controlled rather than relying on momentum.

7. Practice the way down.
Don’t just focus on getting up! Slowly lower your legs back toward the floor with control. This builds the hip-flexor and core strength needed to develop a strong, controlled handstand.

✨ Remember: Handstand confidence isn’t built by throwing yourself upside down. It’s built by learning where your weight is, making your legs lighter, and progressively trusting your strength. Save this for your next handstand practice! taken in Amansala Eco Chic Resort by @raw_practice

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21 days ago

If there’s something in this life that keeps calling you… a dream, a passion, a place you want to go, a life you want to create — don’t ignore it.

Take the risk.
Bet on yourself.
Go for it.

Because life is short, and none of us are promised tomorrow. I’d rather take the chance and find out what’s possible than spend my life wondering, what if?

Your dreams are there for a reason.
Listen to that voice inside you… and fucking go! 🤍✨

What are risks are you too afraid to make? Let me know BELOW 👇🏻👇🏻 👇🏻 👇🏻 👇🏻 🫶🏻 taken in Tulum, Quintana Roo by @raw_practice

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Most people start yoga for the obvious reasons — to stretch, get stronger, become more flexible, maybe touch their toes. 😂

But stay with it. Practice consistently. And somewhere along the way, you realize… yoga was never just about the body.

You start learning yourself. You build strength, patience and integrity. You release tension you didn’t even realize you were carrying. You learn to calm your nervous system, become more aware of your thoughts, emotions, patterns and energy.

And little by little, your awareness expands beyond the mat.

Yoga doesn’t just make you more flexible in your body. It makes you more conscious in your life.

Save this as a reminder of why you practice — and share it with someone who thinks yoga is just stretching. 😉🧘‍♀️

Because the deeper you go, the more you realize… the real practice was never just about the poses. taken in Tulum, Quintana Roo by @raw_practice

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14 days ago

When it's summer in the mexican carribean, sometimes you just need to take a little dip? #skinnydip #freedom #cooloff #chooseyourself❤️ #swimnude taken in Tulum, México by @raw_practice

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