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Tess Gooley ॐ Hatha Yoga Teacher

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I hear a lot of people saying, I can’t commit to a daily practise when I’m traveling.

I feel this makes us become further away from what yoga is.

Yoga is supposed to be simple.
Yoga is supposed to be sustainable
Yoga is supposed to be practiced daily, if you truly want to experience yoga

I used to be the same also, when I’m traveling I didn’t practice as I would be in a hostel or say I don’t have the time. To be honest though, I was too embarrassed and not well educated with how to show up for my yoga practice in a sustainable way. We should be able to practice no matter where we are. I used to not feel confident to practice in front of people, because when you’re budget traveling, most of the time you’re around people. The way I eradicated these beliefs was by having a Sadhana, at the start it was a very simple practice, a little pranayama and some simple asana that I knew I could do anywhere.

Each day I could feel how much yoga was changing my life, I just knew and WANTED to practice, I didn’t allow those beliefs of embarrassment to be present because it is not embarrassing to LOOK after your mind and body!

It’s sexy.

It’s okay if you’re in a same place, but I can assure you, something that will help you to be able to have a daily yoga practise while traveling is to have a Sadhana.

Comment ‘Sadhana’ and I can send you the post all about my new 1:1 Sadhana Journey to give you the tools to practise in a sustainable way suited specifically for you.

You deserve to show up for yourself daily.

Do you practise Jala neti too?

Forever love,
Tess xx

#hathayoga #sadhana #yoga #dailypractise by @wandersyoga

I wanna share a story from my heart that changed my whole brain chemistry…

Back in 2024 it was what felt like one of the most internally struggling times I had experienced yet.

I couldn’t leave the house
I couldn’t speak up for what I believed in
I couldn’t even fathom living a life where I wasn’t trapped with my mind

In short, it was f*cking hard.

In this big challenge I realised that I was allowing my mind to rule my life.

And it was taking up every single inch of my energy, and it was draining as hell!

The moment I decided, I don’t need to be experiencing this anymore is when I chose to dedicate myself to a daily yoga practise.

Yes it sounds simple but..

When I showed up to the mat daily I would feel…
Empowered by how to interact with my mind from a place of curiosity not hate

And this one feeling changed everything for me.

I finally realised everything I need is inside me.

And yoga is the tool that can sustainably allow me to live a life where I am not in a rage bait match with my mind.

So instead of you having to go through this intense experience making it feel like there is something wrong with you because you don’t know how to interact with your mind.

This is why I teach you how to sustain a personalised daily yoga practise to feel empowered by your mind through the teachings of traditional Hatha yoga. DM or comment ‘YOGA’ and I’ll send you a message if I feel this is the right fit for you

You deserve to live a life where you are excited to interact with your mind

Much love,
Tess xx by @wandersyoga

For nearly my whole life, I felt like I was separate from my mind. I felt like it was always my mind vs me..always stressing about overthinking.

Sounds a bit contradictory. But this was my reality because I didn’t know how to BE with my internal world without thinking everything was too much.

It got to the point where u couldn’t even leave my house for a period of time because I didn’t know how to listen to my mind without going into spiral after spiral of ‘if I was good enough’.

I share this because I thought there was something wrong with me for such a long time. It felt like I was experiencing this from the age of 8-23. I’m currently 24 for reference.

The ONE thing that allowed me to have a relationship with my mind that actually felt like I was the boss was not a quick fix, not medication, not just hoping it would change one day.

It was a consistent daily yoga practise. It took me 3 years to actually practise yoga everyday and the one thing that allowed me to actually practice was the simplest practise to ever exist. One that took 2 minutes, one that I could always commit to, one that was specific to my personal situation, my personal internal world and one that nourished me energetically following the knowledge of traditional hatha yoga.

All of a sudden I noticed in my day to day life I actually enjoyed noticing what my mind was saying because I finally realised if my mind is saying one wild things those thoughts do not have to become who I am.

If this HIT YOU DEEP IN YOUR HEART, I’m so grateful you’re here. You’re about to learn a whole lot that will impact the way you show up daily through the lens of hatha yoga.

If you’re sitting there thinking, this is something I need. Comment ‘YOGA’ and I’ll send you a DM about a very specific 1:1 offering I have to support you in coming to a daily yoga practise that will feel like you are in charge of your internal world not the other way around. I’m so excited to support you on this journey that will be the best one yet! P.s. enrolments to the 1:1 offering CLOSE on April 20th xx

Much love,
Tess

#dailyyogapractise #hathayogateacher #howtopractiseyoga by @wandersyoga

Yoga studios have their place.

But I know you are seeking more than the 60min yoga class.

You want a practise that is done for you, that is specifically connected to your current emotional, physical and mental needs right now.
You want a teacher that can give you this so you can practise in the safe space of your home.

You desire a practise where you can see yourself progress spiritually, physically and emotionally.

Because I know sometimes it feels like you get lost in the crowd in a packed yoga class.

What you need is a daily yoga practise.

You need a practise that you can commit to daily, that supports you in achieving a life where you feel empowered by your mind.

This is exactly what I create for you. A practise you can commit to for 40+ days that will support you in the way your body, mind and breath needs right now. I listen, I create the practise and all you need to do is commit to it to live a yogic way of existing.

Comment ‘HATHA’ and I’ll send you a message with the next steps to create your own personalised yoga practise so you feel empowered by your mind and feel like you’re actually progressing in embodying a yogi way of being

Love,
Tess ॐ by @wandersyoga

This is what yoga teaches us.

To notice that you may be experiencing an influx of thoughts.

To observe that, this is where your attention is.

Then you bring your awareness back to your breath and not BECOME the thoughts.

Because the thought after not you. They’re simply feedback, that can be giving you a signal to allow yourself to stop and feel.

I experienced this today.

I had an influx of emotions and in the past, I would have not allowed myself to FEEL.

Instead because of committing to a daily yoga practice. I welcomed the emotions and allowed myself to FEEL.

This is the power of yoga. And you can experience this too. This is exactly what I teach you.

Hi, I’m Tess a 700hr certified Hatha yoga teacher🫀 I help you sustain a personalised daily yoga practise so you have the tools to practise all on your own terms and finally have a relationship with your mind that feels effortless not like an overwhelming mess that you need to put music on to just get a break from. DM me ‘HATHA’ to start

#hathayoga #learnyoga #personalisedyoga by @wandersyoga

“I don’t practise yoga because I’m not flexible”

This is literally the most common thing people say to be when I ask do they practise yoga. And this is because you do not have a empowered relationship with your mind.

Yoga and flexibility cannot coexist.

Yes you can be flexible and practice yoga
Yes you cannot be flexible and practice yoga

Yoga is about cultivating a way of living where you’re so deeply aware of your body, mind and breath that you feel empowered.

The being or becoming flexible is a by product of sustaining a consistent yoga practice.

Yoga is about how you react when your mind is loud with unkind thoughts

Yoga is about keeping your personal space clean

Yoga is about showing up everyday and choosing tapas (devotion/discipline)

So incase you needed a reminder you CAN practice yoga if you aren’t flexible.

Yoga is for people who want to have a relationship with your mind where you can observe what is happening and not become your thoughts

Much gratitude,
Tess by @wandersyoga

I started yoga because I wanted to be called a yogi. I wanted everyone to think I was flexible, I wanted to be able to do all the tricky poses so I could tell everyone yeah I can do that.

But why I kept practising yoga was so much more deeper.

I kept practising yoga practise I realised after dedicating myself to a daily yoga practise, I became more aware of the my emotions. I noticed if I was feeling uncomfortable, happy or sad. And instead of blocking out the negative emotions, I welcomed them.

Because I had the tools from my yoga practise to observe my thoughts without becoming my thoughts.

This is what happens when you know exactly what to practise, I’m talking for your energetic and physical body. You dedicate yourself to a yoga practise that can allow you to live a more empowered life by not being controlled by your thoughts.

But how do you know what to practise everyday?

From a yoga teacher who can support you 1:1, because yoga was always supposed to be personalised to the individual.

Yoga classes are for community
1:1 yoga is for those who want to see long lasting change in their practise.

You need a consistent daily practise if you actually want to feel empowered by your mind.

Hi, I’m Tess a 700hr certified Hatha yoga teacher🫀 I help you sustain a personalised daily yoga practise so you have the tools to practise all on your own terms and finally have a relationship with your mind that feels effortless not like an overwhelming mess that you need to put music on to just get a break from. DM me ‘HATHA’ to learn more

#hathayoga #learnyoga #personalisedyoga by @wandersyoga

Don’t get me wrong. I do love asana.

Asana (postures/ poses) have helped me immensely in feeling like there is more space in my body, given me relief with my lower back and helped with my posture.

But you know what’s even better than that?

🫀Showing up as a kind person (ahimsa - non harming)
🫀Clearing your mind of unnecessary thoughts (santosha - cleanliness)
🫀staying committed to what you say you’re going to do (tapas - discipline/ devotion)

Yes, most of us come to yoga because of asana but the more you learn about yoga. The less we realise we know about yoga.

The end goal for me teaching yoga to you, is so you have a relationship with your mind where you don’t have to always feel like you need to put music on, where you feel empowered by your thoughts and not feel like your worth is determined by a thought you have.

This is yoga, and it doesn’t just change overnight.

You need a daily consistent practise, with a qualified yoga teacher who can support you energetically and physically.

Welcome to yoga on and off the mat

Much gratitude,
Tess 🙏

#hathayoga #philosophyofyoga #dailypractise by @wandersyoga

I only understood this until I was having constant panic attacks unable to leave the house for months and always feeling like I was in a wrestling match with my mind.

It was so exhausting.

So I went on a 10 day silent meditation and finally realised I get to work with my mind.

And the thoughts I am experiencing don’t necessarily have to be ‘bad’ or ‘good’ sometimes they are just there.

So I learnt how to have a relationship with my mind that I can simply observe what the thoughts are and not become the thoughts.

And I still have days where it feels like my mind is yelling at me. But I simply know how to observe that. And it is by not reacting.

Yoga has truly changed my life, and I don’t say that lightly.

A daily consistent yoga practise can change yours too.

Thank you, thank you, thank you
Tess 🙏 by @wandersyoga

As soon as I stepped foot on this ferry I wanted to vomit. The nauseas was kicking in, the headache starting and feeling out of control of my body.

As much as I wanted to vomit I don’t. And yoga is the reason I didn’t vomit.

What I did.. sat still, become to aware of my whole body and took deep belly breathes. I did not say ‘I am going to vomit’ I said to myself ‘I am feeling calm’.

Yes, I also used a herb mix to smell and listened to Dianna Lopez (call music). But without the basic foundations of knowing how to breathe it wouldn’t matter how much calming music I listened to. Without knowing how to interact with my mind from a place of curiosity and non-attachment, all the herbs in the world couldn’t make me think differently.

Yoga is the deep rooted foundation to become in charge of your life.

It’s through the daily ‘boring practises’ that can allow us to experience life in a more awareness and awake way.

Practise yoga today for you, so when you catch a ferry and feel nauseas you’ll know exactly how to deal with it

Sending forever thanks and gratitude to the yoga traditions and forever learnings

Tess 🤍

#yogaoffthemat #hathayoga by @wandersyoga

Shaved my head because I was covering my whole identity about how I looked. I was attached to how I was perceived. I was so attached to my hair that i thought my worth was determined by the hair on my head.

Which is kinda hilarious when I say it out loud.

But instead of meeting myself with anger. I met myself with curiosity and kindness.

I learnt that from a daily yoga practise.

So to detach yourself from something, you’ve gotta detach yourself from it.. like literally.

If you found yourself so attached to something let it go for a while and remind yourself you are able to exist in the world without it. Just to clarity I am talking about things that aren’t a necessity to living, please still keep taking your deep belly breaths.

How will you practise non-attachment today share in the comments?

Let the sh*t go hehe!

In yoga we call non-attachment aparigraha, which is one of the yamas from the 8 limbs of yoga.

Impermanence is the gift of life

Much love,
Tess

#learnhathayoga #personalisedyogapractise #yogicphilosophy by @wandersyoga

Okay, don’t hate me. But if you desire to have a profound experience from yoga you’re missing the point.

Yes you probably will have a profound experience from yoga but it is not the end goal of yoga.

The end goal of yoga is to experience yoga.

And to experience yoga, you need to practice yoga.

You can read all the books, have all the deep philosophical talks, go to yoga teacher training after yoga teacher training but if you never show up on the mat. You will not ExpErIenCe yoga.

Your reminder, yoga is about taking action, about having a relationship with your mind that feels empowering not frustrating.

And you can get there through yoga.

If this stopped you in your tracks follow @wandersyoga you’ll learn exactly what you need here.

Much love,
Tess by @wandersyoga