#everybodyyoga

A word on this transition- stepping forward from downward facing dog to a lunge pose is hard as fuck. It took years for this transition to feel normal in my body. If you are currently falling flat on your face instead of stepping smoothly into downdog, know that I am right there with you because this shit is hard and you are allowed to fall down. Falling down doesn’t make you a bad person, it makes you a fearless bad bitch. I go into way more detail about this in the air track classes on @theunderbellyyoga so I’m not gonna beat a dead horse here- if you want to begin or continue your yoga journey, try our free trial and get your life. But right now I’m way less concerned with “teaching yoga” and more just desperate to express how much I identify with anyone who finds it hard to practice this transition. This is hands down one of the most common questions y’all ask. Falling on your face in yoga is just like falling on your face in life. And honestly life is just a series of banana slips on repeat and all that ever happens is we get better at finding a smile when our ass hits the ground.

Also shout out to my @theunderbellyyoga team for curating these clips and celebrating the fuck out of the air track this week. Mad love to all of you who are out there slaying your journey and learning how to breathe and be with yourself. I honor you, I love you, I am grateful for you. #ubyoga #everybodyyoga

All of @theunderbellyyoga classes are shot & cut by my loves at @bigdoglittlebedproductions (at Durham County, North Carolina)
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My next free @theunderbellyyoga IG live yoga class is tomorrow at 3pm EST! Class will be live on @mynameisjessamyn & we’re taking donations for @nationalbailout’s #freeblackmamas campaign bc nothing says #mothersday like using your Saturday yoga class drop-in fee to help reunite families. Class will be about an hour long and you can use a beach towel as a yoga mat or wear your birthday suit instead of leggings. It’s all good because it’s all #yoga. See y’all tomorrow ✌ ✌

Never forget paint bukkake c/o @lisa_lisa_creative, shot by @justincookphoto

#ubyoga #everybodyyoga (at Durham, North Carolina)
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A few great things:

1. I did my first FaceTime photo shoot w/ @__mephoto & it was oddly liberating.

2. @jenniferweinerwrites shouted out my book #everybodyyoga in @nytimes + a character in her new book Big Summer name dropped me.

3. My mommy just sent me the cutest selfie of her new @theunderbellyyoga sweatshirt and it sent my cancerian heart straight into the bowels of the emotion ocean. She says her sweatshirt is comfy, roomy, and she loves it. I am very happy. I only ever want to be a vessel of your legacy, @tangelabaldwin. Get yours at the link in my bio.

4. I taught multiple live @theunderbellyyoga classes, one with my @the.wing family and one with @bet- I’m teaching again tomorrow right here on my IG Live at 3pm EST to benefit @nationalbailout #freeblackmamas

5. I finally figured out that the best way to make @lairdsuperfood Matcha is to put a blender ball in my giant @yeti that @weedmaps sent as a 4/20 present. I also added @medicinemamasfarmacy CBD honey, @silk oat milk creamer, & a bit of @heatherannecook’s wandering weed tincture. Literally drinking this shit right now and it is fire. Tastes like bougie gentrification and I LIKE IT.

When they kill us, joy is the most powerful ammunition I can muster. Rest In Power, #ahmaudarbery (at Durham County, North Carolina)
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To the person who asked if it’s cool for your belly to touch the ground in upward facing dog- it may not be traditional but my belly DEFINITELY still brushes the mat even in my deepest updogs. I think it’s a fat kid thing but I’m no expert.

I don’t think it really matters what your belly meat does because belly meat doesn’t negate the presence of a strong core- as long as you’re lifting through your core, I think the benefits of the posture still stand. #yogatutorial #upwardfacingdog

Thought I was too auntie for tiktok but here we are- actually, probably still too auntie but I fuck with it. Follow me on tiktok @mynameisjessamyn

Also I’m teaching two live yoga classes today and Saturday- I’m teaching on @bet’s FB Live House Party TODAY at 1pm EST & then on SATURDAY I’m teaching a free IG Live class on @mynameisjessamyn at 3pm EST to raise money to #FreeBlackMamas for @nationalbailout- check my IG story for class notifications ❤️ ❤️ #ubyoga #bethouseparty #everybodyyoga (at Durham County, North Carolina)
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