#EveryBodyYoga Day 24 - Extended Hand-to-Big-Toe Pose

Day Twenty-Four of the  #EveryBodyYoga Challenge

{Extended Hand-to-Big-Toe Pose}

 Extended Hand-to-Big-Toe Pose helps to strengthen and stretch your legs, ankles, and hips. It deeply stretches your hamstrings, while also gently opening the hips, shoulders, and arms. This pose challenges and improves your sense of balance, which in turn helps develop greater concentration, focus, and a tighter abdominal section.

   Start by finding a "gazing spot", it'll help you find balance. While balancing on one leg, hold the big toe of your lifted foot, open your hip, and gradually extend your leg out to the side. There’s no need to completely straighten your lifted leg. Just try to keep your standing leg straight and strong, your hips level, and your back as straight as possible. Enjoy the deep stretch, repeat on both sides, and be sure to ease out of the stretch slowly.

Happy Wednesday, everybody! We only have a few more days left in the challenge,I can't wait to share more about the sponsors AND announce winners soon! Who's excited?!

Namaste.

Do you want to be a part of the #EveryBodyYoga Challenge?
It's never too late to join us...
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Pumpkin Party Giveaway Hop: $25 Amazon Gift Card Giveaway {ends 10/8}

Welcome to the Pumpkin Party Giveaway Hop

Hosted by Planet Weidknecht

and LeahSay's Views

September 23 - October 8

Hip, Hip, Hooray! It's almost time to celebrate one of my favorite holidays - Halloween.

I'm a fan of the innocent aspects of the holiday: pumpkins, playing dress up, candy - it's all good to me. I'm so excited about this year's Halloween, I'm planning my costume already and hoping it turns out as legendary as I imagine it to be. I'm so in the spirit, in fact, that I'm giving away a $25 Amazon Gift Card to one lucky reader!

I fell in love with all of the costumes I found on Amazon,

which one do you like the most?

So if you're just as excited to celebrate,
enter to win the Gift Card with the Giveaway Tools form below:

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Disclaimer: This pose may contain affiliate links. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers.This contest will run through October 8th at 11:59 pm EST. Must be 18 years or older to win.  This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook, Twitter or any other company mentioned above. You understand that you are providing your information to Lauren Paints | a beautiful life and not to Facebook, I will not use your information other than to e-mail you a winning notification if you are the chosen winner. Enter using the Giveaway Tools form above. Void Where Prohibited. Please note that Lauren Paints | a beautiful life is not the party held responsible for sponsors that do not fulfill their prizes.

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and enter to win prizes valued at $25 or more!

#EveryBodyYoga Day 23 - Reverse Table Pose

Day Twenty-Three of the 
#EveryBodyYoga Challenge

{Reverse Table Pose}

Reverse Table provides a deep stretch to your entire upper body, including your shoulders, chest, abdomen, and spine. This pose will also help build strength throughout all the core muscles and the muscles surrounding the spine, which improves balance and posture! Additionally, Reverse Table Pose helps strengthen your wrists, arms, buttocks, legs, and back. Opening up the entire front side of the body is invigorating and energizing, which provides relief from fatigue and stress - the perfect way to fight the mid-week blues.

This pose is probably something you remember from elementary school as the "crab" pose. Start by bending your knees, place the soles of your feet hips width apart on the ground, heels aligned with hips. Press down into your hands and feet. Lift your hips up with your shoulders and hamstrings. Do your best to align your knees and shoulders in a line.


Can you believe we only have 7 days left in the challenge now? I've met so many amazing people while hosting this challenge, you all rocked the challenge - so proud of you! :)

Namaste.

Do you want to be a part of the #EveryBodyYoga Challenge?
It's never too late to join us...
{Don't forget you can't win sponsors from the prizes if you don't enter by September 30, 2014}
You can find out the details on how to participate in the yoga challenge here.

You'll need to follow me and all the generous sponsors
& be sure to tag us all in your photo submissions:

 

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Check out the poses everyday using the hashtag
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Take the Challenge With Me - The Perfect Hair Day with Living Proof

When Living Proof and Millennial Central approached me to review the PHD (Perfect Hair Day) Line I couldn't say no, they provided samples of the product to facilitate my review but I only recommend products that I feel will be beneficial to my readers.



My hair before using the line was starting to look a little rough; I blow my hair out a lot since I have naturally wild & curly hair and no matter how I have been styling my hair lately, it was looking dry, frizzy, and just unhealthy. Now that I've been using PHD from Living Proof for about a week and a half I think my hair is the healthiest it's ever been, even though it's bleached blonde (heads up, that's changing very soon) and I still use heat on it regularly... Now that's impressive and I owe all the credit to Living Proof's PHD line.




 The Perfect Hair Day line from Living Proof is a hair line co-owned by the hair goddess, Jennifer Aniston; the line is crafted using scientific technologies to offer women actual proof in a bottle. The revolutionary new blend of ingredients help keep hair cleaner longer while also helping to keep hair smoother and more voluminous. The conditioning aspects of the line help to build strength in your hair, keeping it looking perfectly polished for several days. Plus, as a hair color addict I like the fact that the shampoo and conditioner is free of sulfates, oils, and silicone. Perfect Hair Day from Living Proof is truly unlike any other hair products I've tried. I've finally found the answer to the perfect hair day, everyday.

Take the Perfect Hair Day Challenge with me,

Try The Perfect Hair Day line and tell me how much you love it
and be sure to enter to win 1 of 10 sets of
The Perfect Hair Day line from Living Proof here.


I'm going to continue using the line after I color my hair and I'll report back soon with my final opinion on the shampoo, conditioner, and 5-in-1 styling treatment. Until then, I hope you'll take the challenge with me and let me know what you think.

#EveryBodyYoga Day 22 - Butterfly Pose a.k.a. Bound Angle Pose

Day Twenty-Two of the
#EveryBodyYoga Challenge


{Butterfly Pose a.k.a. Bound Angle Pose}

     Butterfly Pose is another seated pose and it's another one on my list of favorites. It stimulates your abdominal organs while also stimulating the heart and improving general circulation. It's also said that this pose helps relieve mild depression, anxiety, menstrual discomfort, and fatigue. Yogis say that Bound Angle Pose destroys disease and gets rid of fatigue; proof that a simple yoga pose can truly change your life!

This pose is one that I remember practicing in gym class as a child, we probably all can easily get into this pose but here's a few pointers: Relax your knees out to either side and gently press the bottoms of your feet together. Hold your feet or your ankles, whichever feels more comfortable.  Lean forward slightly, so you can feel your "sit bones" on the ground. If you want to you can allow your body to come over your feet to open up your back and relax your neck. Either way, the stretch is heavenly - enjoy and embrace it.


Namaste.

Do you want to be a part of the #EveryBodyYoga Challenge?
It's never too late to join us...
{Don't forget you can't win sponsors from the prizes if you don't enter by September 30, 2014}
You can find out the details on how to participate in the yoga challenge here.

You'll need to follow me and all the generous sponsors
& be sure to tag us all in your photo submissions:

 

Lauren Paints | a beautiful life:

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Lush Cosmetics:

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Luna Jai:

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Gaiam:
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Spirit Lockets:
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Check out the poses everyday using the hashtag
#EveryBodyYoga on all platforms!