Yoga Face Selfie Blog

"Yoga Face Selfies are not about self-improvement, they are about self acceptance." https://www.instagram.com/p/BSOsOz2gY-l/?taken-by=yogafaceselfie - Inspired by a quote from Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa,"Yoga is not about self-improvement, it's about self acceptance."

Ever seen the movie Delirious , starring John Candy? Well, up until recently neither had I. And, if I’m being completely honest, I still haven’t.  But you know what I have seen? The trailer. And I’ve embedded it below so you can see it as well. From what I’ve been able to gather scanning the trailer and the first few Google search results, the movie has something to do with a soap writer (played, I think, by Candy) who gets hit on the head and wakes up as a character in his own show, allowing him to manipulate characters….making people fall in love with him, fall out of love with each other, etc. The films was a commercial and critical failure…..but the public and critics sadly don’t know the meaning of namaste….and profundity of this brilliant piece of work is lost on them. Sadly, this work has aged better than those pretentious newspaper mouth-breathers could ever have hoped to. They are so far from Samadhi (the state of complete Self-actualization for you non-Yog...

Just when a Canadian Prime Minister was hip and cool to hang out with at parties (even in cardboard form!) meddlesome bureaucrats step in to put a stop to fun. What a surprise.  Trudeau Cardboard Cut-outs have apparently been all rage at parties in the US and inspire spontaneous selfie moments that bring joy to all involved.  " A Trudeau cut-out appeared at Canada Day events last year at the embassy in Washington, for example, and as recently as last week, at a Canadian tourism booth at the South by Southwest arts festival in Austin, Texas.   But after Conservative party researchers alerted news media, including CBC News, to the images, Global Affairs Canada ordered an end to the practice."   Source:  http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trudeau-cut-outs-global-affairs-canada-conservative-harper-diplomats-1.4033120

In many Western Teaching Practices, fact regurgitation is the name of the game. This is not the case with the Yoga Face Selfie 2.0 techniques as practiced in modern day Canada. While working to have a face resembling anothers is a good way to start any session, the true celebration of self-realization (or self-actualization, if you prefer) is a face yogi who is able to express themselves in ways that no one can imitate.  We celebrate deviations from the normal expressions exemplified by the masses (aka Duckface) in the belief that only by deviating can one find new sources of inspiration for oneself.  Stay tuned to this blog and all our other social media platforms for more inspirational quotes from our guru! YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCADYh2qbx4K1LxH3_dgjzTg Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/YogaFaceSelfie/ Twitter:  https://twitter.com/YogaFaceSelfie Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/yogafaceselfie/ #namaface

If you don't like watching yoga videos, feel free to read the text version of this video: http://yogafaceselfie.blogspot.ca/2017/03/The-Art-of-Taking-a-Yoga-Face-Selfie.html #YogaFaceSelfie #YOGAFACEtagram This is satire / fake news / alternative facts and this was the inspiration:  http://www.shape.com/blogs/working-it-out/art-taking-yoga-selfie

For quite some time now, yoga "selfies" have caused a stir in the yoga community, and with the recent New York Times article profiling them , I think it is about time Yoga Face Selfies also get the coverage they deserve.  Now, even if you really want to try Yoga Face Selfies, please remember that not all poses are suited for every face, please carefully consider each Yoga Face Selfie pose before trying that pose yourself. I repeat, t his is not for everyone. Please don’t ever hurt your face in order to get a picture — it's so not worth it!  If you do choose to participate though, you will be warmly welcomed into an ever growing community. One of the easiest ways to get started is to join the " yoga face selfie post a day” challenge. You can post your pictures to Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook with the hashtag #YogaFaceSelfie. RELATED: Hello Gorgeous! 10 Tips to Look Great in Every Yoga Face Selfie Regardless of why you want to post Yoga Face Selfie...