Unfold Your Mat

Would my students add something else that would describe our classes? ❤️ 🙏 My whole practice and teaching philosophy is grounded in getting to know yourself, working with your physical and mental limitations, evolving, unstucking your mind and never never giving up on yourself ❗❗ We owe it to ourselves to feel at our best in our body and minds, as we change, evolve and grow so are the tools that we use in this process ❣️ Physically sooner or later we reach a certain plateau, but mentally we must always work with ourselves to get clarity on what it's not always so obvious to see 👁️ No matter how old and experienced we think we are, there is always something else that we don't see clearly. This is where yoga is magic. We must first get quiet in our minds so we can hear our hearts better ❤️🙏 You can't learn by watching a video or a picture, you must be out there in the trenches doing the work💗✊ In our world we often separate the mind from the body, but in reality your body is an expression of your mind. Your practice is a mirror of what happens on the inside: your story, your habits, your daily routine, your mental patterns EVERYTHING YOU DO & THINK. There is no better way to explore your feelings and self imposed mental limitations than in moving your body and matching it with conscious breathing and focus 🔥🔥 Do you wanna do the work? Let's talk ✌️ Reach out and let me know how I can help 🤸‍♀️ NEVER STOP WORKING WITH YOURSELF ❣️

Hello everyone 🤸‍♀️ Are you living outside Gothenburg, Sweden and want to practice with our lovely group next year? Or maybe you're in town and can't always make it to the studio? Yet you understand the value of having a regular yoga routine and the great benefits it brings to your life. You understand the power of having guidance, a community and the inspiration it brings to your practice and everyday life. And you want to keep that healthy routine despite the ups and downs of life. If the answer is YES, you're most welcome to join our Exclusive Online Yoga Course starting in January. We are starting a whole new group from scratch with a new schedule. Teaching plan will be made depending on the groups needs. WHAT WILL YOU GET? ❤️ A lovely community of international people ❤️ Teaching language is English ❤️ Support ❤️ Inspiration ❤️ Feedback ❤️ Creative sequencing yet grounded in the principles of yoga ❤️ You'll get to explore from flowing to technique and alignment tips, to meditative tips ❤️ Teaching method grounded in continuous learning and exploration Not just yoga, but tools for self growth and introspection to support your growth process. Do you want to join? Please reach out at info@unfoldyourmat.com 📩 or send me a DM to ask more. Or maybe you know someone looking for a course like this? We are in the process of making the group for 2024 ❣️ You're welcome regardless of where you live in the world, yet time zone is Sweden 🇸🇪 Hope to see you on the mat! Lavinia 🤸‍♀️

Support your small local businesses❣️ If you appreciate the work, love, quality and care they put into their products and services, head over to their websites today and make a purchase without asking for a discount 🤍🤍🤍 Believe it or not that small act makes a huge difference into their existence ✨ You can influence their today and tomorrow❗ Many small business owners put all their love into their business. It's a tremendous amount of sacrifice and dedication that goes into the final work they deliver for you. #supportsmallbusiness #noblackfriday #supportyourlocals #gothenburg #göteborg

What if positivity also means accepting our darkness and sadness as a way to move forward, mature emotionally and keep evolving? I don't know about you, but I really dislike this contemporary toxic trend of toxic positivity "good vibes only" / rejecting anything and anyone that challenges us or that forces us to develop and improve our critical thinking or pushes us out of our comfort zone. I think this is a very very dangerous play long term. We people grow and evolve when we are pushed into discomfort and forced to look at ourselves and look at the other person in front of us. Choosing only what feels comfortable and in accordance to our limited views on the world leads to dictatorship and division 😅 And we all know where that leads. The road to hell is paved with "good intentions" 🙃 So whay if we are brave enough not to reject, cancel, delete what makes us uncomfortable whether it's a person, a conversation, a situation? But to actually dig more into that feeling and give us a chance to become wiser and kinder. And to grow into a better, more mature, complete version of ourselves❣️ Positivity # Toxic positivity What do you think? 📸 @costel_lucian #unfoldyourmat #toxicpositivity #gothenburg #awareness #openminded #introspection #mentalhealth #yogastudio #notjustyoga #criticalthinking #forwardbendingpose #yoga #yogapose #pascimottanasana

I love to be a beginner ❣️🔥 There is no better feeling than dipping your feet into something new outside your comfort zone. Thank you coach @costel_lucian for inspiring me to take my bike skills to next level & making an interval training plan for me 🥰 So I can get better and stronger for bigger adventures ❤️ Love exploring the word with you and inspire each other to grow🤸‍♀️ For me mental health starts with physical health 🔥 It is the pillar of being able to enjoy life, move freely and pain free, prevent as much as possible and stay young ✨ There is no secret that moving our body improves cognition and prevents mental decline. If on top of that we bring deeper research into the mind and our psychology makes it even more transformative and powerful. Though any therapy starts with being present into our body, feeling, meeting our limits, exercising our willpower, breathing, working with resistance and negativity, frustration, laziness etc No matter how much we learn, we start to see that this is a lifestyle over an extended period of time. Quick fixes never really existed ❣️ Here are some of my tools to stay healthy, process stress & keep my mind fresh: ⭕ Strenght training with weights 🏋️‍♀️ ⭕ Cycling whenever, wherever ( outside) 🚴‍♀️ ⭕ Forest walks in any weather ⭕ Indoor cycling intervals ⭕ Strenght training calisthenics inspired 💪 ⭕ Yoga Vinyasa ( focus on balance and stability not just passive stretching) ⭕ Handstands & mobility, creative movement training 🤸‍♀️ ⭕ Yin yoga to relax and soften ⭕ Meditation 🧘‍♀️ ⭕ Breathing exercises ✨ I do these weekly. There is no hierarchy or preference, a combination of them and consistency are a great way to bring balance 🦋 #intervaltraining #unfoldyourmat #gothenburg #cycling #mentalhealth

What does it mean to be or not to be a yoga person? People tell me oh so often either " I love yoga" or "No, I'm not a yoga person. I am not calm, can't sit still, not flexible, can't do this or can't do that etc etc" Well I'll tell you a secret: I am also not a yoga person. I fell in love with the practice because of its ability to make me look within, connect, observe and work with myself. For its infinite potential for self growth and exploration. Yet I have never really been a yoga person and you know what? Somehow I am really proud to say that loud. I AM NOT A YOGA PERSON‼️ I do not practice to fit in. I never really fit in into any yoga community. Sometimes this hurt because I wanted to share my love for the practice with people with similar interests. But it proved to be very hard to find people who see the same things I see. I loved the practice, not the politics or the dogmas! I am beyond any dogma or useless politics. I practice because of the power of this practice to quiet the useless mass of opinions, shoulds and musts and noise out there. Because it shows me that power and greatness is truly within. All we need to do is to be brave enough to look within and patiently show up for ourselves day after day after day. To NEVER GIVE UP on ourselves ❣️ Yoga for me is freedom and infinite potential! Your relationship with yourself is yours to explore. We may have the luck to meet people who have walked the path a little longer, who can inspire us and guide us or even meet those who show us who we don't want to become. Both are amazing teachers, yet it is our duty to walk our path, meet our demons and be brave enough to swim through the darkness into finding clarity. LOVE is the answer 💗 Love is the real teacher. Love for ourselves and love that we put out there into the world through our little actions. Walk your own way ❣️ Give this practice a chance if something ( as little and quiet voice as it is) whispers " Maybe I can try this, Maybe yoga can be something for me. Maybe I can learn something from it"✨ MORE IN COMMENTS ⬇️

A tiny part and big heart of UYM ❤️❤️❤️ Thank you all so much for joining for our early 2023 Christmas Party, for making time for it and for all the delicious international foods you guys brought 🥺🥰 Here you have Mexico, Sweden, Russia, Czechia, France, Belgium, Brazil, Romania, Colombia, Austria and India all united by our love for yoga and Sweden 🌐 I love you all and you're such a big part of my life. You bring meaning and it's thanks to you that I teach 🦋 Thank you for being here, for your dedication and the inspiration you bring to the studio 🌟 You make this space feel like home and bring life to it. Without you it's just 4 walls ❤️ Love you ❣️ Keep shining, keep dreaming, keep working with yourself✨ Muah 💋 Lavinia @pa.cookie @ze1nonlyme @srijitajana @debdeepray @cassiamartinez @valeriahelander @tyna.tjeckien @bianca_intusoul @creativeawareness.se & @costel_lucian behind the 📸

Hello my lovelies, This Friday we are doing this 📩 We explore different breathing techniques and guided sitting meditation that are incredibly useful for stress relief, grounding yourself into the present moment, anxiety, as well as a complement to your active yoga practice. You might also find this beneficial if you are also doing therapy such as psychotherapy, as a complement to your practice, as well as if you have an interest in mindfulness practices. Experience - no experience needed, open to everyone Questions & bookings: reply below or email me directly. Deadline to book until the end of today, Wednesday the 15th of Nov. This is an in person event only. Language: English 📍Unfold Your Mat studio, Göteborg Hope to see you on the mat! Lavinia

My yoga is the yoga of being brave enough to meet yourself with all the shades and layers in between 💗 It's for you that want to meet yourself not lose yourself. It's not important if you can do a push-up, stay on your hands or balance on one foot. I don't care how perfect is your alignment or your transitions. The only thing that matters is your willingness to work with yourself and learn 🔥 If you have that, you have everything you need to lead a good life and have a good practice 🔥 The byproducts of a good mindset and practice might be a push-up or a handstand, but the person you become on the way there is much more important 💛🌟🥇 The final destination is just a bonus ❣️ Do you also believe that as adults we should keep growing and not get stuck into old patterns or self imposed mental limitations we put on ourselves? Do you also believe that movement never lies and we should listen to it more? ❤️ Join us for class and let's play 🦋 More info & bookings at 📩 www.unfoldyourmat.com Let's work together 🌟 See you on the mat! Lavinia 🤸‍♀️ 🎼🎶 @ericapadillla #unfoldyourmat #laviniayoga #yogagöteborg #yogastudio #gothenburg #expatsgöteborg #mindset #strengh #fingertipspushups #pushups #focus #yoga