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ABOUT YOGUE Hi, I'm Insiya. Journey with me to live slow, deeply, in truth, while scattering beauty as we tread lightly on the planet.

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Each year when I return to bali for our @ecokarmafoundation work I am reminded again of the scourge of single use plastic in our world and in our lives and am re-committed more than ever to reduce our use of plastic in every way possible. This year we learned that single use plastic bags are now officially banned in bali - which is so so incredibly awesome and inspiring. I am also noticing so many great sustainable products to help us all live eco plastic free life. Here’s some I discovered just this morning @sproutbali by local Co @ibubumibali !!! The sponge is made from burlap, terry and recycled cotton, the scourer from coconut husk and you can use the mesh bags to keep veggies happy in your fridge. It helps me to remember that every little step we take does count. It all matters and it all adds up. If you care for our planet and safeguarding it for our future generations do your part today. ✨ Start SMALL and let the small acts snowball into big impact. Big love ❤️ #zerowastelife #ecotravel #balilife #canggu #sustylife #surfyogis #yogafam #yogateacherlife #yogue #insiyayoga #blissedandblessed #ecokarma #blissology #baliblissology2019 #ecokarmafoundation #myyogalife

Stay WILD. Raise your kids w an appreciation of the wild places on our planet and cherish the wildness in your heart ❤️... #blissology #blissedandblessed #baliblissology2019 #insiyayoga #yogue #yttbali #waterfallhike #globalyogis #yogafam #yogatravel #ecokarma

Today marks the 4th yr that a band of yogis and their passionate ocean loving surfer/yoga teacher @blissology have made the long journey to a little town in north bali. Here we live simply and awake to transplant coral and build an artificial reef w the folks at lini, a local, grassroots Indonesian non profit founded by the visionary ibu Gayatri. The work at lini is not easy. The core group here face challenges every day. In their sustainable aquaculture project sometimes the fish die, sometimes the babies thrive. Out in the ocean, a minor temperature change can kill the coral that have just begun to root, or a giant storm will rage on shore and the young coral will not survive. Yet day after day they continue on. In the face of so many obstacles they continue this work of rekindling the océans’ coral colonies because they are the essential habitat of so many species. And in our way we help. We donate money through our sustainable ecokarma gear. We tell the world about how imp coral is to the ocean ecosystem. But mostly we roll up our sleeves and work because it is so much better to DO sometime to make a difference rather than to only worry or complain about it. When @blissology talked about creating our eco karma program years ago it arose from so many years of conversations that would leave us feeling depleted and helpless. What do we do in the face of climate change? of global plastic pollution? of the state of our oceans? We decided that it was smarter to do something to shift things, even if it was one small simple thing. Tonight I listened with fiery pride to my husband share his mantra for eco karma. It starts with reverence he said, we have to love and revere something, only then we can begin the work of respecting the coral and then we strive to protect it. RÉVÈRE. RESPECT. PROTECT. ✨✨✨ We sat quietly at the pebbly edge of this warm ocean and watched the light play on the waves. We listened to the ocean and we listened to our breath. It all starts from here I reminded myself. This is where our YOGA gets REAL. #blissedandblessed #ecokarma #yoga #blissology #yogateachertraining #yttblissology #globalyogis #bali #baliyoga #coralrestoration #reefs

Aloha morning in bali... I love awakening early here. It feels like you can live an entire day between 5 and 10 am. The sky slowly brightens, you hear the dogs and chickens and the morning breeze... and then the scooters buzzing by. One morning ritual I don’t break anywhere in the world: drinking a cup of warm water w fresh squeezed lemon and maybe a bit of honey. It’s detoxifying and alkalizing, kickstarts my digestive system and primes my body for a new day... I try to sip it slowly as I mentally plan the day ahead... what is a morning ritual you love? #mornings #bali #palmtrees #morningrituals #rituals #presence #yoga #yogalife #ayurveda #health #wellness #natureappreciation #vatatime #globalyogini #yogamama #yogateacherlife #tropicallife

Today we are going to help w some coral reef building but we also wanted to do something to connect with the local children. So the week before we left vancouver we put a call out for a donation of art supplies from ananda’s 2nd grade class at bayview elementary in vancouver. We were thrilled to receive some beautiful materials and bought some more to supplement and flew to bali with half our suitcase full of art materials. We chose art supplies because we love to draw and to paint and encourage creative expression - it’s been a big part of his learning so far - also bali has such a beautiful tradition of art and craft so we knew the kids would be into it. This morning we scootered off to the local elementary school to share our gifts. The children were in ceremonial dress for a full moon ceremony tonight - a Ganesha greeted us at the school entrance and the children were playing ping-pong, one of anandas fav games - they were just dressed differently, in their sarongs and hats :) we had a little bit of time to hang w the kids, lion showed them how he makes peace signs and many smiles were exchanged. We also shared a picture of his Canadian classmates so the balinese kids could see who the faces were behind these offerings! :) When we left I asked him how he felt. “Happy” was the reply. “I think they will use them a lot mom, did you see all the cool things they made?” The class was decorated w beautiful paper flowers and kites made by the children and ananda noticed it all. We talked about how filling other people’s buckets helps to fill our own. ✨✨✨ We are also excited to share this visit w his classmates in vancouver. #blissedandblessed #blissology #consciousparenting #yoguemama #education #learning #crossculturalconnections #gratitude #bali #travelingmama #yogafam #ecokarma #bayviewelementary #vancouvertobali #vsb #vsbkids #changeagents #bucketfillersnotbucketdippers

Let your hands do the work of your heart and keep them soft and open! my hands are feeling loved and happy from coconut milk and goodness after a green manicure @mariacurau_bali and I will say I am in love w my nail art!!! If I am going to indulge I choose the eco option!!! ❤️✨ #baliblissology2019 #blissedandblessed #ilovebali #greenbeauty #insiyayoga #wellness #health #vegan #beauty #greenbeautyinfluencer #nontoxicbeauty #canggu #yogue #yoguestyle #yogamama

It just wouldn’t be a visit to canggu w/o a meal at @cafe_vida_bali. I love the care they put into their food, the presentation and mostly how alive I feel after eating it... here’s some inspo for your lunch today: lots of organic veggies, vegan pesto, avo, beetroot hummus, tahini and fermented chili sauce over quinoa... mmm And i didn’t have to make it myself ✨✨✨ Some of my other fav canggu cafes which have lots of delish and healthy food options - it’s not a comprehensive list but here are some standouts!!! Plus they are also our fam favs. Little A loves the food here as much as @blissology and i do! ❤️❤️❤️ @theshadyshack @copenhagencanggu @givecafe and @clear_cafe_canggu @pelotonsupershop @greengingernoodlehouse #blissedandblessed #yogifood #canggubali #guguidebali #canggucafes #balicafes #insiyayoga #yogue #balihealthyfood #canggueats #wellness #yogatravel #blissology #blissarmy #vegetariantravel #yogamom #momlife #baliinsider #travelwriter #travelwkids

The first time we hopped onto a plane with our son he was 6 weeks old. It was a flight to Kauai (he was born during a cold winter in vancouver...). Since then we haven’t looked back. He has traveled with us on a lot of our yoga teaching travels. At age 2 i stopped counting how many places he had been to or how many different beds he had slept in. :) In some ways it was easier when he was younger though the care and preplanning was intense on me. Over this last year I’ve goaled to minimize his travel a lot so he can enjoy his school year w/o much interruption - but I pulled him out just for 15 days so we could come to bali, reunite w @blissology and be part of our amazing YTT course. In the process I’ve learned that he is an amazing traveler who sleeps well on planes!!! that while he thrives with routine, that the shaking up of everything that occurs during all travel is so enriching and full of growth for him and I, that we are learning so much about commonality between cultures as well as what makes us unique and that the first hand experience he is getting of the world will I hope make him a more compassionate and conscientious global citizen. You cannot understand the issue of plastics and micro plastics in our world right now w so much clarity, esp when you are a kid who sees a shiny plastic toy in a toy shop until you have picked up trash on a beach somewhere and seen shells mixed in w plastic... or waded through plastic filled waves. today i am grateful to share our world w this curious, bright eyed boy who makes me want to work harder to share more goodness w our planet... #momjournal #travelingmama #mothering #consciousparenting #blissedandblessed #blissology #yogue #les #northbali #breathe #ecofam #plasticfree #consciouscitizen #nextgeneration #ecokarma #yoguemama #globalmama #travel

Bam... this is a big one for me... I want to trust in the universe unfolding. I want to allow things to flow. But then something holds me back. And when I finally get clear on what it is, I realize it is simply anxiety. It’s the kindling for fear. It’s a cloak of tension that envelops you with prickliness and confusion. And it arises innocuously, especially in motherhood, like last night when we took lion out surfing in waves past his or rather my comfort zone; I could feel it welling up like heat in my body. Sometimes it creeps up during travel, or recently when @blissology and I have been working on a project that we still don’t know the outcome of; and in daily life occurrences. And yet when you when you name it, understand it and face it - you allow it space to slowly dissolve away, and something else emerges - a nourishing, smooth, soft feeling. It permeates and softens the body, the breath deepens and life feels more stable, more tangible. You land. The NYT recently said that we are living in an age of anxiety and that’s why CBD is the tonic du jour. yet from my work in yoga and ayurveda what I know is this: that anxiety like all emotions is a bodily state, it bubbles up, filming our true deeper state that lies quiet, and it is our work through the practice of choosing the right actions and foods and lifestyle that help us to ease it away. Anxiety is not who we are. It masks who we really are. And a question that is always good to ask yourself is how much caffeine have you had today!!! Cos coffee and tea will up your anxiety for certain! Last night after I stayed w the storm of feelings when @blissology took our son toward the outer reef, i saw him catch a wave. As he glided closer and closer toward me, the crest rose behind his head and the look on his face was pure focus. It took my breath away and I let that sweetness wash over me. It melted the worry. He’s got this I told myself, this is his moment and then i paddled out as well. Today I wish you the practice of breathing deeply into your belly. It will calm you more than #cbd and open you up to more trust! #blissedandblessed #modernayurveda #manifesting #trust #breathe #wellness

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