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Hey! My name is Vanessa, and I’m the yogini behind asanavanessa.

I first started yoga as a way to gain strength and core muscles to support my oddly super natural flexible body. As I started to gain the strength I needed to support myself, yoga felt less like working out, and more like a rewarding experience. Achieving asanas I thought my body could never attempt is a satisfying feeling as well as the ease it brings to the mind as you focus on clearing your thoughts and balancing.

I started my journey October 2015, and I have learned so much and met so many people through a wonderful social media following on Instagram. I’m starting this blog to further document an HONEST approach to yoga, and help share any tips and tricks I have and lifestyle products I like with other fellow yogis.

Take a look around, and shoot me a message if you would like to chat!

It was an amazing night in October!
My very first yoga picture

The very first yoga photos above! 🙂

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All the brands I wear are ones I trust, love, and 100% recommend. I only partner with companies I believe in – this is all gear I use during my practice, if you see me wearing it – I chose to.

The mat company I trust the most! It has a great grip and the alignment marks are so helpful. Liforme also has some great charitable initiatives all the time and I stand by their values as a company. Oh and if you’re wondering, it’s pronounced LIFE – FORM – it took me a while to figure that out lol

My code is ASANAVANESSA for 10% off your Liforme purchase! Make sure to use it at checkout

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Check out my latest Instagram yoga photos below!

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Believe it or not, this isn’t a real house behin Believe it or not, this isn’t a real house behind me... it’s a play house in @andreitalevin backyard in Mazatlan 😂 I was shocked when I saw this beauty that was part of her childhood and holds toys from the past. Like a big doll house! I just love the colours 😍 major throwback today, Happy Friday! - @aloyoga #aloyoga #backbends #standingbackbend #dropback
This photo was taken a year ago when everything fi This photo was taken a year ago when everything first started. We thought we would wake up at 7am and take advantage of empty Yonge street before everything went back to normal... little did we know 🙊 Yonge street is almost emptier now than it was that day, weird to see Toronto’s busiest streets with that little going on. - 📸 @andreitalevin #dancerpose #aloyoga @aloyoga #toronto #cityviews #splits
Just thinking about how amazing it is to work with Just thinking about how amazing it is to work with a company like @liforme 🤍 They are having their big Earth Day sale with 20% off all mats! And if you use my code ASANAVANESSA you get an extra 5% off. What’s great about Liforme though is all their charitable initiatives! For every sale made during this event, 1% goes to Friends of the Earth and 20 trees are planted! If you pre-order the new purple Mother Earth mat, 50 trees are planted 🌲💜 You can check out more on their website, but for now just know you are making the right choice with this yoga mat company! They are my absolute fave mat to practice on, and they recently surpassed $500,000 donated to charity! The mats don’t go on sale very often, so if you have been thinking about it - now is the time 🥰 If you have any other questions about this yoga mat, let me know! HAPPY EARTH DAY 🌎 - #liforme #liformeyogamat #dolphinpose #aloyoga @aloyoga #flexibility
Tiger is one of my fave backbends and core strengt Tiger is one of my fave backbends and core strengtheners ever! Yes, core strengthener! The back is part of our core and whether you try to get into this open version or the asymmetrical version of tiger, you’re going to work all those amazing back body muscles that contribute to our core! Abs aren’t the only part of the core 🙊 strong back muscles really help with stabilizing the spine and helping with posture too! Strong glutes also help ☺️ I love this balancing knee version popping up the back foot, if you have knee sensitivity then you may want to try this with a lot of padding under or just keep your tows down 🐯 - 🤩Hosts: @asanavanessa @yogimegs @a.taylor.made.life @getfityogagirl @spanishyogagirl @andreitalevin 🛍Sponsors: @aloyoga @alomoves - #tigerpose🐯 #vyaghrasana #aloyoga #backbends #flexibility
I’m not sure what to call this posture, but it w I’m not sure what to call this posture, but it was born out of a king pigeon pose to start. It also looks like a kapotasana variation with an extended leg. So I’ll use this for today’s #aloanimalsofthewild challenge day which is pigeon! Yay! Pigeon is like the dancers pose of seated asana 🙊 When I first started my IG, I especially saved all the pigeon variations to try. It’s such a good pose to incorporate into a lot of your practice because it just holds so many benefits! If you are naturally more on the flexible side, try making your pigeon pose a little more active in the legs vs. passively resting in it, it helps take your flexibility and strength further in the posture ☺️ - 🤩Hosts: @asanavanessa @yogimegs @a.taylor.made.life @getfityogagirl @spanishyogagirl @andreitalevin 🛍Sponsors: @aloyoga @alomoves - #pigeonpose #aloyoga #ekapadarajakapotasana #kapotasana #flexibility
Throwing it back to this wonderful place with wond Throwing it back to this wonderful place with wonderful people 🥰 Crazy how fast time flies! - Eagle pose with @andreitalevin for day 2 of #aloanimalsofthewild 🤩Hosts: @asanavanessa @yogimegs @a.taylor.made.life @getfityogagirl @spanishyogagirl @andreitalevin 🛍Sponsors: @aloyoga @alomoves - #eaglepose #aloyoga #mazatlan #throwback #travelgram #elfaro
Camel pose isn’t one of those backbends I’m na Camel pose isn’t one of those backbends I’m naturally drawn to. For backbends Id rather do a wheel, full pigeon, dancer, or just anything else with a backbend haha. I don’t hate Camel pose or anything, but I find myself rarely doing it. Thinking about that makes me want to incorporate it waaay more now though 🙊 whats a pose you can do that you just don’t care to throw into your practice often? - Here day 1 of #aloanimalsofthewild is Camel pose! Can’t wait to see yours ❤️ 🤩Hosts: @asanavanessa @yogimegs @a.taylor.made.life @getfityogagirl @spanishyogagirl @andreitalevin 🛍Sponsors: @aloyoga @alomoves - #aloyoga #camelpose #ustrasana #backbends
Don’t let the behaviour of others destroy your i Don’t let the behaviour of others destroy your inner peace ✨ Dalai Lama - @aloyoga #aloyoga #cobrapose #kingcobrapose #backbends
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