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Optimal Handstand Alignment 🤸‍♀️ Create

Optimal Handstand Alignment 🤸‍♀️

Create one long line of energy in your body. Stack your heels on top of your knees, on top of your hips, on top of your shoulders, on top of your wrists! ✨

Set up your optimal handstand with these easy steps 👇:
1. Spread your fingers wide 🖐
2. Lock your Drishti on your hands 👀
3. Press out the hands and shoulders 💪
4. Stay open through your chest ❤️
5. Pull your belly into your spine 🔒
6. Tuck your tail in - posterior pelvic tilt 🍑
7. Squeeze your legs and feet in together 🦵

Next time you kick up into a handstand, give these steps a try and notice how it feels in your body! 🤸‍♀️

ICYM Black Light Yoga on Friday, we’ve got you

ICYM Black Light Yoga on Friday, we’ve got you covered! 💡

Join us:
🔥 NOTE THURSDAY TIME IS 5:30PM🔥Thursday, October 28th 5:30PM SLIH
Saturday, October 30th 9:30AM SLIH
Sunday, October 31st 10AM SLIH

Wear white or bright colors and get your sweat on! 😅🤍💚💖

We GLOWED. 💡 We FLOWED. 🌊 We TOASTED to o

We GLOWED. 💡

We FLOWED. 🌊

We TOASTED to our health. 🥂

✌️ & 💝

Thank you, thank you, thank you to everyone who su

Thank you, thank you, thank you to everyone who supported our Keep A Breast GLOWga event on Friday. We are so grateful for the support of our amazing GYE community! 🤗

More glow pics to follow! 😍💡

Last call! 🗣 We're just a few hours away from

Last call! 🗣

We're just a few hours away from the Keep A Breast GLOWga event! We have a couple of spots left.

Join us for a 60 minute hybrid class under the black lights!

Wear white or bright colored clothes so you can shine bright like the star you are! ⭐

Arrive early to:
💝 Take pics in front of the pink trucks,
💝 Get glow sticks and body paint 💞 and,
💝 Enjoy fun tunes with your tribe.

Stay after for a happy hour toast to our beautiful healthy community.
Choose from, 🥂 Pink champagne or a wildly healthy organic Adaptogen drink.

If you want to claim your spot, drop us a comment below! 🤩

Need a fun change up in your yoga routine!? 😁

Need a fun change up in your yoga routine!? 😁

Join us tomorrow Friday, October 22 at 5:30PM for our Keep A Breast GLOWga event! 💡🎗

This is a donation based class supports Keep A Breast @keepabreast to get #Fit4Prevention! @fit4prevention.

Our one of a kind black light yoga class features 20 mins of Power Yoga with @jenta_ritzheimer, 20 mins of Some Like It Hot! with @taylorkrisher, & 20 mins of Stretch & Strength with @shanhayden.

Are you in?!

Comment below if you want us to hold your spot! 🙋‍♂️🙋‍♀️

Have you ever heard the saying that your hips are

Have you ever heard the saying that your hips are the “emotional junk drawer” of the body? 🥴⁣
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Everyone experiences trauma at some point in their lives, and sometimes that energy becomes trapped inside the body, especially in the hips. Our hips are activated by the fight or flight response when the body needs to protect itself. ⁣
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The problem happens when the threat is gone .. but our bodies still hold onto the tension. Tension and stuck energy becomes trapped in the body, often times in the form of pain, stiffness, anxiety, or insomnia. ⁣
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Loosening up the hips has many physical benefits like: easing back pain, improving breathing, increasing circulation to organs, in addition to the release of deep emotions. ⁣
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Give these 7 Hip Opening Poses a try and release bound up emotions from the body! 🦵⁣
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1. Garland Pose
2. Half Pigeon
3. Double Pigeon ⁣
4. Runners Lunge⁣
5. Lizard⁣
6. Happy Baby⁣
7. Reclined Bound Angle

𝟝 Ways to Explore Release in Yoga 𝟙. Releas

𝟝 Ways to Explore Release in Yoga

𝟙. Release Tension in the Body 😌
-Find ways to help release tension in your body. Yoga, stretching, foam rolling, and massages are all great options.

𝟚. Release Stress From the Mind 🤯
-The physical focus of your practice can often make subconscious emotions surface. Your breath and concentration help you calm your mind.

𝟛.Release all Expectation 😚
-Live authentically to yourself and do what’s right for YOU instead of focusing on someone else’s expectations or how we think we should be living life.

𝟜. Release Your Sense of Fear 😧
-Is there something you are scared of that is holding you back? By releasing and trusting yourself, you can free your fears.

𝟝.Release Your Hold and Learn to Let go 🤗
-Whether it’s stress, tension, expectation or fear that you want to get rid of, release all things that don’t serve you on your journey through life.

Yoga offers many ways for you to find release through movement, meditation, mindfulness, community, and connection.

Release is important, whether it be emotional or physical. This is why we dedicate time at the end of EVERY class for Release & Opening. 🙏

Is your Heart Chakra blocked?! ❤️⚠️⁣ ⁣

Is your Heart Chakra blocked?! ❤️⚠️⁣
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How do you know ... ? 🤔⁣
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Are you experiencing shyness or loneliness? 😔⁣
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Are you feeling anxious or depressed? 😟⁣
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Do you find it hard to forgive or feel empathy? 😏⁣
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Do you feel rejected or disconnected? 😒⁣
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If yes, your Heart Chakra may be out of balance or blocked. 💔⁣
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𝟯 𝗪𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗨𝗡𝗕𝗟𝗢𝗖𝗞 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗸𝗿𝗮 & 𝗙𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲, 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: ⁣
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① 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗔𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲 🗣⁣
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Make it your priority to set intentions toward breaking old patterns and shifting to a new direction. Try these affirmations: “I am open to love” or “I forgive myself and others.”⁣
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② 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗬𝗼𝗴𝗮 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 🧘‍♀️⁣
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Poses like Standing Backbends, Upward Facing Dog, Camel, Wild Thing, Full Wheel, and Floor Bow are some great options for your heart to be wide open and ready for love and change. ⁣
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③ 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗢𝘂𝘁𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 🌳⁣
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Spending time outdoors increases your energy levels. Breathing in fresh air can open the Heart Chakra and boost your overall mood. ⁣

Join us for yoga classes that incorporate heart opening poses to encourage love, connection, forgiveness, and compassion to self and others.
Link in our bio to get started! 🙏

The Four Steps to Nailing Your Full Wheel Pose 🎡

1️⃣. Begin on your back. Split your feet hip width distance apart and plant the soles of your feet to the mat. Stack your knees on top of your heels. Then, bend your elbows and place your hands just above your shoulders, with fingertips facing the same direction as your toes.

2️⃣. Press hard into your feet and lift your hips up off of the ground for a mini bridge.

3️⃣. Press down evenly through both hands and lift your upper torso off the mat, placing the top of your head lightly to the mat.

4️⃣. Push down into the four corners of your feet and the palms of your hands. Straighten your elbows, while lifting the crown of your head off the ground, rising to Full Wheel Pose.

Hold for a few rounds of breath. Then, slowly begin to re-bend your elbows and tuck your chin toward your chest, lowering your torso back to the floor.

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𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙃𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙠

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙃𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙠𝙧𝙖 (𝘼𝙣𝙖𝙝𝙖𝙩𝙖)⁣ 💚

The Heart Chakra is 1 of 7 major energy centers in the body, located in the center of the chest.
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The Heart Chakra relates to your ability to give and receive love, compassion, kindness, and empathy. ⁣
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The color is represented in green because it is the color of growth, life, balance, and love. ⁣
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In life, you go through many experiences, like loss or heartbreak. These cause walls to be put up around our heart. When the Heart Chakra is imbalanced or closed, it’s difficult to feel love, compassion, and grace.

It’s important to clear and balance your Heart Chakra with back bending, heart opening poses. They help you to release tension and blocked emotions.

Swipe to see some of the ahhmazing Heart Opening Poses yoga offers! ➡️

1. Standing Backbend (Anuvittasana)

2. Upward facing dog (Urdhva Mukha Svanasana)

3. Camel (Ustrasana)

4. Wild Thing (Camatkarasana)

5. Full Wheel (Urdhva Dhanurasana)

6. Floor Bow (Dhanurasana)

This week’s focus: 💚𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗧 𝗢

This week’s focus: 💚𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗧 𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗡𝗘𝗥𝗦 💚
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Yoga supports a healthy, open heart and healthy, strong body. ⁣🧘
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There are endless physical and emotional benefits of doing heart opening poses. ⁣✨
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Physical benefits 💪: ⁣
✅Strengthens the upper back⁣
✅Improves posture ⁣
✅Increases energy ⁣
✅Boosts blood circulation⁣
✅Stimulates the thyroid and pituitary glands⁣
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Emotional benefits 🧠:⁣
✅Releases sadness, grief, anger and frustration from the body⁣
✅Reduces stress and anxiety ⁣
✅Relieves feelings of isolation⁣
✅Increases openness to love and feelings of love toward the self and others⁣
✅Boosts self-confidence⁣
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Join us in all classes this week for some extra 𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗧 𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚 fun! 🙏

Celebrate YOU today! 🎉 Why? Because: 1 It’

Celebrate YOU today! 🎉

Why? Because:

1 It’s a reminder to enjoy the journey of life. 😎

2 Gratitude is one of the greatest gifts you can give to yourself. 🎁

3 You’ll increase your confidence. 💁‍♀️

How? Here are 3 ways:

1 Do something that makes you HAPPY! Spend time in nature, read a book, listen to your favorite song or hang with with your bestie! 👯

2 Take a little BREAK. Downtime helps rejuvenate your body and mind AND can be a great change of pace from life’s chaos. 😌

3 TREAT yourself to something just for YOU, whether it’s big or small. Maybe a new book, earrings, a workout class or your favorite ice cream. 🍦

Pick one thing to do today to celebrate YOU! 🎉

Are you ready to Elevate Your Yoga Practice, Live

Are you ready to Elevate Your Yoga Practice, Live Your Purpose and Gain Confidence? 😎

Become a Certified Yoga Teacher with our 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training. 🧘

You will:
-Learn to teach yoga classes
-Develop your Yoga Practice
-Realize Extraordinary Self-Development & Growth
-Activate your Enduring Inner Power
-Study the Tenets of Yoga

The growth that you’ll experience in yourself and your yoga practice are unparalleled. 🤩

Join us on this amazing journey! 👯

DM us for details, we’re happy to answer your questions! 🤓

𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗼 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝟯𝟬𝟬 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗬𝗼𝗴𝗮 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟮! 🤩⁣
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Our program will:⁣
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-Sharpen your Yoga Teacher Skills & Develop your Personal Practice⁣
-Examine the Functional Anatomy of Yoga & Assisting⁣
-Study Philosophies of Sequencing ⁣
-Explore Chakras, Energy Bodies & Pranayama⁣
-Study Classic Yoga Texts & The History of Yoga⁣
-Lead meditation⁣
-Expand your personal power⁣
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Our mission is deliver yoga and personal growth courses that increase the vitality of the whole person. We hope to share this mission with as many people as possible by passing the teachings down to people just like you!’⁣
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This course is open to 200 Hour or higher certified Yoga Teachers. ⁣
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We hope you’ll consider taking this journey with us! ⁣
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DM us for more details, we’re happy to answer your questions! 🤓

Get to know our 2021 Yoga Teacher Training Graduat

Get to know our 2021 Yoga Teacher Training Graduates 🎓 ⁣
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𝗝𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗻, 𝗥𝗬𝗧 𝟮𝟬𝟬⁣
I am a resident of Maryville, IL with my husband of 21 years and three adorable cats. I am the owner/operator of Happy Tails bringing pet care to pet parents locally. ⁣
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My yoga practice began in 2012 when my sister talked me into taking a hot yoga class. Yoga was the perfect counterpoint to long distance running and a great work out as well. ⁣
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Over the next 9 years and particularly 2020, my yoga practice became my anchor to maintaining a healthy mind and body. The focus on breath and asana kept me centered in a way that made me want to deepen my practice and learn to teach yoga to others.⁣
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𝗝𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿, 𝗥𝗬𝗧 𝟮𝟬𝟬⁣
I’m a lucky mama to 2 amazing kids, Kendall and Alex, my bonus kid and 3 pugs. I grew up in Belleville and after some travel, moved back with my husband. ⁣
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I love being outdoors, hiking, camping, gardening and cooking. I got hooked on yoga in my early 20’s, when I suffered from tension headaches, and nothing worked. I lived in Japan at the time and a doctor recommended I try yoga. ⁣
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It was amazing and I was hooked. It was the balance I needed to release the stress and be centered. Learning to teach has been a dream of mine, a way to share a passion.⁣

Bio’s continued in the comments! 🔽

𝕄𝕒𝕟𝕥𝕣𝕒 𝕄𝕠𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕪

𝕄𝕒𝕟𝕥𝕣𝕒 𝕄𝕠𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕪 😌

Trust the timing of your life.⁣
Stay patient;⁣
Stay calm; ⁣
Stay determined; ⁣
Stay focused; ⁣
and most of all .. trust your journey. ⁣

The Yoga Teacher Training program for these amazing ladies came to a close this weekend. They completed their 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Certification. 🧘‍♀️

They have come so far on their journey of self-development and deepening their yoga practice. 🤗

Please help us celebrate our 2021 YTT Graduates! 🎓👯‍♀️👯‍♀️

Give them some love for their hard work and dedication! 🎉🤩 @the_midwest_mama Kristen Shinn @janice_happytails @leahmarie162

𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲 your 𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗮

𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲 your 𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 and 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻 the 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆 with:

Dekasana (Airplane Pose ✈️ )⁣
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How to: ⁣
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➰ Begin in Tadasana (Mountain Pose)⁣
➰ Transfer your weight into the right foot⁣
➰ Lean your torso forward⁣
➰ Extend your left leg to the back of your mat ⁣
➰ Sweep the arms behind you, palms face down⁣
➰ Keep the hips level, roll your left hip down⁣
➰ Press the back of the heart forward and open through the chest⁣
➰ Draw the belly button to spine⁣
➰ Pull the shoulders away from the ears⁣
➰ Drishti (gaze) in front of you on the ground⁣
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Benefits:⁣
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➰ Improves brain connections and balances the body ⁣
➰ Strengthens the entire body: legs, back, arms, core⁣
➰ Helps elevate your posture ⁣
➰ Enhances concentration, focus, and body awareness⁣
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Swipe right and check out the Virabhadrasana III (Warrior III) variation! ⁣➡️
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From Dekasana, ⁣
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-Sweep the arms forward and form a 𝗧 with the body and violà you’re in Warrior III Pose! ⁣ if the arms stretched forward puts pressure on the back, the hands can meet at heart center instead 🙏!
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Give these balancing poses a try, snap a pic, & tag us! 📸

𝔽 𝕀 𝕍 𝔼 Ways to Improve Your Yoga Bala

𝔽 𝕀 𝕍 𝔼 Ways to Improve Your Yoga Balance:⁣
𝟙. Root from the ground up - align your body starting at your feet, then legs, upper body, arms, and extending through the crown of your head. With a solid foundation, The muscle activation travels through each joint, providing structural integrity for you to grow tall, grounded and stable. ⁣
𝟚. Pull everything to centerline - bring awareness to the center line of your body: a vertical line from the center of the head through the neck and torso and down to the ground. As a pose changes shape, your centerline/midline stays the same. ⁣
𝟛. Use props - blocks, straps, chairs, walls, and mirrors help to support proper alignment. Props aid in the ability to practice a specific shape using the structure of your unique body. ⁣
𝟜. Focus Drishti - focus your gaze on one fixed point that doesn’t move from your line of sight. Holding your gaze on something steady helps your body find steadiness in balancing poses. ⁣
𝟝. Utilize breath - calm and steady breath keeps you stable and still. Ujjayi breath helps us to be strong and energized, yet calm and centered.⁣
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𝔽 𝕀 𝕍 𝔼 Ways to Improve Your Life Balance: ⁣
𝟙. Live with purpose - when your life is oriented around a passionate purpose, it’s easier to stay in balance. Give yourself permission to do the things that add joy to your life. ⁣
𝟚. Learn to prioritize - living a balanced life isn’t about jamming as much as possible into each day. Know your priorities and rank them from most to least important. Focus your energy on the things that are a priority to you.⁣
𝟛. Take care of you - get enough sleep, eat nutritious foods, exercise, and practice self-care. Taking care of you does wonders for your mood, mental health, and work/life balance. ⁣
𝟜. Organize your day - planning out the details of your schedule helps avoid the overwhelm of everything you have to do. Planning your day/week ensures you can take care of business, yourself and your family. ⁣
𝟝. Expect the unexpected - roll with the punches life throws at you. Life is hard and can sometimes feel disappointing, but allow yourself to embrace the imperfection, and offer yourself and those around you grace.

“In whatever position one is in, or in whatever

“In whatever position one is in, or in whatever condition in life one is placed, one must find balance. Balance is the state of the present, the here and now. If you balance in the present, you are living in Eternity.” – B.K.S. Iyengar ⚖️

To be balanced and grounded is to be fully conscious and present in the moment. No matter what is going on around you, you stay balanced, centered and aligned with your soul and true self. 💠

Follow along all week to improve your balance, both in yoga and your life! 🙏

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