Tiffany Cruikshank, L.Ac., MAOM

Yoga, Chinese Medicine & Acupuncture
Founder of @Yoga_Medicine
Classes, teacher training, podcast, nonprofit & resources at

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Most yoga classes focus on hamstring length… but what about hamstring strength?

Try the full “Well-Rounded Hamstrings & Shoulders” class on YMO: https://t.co/ZPrFf7gDlh

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Your story is your strength.

Loving yourself through it? That’s the real power. ❤️

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What happens when you stop measuring yourself by someone else’s pace or path?

There’s power in doing less.

What slide resonates with you most? Drop it down in the comments 👇

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Not from them. Not from you.

Tune out the noise & turn up the love ❤️

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🔥 Hot take: Core strength isn’t just about rote effort… it’s about awareness.

Come explore what it really means to move from your center— try my 60 minute “Core Flow” practice on Yoga Medicine Online: https://t.co/nzNnNAy7TB

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There’s a quiet kind of power in learning to feel at home in your body… even through the changes.

Something I’m actively learning? No stage is final. ❤️

But each one holds its own kind of wisdom if we’re willing to stay present enough to receive it.

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As yoga teachers, healthcare providers, and females ourselves, we need to be asking how we can support brain health through all phases of life.

Not just with hormone therapy and research, but also through lifestyle medicine: movement, breathwork, mindfulness, connection.

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When we tend to ourselves with intention and compassion, we create a space where others feel safe to do the same.

Something I’ve been really aware of lately in my own teaching experience: my nervous system is part of my teaching toolkit.

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This choice of mindfulness can occur anywhere.

Where are you choosing mindfulness lately?

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We’ll be talking all about the fascia at the 50hr Boston Myofascial Release Module, happening in-person in August 2025

📍 Boston, March 3–8, 2025. Spots are limited → https://t.co/3sFiUf5AHd

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Stillness isn’t passive. It’s intentional.

We often think of injury prevention as strength, mobility, or movement mechanics… & while all of those matter, so does rest.

True injury prevention includes knowing when to pause.

What are your favorite nourishing practices?

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✨ Want to dive deeper into how breath shapes the nervous system & stress response?

Our LIVE Pranayama Teacher Training starts on 7/16… together we’ll learn how to guide breath practices that calm, energize, & support healing at the root.

Join me here: https://t.co/uj3Wxg4AHo

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If you’re still skipping breakfast or relying on just fruit or coffee or pastries/cereal, consider this your nudge to try something a more sustaining.

It takes 2 minutes and gives you so much in return: energy, satiety, and a some momentum for your day.

[Tiffany Cruikshank, L.Ac., MAOM @tiffanyyoga]

Today is a reminder that freedom isn’t just something granted by circumstance.

I like to think it’s something we cultivate within.

The freedom to slow down.
The freedom to feel fully.
The freedom to change, grow, and show up differently.

[Tiffany Cruikshank, L.Ac., MAOM @tiffanyyoga]

In the fullness of summer, we’re reminded: joy is medicine.

But it thrives best in a heart that’s tended to with care.

How are you supporting yourself in this season of light?

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Your life is your guru. Honor the wisdom within you. 🙏

I’d love to know—where have you been your own best teacher lately?

[Tiffany Cruikshank, L.Ac., MAOM @tiffanyyoga]

What does peace feel like in your body?

What would it be like to explore peace not as a destination, but as a practice?

What would it be like to slow down, soften, and practice turning inward with gentleness and curiosity?

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A simple mantra, a quiet return to your true nature and our interconnectedness.

Say it aloud. Do you feel it? You are boundless, steady, and whole. ❤️

[Tiffany Cruikshank, L.Ac., MAOM @tiffanyyoga]

Your energy is a precious resource… one you get to steward with intention.
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Let this be your reminder: you can always come back to the well within.⁠

This is your wisdom.

[Tiffany Cruikshank, L.Ac., MAOM @tiffanyyoga]

What does it really mean to embrace the authentic self?

Yoga reminds me to come back to what’s underneath it all.

As we welcome Pride Month, I find myself revisiting this practice of remembering: Who am I, when I’m just being?

Not fixing, not performing—just being.