Yoga with Olive

༺ mixed movement coach ༻
⋆ yoga, mobility, lifting + handstands
⋆ via online, irl + youtube

12/03/2026

being the first afab person in my family to do these things is a privilege

i didn’t have to suffer in silence
i am able to decorate my body freely
i can take up space to get stronger
i had the choice to marry the loml
i can go to hardcore and metal gigs
i exist openly as a q***r person

many before me didn’t have the luxury of such choice or experiences and it fills me with sadness but won’t stop me from being loud about it now for future generations

***r

08/03/2026

learning this a few years ago helped reframe negative opinions I directed towards myself about my body and appearance. basically another reasons why the patriarchy (and capitalism) is a plague on us all!!

and yes i’ll continue to grow my body hair, amongst other things, to protest these ‘beauty standards’

05/03/2026

i cramp so bad on day 1 and 2 that i end up feeling like a prawn hunched over in pain. but these are some go to movements that often bring a bit of relief, so i hope they offer some help for you too!!

04/03/2026

feb was our first month of living in antwerp!!

featuring:
ladder lifts - a normal thing in belgium??
new boots and new pole home
tam’s 30th in palma with the gang
welcome back snow storm
someone took my bag, all i got were 10 lemons??
matching maus matching shoes
my dutch is coming along
facetime with bestie
2012 core
day trip to bruges (living in the eu is fun)

not photographed:
hours spent in the car driving back and forth
living out of suitcases and boxes
still waiting for furniture to be delivered
mb because i was lonely and missing friends
feeling dysregulated through lack of training

19/02/2026

skillflation can make it feel like the barriers to entry are unreachable, when all that is shown now days are perfect 60s holds, effortless presses or one arm handstands

but we all have to start a skill somewhere, and being a beginner can be a goldmine of opportunity!

you might not unlock a handstand hold overnight and it can take months to build confidence to come away from the wall

but my biggest piece of advice is:

don’t be put off starting, or continuing, by the refined handstands you see online as most people you see would’ve been doing it for years (including me!)

aim to stay relatively consistent, be persistent, learn from a variety of sources and it will come!

17/02/2026

are you looking for new drills to:
a) kick start your training session
b) get a movement fix into your day
c) do after a long day of travelling

well i got you covered diva!!

reminder: movement doesn’t have to be complicated, it just needs to help you get into your body and out of your head

wearing the new motus strength ll from (c0de! is OLIVE15)

16/02/2026

this winter has gone on for too long

11/02/2026

no because where are the barbells and why is it always just cardio machines

i think it’s a deeper conversation about how society views training at the gym

and how it’s influenced by diet culture: only ever doing cardio, keeping weights light and making training largely about punishment

idk it’s just kinda sad man there is so much lost potential

09/02/2026

lifting weights gave me more confidence and a sense of being at home in my body than the promises my ED led me to believe

side note, i miss the bleached buzz

07/02/2026

no because the betrayal i felt from that bail

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