{"id":3873,"date":"2016-08-06T13:51:38","date_gmt":"2016-08-06T18:51:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yogawadriene.wpengine.com\/?p=3873"},"modified":"2016-08-06T13:52:15","modified_gmt":"2016-08-06T18:52:15","slug":"why-i-am-in-rio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yogawithadriene.com\/why-i-am-in-rio\/","title":{"rendered":"Why I Am In RIO..."},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>A lot of folks have been wondering why I am on some kind of week long vacation with Adidas. Well join the weekly letter already!<\/h4>\n<p><em>From the weekly letter Wednesday August 3, 2016:<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Hello friends!<\/p>\n<p>Well, I am off on an adventure!<\/p>\n<p>Off to make <span class=\"il\">dreams<\/span> come true.<\/p>\n<p>And likely to see some hard truths play out too.<\/p>\n<p>Off to visit a new place and meet new friends!<\/p>\n<p>Off to connect to the global energy!<\/p>\n<p><strong>CUE: <\/strong>Chariots Of Fire theme<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m going to the 2016 Summer Olympics.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve been working hard on content, building new relationships and exchanging in amazing conversations with kula members in the last few weeks here at home.<\/p>\n<p>Now it is time to jump on a fun opportunity that I truly believe I manifested.<\/p>\n<p>Only - half kidding on this.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve always loved the Olympics.<\/p>\n<p>I was in the womb during the 1984 Summer Olympics (age revealed!!!) and have always been in total awe of the Olympic games.<\/p>\n<p>Winter. Summer. I love you both.<\/p>\n<p>I love you both and can settle in for hours watching, following - loving every minute of it.<\/p>\n<p>My Dad recently told me that he recorded a lot of the 84\u2019 Olympics for me on VHS and that I watched them as a kid. Ha!<\/p>\n<p>I have gathered round to watch events with pals every four years.<\/p>\n<p>What will go wrong? What will go right? Oh the joy! The drama! The athleticism! The bravery! The blasphemy! The love.<\/p>\n<p>I am known among my circle of friends for having opening ceremony parties. We even made a little gold medal for Blue (RIP) one year.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"CToWUd a6T\" tabindex=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/tJMyrWOVJ11bP4mZ0OVS9c1pxlcJv4JU9ZK9iOiQSjrxnub6iXubTpwXA4SBVNw5MtFMeyK3IF9GEgSGpAJcZGDIznhXy0b6SJT_aMHWvU0LDbRKxgDEGgh5AQ=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/i.ontraport.com\/24169.1.f6e19504b2a8fb05e519e63132c4a2ca.JPEG\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I just love it.<\/p>\n<p>Now, do I know that there are things wrong with the Olympics?<\/p>\n<p>Yes, I do.<\/p>\n<p>But on one base level - I\u2019m just sharing a part of me with you. I love the event, it\u2019s global energy and the connect it stirs around the world.<\/p>\n<p>So, when jokes about my attendance in RIO became an invitation - to - make - that - a - reality.<\/p>\n<p>I said YES.<\/p>\n<p>Adidas has invited me as an influencer to attend the games for one week and share my experience with my friends, YOU.<\/p>\n<p>I chose week one.<\/p>\n<p>This will be the first trip I have taken all year in which I am not teaching or leading, but rather, playing and exploring solely.<\/p>\n<p>And you can bet your bottom dollar I am taking you with me.<\/p>\n<p>I invite you to follow me on IG, Twitter and Facebook for photos and videos capturing the experience.<\/p>\n<p>Support my <span class=\"il\">dream<\/span> of getting to the Olympics by liking the photos!<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ll be using the hashtag #FWFGRIO to document the journey.<\/p>\n<p>I will be doing a Facebook Live from the opening ceremony on August 5th. Join me if you are keen!<\/p>\n<p><span>It\u2019s going to be an adventure.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s remember to be kind to one another as we navigate our way through all the confusion and darkness - back towards our true light.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s there.<\/p>\n<p>Burning.<\/p>\n<p>Like the Olympic torch.<br \/>\nAugust is here and <a href=\"http:\/\/yogawithadriene.ontraport.com\/c\/s\/jNc\/szQdq\/6\/zc\/vuK\/6FHORR\/bEKzu7K50\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=http:\/\/yogawithadriene.ontraport.com\/c\/s\/jNc\/szQdq\/6\/zc\/vuK\/6FHORR\/bEKzu7K50&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1470595835725000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFlVr6uGOGAufJ4syyP0wRmQ8nBEw\">Sarah\u2019s calendar<\/a> is a real treat! Have fun with your practice this month. Remember to keep it light and to find places to play and be playful. Thank you to Marcie for making a playlist of all the videos on the August calendar <a href=\"http:\/\/yogawithadriene.ontraport.com\/c\/s\/jNc\/szQdq\/s\/zI\/vuK\/6FHORR\/2BW92dXC1\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=http:\/\/yogawithadriene.ontraport.com\/c\/s\/jNc\/szQdq\/s\/zI\/vuK\/6FHORR\/2BW92dXC1&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1470595835725000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGq0qNp_Olnmcvo706vKFPtp9H6Gg\"><strong>HERE<\/strong><\/a>.<br \/>\nWell - \u00a0clothes, book, yoga mat, and camera bag - packed. The road to Rio begins today for this yogi!<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ll see you out there.<\/p>\n<p>Namaste,<br \/>\nAdriene<\/p>\n<p><strong>PS<\/strong> - \u00a0The new season of free yoga videos come starts in September and a new video in the Yoga Self Care package has just been released in the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/yogawithadriene.ontraport.com\/c\/s\/jNc\/szQdq\/v\/zB\/vuK\/6FHORR\/efq8wPZX5\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=http:\/\/yogawithadriene.ontraport.com\/c\/s\/jNc\/szQdq\/v\/zB\/vuK\/6FHORR\/efq8wPZX5&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1470595835725000&amp;usg=AFQjCNF2Ecq5DFxA4SMLYD2a9ol_-B3ugw\">Find What Feels Good<\/a> <\/strong>membership site. Check out <em>Yoga For Self Worth<\/em> and join me in doing yoga in the RAIN!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/yogawithadriene.ontraport.com\/c\/s\/jNc\/szQdq\/z\/zB\/vuK\/6FHORR\/slSRl3UshP\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=http:\/\/yogawithadriene.ontraport.com\/c\/s\/jNc\/szQdq\/z\/zB\/vuK\/6FHORR\/slSRl3UshP&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1470595835725000&amp;usg=AFQjCNH23OoAa3eduZxbNOa7tLnw2n_cNg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"CToWUd\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/I4URKQDZYEG4Dy4FJjvOGtyOYdDaaSZBGLVTKpga1FhCTTj7a-IMjJxUQAx-zjLKbopopUtOEihSGnyTfW0H4Fs8zQNx1XevlSt9ic9oVPULDS8B49Q09_JvMw=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/i.ontraport.com\/24169.1.15bd1923396774870092a19b3d54401d.JPEG\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A lot of folks have been wondering why I am on some kind of week long vacation with Adidas. Well join the weekly letter already! From the weekly letter Wednesday August 3, 2016: Hello friends! Well, I am off on an adventure! Off to make dreams come true. And likely to see some hard truths [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yst_prominent_words":[549,616,1735,1736,1734,1075,1730,614,794,557,1733,1732,1493,1043,1731,551,601,792,1729,491],"class_list":["post-3873","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yogawithadriene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3873","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yogawithadriene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yogawithadriene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yogawithadriene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yogawithadriene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3873"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/yogawithadriene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3873\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yogawithadriene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3873"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yogawithadriene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3873"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yogawithadriene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3873"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yogawithadriene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=3873"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}