YWA Dec Calendar Daily Yoga: BREATHE

[CBDB]

This months’s daily YWA practice might just be a great complement to our daily December Resistance Band challenge!  

Adriene writes about this month: “Welcome a slower pace amongst a busy season! This curation of practices is designed to help you connect and amplify your relationship to your breath.”

So get ready for some breathy practice!  

AND WELCOME TO ANY YOGA NEWBIES! You are in the right place! Let us know below how you find it!  

YWA DECEMBER  DAILY CALENDAR. 

Here are our  LINKS:

★ LINK to calendar: yogawithadriene.com/calendar/ 

★ And the YWA playlist for every day of this month is here:youtube.com/playlist?list=P...   

And if you are just joining us, big WELCOME to you and any new Virtual Workout Buddies! The daily practice of the YWA calendar is perfect for getting started with Yoga.

And feel free to - as Adriene says - “find what feels good”, meaning if your knees feel too sensitive, amend that Child’s Pose. And if you find full planks are the stuff of nightmares, rather do half planks than full ones. Do whatever feels right to get the maximum enjoyment from these daily sessions.

And definitely get creative with props.  Here is a hopefully helpful post about YOGA props.  

★ YOGA PROPS 

healthunlocked.com/strength...  

★ Here was my initial large collection of props, many of which I do not need anymore, but I certainly did in the beginning: 

healthunlocked.com/strength... 

★ And if you want to see what a month’s Virtual Workout Room looks like, here is the one for April ‘21 : 

healthunlocked.com/strength... 

Another month's practice! Upwards, crow-wards, and down dog-wards, we go!

(Save this post to get notified of any updates from everyone here on the mat.) 

Happy working out, everyone!

[MissUnderstanding]

I love the idea of a slower pace!!! Thanks for this. The mat is coming out.

[CBDB Administrator Graduate Gold in reply to MissUnderstanding]

Yey! 😊🧘🏽‍♂️🫁👍🏽🙏

[Oldfloss Administrator]

I really needed this... thank YOU x

[CBDB Administrator Graduate Gold in reply to Oldfloss]

Sending you lots of 🧡💛💚💙💜.

[Oldfloss Administrator in reply to CBDB]

Accepted gratefully x

[Gingernutter]

Brill, really miss my yoga so this will get me back in the swing of things!

[CBDB Administrator Graduate Gold in reply to Gingernutter]

see you on our collective map! Yes, after a few niggles here and there, and after a period of just focussing on targeted exercises, I’ve come back to daily yoga as for me it has proven to be the best all rounder for stretching and strengthening.

[Wine 30D Graduate]

Did it and loved the breathing exercise feel so mellow

[CBDB Administrator Graduate Gold in reply to Wine]

oh, nice. Will have to do this when back from travel and work, tonight. Thank you!

[Gingernutter]

Just completed day one! 😬

[CBDB Administrator Graduate Gold in reply to Gingernutter]

Awesome ! Just on the train back, and once home, up to guest bedroom where my yoga mat is currently lazing on the ground waiting for me to come home!

[CBDB Administrator Graduate Gold in reply to CBDB]

Now home. And have just finished the 10 min alternate nasal breathing.

Chilled and happy! 😎& 😊

[buzzards]

Day by 1 completed. Short and sweet.

[CBDB Administrator Graduate Gold in reply to buzzards]

👏👏👍🏽

[Wine 30D Graduate]

Did say 2 thought I couldn't but actually git to the floor and yes it was good

[CBDB Administrator Graduate Gold in reply to Wine]

Brilliant! 👏👏👍🏽💪

[Gingernutter]

Lovely practice, feel like I'm floating now 😬

[buzzards]

Day 2 was a great start to the day.

[CBDB Administrator Graduate Gold in reply to buzzards]

for me it was the end of the working and exercising day, but just as good.

[buzzards]

Day 3 - my knees were killing me this morning but I managed to complete the session although not as flexibly as Adrienne! Extended child’s pose is one of my favourites. In the end it was relaxing.

[CBDB Administrator Graduate Gold]

Day 3 done! This one is a great gentle one!

[Wine 30D Graduate]

Loved the day 3 it was so tranquil

[CBDB Administrator Graduate Gold in reply to Wine]

🫠😊🧘🏻

[Wine 30D Graduate]

Day 4 did it and listened to my body but even so it was very relaxing... I am enjoying this very much

[CBDB Administrator Graduate Gold in reply to Wine]

👍🏽🧘🏻💪👏

[CBDB Administrator Graduate Gold]

Yes, very relaxing. Loved it. Very stretchy. ( I followed this one after the resistance band exercise, which was not quite so relaxing! 🤣🤣)

[buzzards]

Day 4 - just what I needed after going out last night. My knees are still painful, but my lupus is flaring up at the moment and this will help to settle things down again.

[CBDB Administrator Graduate Gold in reply to buzzards]

hopefully it does. It’s a really nice gentle session.

[Wine 30D Graduate]

Day 5 lions breath loved it

[CBDB Administrator Graduate Gold in reply to Wine]

how strange? Did I miss lions breath?

Just did this day’s yoga, and it was a new one: Yoga for lymphatic flow. Loved it!

[Wine 30D Graduate in reply to CBDB]

Sorry I went to day 6 by mistake will do day 5 tomorrow

[CBDB Administrator Graduate Gold in reply to Wine]

LOL.. I thought I was so in the zone!

So something to look forward to… for both of us! 👍🏽🧘🏻👏

[buzzards]

Day 5 - I did Lion’s breath and Yoga to Calm Your Nerves this morning. Does anyone else find it hard to inhale in through the nose as long as Adriene does?

[Wine 30D Graduate in reply to buzzards]

Yes I am so glad I am not the only one

[Wine 30D Graduate]

Did day 5 on day 6 the lymphatic flow... Really can feel there stretches... Loved the lions breath yesterday though

[CBDB Administrator Graduate Gold in reply to Wine]

Brill!

[buzzards]

Day 6 - I did Ujjayi Breathing and Morning Yoga Flow this morning. It helped to wake me up. I didn't manage the side planks, so stuck to the standard ones. I'll have to build up to side planks. I must fit in the Lymphatic Flow workout as well. I'm enjoying doing this calendar and plan to do yoga every day this month.

[CBDB Administrator Graduate Gold in reply to buzzards]

oh yeah, I found this progressive plank infographics just last week that I will post at some point. Planks are my nemesis.

I have to skip today’s yoga, back tomorrow.

[MissUnderstanding]

I tried today’s one (day 7, morning flow) and I was really enjoying it until I managed to kick the corner sideboard with the inside of my foot. I don’t know what possessed me to be facing away from it instead of the way I’ve done every over practice but regardless of why, I’ve now gor a big cut and bruise on mg foot. That kind of ruined it for me!

Take care yoga fans. It’s a dangerous sport…

[CBDB Administrator Graduate Gold]

Today I cheated a bit, as I did yesterday’s YOGA TOO CALM YOUR NERVES rather than today’s MORNING YOGA FLOW.

Morning flow just sounded too energetic and I felt grumpy by the time I left work because I felt I had to work so hard to unreasonable deadlines! Grrr.

But now, after a yoga dedicated to calming one’s nerves, I feel quite mellow! ☺️🙂

[CBDB Administrator Graduate Gold]

Day 21 - YOGA TO FEEL YOUR BEST. Yes, that felt great. Right after a run and shower.. just the thing.

After 10 days of frantic days at work, a day of running, yoga and in a few minutes a good indoor row (and not forgetting Resistmas) feels so mindful, bringing back my peace and pushing stress, anxiety and frenzy back into a box to be closed!

👍🏽👏