on day 12 of 30 days of yoga - what next?

[CherryPicking]

After seeing30 Days of Yoga with Adriene recommended on here I thought I'd give it a go, and I'm really loving it. I feel more able to deal with my stressful life, slightly less fat and blobby, a bit more confident, and her attitude towards yoga is really positive and life affirming.

I also love the fact that it's different each day. i'm now wondering about what people tend to do after they've finished? Any recommendations for a similar chilled style of dvd or youtube video? Thanks.

[CoteDAzur]

I would be interested to hear any answers to this, too.

[CherryPicking]

Thanks - looks like it's just us for now!

I tried Jillian Michaels a while back, and whilst I think she's pretty cool as a human being, for me the meltdown thing wasn't really yoga - way too much pumping and rock hard abs :-) I'd probably try some of her other workout vidoes though.

My ex mil had some Barbara Curry videos which were surprisingly chilled i seem to recall....

[CoteDAzur]

Noo, no pumping for me please and I certainly don't have any rock-hard abs

I heard good things about this free website called Do Yoga With Me but haven't yet had the time or energy to give it a go.

[shouldIapply]

Well Adriene has lots of yoga videos as well as the 30 day challenge so you could try some of those. I did 'yoga for when you are in a bad mood' on Saturday and 'Yoga for when you are feeling sick' earlier in the week (I've had a cold, I've not been happy). She's got lots of different series.

I've had a look at Do Yoga with Me and there are lots of good stuff but find Adriene more fun.

[RubberDuck]

I'm on Day 28 and also wondering where to go next!

I don't mind paying for a yoga video thing. I've heard YogaGlo is supposed to be good, but does that have teachers who are as fun as Adriene? Or is there a better online service where the cool yoga teachers hang out

[DoreenLethal]

I have been doing 30 days with Ekhart yoga but I find they are a bit serious for me so I might do the 30 days with Adriene in October...filling in with other programmes as and when. There are so many on line you really don't need to pay for it.

[gladyoucame]

I've tried some other yoga online but I really enjoy Yoga with Adrienne. She has got loads of videos including the one mentioned above e.g. when you're sick, for a broken heart etc but she also does a foundations of yoga series. To be honest I just kept a note of the sessions I really enjoyed in the 30 days and do those as well as some of her others.

[CoteDAzur]

What is Ekhart yoga about, Doreen?

[DoreenLethal]

Well, just yoga but quite serious.

I thought their 30 days ramped up past beginners pretty fast so i then had to seek out the beginners secrion which wasnt part of the 30 days series.

I will stick to you tube for now.

[CoteDAzur]

"just yoga but quite serious"

I can't quite guess what that means. My (advanced) Vinyasa class this morning left my heart pounding in my chest and pretty much every muscle in my body sore. I tried (and failed) a forearm stand and settled for a headstand (succeeded, for several minutes).

Any more "serious" than that might not be for me

[lorelei9]

Mind if I hop on and ask, which poses are suggested for a bad mood?

I only have a Katy Appleton DVD but I really like her. I don't do it that often as I usually prefer something more aggressive but it's good to mix stuff up, I find.

[thegiddylimit]

Mind if I hop on and ask, which poses are suggested for a bad mood?

[lorelei9]

thank you giddy.

[NineWest]

Oh, what is this you speak of? Do I just search for Yoga with Adrienne? Sorry to butt in...

[CoteDAzur]

Yes, just search YouTube for "Yoga with Adrienne". She is great

[RubberDuck]

Thought I'd add a quick update in case it helps anyone else.

I tried Do Yoga With Me, but I found the classes very variable in quality and found it hard to navigate around the site.

I tried YogaGlo. I really don't mind paying for content, being an occasional content creator myself and having friends who try to earn a living out of being content creators, I do strongly believe in getting paid for hard work! However, while the class content and levels seemed more consistent, there didn't seem to be any clear progression and I was floating around a bit and losing momentum. I liked having a clear "30 day" yoga 'project' to keep me on track.

So I've switched to Yoga Anytime for the time being. It's another paid site (£12 a month, but you get a 15 day free trial). The thing I really like about it though is that content is organised into shows. So you can work through a progression of classes in a particular show. I feel like I have a bit more of a coherent plan and fewer excuses not to do it each day!

[CoteDAzur]

Very helpful, thank you. I had never heard of Yoga Anytime.

[ReggaeShark]

I've just started with Adrienne. I also like Chaz Rough on YouTube if you want to give him a go.

[CoteDAzur]

What kind of yoga does Chaz Rough do on YouTube? It could be interesting to do yoga with a male teacher.

[ReggaeShark]

I started with his slow flow session but he has others for flexibility, back pain, strength etc. I don't find his voice annoying, which is an important factor for me.

[CoteDAzur]

I see what you mean about "not annoying". I like his voice/manner.

I just watched his video because this is something I know a bit about, having cured myself of severe knee pain through yoga.

I would be surprised if anyone with serious knee pain can do child's pose (bearing body's full weight on knees fully bent, against hard floor). And I was also surprised to see that there is not a single Warrior pose in the whole sequence - Warrior poses are known for helping knee pain because they strengthen the muscles supporting the knee without painful & repetitive motion.

If you find Chaz a bit slow after a while, search YouTube for Vinyasa Flow sequences.