CENTER YWA January 2023: It's here! Support thread for all

[Sooverthemill]

Yay! It's day 0 and the video is up ( at 6.03 for me). Let's do this! What a lovely gentle way to start. See you all tomorrow when we actually do a little bit of yoga.

Enjoyed todays session. Didn’t work up a sweat but nice to get back to downward dog & plank. Tree pose was fun. Check in half way through: I can feel my wrists getting stronger & if doesn’t hurt in my coccyx when I lie flat on my back now.

Day 15 done. I really enjoyed this one. I felt stronger and lighter in plank, and thanks to the tips from posters last week I almost managed to get my leg up and through from down dog to lunge by lifting my hand as my leg came through. The balance was easier too, again because I felt stronger in my legs.

Let’s see what tomorrow brings.

Oops, forgot to check in for a few days! But am keeping up and enjoying it. But definitely feeling ready for a bit more hard work - the slower and stretchy practices are great but I'd like a little more of a challenge. But then I will probably regret saying that very soon😂 @Gufo I have been surprised by how much I'm liking the balancing too - I actually managed and enjoyed tree pose the other day which was a first!

I get Adriene woo all the time too, basically every time she says "don't forget to breathe" or "unclench your toes" or almost every other reminder. I think she just really is a very good instructor, she knows what people are going to be stuck on and gently helps them over it.

@Sooverthemill @happytobemrsg I'm in for repeating the journey too! I've been wondering about alternating with Move and Breathe which I really enjoyed in the last couple of years. For some reason I've never really got on with the monthly curated calendars, I'm not sure why.

Just checking in after a few days. Well done everyone who's still going.

I suspect Adriene will ramp it up soon and then we might be glad they're only 20 minutes 😂. Agree they fly by.

@VerbenaView I didn't think I was doing pigeon correctly either (I wasn't - rolling too far into my bent leg) but found a really old Adriene video where she talks you through it specifically. Would recommend if you're not sure you're right.

I'm finding this easier than Move. I wonder if there's a,reason this is a calmer, less energetic practice? 😉Of course, she might ramp it up now and I'll be eating my words! I would quite like to do a different 30 day challenge each month - how many of them are there now?

I have a theory about all of this including why she filmed it in September rather than December and why she's in a strange room. First, her mum has been really unwell ( she had a stroke in 2021) and she has been caring for her, she's admitted she had burnout from the pandemic pressures, and she's dropped to releasing just one new video a month ( used to be weekly). ( I think she may be pregnant fwiw). I think she filmed early to take the pressure off. It's specious to speculate I know but I think the pace of this one is deliberate to make us all slow down and smell the coffee. CENTER may not just be about our core ( though mines improving)

Yes, I agree. Fwiw I'm really enjoying Center. I did prefer last year's room though!

Yes, I think this is a great idea! I'm up for trying one of the other ones straight after, although I do like how easy to fit it in the shorter sessions are, a few longer ones would be great

@Sooverthemill I agree, I'd been thinking along similar lines myself. Hadn't suspected pregnancy yet would wouldn't be surprised 😊

@Buttalapasta @froginawell count me in for the 30 days journeys, I'm definitely up for that!

This is the 9th

Day 16 done, I skipped 15 as had overextended the stretchy day and was in pain. I'll return to 15 maybe for day 30 instead. Loving the warrior moves today.

Day 16 lovely and gentle. This suits me at present being old and haggard

It makes sense to me now why dipping in and out of her videos in a random manner didn't work. This is sequential and loads better.

Good tip about lifting up your hand to do plank/lunge will try this.

I do wish her well. I really appreciate her doing these videos. She has a great teaching style. I hope she continues.

@hoochyhag that's why I prefer to do the series rather than the monthly curated calendar. It's so much better building up

@Sooverthemill Yep!
So far so good, can't believe I've kept it up. Good to do it together

Yes, I thought pregnancy yesterday - something about how she was holding the (slight!) curve of her belly!

I think I will move on to Move next month. I'm enjoying Center and quite glad they are short and gentle, but feel I could do with a little more of a workout and an extra 5-10 minutes.

Interesting theory on pregnancy - I think you could be right! I definitely find this series a lot more gentle and slow than last year.

@euromum my mum pays for the fwfg app membership and loves the monthly calendar. I tried it with just the YouTube content and found it bitty and unsatisfying. I think there are more new videos in the app, so that could be part of the issue, but I found the huge variation in length and style frustrating.

Finally flying home today after 2.5 weeks with the in laws, I'm a couple of days behind but excited to be fitting YWA back into my normal routine again.

I'm still up to date, I wasn't sure whether I'm finding it easier than previous attempts because I've been doing yoga more consistently in the run up to this one, but it sounds like it is a bit more gentle. Tbh that's good for me as it's meant to be something I do alongside my main sport, so relaxing/stretching etc is all good rather than feeling like I need vigorous flows.

I also worked something out earlier at my work yoga session - I'm far better at balancing when I also twist than when I'm looking ahead. I had a "good balance day" last week when there were twist balances, and the same again today. I just need to work out why! Maybe the twist forces me to think a bit more about how my body is positioned to balance properly?

I did day 15 yesterday but forgot to check in. My tree was... ok!

I am hoping today is a gentle one because I'm tiiiiired!

I’m really enjoying this month but it is definitely easier. Maybe a good plan to alternate with Move I think?

I also thought she had pregnancy vibes, and I’m normally spot on !

Hideous meeting that overran by 2 hours due to colleagues meltdown.

I'm not sure 'kind' was the right mood for me! But I guess I do feel a bit calmer...

Sounds like a plan!

Day 16 done.

It was very gentle today, I agree @hoochyhag

I was going to repeat Center next month, but now also thinking I might alternate with Move @melonraspberry

Day 16 done! I enjoyed that. I'm not feeling great today so it was enough for me. Lots of poses we haven't done yet this month. I also like the idea of alternating with move.