YWA Jan 2024 - Flow

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Anyone else excited for this? Ready to get going in the new year?

I got all excited when it was announced but just can't get the site to load. Had anyone else managed to get into it?

I really didn't want to get on the mat today but I'm very grateful for this thread for making me accountable! Really liked today's as well. I agree with @narniabusiness that this 30 days has been a really good balance and progression. Sometimes by this point I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed by it and struggling to keep up but this has built really nicely. Obviously when Adriene throws in crow pose, I will have a completely different opinion!

Still here, still going. I thought this evening’s was a bit meh, but I was tired after a run and just wanted it to be over so I could shower and go to bed.

Did I post yesterday? It was perfect, absolutely loved it. Today was very good but I fell over trying to rise into warrior 1!

I enjoyed yesterday's - I had a good tree day 😃

I am really enjoying this 30 days. I was going to try to do one of the older 30 day journeys after it's finished, but I am considering redoing Flow as I'm liking it so well. Just the right level of challenge and familiarity for me.

I couldn’t just lift up from my knee on the floor into lunge and then Warrior one. I had to grab the mantelpiece for help! It’s a miracle it didn’t come off the wall.

@afaloren snap, came on to say the same, just glad I’m still showing up. Fairly gentle today except the flat footed squat which I could do but only for a couple of seconds at a time.

I've missed several days as I was away and then didn't feel great yesterday. Caught up on days 19 and 20 just now. 19 had too many repetitive sun salutations, but I liked the hip openers in day 20.

I found today hard on my knees.

Really enjoyed today again, although I did call Adrienne rude names during the second chair pose...

I also fell over instead of lifting the knee...

I'm still here, though I stopped completely over the period of my dad's funeral. Partly because of traveling and partly because I literally had no energy to do anything some days. I've started again from the beginning and I've just done Day Four. I am enjoying it and it's 20 minutes give or take where I can just about manage to focus on just the yoga.

I had to do 3 X adrienes today to catch up as the last few days went a bit squiffy. Feeling pleased with myself though.

Today's was quite fun although my legs were definitely shaking by the end! She really seemed to be extending the hold of some of the poses.

Well done @28bubble on your triple!

@SunUpSunDown good to see you. I hope you are OK.

@Trickedbyadoughnut I was thinking the same. I am feeling stronger since the start of January, it would be interesting to go back to the beginning and compare.

I was tempted to skip today but this thread had kept me on the straight and narrow and I am so glad I did it before bed. A lovely practice.

@Trickedbyadoughnut @OhOneOhTwoOhThree many of us on this thread repeat each years 30 day’s challenge each month! 2023 fell by the wayside by 2022 and 2021 was pretty good. Join us! I will start a thread end of January

Thank you @Sooverthemill I was on the February thread for a while last year, then we went away for half term and I never got back to yoga. Must do better this year, as I feel so much better for regular practice.

Today was nice and gentle. I enjoyed it.

@afaloren I'm glad you said it was gentle - I keep thinking I can't face today's but every time I come on this thread it encourages me to keep going when someone says they enjoyed it :)

@Sooverthemill I've seen the threads better never been committed enough to keep going 😬But I know I'll feel so much better if I do!

I'm catching up. Just 2 days behind and loved today's- the tree one. Enjoy the challenge of a balance and feel that I'm being my future friend in terms of helping me stay strong and upright in my old age!

I've really not been feeling it the last couple of days. Dragging myself onto the mat. I don't think I paid any attention today and was totally just going through the motions. I might have to do it again at some point. I'm WFH tomorrow so hoping that having a chance to do it earlier in the day will help.

I wasn't keen on those lopsided bridge things today.

I'd already forgotten about those but I agree. The only way I could do them was to lift my 'other' leg/foot off the ground. I wasn't sure what I should be doing with it otherwise. But that wasn't what Adriene did at all.

Lopsided bridge was a bit odd. I could feel I was going to one side but when I looked my hips still looked just level. The one that totally flummoxed me was the cobra with the froggy legs. I could hardly push my shoulders off the ground.

Just did days 23 and 24. Chair is my least favourite position but I liked the challenge of getting up into warrior 1.

I liked the lopsided bridges and how they highlighted the difference in strength and tension on my left and right hand side. Struggled with froggy leg cobra though.

I'm glad there was a pic of a side plank in today's email so I was expecting it! Some tough parts of today and my shoulders were really feeling it. But overall, good!

Side plank is hard bit okay. Low boat is a real struggle.