Yoga: January Challenge Daily Thread |
- January Challenge Daily Thread
- Feel like this sub has become the new yoga Instagram
- My Crow is starting to fly!!!
- [COMP] A little boat pose variation! Need to work on straightening my back a bit more, but I’m really proud of myself so far, more info about my journey in the comments
- What's something you used to believe about yoga that you don't anymore?
- [COMP] Headstand flow - getting better at balancing ��
- Can I filter out COMP posts?
- I just wanted to share
- Yoga and eating disorders
- How long have you been practicing yoga?
- Comment if you’d like! When do all of you fellow yogis prefer to do your stretching?
- Just started doing some yoga poses due to back pain. Has it been effective for you?
- Plank to Downward Facing Dog Lower Back Pain
- My wrist injury flared back up when I started doing yoga
- Advice for reclined twist?
- Online / livestream yoga experience sharing... How to "progress"
- Does anyone have any recommendations for poses to help be able to do peacock pose?
- What's the point of so many forward folds and halfway lifts?
- I washed my yoga mat and now it’s slippery. What do I do?
- My yoga classes keep incorporating this and holding the extension for like a minute; and it always ends up hurting my left hamstring
| January Challenge Daily Thread Posted: 23 Jan 2021 07:01 PM PST Share your experiences here! Looking for a challenge? There's a list here. [link] [comments] |
| Feel like this sub has become the new yoga Instagram Posted: 23 Jan 2021 06:31 AM PST EDIT: My goal is not to judge here. This is not a post for complaints but rather to talk about your experience and to learn from one another regardless of your opinion. There is no room for hate in this thread. We are hear to learn from one another and gain insight to foster our community. If you feel similarly please discuss why and how you cope with it and how you would like to better cope. If you feel differently please discuss why and provide insight into your perspective so others may learn from you. We are here to support one another and your perspective when given with kindness can truly help one other. Maybe it's just me, and that's fine. I don't want to criticize anyone's practice or judge others. And I do enjoy seeing fellow yogis enjoying their practice or showing their achievements. That said, in my opinion I feel like the sub is becoming the new Instagram for yoga. There's often more posts with photos of asanas and videos of flows that aren't engaging (ie. not asking for assistance or giving tips and advice or discussing their background or journey to achieve these asanas). Personally I would like to see if videos or pictures are posted that they provide context. Whether that is a story about how the achieved this asana or just general content or questions about their form. I look to this sub for community and education from others and feel it's very isolating to see pictures and videos that seem better fit for Instagram. I want to learn about everyone's journey. I wanted to hear everyone's thoughts on this and how they feel about the environment of the sub surrounding this topic. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 23 Jan 2021 06:33 PM PST I've been doing the YWA 30 day Breath journey. It's day 22 and I was feeling particularly strong so I decided to revisit crow pose. And y'all.... I was able to lift my legs and hold for a solid few seconds!!! It's a small victory but it feels so sweet. Just had to share 🥰 [link] [comments] |
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| What's something you used to believe about yoga that you don't anymore? Posted: 23 Jan 2021 06:27 PM PST I'd love to hear other people's responses to this. Some things I've realized in the last year: - I don't have to be skinny to do yoga. (I technically knew this wasn't true, but I'm still working on believing this, because most yoga marketing campaigns and most yoga media, including this subreddit, is nearly entirely skinny people). - Some poses are always going to feel wrong for my body, and it's okay to skip them. - I could do yoga for years and never achieve a handstand, and that doesn't make me any less of a yogi. [link] [comments] |
| [COMP] Headstand flow - getting better at balancing �� Posted: 23 Jan 2021 05:58 AM PST |
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| Posted: 23 Jan 2021 12:36 PM PST As a beginner, my new catchphrase is "sigh baby steps" I realize how unfit and how hard it is for me to stretch certain ways, and I see the pose and I go to do it and I can't without feeling strain or just can't hold for long , so I say We made good progress, baby steps. anyone else? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 23 Jan 2021 10:24 AM PST I have a question for my fellow teachers and people in recovery from an eating disorder and I'm hoping I can find some help on this sub. I teach a restorative yoga class for both an outpatient and inpatient eating disorder recovery center. I take my job extremely seriously and my students mean the world to me. I've spent a ton of time studying the different eating disorders, how yoga is helpful for people in recovery, etc. When I teach I always have a theme for my classes. Something for my students to think about while we are holding restorative poses. My question for people in recovery: what theme would you find the most helpful for you? My question for fellow teachers: do you have any resources you can share with me on sequencing classes for people in recovery? This job means everything to me and I just want to make sure I'm giving my students everything that they deserve. Thank you for reading, and for you help. [link] [comments] |
| How long have you been practicing yoga? Posted: 23 Jan 2021 05:10 PM PST How long have you been practicing yoga? What has been your biggest achievement? Why do you show up to the mat? I'll start. I've had a dedicated practice for a year, but I've been doing yoga (I say "doing" because it literally wasn't a practice) here and there for a few years. My greatest achievement was the first time I completed a 30 day yoga challenge! I was so happy that I was able to fully commit to something for myself for 30 days. I show up to the mat daily because it makes me feel good. It's my safe space, and I love that I'm able to clear my head and just be. [link] [comments] |
| Comment if you’d like! When do all of you fellow yogis prefer to do your stretching? Posted: 23 Jan 2021 01:01 PM PST Personally, waking up and immediately starting to read has been a great way for myself to get that brain food. A few minutes in I always sit in some nice long pigeons, and some other hip flexor stretches while i continue to read. Whenever i decide to workout I usually give myself a couple hours afterwards and do an hour long stretch from my head to toe. I've had a history of a twice fractured back as a younger kid, and I always used to avoid doing my PT exercises and stretches simply because I was just too immature to know more about my health. Ever since the start of quarantine I've been keeping up with stretching around 1.5 hours a day... and I have truly never felt better. [link] [comments] |
| Just started doing some yoga poses due to back pain. Has it been effective for you? Posted: 23 Jan 2021 08:50 PM PST due to the current situation, I am not able to have someone to coach me or participate in yoga sessions because of fear of getting covid. I recently started on my own because my back really hurts, did some research and find it painful doing some of the positions. any started advice? [link] [comments] |
| Plank to Downward Facing Dog Lower Back Pain Posted: 23 Jan 2021 01:50 PM PST Hi all! I I've been doing yoga with Adrienne videos on YouTube to get back into yoga. I'm a former ballerina so I like the low impact exercise, but I have noticed that when I transition from the plank pose to downward facing dog I get a sharp painful catch in my lower spine, around the top of my pelvis. Does anyone have any insight into what might be causing this, or ways to alleviate it? I'm assuming my form is incorrect or I'm using the wrong muscle groups to move my body. Thanks! [link] [comments] |
| My wrist injury flared back up when I started doing yoga Posted: 23 Jan 2021 05:07 PM PST So I've been doing yoga off and on for the last few months, but lately I've been doing it pretty consistently. I have an old, reoccurring wrist injury from too many years of playing piano, knitting, and falling on the ice. I know that you're supposed to distribute the weight across your fingers to avoid stressing the wrist, but my wrist still flared back up. Does anyone have any advice for gently healing and strengthening my wrists or any ideas of good flows/poses to practice that will still build up my overall strength while avoiding injuring my wrist further? Thanks! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 23 Jan 2021 04:51 PM PST I've been following along with the YWA Breath challenge, and while I'm not new to yoga, this is the first time I've practiced so consistently and also my first time doing so much practice at home. I've been seeing a lot of improvement and benefit, but of course the downside is I don't have a teacher in the room to ask questions of. The issue I'm having is that reclined twists are extremely uncomfortable in my lower back - specifically right around where I can feel the back of the iliac crest. I feel like I know my body well enough to distinguish "good stretch" from "bad stretch," if that makes sense, and this is a nope nope nope kind of feeling. I don't have a history of back pain or any prior injuries, and I can do seated twists and other twisty poses no problem. If I attempt it I usually put a block under the knee that is bent, but I still have a sharp pain in my low back in this pose. I also can't keep both of my shoulders on the mat while trying. Whenever Adriene takes us into that pose I usually have a go at it, but my body always tells me right away that it's it a no. I don't notice this pain in any other poses. If anyone has any insight I'd appreciate it. Are there other poses or stretches I could do to work toward a reclined twist? I'd love to be able to enjoy this restorative pose. Even just some ideas into why this might be happening would be wonderful. [link] [comments] |
| Online / livestream yoga experience sharing... How to "progress" Posted: 23 Jan 2021 05:43 AM PST Dear all, With this post, I wanted to share some experiences on online/livestream yoga over the last year, and also ask for some advice. Online experience: Early March, the start of the lockdown last year, I was skeptical. I loved going to a studio, having the "real experience" - arriving, disconnecting, being early on the mat, tuning in with the body & taking it easy after while having a cup of tea... I was not sure how an online class could ever come close to this experience. However, I have to say the whole online yoga experience has surprised me quite positively! Some of the reasons & learnings below
However, to be able to really enjoy these online classes, I've found setting some "rules & rituals" for myself really made the difference:
Request for advice: What I've found most challenging so far is to "progress" to a more advanced class. In a studio, I feel comfier doing so, given I know the teacher is really close and can guide me.
Sorry for the long post, but felt like sharing these experiences could benefit some of you. How have you experienced online yoga over the past year? What do you like/dislike most? Namasté [link] [comments] |
| Does anyone have any recommendations for poses to help be able to do peacock pose? Posted: 23 Jan 2021 02:53 PM PST |
| What's the point of so many forward folds and halfway lifts? Posted: 23 Jan 2021 06:37 AM PST I'm really sorry this comes off really rude probably 😬 There's a lot of videos and classes where this is like 10-20% of the whole class. I literally don't feel anything in any muscle part. I usually just stand there and take a break or do the arms hanging heavy that I can tell loosens up my back or gorilla pose. I guess it's good for really old people or for people with bad mobility that hunch over a lot? [link] [comments] |
| I washed my yoga mat and now it’s slippery. What do I do? Posted: 23 Jan 2021 08:07 AM PST My Lululemon yoga mat was getting dirty so I washed it with only water. That was a few months ago and it's still slippery. It feels really smooth now. Has anyone experienced this? Do you have suggestions on how to fix it? Thank you! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 23 Jan 2021 10:14 AM PST They make us over extend to sit back on our flat foot while hyper extending the lifted leg and then hold it. Every teacher at my studio lately, what gives? Also what can I do to help heal my hamstring after tweaking it from what they were having us do? I did this Thursday morning and am still sore in my ligament behind the knee. Only 1 of the teachers at the studio does alignment and posture corrections too so I am sometimes hurting myself. How do i deal with this and what else can I do instead? How long until I can go back to a class (and a teacher who doesn't do that) Why is this pose suddenly an obsession at my studio? Before this they all were obsessed with pigeon which is also a pretty problematic pose I need a lot of advice about this whole topic lol [link] [comments] |
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