12:39 the moment Benji did the little puppy crawl across the mat 😅 And can we all take a moment to appreciate Adrienne's response? "I'm gonna roll with it." That was one of the most instructive moments of the day... sometimes when a puppy lies in the way of your best laid plans, it means life is calling you to adjust your plans around the cuteness.
I like your saying about Benji as my dog Rex does the same thing throughout the day and while during yoga. However, I think my dog is telling me very quietly that he wants dinner haha😂
I love that Benji gets to do yoga with you. You can tell he is so happy and relaxed to be there. He is an example to us all of being fully in the present.
A classic day, day eight, don't hate, meditate, feel great! It was amazing, as always! I'm immensely grateful to you, Adriene, for all you do for us all! Thank you wholeheartedly, Adriene & Benji! 🙏🏼💜
As a long time Adriene follower like you, I have noticed that she no longer says "Namaste." I am ambivalent, but curious. Why has she dropped the term?
Center is my first yoga Journey. Today I found myself at 11pm realizing my day was going to end without doing this session. I was going to let it pass and start again tomorrow, but then I remembered how great this daily yoga practice has been to me. I was mentally prepared to endure a 30 min hard work yoga and I was gifted instead with this calming and soothing practice. I am so happy and grateful for this. Gracias to you all: Adrienne, Benji, team and community ❤
As a yoga teacher trying to build the courage to go online thank you for being so relaxed and authentic when you teach. It is so refreshing and inviting after all the highly choreographed and overly produced videos many teachers feel forced to produce. I look firward to allowing my fur babies into my videos - they make everyone feel more relaxed!
I have tried a million different yoga teachers on here, and Adrienne's authenticity is what brings me back to her. You should go for it, and be your authentic self! It shines through when people are real
Benji is a healing teacher too! I love how he co-creates with Adriene to make these sessions so beautiful and powerful. If your fur babies are willing, I bet it will enhance your sessions too
I saw an interview with Adriene where they asked her if she had any idea of the positive impact she has on so many people's lives and she said (humbly and kindly) that she does. Today I'm feeling very glad about that. The refuge Adriane helps us create in our own homes is a truly amazing thing (':
Wow, I just have to say a follow up to this practice from yesterday! I have a history of grinding my teeth when I sleep, I also bite my tongue a lot (some of it has to do with partial seizures) but i've been really getting worse the last few weeks. Last night after this Melt practice it was the first time I went to bed and woke up with my jaw relaxed and didn't bite my tongue. A strange feedback, lol but happy and wanted to share!
Thank you Adriene, Benji, and everyone else for the encouragement, I had to start with Day 7 today, because I unfortunately missed yesterday, so I'm so glad Day 8 wasn't to strenuous, I have never done this stuff before, I'm 73, so my movement isn't quite as graceful as Adriene's, but you can see the resemblance, and it's working... peace & love to you all ❤
Congratulations. And it will eventually becomes easier. I started with the thirty day challenge and it lead me to do every day yoga for more than a year. And I’ve never felt better with my body. I didn’t loose weight or anything. I’ve just come to appreciate all the things it does. And has made me love it
This is my first 30-day journey with Adriene, and I am loving it. I am a few days behind, but I just wanted to hop ahead to the current comments to let you know how happy I am to be on this journey with you all! Best of luck. Stick with it!
Don’t know if anyone else can relate but this was actually the hardest class for me. I have a hard time being still and just focusing on my breath for long periods of time. This practice was a good reminder for me to slow down and enjoy the process
Definitely can relate. Did this at the end of a super long day, and my brain was stuck in overdrive running over my to-do list. Still, I do feel a little bit more relaxed now.
Same here! All the other classes have flown by but this one was really challenging for me. I kept looking at my phone and debated stopping but I’m glad I finished
Oh Yeah. I almost got up when it was time to “ burrito” because I had things to do. Then I realized I would really miss out. So glad I decided to chill. Now my brain feels less wound up.
I enjoyed it, but I didn't realize all the tension I was carrying. Sometimes I wasn't sure if I was even letting go in certain places. Definitely an important practice to continue in our every day lives. 🙌🏽💓🙌🏽💓🙌🏽💓
Yep. With my ADHD I struggle. However, I've found some success in doing terraced 'slowing down' - if just sitting generates 6 trains on 2 tracks in my head, I might add just a little stretch or neck roll or something still in the attitude of the stillness. That enables enough of my brain to focus on that task rather than run wild and helps me put the rest of the brain power into breathing and what I'm sensing in my body and surroundings. I've had to remember that my 'best' is not the same every day either - and tried to stop getting mad at myself for 'failing' to sit still and start being more pleased that I made an attempt in the first place.
Aww, that's cute. I feel like I've met you. Your cool 😎 name has a familiarity. It was a pleasure for me to see 👀 Benji the entire session too. Reminiscent of my late dog 🐕 Smokey. 🙏🏿
I was so impressed when Adriene gave up on trying to move Benji and said "I'm just gonna roll with it," because that's really life, isn't it?! If you're not exactly where you thought you would be, just adjust and figure it out.
Thanks! I’m really enjoying your classes. And Benji too. It’s been amazing to do the practice in the comfort of my home. I feel blessed and I feel grateful.
Omg. Benji was the most adorable. He is always the cutest, but this time he was totally in it with us all.. Benji having the most relaxed practice. Thank you for this practice it was beautiful
Did this practise on my bed so my cat could join in because he loooooves YWA 😆 This is my third 30 day yoga journey and by far my favourite, I've showed up every day which I never managed in previous years! Thank you so much Adriene & Benji, see everyone tomorrow!! 🙏☺
This classic day 8 was just what I needed today! Hope everyone else following along this February gets the rest and rejuvenation they need. See you tomorrow! ☺
My mum passed away on January 1st and somehow I have managed to come to the mat every day since. This daily yoga practice has helped me to feel anchored and supported during this time and is something positive I can focus on each day. I haven't done today's practice yet but I have a feeling it is exactly what I need. Thank you Adriene & Benji
I am so sorry for your loss, Wendy. My Mom recently passed as well and I understand how consistently coming to the mat helps emotionally and physically. Adriene combines the right balance of self love, healing and playfulness to her practices and I think that is what draws our hurting selves away from our new normal, for just a bit, to join in community with others. Hugs and love coming your way from Tennessee, USA
Today was hard. Anxiety and stress were winning despite my constant attempts to beat them back. As soon as I heard your voice I started sobbing without abandon. I named my fears, I took my breaths, I tried to love myself through movement. I needed that release more than words can express. This practice means so much to me. And I know I’m not the only one who feels this way. Thank you for who you are and what you do. You were a gift and a light for me today. I appreciate you deeply 🖤
That's the journey, that's the lesson. Thank you for sharing. These are the memories we have forever. I felt the same. No one is alone in this community. Namaste!
Adriene, you are so adorable. I laughed when you were trying to take back what you said about kicking Benji out. There's just this child like energy in you that I truly truly love. I love what you do and appreciate the effort you put in every video that you make. The light in me honors the light you. ❤️
When Benji woke suddenly up and then got back down I bursted in to a laugh that made my dogs go crazy. I spent the last 10 minutes of the practice laughing and cuddling with them. Loved it!
Day 8- Melt Firstly, Benji melts my heart... Secondly; I will admit, I was anxious of this day. As someone, trying to recover from an exercise addiction and disordered eating, ease and rest have been a struggle. Feeling like I do not deserve to rest, that I need to do more. But I am giving it my all on this journey, letting my body tell me what it needs. And this is what it needed. After the first few minutes of doubt, my body just melted (pun intended) and my mind was at ease. A truly wonderful practice. Thank you x
Wow, I melted with 10,000 people today! Each day I look at the # of views when I begin the practice and at the end refresh the page to see how many people I was practicing alongside. Powerful powerful. Much love to our community, Namaste
This is one of my favourite parts of YWA, even when following the rest of the years calendar I'll do the same thing. It's just nice to see how many did it along with you, and even in the (very) rare case that you did it alone, that feels special too haha
First time Showing up for premiere for me - proud of us all who managed to roll out of bed and onto the mat! (7am Berlin time for me) And what a beautiful practice to wake the body up in the morning🌞 Although I gotta say in the end I was dangerously ready to snooze back so sleep! Feeling excited to conquer my day now. Have a good one everybody!
Hi Nell, glad you could show up for the live start to Day 8 (6am here in the UK🙄 but feels great to join everyone for an early class). Wasn't this a lovely practice to ease us into our day!🤗💕🙏
Well done Nell! I haven't yet managed to practice live, it's 6am in Portugal. I preferably wake up naturally at 7am without setting the clock ;) But as January goes by I definitely will join live at some point. I'll just let it flow to see when. Until then, let's melt & center together on our mats :)
I am so glad for you Nell! Congrats! And keep doing what makes you feel good! You inspired me to wake up tomorrow (8 am in Greece) , so i can practice with the live video and with all of you around the world! Hope i will make it!♥
I cannot stress the positive knock-on effect this 30 day practice has had for me so far!! I didn't realise how refreshing it would be to start 2023 prioritising what _feels_ good for my mind and my body. As obvious and simple as "find what feels good" seems, it's surprisingly radical to put your own feelings first instead of trying to fit an ideal or mold - especially now with so much focus on New Year's resolutions which often centre on weight loss or some vague form of "self-improvement". This space is such a breath of fresh air and a healing opportunity to turn inward, to find what _I_ actually want and need instead of following the crowd. Thank you so much Adriene and the entire Yoga With Adriene team for creating such a beautiful space!!
I end each practice with my hands at my forehead imagining how I open my heart center and send love to everyone practicing with me past, present and future and then also receiving it back. It just feels so nice. Thank you Adriene and team!
OMG, I almost died of a cuteness overload with Benji! He's such a cute boy!! You nailed it with the "busy mind" comment, I got up with my inner dialogue at full volume today but by the end of this class I almost fell asleep. Talk about getting relaxed! Thanks for everything you give us Adriene, you are such a gift to the world ❤️. Day 8 in!!
Laughing out loud at Benji"s antics...unexpected and delightful! Later in our practice I looked around to find all my pets (2 pups and 4 kitties) in 'recline pose' near me...again, laughing out loud! OK, so maybe that wasn't exactly the intent of Melt...but it did my soul good! Namaste to all!
So many phrases resonated, like: "This is OUR yoga" "we don't necessarily need to do what someone else tells us to do"! Loved it, as always. Gracias! 🙏🌷
Thank you Adriene! I really needed this. It was the first time during this journey that i did the practice live and at 7 am in the morning before work. I had a really shitty, anxiety driven night and the session really helped me release my grip and tension. I had a good cry :) what a lovely community it is. Have a great day y'all. Love from Germany
What a gorgeously giving, loving and yes, "melting" yoga today. My body and my mind truly needed it. Thank you, Adriene, this is definitely one I will do again.
Today I found myself not even looking at the length of the video before starting, and that felt so good! My body knows it is yoga time despite everything else going on in my life.
Beautiful practice! I melted so well that I woke up in the middle of an interior decorating video!?! Thank you, Adrienne and Benji too, for helping me relax!
Wow! I've never really had the experience people talk about of having a practice just fly by, but this truly felt like 10 minutes! Much love to everyone on this day of relaxation and observation 🙏
Honestly, I didn't want to do this practice today. I almost skipped it, but I'm so glad I didn't. This is what I needed today. Thank you, Adriene and Benji!! 🙏
I think this is my favourite Benji moment in 7 years of practicing with YWA. Also my favourite 30 Days of Yoga so far, thank you Adriene and Benji and team x
Hello I got a bit of a late start to this journey. Got sick at the start of this year and taking a long flight back home. But I am here now. Just on day 2 but even though I started late I am still determined to finish! I can't wait to watch this video on day 8. Day 8 is always one of my favorites! And to anyone else like me: It doesn't matter when you start of if you miss some days you can always begin again. Good luck everyone! :)
I woke up another year older today! It felt good to MELT into my body on this day. Really jump in and feel what my body feels like in this new year! ☺️
I'm following my own pace and not "on track" and even even still I just practiced this class with 500 people!!! I read the suggestion of clicking on the view count before and after watching in the comments from the last video. Sorry, I don't remember who. But brings a whole new level to this practice for me. So thank you!
That was everything I needed! I have bookmarked this one to do on a regular basis in the evening. That Benji moment around the 12 1/2 min mark was too flippin adorable. Made me miss my yellow lab who passed years ago. She used to do the same thing when I did yoga and tried to reposition her. Your January series is always good for my soul!
This was an amazing practice before work and definitely coming back to it after work 😊 thanks adriene❤️ sending hugs to everyone from my home to yours ❤️❤️
These are my favorite videos. I’m in trauma therapy. This helps the most. I love all Adrian’s videoed but the slow ones are great for feeling my body. I can get totally centered.
It s My First Time live ! How exciting! At 7am in Vienna Austria. It’s the second year I am following the 30 days challenge, last year I followed through for the first time the 30 days, and now I am on a good path. What a good start in the week! Thank you so much!
Loved this one! Did it with my eight year old, who decided we could skip the last five minutes, because he wasn't sleepy :-) BUT, youtube added these minutes onto the next day work-out and that turned out to be the exact moment I needed them.
Day 8 ✅ Who else could hear the heartbeats when there was soft silence. Todays practice was really melting.. I should have done this on Sunday.. by now I might be into deep state of sleeping completely melting into blanket 😂 but it's Tuesday. Thank you Adriene Namaste 🙏
I loved the little longer Savasana in the end! I would love that in the other practices too, eventhough I can choose to stay there longer, the music in the end can interrupt that a little bit. Thanks for the amazing journey!
Oh sweet Benji!! :) After a day of exciting firsts (first day working at a new office and joining a new ballet class) this practice was the perfect way to end the day and really wind down. Also, when you see Benji so relaxed and adorable you can't help but feel all warm and fuzzy :)
Ahhh- loved this one after a particularly stressful day. Thank you Adriene for all these beautiful heartfelt practices. I was also “full Burrito “! Ps LOVED Benji stretching out with you- made me laugh and forget my troubles with love- Kate Greer in NYC.
After going through days 5, 6 and 7 at once yesterday evening I really needed this one. Thank you so much, from the bottom of my heart, this practice was perfect.
I personally only ever did yoga when I was with my mom or sister *always with Yoga with Adriene* but when I came across this 30 day yoga journey *better late then never* - I figured there's no better time to start making yoga a practice and not just an activity and man am I ever happy I did! Thank you so very much Adriene for everything you do, (this includes you Benji - as it reminds me of my dog and how much he taught me♡) and I want to thank the whole UA-cam community we have on this channel and all their positive support, stories and feedback! Let's make 2023 the best one yet!
Absolutely needed today's Melt Session...just to take a moment to clear your mind and let everything melt away does wonder's and definitely center's you back to where you need to be!! Thanks Adriene and Benji🙂
A very delicious practice indeed! Helps you to bring awareness to your body and notice any tension. Cannot thank Adriene enough. Happy Day 8, everyone!
That felt gorgeous. Like Benji, my cat Rose joins me on the mat every day. No matter where she is in the flat, the sound of Adriene’s voice calls her to the mat! It’s a tussle for space most days 😊
Yesterday I got pretty bad cramps, so I was just repeating to myself the whole evening "It's going to be a relaxing practice tomorrow!" And it was! 😍 Thanks Adriene for always knowing what I need even if I don't know it sometimes 🙏
I just finished day 8 and feel so calm and relaxed. Thank you Adriene and Benji and everyone 🤍 my cats joined me per usual and when it was snuggle time at the end one of my cats went under the blanket with me it was so sweet. Our pets love a calming and peaceful environment 🤍
i’m showing up again! come on! for some people some days some times it’s hard to get out of bed let alone on the mat. yet here we are. well done wonderful people
Love, love, love this practice. Good to know I'm not the only one with an animal who likes to take over my yoga mat. My cat Boo does the same thing. Really enjoying Center! Thank you, Adriene!
I am so intensely grateful for that practice, it felt like the sky was falling today and then all of a sudden, there was the body and the breath. Thank you Adriene (and Benji for giving me the warm fuzzies ♡♡♡)
I'm running behind after doing well at the beginning of January, haven't shown up for a few days so feeling guilty.. But this is just what I needed today, and I'm grateful to be here. Hoping I can get better at showing up every day, take care everyone 🙏☮
No guilt! I am doing this session today. You could say I'm late, but I don't feel that way. I have been spreading it out with my other routines, cardio, weights, and yoga. Any chance you get to do something with your body is amazing!
This was heaven! I felt like a pat of melting butter. I have two cats with me who are as determined as Benjy is to relax wherever they like on the mat - even they couldn’t stop the melt. 😊
Hello Adriene, I'm at your 8th Center video on 10th of March 2023, and I enjoyed all the yoga classes so far and also the others that you posted in previous years. I want to thank you and your team for the work and the efort and the time you put to creat this video and post it on youtube and share it with me and all of us. I appreciate your efort and your work. Thank you Thank you Thank you Very Much!!! Namaste.
Benji Finding What Feels Good 24/7, a true role model 💚
My daughter, to be six this year, loves to join me, and she is Benji then 😁💗
We love Benji
The world would be a better place if we were all as chill as Benji.
Benji comforts me.
The best Benji content yet
12:39 the moment Benji did the little puppy crawl across the mat 😅 And can we all take a moment to appreciate Adrienne's response? "I'm gonna roll with it." That was one of the most instructive moments of the day... sometimes when a puppy lies in the way of your best laid plans, it means life is calling you to adjust your plans around the cuteness.
So true - we can't control what others do, but we can control how we respond to it.... loved this
I like your saying about Benji as my dog Rex does the same thing throughout the day and while during yoga. However, I think my dog is telling me very quietly that he wants dinner haha😂
Hi from North Carolina… You are the only yoga instructor that I watch and I have watched you for years… Thank you for sharing your talents
yes beautiful x she is always so chilled
Relax your body dear one,
Melt your heart,
Ease your mind,
Observe
Take stock.
Receive love,
Stretch your soul,
Find comfort.
You're truly amazing, Adriene! Thank you for your wonderful words, they genuinely melted my heart! You are the best! Take care of yourself! 🙏🏼💜
❤❤
any tips for wrist soreness with continued practice?
💖 today was really nice
Lovely. Nameste.
I love that Benji gets to do yoga with you. You can tell he is so happy and relaxed to be there. He is an example to us all of being fully in the present.
I love this comment ❤ so true..!
A classic day, day eight, don't hate, meditate, feel great! It was amazing, as always! I'm immensely grateful to you, Adriene, for all you do for us all! Thank you wholeheartedly, Adriene & Benji! 🙏🏼💜
This is what stuck in my head after my first day 08 ! That is still one of my go to sessions
Indeed
As a long time Adriene follower like you, I have noticed that she no longer says "Namaste." I am ambivalent, but curious. Why has she dropped the term?
@@katiedube3955 I was thinking that too! I miss it actually and just say it anyway
😂 yep!
Center is my first yoga Journey. Today I found myself at 11pm realizing my day was going to end without doing this session. I was going to let it pass and start again tomorrow, but then I remembered how great this daily yoga practice has been to me. I was mentally prepared to endure a 30 min hard work yoga and I was gifted instead with this calming and soothing practice. I am so happy and grateful for this. Gracias to you all: Adrienne, Benji, team and community ❤
This is my favourite year of 30 Days so far.
Agree❤️
Same here!
How do you go from here? Is the idea to repeat the 30 days of center throughout the year? What’s next?
OK but I really loved Breath, too!🌲
Agreed ❤️
Who would have thought lying down and being still is harder than a full core yoga practice. It's hard to be still sometimes. Thank you, Adriene.
As a yoga teacher trying to build the courage to go online thank you for being so relaxed and authentic when you teach. It is so refreshing and inviting after all the highly choreographed and overly produced videos many teachers feel forced to produce. I look firward to allowing my fur babies into my videos - they make everyone feel more relaxed!
You should totally go for it and most definitely get them fur babies involved 😊💕
I have tried a million different yoga teachers on here, and Adrienne's authenticity is what brings me back to her. You should go for it, and be your authentic self! It shines through when people are real
Benji is a healing teacher too! I love how he co-creates with Adriene to make these sessions so beautiful and powerful. If your fur babies are willing, I bet it will enhance your sessions too
Do it! You'll have fun!😍
Fur babies - love it! 😊
I saw an interview with Adriene where they asked her if she had any idea of the positive impact she has on so many people's lives and she said (humbly and kindly) that she does. Today I'm feeling very glad about that. The refuge Adriane helps us create in our own homes is a truly amazing thing (':
Hey all! We made it through week one, let's be proud of eachother and ourself 🧡
Absolutely 💕
🔥🔥🔥 all in this together !
Wow, I just have to say a follow up to this practice from yesterday! I have a history of grinding my teeth when I sleep, I also bite my tongue a lot (some of it has to do with partial seizures) but i've been really getting worse the last few weeks. Last night after this Melt practice it was the first time I went to bed and woke up with my jaw relaxed and didn't bite my tongue. A strange feedback, lol but happy and wanted to share!
This is amazing! I'm really happy for you my yogi friend ❤️
@@zijing9548 Thank you! It has continued to help greatly!
We humans are a strange bunch and have interesting little idiosyncrasies lol. So glad you found relief with this! 😊
I can relate to some of what you've shared and highly recommend looking into somatic therapy
Hey, I too have the same problem. I suggest you to wear a mouth protector it helps a lot or else you risk loosing your teeth
Thank you Adriene, Benji, and everyone else for the encouragement, I had to start with Day 7 today, because I unfortunately missed yesterday, so I'm so glad Day 8 wasn't to strenuous, I have never done this stuff before, I'm 73, so my movement isn't quite as graceful as Adriene's, but you can see the resemblance, and it's working... peace & love to you all ❤
Keep showing up,like you have been. Modify everything if you want/need. Im proud you came to the mat💙
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I am 64 and this is perfect for my strength
Congratulations. And it will eventually becomes easier. I started with the thirty day challenge and it lead me to do every day yoga for more than a year. And I’ve never felt better with my body. I didn’t loose weight or anything. I’ve just come to appreciate all the things it does. And has made me love it
That's wonderful, David. Keep going! :)
This is my first 30-day journey with Adriene, and I am loving it. I am a few days behind, but I just wanted to hop ahead to the current comments to let you know how happy I am to be on this journey with you all! Best of luck. Stick with it!
Don’t know if anyone else can relate but this was actually the hardest class for me. I have a hard time being still and just focusing on my breath for long periods of time. This practice was a good reminder for me to slow down and enjoy the process
Definitely can relate. Did this at the end of a super long day, and my brain was stuck in overdrive running over my to-do list. Still, I do feel a little bit more relaxed now.
Same here! All the other classes have flown by but this one was really challenging for me. I kept looking at my phone and debated stopping but I’m glad I finished
Oh Yeah. I almost got up when it was time to “ burrito” because I had things to do. Then I realized I would really miss out. So glad I decided to chill. Now my brain feels less wound up.
I enjoyed it, but I didn't realize all the tension I was carrying. Sometimes I wasn't sure if I was even letting go in certain places. Definitely an important practice to continue in our every day lives. 🙌🏽💓🙌🏽💓🙌🏽💓
Yep. With my ADHD I struggle. However, I've found some success in doing terraced 'slowing down' - if just sitting generates 6 trains on 2 tracks in my head, I might add just a little stretch or neck roll or something still in the attitude of the stillness. That enables enough of my brain to focus on that task rather than run wild and helps me put the rest of the brain power into breathing and what I'm sensing in my body and surroundings.
I've had to remember that my 'best' is not the same every day either - and tried to stop getting mad at myself for 'failing' to sit still and start being more pleased that I made an attempt in the first place.
“Day 8, don’t hate, meditate, feel great.”-Adrienne
Thank you Adrienne for this wonderful practice to unwind and relax. 🙏♥️
I just want to say thank you to Benji for not moving, seeing him today full screen filled my heart with love ❤❤❤
Aww, that's cute. I feel like I've met you. Your cool 😎 name has a familiarity. It was a pleasure for me to see 👀 Benji the entire session too. Reminiscent of my late dog 🐕 Smokey. 🙏🏿
I was so impressed when Adriene gave up on trying to move Benji and said "I'm just gonna roll with it," because that's really life, isn't it?! If you're not exactly where you thought you would be, just adjust and figure it out.
Yes! 🐶❤
@@cmc3179 great point! 👍🏿
Thanks! I’m really enjoying your classes. And Benji too. It’s been amazing to do the practice in the comfort of my home. I feel blessed and I feel grateful.
Omg.
Benji was the most adorable.
He is always the cutest, but this time he was totally in it with us all..
Benji having the most relaxed practice.
Thank you for this practice it was beautiful
I agree. Benji is inspiring.
Did this practise on my bed so my cat could join in because he loooooves YWA 😆 This is my third 30 day yoga journey and by far my favourite, I've showed up every day which I never managed in previous years! Thank you so much Adriene & Benji, see everyone tomorrow!! 🙏☺
when I opened my eyes at the end, I saw one of my cats sitting peacefully next to me. Cheers to our 4-legged companions!
This is my third 30 day yoga journey too! I agree that it's my favorite so far. My cats are not interested in joining me on the mat, unfortunately! 😸
I'm seriously thinking about doing this one in bed every night!
My cats are sometimes a distraction but often they motivate me to not give up during downward dogs by lying underneath me. Got to love em!
Benji was in the perfect mood for this one😌
Hey friends of February 2024, I hope you are having the best day possible for you today❤ See you tomorrow!
This classic day 8 was just what I needed today! Hope everyone else following along this February gets the rest and rejuvenation they need. See you tomorrow! ☺
Great way to end the day! Good, relaxing stretch. See you all tomorrow, 2024 peeps!
My mum passed away on January 1st and somehow I have managed to come to the mat every day since. This daily yoga practice has helped me to feel anchored and supported during this time and is something positive I can focus on each day.
I haven't done today's practice yet but I have a feeling it is exactly what I need. Thank you Adriene & Benji
Sending you love. Thank you for showing up!
So sorry for your loss. ❤ Thank you for sharing your heart and time with us.
I am so sorry for your loss, Wendy. My Mom recently passed as well and I understand how consistently coming to the mat helps emotionally and physically. Adriene combines the right balance of self love, healing and playfulness to her practices and I think that is what draws our hurting selves away from our new normal, for just a bit, to join in community with others. Hugs and love coming your way from Tennessee, USA
Virtual hug.
My deepest condolences.
Sending support and healing vibes.
Immense love to you, and sorry for the lost of your mom. Doing a daily yoga/meditation practice it's the best way to go through difficult times ❤
Today was hard. Anxiety and stress were winning despite my constant attempts to beat them back.
As soon as I heard your voice I started sobbing without abandon. I named my fears, I took my breaths, I tried to love myself through movement. I needed that release more than words can express.
This practice means so much to me. And I know I’m not the only one who feels this way.
Thank you for who you are and what you do. You were a gift and a light for me today. I appreciate you deeply 🖤
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That's the journey, that's the lesson. Thank you for sharing. These are the memories we have forever. I felt the same. No one is alone in this community. Namaste!
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You're acing it, please be proud of yourself!
I cried on the mat today too! When I made myself into a blanket burrito at the end, I felt held. Like I was holding myself. And I cried.
Adriene, you are so adorable. I laughed when you were trying to take back what you said about kicking Benji out. There's just this child like energy in you that I truly truly love. I love what you do and appreciate the effort you put in every video that you make. The light in me honors the light you. ❤️
Loved this. Let the things that no longer serve you melt away.
When Benji woke suddenly up and then got back down I bursted in to a laugh that made my dogs go crazy. I spent the last 10 minutes of the practice laughing and cuddling with them. Loved it!
💛That soiúnds so wonderful!
Amazing.🤗😄
Me too! Then I had toys brought to me and dropped on my face.
Day 8- Melt
Firstly, Benji melts my heart...
Secondly; I will admit, I was anxious of this day. As someone, trying to recover from an exercise addiction and disordered eating, ease and rest have been a struggle. Feeling like I do not deserve to rest, that I need to do more. But I am giving it my all on this journey, letting my body tell me what it needs. And this is what it needed. After the first few minutes of doubt, my body just melted (pun intended) and my mind was at ease. A truly wonderful practice. Thank you x
Wow, I melted with 10,000 people today! Each day I look at the # of views when I begin the practice and at the end refresh the page to see how many people I was practicing alongside. Powerful powerful. Much love to our community, Namaste
I love that! I'm going to start doing that too.
That's a really cool idea! Thanks for sharing that. This is powerful stuff!
This is one of my favourite parts of YWA, even when following the rest of the years calendar I'll do the same thing. It's just nice to see how many did it along with you, and even in the (very) rare case that you did it alone, that feels special too haha
Did this session After a break up and really felt the meaning of let it go, cried a bit during last pose thank you Adriene felt much better afterwards
First time Showing up for premiere for me - proud of us all who managed to roll out of bed and onto the mat! (7am Berlin time for me) And what a beautiful practice to wake the body up in the morning🌞 Although I gotta say in the end I was dangerously ready to snooze back so sleep! Feeling excited to conquer my day now. Have a good one everybody!
Hi Nell, glad you could show up for the live start to Day 8 (6am here in the UK🙄 but feels great to join everyone for an early class). Wasn't this a lovely practice to ease us into our day!🤗💕🙏
Well done Nell! I haven't yet managed to practice live, it's 6am in Portugal. I preferably wake up naturally at 7am without setting the clock ;) But as January goes by I definitely will join live at some point. I'll just let it flow to see when. Until then, let's melt & center together on our mats :)
It's not live. She produces the videos month earlier.
I am so glad for you Nell! Congrats! And keep doing what makes you feel good! You inspired me to wake up tomorrow (8 am in Greece) , so i can practice with the live video and with all of you around the world! Hope i will make it!♥
Sweet Benji 💗. Gave me such joy and laughter when he moved onto the blanket. Adrienne you’re wonderful. 💗
I cannot stress the positive knock-on effect this 30 day practice has had for me so far!! I didn't realise how refreshing it would be to start 2023 prioritising what _feels_ good for my mind and my body. As obvious and simple as "find what feels good" seems, it's surprisingly radical to put your own feelings first instead of trying to fit an ideal or mold - especially now with so much focus on New Year's resolutions which often centre on weight loss or some vague form of "self-improvement". This space is such a breath of fresh air and a healing opportunity to turn inward, to find what _I_ actually want and need instead of following the crowd. Thank you so much Adriene and the entire Yoga With Adriene team for creating such a beautiful space!!
So so lovely and cozy for a rainy, blah Monday evening 💛
I am centered.
I am strong.
I can do this.
I am enough.
I am safe.
Namaste to you all. ❤️
~Thank you Adriene, I needed this today.
Namaste right back at ya!
Love the cozy practices, thank you ❤❤
I love Adrienne’s acceptance of Benji !
I end each practice with my hands at my forehead imagining how I open my heart center and send love to everyone practicing with me past, present and future and then also receiving it back. It just feels so nice.
Thank you Adriene and team!
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Dziękujemy.
OMG, I almost died of a cuteness overload with Benji! He's such a cute boy!! You nailed it with the "busy mind" comment, I got up with my inner dialogue at full volume today but by the end of this class I almost fell asleep. Talk about getting relaxed! Thanks for everything you give us Adriene, you are such a gift to the world ❤️. Day 8 in!!
It’s never too late to learn to love yourself. At 56 I am learning that gem thanks to the tenderness Adriene approaches this class. ❤❤❤
Laughing out loud at Benji"s antics...unexpected and delightful! Later in our practice I looked around to find all my pets (2 pups and 4 kitties) in 'recline pose' near me...again, laughing out loud! OK, so maybe that wasn't exactly the intent of Melt...but it did my soul good! Namaste to all!
and it did our souls good to read this sweet story!
Soulfully grateful for this much-needed practice
So many phrases resonated, like: "This is OUR yoga" "we don't necessarily need to do what someone else tells us to do"! Loved it, as always. Gracias! 🙏🌷
Benji melted my heart in this.
Thank you Adriene! I really needed this. It was the first time during this journey that i did the practice live and at 7 am in the morning before work. I had a really shitty, anxiety driven night and the session really helped me release my grip and tension. I had a good cry :) what a lovely community it is. Have a great day y'all. Love from Germany
May your day and night to come hold more peace.
Day 8 done! I am so relaxed right now. I love how Benji just sits and lays with you. So sweet.
I was never this early in my life this is great 😂 gonna do it before work, good morning everyone hope you have a great day namaste ❤️
What a gorgeously giving, loving and yes, "melting" yoga today. My body and my mind truly needed it. Thank you, Adriene, this is definitely one I will do again.
La clase de hoy ha sido como un bálsamo para el alma💜🥰... Perfecto para la energía✨! Saludos a todas las almas desde el lugar de la magia!✨
Today I found myself not even looking at the length of the video before starting, and that felt so good! My body knows it is yoga time despite everything else going on in my life.
Me too! We're smashing it
Oh, that is one to bookmark! Hard to get off the mat at the end. So relaxed! Truly a gift of comfort and ease.
I looooooved this so much. What a cozy one. Felt like a collective yoga sleepover
Oh my god I'm so excited for a gentle practice. 😭
So, so excited with you! 🙌🏽 I could live on Day 8s alone.
Yes, same, I really needed it! 🙏💗
Beautiful practice! I melted so well that I woke up in the middle of an interior decorating video!?! Thank you, Adrienne and Benji too, for helping me relax!
hahaha I love this!
I love how Benji was like "you said that today we were gonna get comfy. So I'm getting comfy!" ❤️❤️❤️
Wow...what a beautiful practice. I'm really enjoying doing this challenge with all of you! Thank you, Adriene xoxo
Wow! I've never really had the experience people talk about of having a practice just fly by, but this truly felt like 10 minutes! Much love to everyone on this day of relaxation and observation 🙏
Honestly, I didn't want to do this practice today. I almost skipped it, but I'm so glad I didn't. This is what I needed today. Thank you, Adriene and Benji!! 🙏
I think this is my favourite Benji moment in 7 years of practicing with YWA. Also my favourite 30 Days of Yoga so far, thank you Adriene and Benji and team x
Great session! I love Benji! He is such a sweet dog! lost my sweet pup 2 wks ago! These sessions help me with the grieving process! Thank you!
Benji's a boss! 😎
He was like, nah I'm good right here. 😂
Such a lovely practice today, just what I needed.
Benji was just adorable. He looked like he was really getting into the relaxation 😊
Hello
I got a bit of a late start to this journey. Got sick at the start of this year and taking a long flight back home. But I am here now. Just on day 2 but even though I started late I am still determined to finish! I can't wait to watch this video on day 8. Day 8 is always one of my favorites!
And to anyone else like me: It doesn't matter when you start of if you miss some days you can always begin again. Good luck everyone! :)
I also started late but decided to jump right in :-)
YES! A very delicious practice today after the last 2 sessions! Just what my body needed today! Thank you Adriene for your wonderful sessions!
I woke up another year older today! It felt good to MELT into my body on this day. Really jump in and feel what my body feels like in this new year! ☺️
Happy birthday!
Happy Birthday, Kaley! 🥳❤
I'm glad that she still said meditate and feel great in her day 8 intro. Some things never change!
I'm following my own pace and not "on track" and even even still I just practiced this class with 500 people!!! I read the suggestion of clicking on the view count before and after watching in the comments from the last video. Sorry, I don't remember who. But brings a whole new level to this practice for me. So thank you!
That was everything I needed! I have bookmarked this one to do on a regular basis in the evening. That Benji moment around the 12 1/2 min mark was too flippin adorable. Made me miss my yellow lab who passed years ago. She used to do the same thing when I did yoga and tried to reposition her. Your January series is always good for my soul!
Benji is so beautiful! He's like a majestic wolf crossed with a teddy bear 😍
Benji 💕 so sweet today! Wonderfully relaxing practice. Thank you!
This was an amazing practice before work and definitely coming back to it after work 😊 thanks adriene❤️ sending hugs to everyone from my home to yours ❤️❤️
These are my favorite videos. I’m in trauma therapy. This helps the most. I love all Adrian’s videoed but the slow ones are great for feeling my body. I can get totally centered.
It s My First Time live ! How exciting!
At 7am in Vienna Austria.
It’s the second year I am following the 30 days challenge, last year I followed through for the first time the 30 days, and now I am on a good path.
What a good start in the week!
Thank you so much!
Loved this one! Did it with my eight year old, who decided we could skip the last five minutes, because he wasn't sleepy :-) BUT, youtube added these minutes onto the next day work-out and that turned out to be the exact moment I needed them.
Day 8 ✅
Who else could hear the heartbeats when there was soft silence. Todays practice was really melting.. I should have done this on Sunday.. by now I might be into deep state of sleeping completely melting into blanket 😂 but it's Tuesday.
Thank you Adriene
Namaste 🙏
I loved the little longer Savasana in the end! I would love that in the other practices too, eventhough I can choose to stay there longer, the music in the end can interrupt that a little bit. Thanks for the amazing journey!
Oh sweet Benji!! :) After a day of exciting firsts (first day working at a new office and joining a new ballet class) this practice was the perfect way to end the day and really wind down. Also, when you see Benji so relaxed and adorable you can't help but feel all warm and fuzzy :)
Ahhh- loved this one after a particularly stressful day. Thank you Adriene for all these beautiful heartfelt practices. I was also “full Burrito “! Ps LOVED Benji stretching out with you- made me laugh and forget my troubles with love- Kate Greer in NYC.
After going through days 5, 6 and 7 at once yesterday evening I really needed this one. Thank you so much, from the bottom of my heart, this practice was perfect.
I personally only ever did yoga when I was with my mom or sister *always with Yoga with Adriene* but when I came across this 30 day yoga journey *better late then never* - I figured there's no better time to start making yoga a practice and not just an activity and man am I ever happy I did! Thank you so very much Adriene for everything you do, (this includes you Benji - as it reminds me of my dog and how much he taught me♡) and I want to thank the whole UA-cam community we have on this channel and all their positive support, stories and feedback! Let's make 2023 the best one yet!
Absolutely needed today's Melt Session...just to take a moment to clear your mind and let everything melt away does wonder's and definitely center's you back to where you need to be!! Thanks Adriene and Benji🙂
I did not want that practice to end today and nearly fell asleep on the kitchen floor it was so calming and relaxing 🤣😍
Thank you so much. This helps me get through my panic attacks❤
It's morning and I almost fell asleep lol... Thank You beautiful Adriene for a DELICIOUS practice 🥰
This was lovely today. I had to tap out in flow yesterday, so this was needed. Thank you for this entire series!
A very delicious practice indeed! Helps you to bring awareness to your body and notice any tension. Cannot thank Adriene enough. Happy Day 8, everyone!
You are so right. I was reading your post just now, then realized my thighs are tight. This is something I need to pay more attention to!
That felt gorgeous. Like Benji, my cat Rose joins me on the mat every day. No matter where she is in the flat, the sound of Adriene’s voice calls her to the mat! It’s a tussle for space most days 😊
Yesterday I got pretty bad cramps, so I was just repeating to myself the whole evening "It's going to be a relaxing practice tomorrow!" And it was! 😍 Thanks Adriene for always knowing what I need even if I don't know it sometimes 🙏
fantastic, love these kind of meditation and relaxing yoga - thank you Adriene
I just finished day 8 and feel so calm and relaxed. Thank you Adriene and Benji and everyone 🤍 my cats joined me per usual and when it was snuggle time at the end one of my cats went under the blanket with me it was so sweet. Our pets love a calming and peaceful environment 🤍
This was exactly what I needed today! A little softness after a long day. So grateful for you and your practice Adrienne. Thank you 💙
i’m showing up again! come on! for some people some days some times it’s hard to get out of bed let alone on the mat. yet here we are. well done wonderful people
Love, love, love this practice. Good to know I'm not the only one with an animal who likes to take over my yoga mat. My cat Boo does the same thing. Really enjoying Center! Thank you, Adriene!
I am so intensely grateful for that practice, it felt like the sky was falling today and then all of a sudden, there was the body and the breath. Thank you Adriene (and Benji for giving me the warm fuzzies ♡♡♡)
Nice and hot here Melbourne so no blankets! Just found some nice shade and a cool afternoon breeze to melt away ❤️ thank you
I'm running behind after doing well at the beginning of January, haven't shown up for a few days so feeling guilty.. But this is just what I needed today, and I'm grateful to be here. Hoping I can get better at showing up every day, take care everyone 🙏☮
No guilt! I am doing this session today. You could say I'm late, but I don't feel that way. I have been spreading it out with my other routines, cardio, weights, and yoga. Any chance you get to do something with your body is amazing!
Go at your own pace. Personally I don’t pressure myself to stay on schedule but rather to do the sessions in progression.
Wow, so relaxing. I’m def going to save this practice for future use. Thanks.
This was heaven! I felt like a pat of melting butter. I have two cats with me who are as determined as Benjy is to relax wherever they like on the mat - even they couldn’t stop the melt. 😊
Hello Adriene, I'm at your 8th Center video on 10th of March 2023, and I enjoyed all the yoga classes so far and also the others that you posted in previous years. I want to thank you and your team for the work and the efort and the time you put to creat this video and post it on youtube and share it with me and all of us. I appreciate your efort and your work. Thank you Thank you Thank you Very Much!!! Namaste.
Day 38 for me! Nice practice, it was nice to relax after yesterday's flow.