Day 20 - Pause | BREATH - A 30 Day Yoga Journey
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- Опубліковано 15 жов 2024
- Take 16 minutes to pause. The focus on breathwork continues today, with an introduction of gentle breath retention. Building on our breath ratios, we will learn to implement a small conscious pause between our inhalation and exhalation… and the exhalation and the inhalation. Think of it as a circular thing.
Breath retention has loads of benefits and is safe to practice slowly with mindfulness. If you have serious cardiac and hypertension problems, you can skip it. Stick to the counts and enjoy the benefits of ratios as we all continue to learn to re-pattern so that we may breathe more optimally.
Your ocean breath, which we have learned and used in previous sessions, is a perfect match for Kumbhaka. Combine the two and explore!
Let me know how it goes for you in the comments below!
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You are doing great. You know that right?
10 days left in our BREATH journey. If you are already starting to wonder what you might do after Day 30, fret not, I have your back.
Stay present today and I’ll bring a variety of options to you. I promise.
I just finished today's practice and was thinking this exactly! I can't believe I've actually exercised enough discipline to start every morning on the mat with you and now I'm hooked. Thank you! ❤️Game changer for me.
Todays practice was so yummy!
Beautiful morning. Thankful and grateful . Simple massage helps especially for current situation . Thanks Adriene. You are awesome. See you Tom. Hugs🧘♀️😘
Hey there,
Adriene thank you so much for today great info in email on sanskrit for breath work pausing, inhaling and exhaling...I wasn't familiar with the sanskrit 🙏.... Lovely reminder to pause and the transitions in breathing today really helped at the right time (as always ❤️) needed it as feeling anxious past few days with lockdowns, and even though I know yoga is always there... Some days I'm too overwhelmed to even ground to try some pranayama, but this is where acceptance comes in I guess... Acceptance.. That I'm only human.. Of flesh & blood I'm made 😊🙏
10 days left already?! This is speeding by and I love every second of it. Thank you for sharing this amazing journey with us all!
This is the happiest place on the Internet ❤
Isn't it though? Adriene for President!
Yes!! I love reading through these comments after doing the practice as part of my morning routine. Leaves me in such a good mood 🥰❤️
@@Maulwurfn91 yesssssss!!!!! ❤️🤍❤️🤍
Yay!!! 🤩
Yes yes yes! ❤️
Anyone else love when Adriene breaks into song? Such genuine moments
Totally!!! Have you already tuned in Breath Spotify playlist? It's WONDERFUL to play on a loop 😀
Yes! It cheers my heart to know I'm not the only one who randomly starts singing 😄
Especially with the “hand mic” 😁
I love it, too! Always makes me laugh with joy!
@@cristinabelo6525 I listened to it yesterday! I loved it! I always sing with her too. I know that Adriene and I are the same age, because we know/love allllll the same music :)
This is my first, but not last, 30 days with Adrienne. Here's what I love the very most: that she teaches yoga as practice that can and should be taken intentionally and seriously, but absolutely not rigidly. Modifications of poses, centering our own practices and breath, talking about and to Benji, and breaking into song. This is so my kinda practice.
I can’t believe I used to just do hot, fast paced, boot camp style yoga! It was an aerobic workout, but nothing you could take off the mat and use to be a better, happier, more mindful person.
Yes it is my first 30 day as well and im so happy that i started
I know right? 🥰 So grateful for Yoga with Adriene
Adriene: “I wanna know”
Me: I hope she sings.
Adriene: “I wanna know if he really loves me” 🎼
Me at the same time: “I WANNA KNOW WHAT LOVE ISSSS...Oh wrong song” 🎤
Whatever. Still musical. Still love.
I sing with her as well :D
Love it!
I started singing the wrong song too!!
Came for this comment. Yeah, wrong song, then kept singing hahahaha
I started singing with her too and after the yoga class danced to Whitney Houston
i went- i wanna know know know know WHAT IS LOVE?? oops wrong song
I just want to say that as a front-line care worker in a seniors home with a hefty covid outbreak, that your practice helps me so much at the end of my days. Being able to come home and get to the mat and let my whole day go has become extremely therapeutic for me. You've changed my life forever!!!
god bless you and keep you and help you be strong for your patients.
Thank you for doing what you do! 😍🥰
Thank you for your service! God bless you. Namaste.
Thank you for everything you do! I wish you all the best 🙏
We need more people like you in our planet, stay strong! ❤️
Thank you for all that you do. Love, prayer and faith to you and those you care for.
Aside from the yoga, I also love listening to Adriene's words of wisdom. There is so much truth in what she said today. We need to pause. If everyone paused before reacting, the world would be a kinder place. 😊 Sending lots of kindness to everyone and a massive thank you to Adriene for another amazing session. 🌹🌞
Yes, the world would be. I can not tell how many times I have said something I regretted - just because I didn't pause to think about it. And - since when does Adriene post amazing sessions every day???
Ok but starting off with the snuggly benji tent is just the cutest 🥺
Anyone else get a bit teary-eyed when they started massaging their own arms and really focusing on the sensations of physical touch? Hadn’t realised how much that’s been missing recently. Hope everyone’s staying safe and enjoying the moment to pause and be present. 💕
Thanks for acknowledging this, Kate! I thought it was just me...
@@ellenlederman5209 It’s definitely not. A friend of mine recently told me, and there are studies to back this up, that touch is so important to our physical and mental well-being. We’ve been touching each other less for decades, (development of mobile phones, etc.) but the recent pandemic has made it even harder. If there’s someone you can hug, please do! If there isn’t, then even a self-hug can do a little bit of good 😌
Sending you love and support!
Yes exactly! It was very emotional for me this time and I did shaded a few tears 😢
@@sarehgol5756 It’s normal, but hope you’re feeling better!
Days behind “schedule” but this fit Perfect for today. Be where you are in your journey! Thank you for this sweet practice.
I am even more behind and this comment made me want to get on the mat today, thank you
@@mariamperishvili6853 it seems every day I do is meant to be done on that day no matter if I’m “behind” this comment of yours made my day thank you!!
I'm also some days behind but I find it so relieving when I do come back on the mat. You go girls!
Thank you was going to give up not now xxx
Yes, same!! I'm a busy high school student, so despite good intentions, I don't always have time to practice. But I've been doing pretty well lately!
At the end, I thought she’d say “Whisper... darn, I’m beautiful” again 😂
I’ll be whispering that for the rest of my life now 🥰🤪
What i would give to go to a live class with all you people someday
We should definitely ALL do that!
Yesssssss please......
I really struggle with the breathing exercises and used to prefer just the poses. But I realise now I need the breath and pause so much more in daily life working as an essential worker. Thank you for these videos
If you still struggle with breathing try focusing on emptying your lungs as much as you can and then allow the body to suck the air back in rather than focussing on breathing in. This way you will become aware of the diaphragm so you are not chest breathing
Yes, the slow, deep breaths are everything, for calming oneself in the middle of a busy day! I have to use it all the time myself. hang in there!
I m used to the pause, but only 1 and that 2nd one made me panic kinda of thing, the strangest feeling... Good luck and take care out there!!!!and YESSS, THKSSS Adriene for those videos!!!!
Thank you, Suzie for being essential to your community ✌💚🙏
Wow nearly done my 13 hours shift and this has just totally brightened my day, thank you all and thank you adrienne 😍
"Benji brought a stick to the practice today." * editor cuts to the side shot to show us Benji and his stick *
* me dying for how cute this is *
I love it! I love seeing Benji everyday.
Wait! I missed the stick. Going back to see it.
What kind of dog is Benji? Does anyone know?
@@kenmacdonell an Australian Cattle Dog aka Blue Heeler :)
So cute! I come to the mat for Benji!
I had a really hard time today showing up on the mat. I was frustrated trying to breathe. And then I said to myself 'It's OK, just do the best you can do today', so I curled up in child's pose and was breathing there with you. And that is a whole new dimension to my everyday yoga practice, it took me years to discover, and it's thanks to you.
"Darn, you're beautiful". First day of braces at age 37 but hail to being beautiful, in and out, to all of you. Breathing lots of love in and out. Thank you, Adriene, for yet again a beautiful practice
I wasn't feeling strong yesterday. Still struggling with covid,was kinda sad because of other personal questions...so I was not in the mood, and didn't make the day 19. But today i decided "no...i'm not giving up". and did the 2 classes...And i feel so happy. I was needing a pause, but today I made it! Hope you all can make it too. We are all around the world...I'm in Brazil...and it's so nice to see so many positive comments. Thank we all for being pratice togheter.
Wishing you a full and fast recovery 🙏
Get well really soon!
Take care and hope you heal well! 💕
Sérgio Leno all the best luck to you and a fast and full recovery from Spain
I also skipped day 19 because i was having a bad day, then did 19 + 20 together. feeling so happy. hope you get better soon, buddy.
Day 20: Pause, did ya’ll pause today? This world is so fast paced, so much so that I sometimes forget what it’s like to be alive today and just notice my surroundings. Be in the present moment. This practice was a favourite. Who knew that a little pause could do such wonders? Sending to everyone out there, hope it finds you ♥️
exactly :)
So true. If we pause for a minute we can always see a small wonder somewhere around us. For me it's the sea and the birds that always bring me back to the present moment ♥️
I kind of really don't want this to end!
Same!
Me too, honestly considering replaying it right away
i cant even believe its been 20 days already! 😱
@@StarKatz888 right😂😂 life is something!
Same here💓
I'm going thru some really rough days, plus my country is in total chaos- we are under attack and practically fighting for our lives, and I'm having a hard time holding everything together.
YWA is a real life saver for me these days. And this practice was so on point i really needed that.
Today I'll carry with me a new mindset: "Pause before you react." I have the tendency to be impulsive and this is an eye opener for me. Thank you Adriene!
I am so uplifted by everyone’s kind and thoughtful words on here, it makes such a difference to know how much positive energy is being put out into the world from this group that’s practicing each day! Big gratitude to Adriene for creating the space for us to gather! ❤️
So true! Thanks for including your positivity 😀
I can't belive how these practices make me more disciplined and consistent.....yesterday i completly forget about yoga and i was laying in my bed at 11:30 pm and i had a moment when i was like "omg i didn't do yoga today" soo i got out of bed and did it and maybe this is funny but i felt proud of myself because i have commited myself to this 30 day and also thought that in the same time many people in the world practice with me is very empowering. I'm sending everyone lots of love and positivity.
I have had that same experience late at night (11 pm). ha ha Its worth it for the way we feel about ourselves afterwards right?
@@gailstoughton3989 I agree! 100%
amazing willpower and dedication! I actually mostly do the videos just before bed as they zen me out 😊 hope it worked for you too
Took time to pause yesterday with my husband and son as we watched a fox having a nap in the sunshine at the edge of our field. So peaceful and safe and beautiful! It was a moment of stillness filled with wonder and JOY.
Ann Jenkins thanks for sharing that beautiful moment ♥️
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Ahh that's such a special moment
Adriene - today is my mom’s birthday. She would be 65 today but she passed away when she was 59. I almost skipped today because I am spending the evening with her doing some of the favorite things we would do together, but since I saw “pause” I decided to join. Surprisingly, you made me feel ever closer to her tonight. When you told us to look at our beautiful selves - I’ve always been complimented for having my mom’s beauty. She was the most beautiful person, inside and out, I’ve ever known. And then your wonderfully goofy personality when you sang, what I think is, a Whitney Houston song. My mom instilled in me to be goofy and authentic and to always have fun. That’s a huge reason why I do yoga with you. I get your personality, and it feels real to me. Thank you, for somehow magically bringing me even closer to the unforgettable Tina tonight.
How beautiful! What a lovely sentiment to your beautiful mom. xoxo
Thank you so much for this beautiful practice today Adriene! Today has been okay so far but I’ve definitely done my share of crying today. There’s so much pent up emotions I didn’t know about. I feel so vulnerable right now. But this is a part of the healing process once all these emotions have finally had their moments to be felt; I can’t even tell you how excited (but terrified at the same time) to finally be on my journey to recovery! This practice was perfect for today. Thank you so much Adriene I love you and pray that God is working in your life! 💕💕💕
For some reason, that image of someone hanging their laundry on their patio is extremly soothing. I can almost smell it too. Namaste, Adriene and the whole community 🙏
That caught me up in my feels and I cried a little.
Aha! At the start of this journey, I looked at the longer sessions and thought “I will never fit that in to my day”. Today I see *just* 16 minutes and feel disappointed. THIS is testament to the power and importance of this experience with Adriene. Thank you. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
I honestly ended the practice thinking "if this was 40 minutes I would 👏 not 👏 complain 👏"
Ha, me too! I followed it up with an old Adriene power yoga video ;)
I just love how Adriene breaks out into song
I'm such a dog mom 😂 She said "now we're gonna add the pause" and I heard "now we're gonna add the paws". Took my brain a full 10 seconds to remember that this was a YOGA CLASS for HUMANS and that there would be no dogs pranayama-ing 😂😅
Haha! Well one of my pooches obviously thought that's Adriene said as she joined me on the mat for the entire class today!
@@sallyalli4417 my cat loves to stretch out with me. What did we do to deserve animals 🥺
Pawnayama
It has been far too long since commenting on your practices not because I’m not practicing but I am now using my television to do so rather than another device and therefore don’t see where I am able to comment…allow me to take a BREATH 😁and simply say THANK YOU ADRIENE! Since February 2023 Your practices have been life shifting for me and have brought me back to a headspace of mindfulness that I had been so desperately missing. Your practices, your presence on the mat, and the effort you put into making (me) feel welcome, knowing that I am loved and appreciated starting with my (inner) self❤️ Namaste🧘♀️
Today is my engagment so of course I had to start the day with adriene 🌌💜
CONGRATULATIONS! xx
Congrats!
Congratulations! Xx
Congratulations! Enjoy this bright day!
"what happens on the four corners of your mat" - instantly thought of my mat as the life raft it has become. Thank you for this practice.
i love the image of a life raft, it really does feel that way sometimes, thanks for the lovely imagery! 🌿♥
that is such a lovely metaphor! thank you for sharing! I will definitely carry that with me!
The skies have cleared to a milky blue here in Dorset, UK after what felt like 40 days and 40 nights of rain (it was actually just 24 hours but crikes was there a lot of water 😬) There’s that feeling in the air like Mother Nature has just let out a long sigh, and now I feel like I have too. This was beautiful. You’re beautiful. Namaste, Adriene 🙏🏻💚
Hi! Fellow Dorset inhabitant here 👋
@@belindareay3264 Hello Belinda! Isn’t is incredible how many times around the world YWA goes? The feeling of community here is so lovely ☺️
After moving back to college this week, these videos have sincerely been the light of my day. I have been homesick and have had trouble remaining in the present, returning to these videos each night is like coming back to a piece of home. I’m so happy to be able to have this comfort, thank you so so much Adriene for being such a wonderful part of our lives!
Ok, I just had a revelation when you said, “Feel these thigh bones snuggle up into socket.” Completely changed this posture for me. I have been realizing lately that I sort of allow my hips, thighs, everything really to splay out to accomplish bends/folds of any kind and that it hasn’t actually been serving me in deepening my stretch. And that cue could not have come at a better time. Always grateful for you Adriene, but double so today! Thank you!
When Adriene invited us to start rubbing our shoulders, I said out loud “way ahead of you” as I had already been doing so for a bit. I love how present Adriene feels in the room, and I often end up speaking as though she was actually here which I find awesome!
I feel this too so many times! Sending love
Same here! Haha I'm always nodding along in agreement with her as if she is sat right in front of me haha. Such a loving presence that can be felt even through a screen!
@@rhea1673 Sending love to you!
@@amyhawkins9873 Completely!
I think in the world we live in right now, taking a pause is really important. Love this breath work. Namaste xo
Namasté 🙏🏾
Does anyone notice that the breathing feels increasingly sweeter to the soul and body as the practices progress? I found myself inhaling and exhaling for a count of 12 today and was surprised for a split second that I could actually do that. Turns out it's all about pausing and slowing the breath down. Adriene's singing along with benji's appearance at the end did it for me. Thank you, Adriene for having us do this soull candy of a practice. Much love. Namaste.
Yes! Sweeter breath!
Pause was a lesson in unlearning. Thank you
I have enjoyed doing yoga with my mom for the past few days thank you for making these peaceful videos for us to follow! Benji is Adorable! Your yoga has helped me with my back problems that i have had during my hockey practice! This is commented by Twelve year old Boy!
Karaoke Starts At 12:07 😄😄😄
Benji Makes My Day Brighter 🌞
Perfect Day To PAUSE 😇
this feels like a life lesson in mindfulness, this pausing the breath
Ahhhhhh I am glad to be alive. 🧘♀️💞
Day 80 for me!!! It was a rough one, had to call out of work. Went for a hike earlier, which helped. This breath practice was just right.
These breathing techniques are helping me so much in coping with my anxiety and bouts of mild depression these days.
Thank you for this wonderful program, Adriene, you don't know how much I appreciate and cherish it.
Here we are, i am so proud of you all who are here to this day! 💙 namaste☀
Namasté 🙏🏾😉
Namaste! ❤️
Sending love ❤️
After 2 practices yesterday, this was very welcome. xx
@@topseyturvey8111 Same here!
Sending love to you! Have a beautiful day Nicole ❤️
Received and reciprocated, one love💖
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Oh man when you're doing the breathing and you zone out and you're only focused on the breath. Its so good.
🙏🙏🙏 Thank you, thank you for this practice. I really needed it because I woke up with an anxiety signal, so this helped me a lot. Namaste. 🧘♀️
It was a little bit challenging at the begining because I had to massage my dog and myself at the same time 😄
Love to everybody and every pets 💞
Me too 😂😂 both were on my mat asking for attention
P.S.: your dog is so cute 🐶
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SOOOO Much!
@@carollice thank you 💞 it's exactly the reason why I can't say no to pet him 😉
Same ☺️❤️
Bright and early in rhe UK, great day to PAUSE 🌹🌹🙏🏾🙏🏾
Getting brighter and brighter in Bavaria too. Greetings! :-)
Also practicing and taking a pause in the U.K. 💕
Good morning! I did this practice a little later than usual today and I had sun light streaming into the room 😍☀️ wishing you and everyone else a wonderful day or night! ❤️
UK 🇬🇧 in the house, Namasté have a fabulous day, live from London💖✨
How does the breath sequence with pause effect how I feel? It makes me feel as if I am enough. Content. At peace. Sweetness.
Sending sweetness to all of you. X
Taking the sweetness you offer because I really need it right now. Be blessed 🙏
@@mybubbles5552 sending a bit more your way for extra gentleness.
I normally do this in the morning, but I was busy busy all day and I am so proud of myself for doing it now in the evening instead of skipping it.
it's been hard for me to get to the mat these past few days but i am so thankful that i did. thank you Adriene! i have been loving this breath work.
as a person with anxiety, it can often feel like I don't have control over something as simple as breathing...this technique really helped and I'm going to use it once everyday to stay grounded in the present. Thanks Adriene
I suffer from anxiety too. These yoga sessions are having a positive affect on me for sure. So grateful!
@@brynnmatthews1730 isn't it nice? 😌I'm so glad to hear that and me too!
Practice the pause and enjoy each moment with a deep BREATH...relax your mind and let go of today! When in doubt, pause! When you're stressed or frustrated, pause! When angry, pause! When tired, pause! Pause before judging! Pause before assuming! Pause before accusing! When you pause, listen, feel and be present! Keep taking time for yourself until you are you again! Thanks a bunch, Adriene & Benji ^^
Word! ❤ I will try to keep that in mind
Adriene: "whisper darn, I'm beautiful"
Me: *practicing right after waking up in my pjs, bed head, and crusty eyes* that's not what I'm seeing in my pond right now haha
Jennifer Dennin I'm👀 the beauty in your humour tho! Made me 😆🥰
I had to work hard to say that - and had to add the word, still...
There's a beauty to that, too!
I love pyjama yoga
Meeeee toooo!
But in all seriousness, I love how Adrienne says things in ways that make me smile, I get skeptic all when people tell me to look in the mirror and say I’m beautiful, bu my when Adrienne says to tell myself that “darn I’m beautiful” I smile, and when I’m smiling is when I feel beautiful 💖
DAY 20: Pause--Today's pause-paws session was a genuine gift~! Benji is a sweetheart---no bones about it~! Thanks, Adriene~!
miss Adrienne I fell way behind because my sweet cat died, and I have had a hard time getting to the mat since. I honor where I am in my yoga journey and I know I am still practicing "live" with all of the souls around the world who practice yoga daily, and connect with you as a guide, daily. i honor myself by choosing to show up. Namaste 🕯🌟💟🕉
I'm so sorry for your loss 😔 and congrats for showing up! 💪
I can't believe it's day 20 already! This 30 day yoga journey flies so fast! Only 10 more days, fellow yogies! :) We can do it! Sending love and light to all of you and to you, Adriene and Benji! x x
This was lovely, didn't want it to end! 🙂🙏♥️ Much love to the 600 people I practiced with this morning. And love to everyone in the US, it's a new dawn 🙂
I was not at all into breath practice, like ever, but today it's the first time it felt like a warm hug. Thank you Adriene and everyone for breathing with me!
Speechless at how wonderful you are at what you do. So grateful!
I really like the breathing ones. They help me to remain grounded amidst the chaos. And I love Benji! Don’t we all?
Love from early morning in Norway❤️
Received and reciprocated one love ❤️ from London, England
I am just so wowed by the starting session each day...Its so different than every other class out there....
You just create a aura of your own and we guys are sucked inside into YWA world..
Thank You and Much love
A short, centering practice is exactly what I needed this morning - thank you, Adriene! And thank you everyone around the world for being there throughout this journey. Much love!
Tonight I decided to pause the bad thoughts that were going on and on in my head. This practice helped a lot. Thank you for sharing your time with us Adriene 🤍
If Adriene was a country with all her 9.21 million subscribers / citizens, what a harmonious place it would be... never harsh or unloving xx many thanks Adriene and much love to all that show up here
Damn, just 10 days left. Crazy how fast time flies, see y'all tomorrow.
This past few days have been a turning point, especially today.
I find myself, even off the mat, more focused, more centered. Able to face the good things in daily life and to face, and let go, when grief is coming yet again to keep me company.
Thank you
I was brought to tears at the end of today's practice thinking about all the beautiful moments I have missed by reacting instead of pausing. Thank you, Adriene, for sharing your kind soul!
Thank you Adriene for this wonderful practice today! Thank you for your encouragement and your words of wisdom. Thank you for your kind and compassionate heart, for taking us all on this journey with you, bringing kindness, hope, light and courage into this world, this country and our worlds. You really are a messenger of light and hope, you are like a true friend to us all, and just being your friendly self invites each one of to feel that love. I'm pleased that I made the commitment to practice with you everyday, and everyday has been a blessing. Thank for reminding us to Pause, to reflect to think before we react or speak, to pause and see the beauty in nature, the simple things like a smile, a kind word, to love of a pet. Thank you.
How did you know I was not relaxed in the shoulders. I don’t know how much different a live class would be. You anticipate every move I’m making already.
Love this sharing it with my sister who I am encouraging to PAUSE just for a few days.
I was a really bad sleeper. Falling asleep was always a big problem for me as I wasn't able to silence the worrying of my head. Since I started yoga I'm falling asleep easily with the help of breath ratio. 4 in, 5 out is what worked for me the best. Just another aspect of the benefits of yoga. 💙 I love breathing practices!
I dont know what it was about this one, but I felt super emotional!!! thank you all so much for going on this journey with me
Good things take time. If there is a pose you can’t seem to achieve the way you’d like, know you will get there in time. 🙏😊 Day 20 here we come!🧘♀️
Exactly. Nailed it! Have a great day! ❤️
Except left ear to right shoulder, Holly! 🙃🤪😝
Hi again!! Can't wait for today's practice :)))
Needed a shorter day today and boom Adriene provides ;) 20 days strong ma people 💪🏻 See you Tomorrow ❤️
I'm in India right now, and I could (and have had) ample access to so-called "purest", classicist teachers whenever I wanted. And yet I find the 30 day Journeys the easiest way for me to get to the mat daily. I'm overweight and often stiff with aches and pains and yet I have managed. Kudos to you for how gently and effectively you arrange the asanas and Pranayama sequences. Keep at this you're doing us all so much good.
Thank you for this beautiful challenge. It’s the first time when I actually committed to yoga, thanks to you. I will continue after this will end 😘 Hugs from Poland! Klaudia
I paused to look at the sky before I left my mat enjoying the peace and noticed there wasn’t a single cloud in the sky whereas the other night I was ticklin clouds with my fingers and toes😊
First of all I love Benji like he’s my own 😂😂secondly day 20 we made it 🙌🏽🥳 sending everyone light and love as usual✨🤍
A friend of mine’s grandma succumbed to covid yesterday. And it’s devastating to know that she died without her family. This is definitely a perfect practice, to pause and appreciate the beauty of life. To appreciate the ability to breath and play. Thank you, Adriene.
I found my exquisite moment of total stillness today for the first time!!! To all those who have kept on this path faithfully and to all those who have taken a literal pause in this journey as they find a way to fit themselves through this practice into their daily routine, you are right where you are meant to be. You pause so you can return to movement with a greater appreciation for the ebb and flow of life. In my past experiences practicing 30 days, I had to take a few days off, no motivation, cravong laziness, my body hurting from its monthly cycle, but this is the first sequence of 30 days where that hasn't happened yet. I think this is the first time I'll make it fully and completely. But I cherish the beginning where I listened to my body, craving toxicity for a couple days, before jumping back into this healthy, nourishing practice. We have to see the dark before we can truly see the light. And even then, we need both within us and around us to live the fullest life. Namaste, all of you beautiful souls at different paths on this journey. Be well. Make this journey yours.
Hi Greatness Adriene! Ah my goodness, there is always plenty of moment to pause on the amazing yoga. I hope you have a Wonderful Happy Wednesday! :)
Yay! I'm still here :)) Looking forward to doing today's practice in an hour or so. Thank you! 🌹
I usually do these practices in the evenings just before going to bed, but today I felt the need to have a mid-day pause and I couldn't be more grateful for this! Sending so much love to whoever is reading this ❤️
I would've been the same at the beginning of the journey, would've practiced mostly later on in the day or the evenings :) but the further I came into the practice the more I wanted to do yoga earlier in the day, really started to look forward to it.. and sort of became this thing that sets me up with the intention for the day. Really love this beautiful relationship we've all built with ourselves, with Adriene and this community
The breathing techniques have helped me in my recovery from Covid. So grateful to be part of this 30 day journey 💞
Recovery, replenishment, rejuvenation, restoration, rest, invigoration, healing, calmness, lightness, softness
My cat wasn´t in for some pauses today- I, sitting and breathing on the mat, may have been a tiny little bit too calm as she ran around trying to smack the computer down on the floor. She beat Benji´s stick by far.
This was the most funny and playful session so far. I smiled the whole exercise through because of that little berserk trying to catch my attention. And of course- she is now lying in my lap as I write this, purring and sleepy.
I had to share this.
Was struggling to get the motivation this morning but a simple yoga practice like this was what I needed!
Adrienne says “5, pause, relax the shoulders”
Me thinks “ how does she know I was shrugging them, 😂 “
Beautiful session and grateful for the reminder to take time and pause :)
Yes! Same for me, but when Adriene said, "relax the skin of the face".
She always tells me to relax the jaw precisely when I have my jaw tight
Thank you Adriene, I work as a Yoga teacher and I am enjoying your sessions so much..They bring me inspiration, joy and quality time on the mat. Thank you!!! Greetings to all beings here on the channel♥️
Pause...this is how Spirit gets love to our heart. Yesterday, before rushing out of the bathroom to make a Juiceland delivery for Favor, I stopped myself, looked in the mirror and breathed until I was present with myself. A connection happened that I cannot put into words. I stepped out of time, I paused and tapped another resource. Adriene, this series is producing miracles! May you be strengthened, refreshed, and guarded for what you are channeling into the universe. Love.
This practice was really hard for me today because I couldn't sit still, but when I made it to the end my heart felt so full. See you all tomorrow!
I'm genuinely so surprised how much these 20 days of yoga have actually bled into my life off the mat. The other night a family member upset me but instead of reacting badly and escalating the situation, I closed the door, took a breath, and told myself that that breath was a new beginning. It really helped! I've found myself quite a few times coming back to the breath, I really love your focus on mindfullness in this journey. Thank you, Adriene!
Arriving with a fresh breath every moment! Love you Adriene! Love you all!! ❤️❤️❤️
Sequence 16-20 is brilliant. A slow build with a restorative pause. Thank you so much, Adriene. And to everyone practising, stay safe and well.
What a delight, and what an important theme. I think as a society we all need to remember to pause and reflect. It would lead to much more harmony and connection. Thanks to all the community who took a little pause with me today. I feel your calm and send you some of mine.