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NEW - 2024 Adriene's 30 Day Yoga Journey

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DrMags 8 Jan 8:22pm, 8 Jan 2025 336 posts	Quote Pin DrMags I’m in the Little Nemo and Autumnleaves camp, kneeling/sitting on my heals is painful, my knees don’t like being loaded in maximum flexion.
Cheeky’s Dad 8 Jan 9:08pm, 8 Jan 2025 6,336 posts	Quote Pin Cheeky’s Dad I don’t think I’ve been able to sit on my feet since primary school- quite possibly not even then. I’d make a better plank than elastic band
Jaks 9 Jan 7:43am, 9 Jan 2025 10,196 posts	Quote Pin Jaks Cheeky’s Dad wrote:I’d make a better plank than elastic band That made me 😂
lin50 17 Jan 4:23pm, 17 Jan 2025 7,471 posts	Quote Pin lin50 @DrMags how’s your crow pose coming on? Did you do week 2 of the YFS live classes (side crow etc)?
DrMags 18 Jan 11:12am, 18 Jan 2025 342 posts	Quote Pin DrMags Thanks for asking, @lin50. I only did the 3 bootcamp days on replay well as repeating them (and making copious notes) until free access ran out. Definite improvement in my crow pose, and I’ve managed to use that skill/sense to help me with starting tripod headstand: I can just get my knees to the back of my arms so I can lift my feet and experience full weight on hands and head, but haven’t yet managed to get my legs raised. Still flummoxed by handstand though 🤣 Despite using the “cheat” of resting the back of my head against a bolster up against the wall, I just cannot kick up to the wall. I’m sure my leading leg remains a good 45 degrees off vertical no matter how much I push and grunt! I’m assuming it’s a combo of fear and lack of flexibility (I can only get my legs about 120 degrees apart in standing splits). Anyway, I’m currently more than happy to just work on being comfortable/confident with Crow and Headstand, especially getting used to the feeling of weight on my hands and head for a while. Still a rather trembly and sweaty experience 🫠
lin50 18 Jan 12:24pm, 18 Jan 2025 7,476 posts	Quote Pin lin50 @DrMags sounds like you’re doing well. I can’t do handstand either….my legs just won’t kick up. I can do it if I turn the opposite way and ‘walk’ up the wall, but even then I can’t balance off the wall.
DrMags 18 Jan 2:07pm, 18 Jan 2025 345 posts	Quote Pin DrMags I’m impressed that you can walk up the wall @lin50 - i can’t even manage that yet 🙃 Still, I wouldn’t even be trying without YFS so thanks for the recommendation and to @Bintmcskint for the free link