Day 1: Flow with intention Challenge...I am in the flow

I am in the flow when I am focused and feeling focused on the task at hand. I am in the flow when I see me and my mat, and nothing else matters at that moment. I am in the flow when my cat is not there to distract or disrupt what I am doing or my focus.

Wanderlust #21DayYogaChallenge Day 7: Twist it Up

Poses Learned:

• Modified Revolving Extended Side Angle (Parvritti Parsvakonasana)(AVOID)
• Revolving Chair (Parvritti Utkatasana)
• Reclining Spinal Twist (Supta Matseyandrasana)(

Class Length: 22:27

Notes:

• AVOID FIRST POSE! NEVER AGAIN. Couldn't Do!
• Benefits of Yoga: Daily Detox
• badddddd day.

Wanderlust #21DayYogaChallenge Day 6: Firey Disapline

Poses Learned:

1. Chair Pose (Utkatasana)
2. High Lunge / Crescent Lunge
3. Intense Side Stretch or Pyramid Pose (Parsvottanasana)

Class Length: 21:45

Notes:

• Survived Week 1 !! YAY!
• TWO WEEKS TO GO!

Wanderlust #21DayYogaChallenge Day 5: Open to Balance

Poses Learned:

1. Standing Ankle to Knee & Tree Pose (Vrksasana)
2. Pigeon Pose (Rajakapotasana)
3. Happy Baby (Ananda Balasana)

Benefits of Yoga:

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Class Length: 21:45

Notes:

• Began to incorporate all 9 poses thus far into one movement
• Bought mat and cute yoga pants! Still need blocks!
• transitions-rounding and hinging to standing
• 5 and hip opening are two of Schuyler's favorite things
• Piegon pose=AMAZING

Wanderlust #21DayYogaChallenge Day 4: Yoga as Pain Relief

Poses Learned:

1. Half Wheel Pose (Setu Bandhasana)
2. Cobra Pose (Bhujangasana)
3. Knees-Chest-Chin (Ashtangasana)

Breathing:

1. Ujjayi breathing
2. Breath work

Benefits of Yoga:

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Class Length: 19:10

Notes:

• Need Blocks
• Doing lessons 1-2-3 again and then doing lesson 4 all at once was really dumb. Your lower back is killing you. #thatawkwardmomentwhen today's lesson is Yoga as Pain Relief and you're in pain...lol.
• Started vinyassas! 

Wanderlust #21DayYogaChallenge Day 3: Connecting Body & Breath

Poses Learned:

1. Cat Pose (Marjaryasana)
2. Cow Pose (Bitilasana)
3. Child's Pose (Balasana)

Benefits of Yoga:

1. Moving with Breath-conscious awareness.

Class Length: 19:10

Notes:

• Began to incorporate all 9 poses thus far into one movement
• Bought mat and cute yoga pants! Still need blocks!

Wanderlust #21DayYogaChallenge Day 2: Bending an Stability

Recap from Day 1

Poses learned:

1. Mountain Pose (Tadasana)
2. Upward Salute (Urdhva Hastasana)
3. Downward Facing Dog (Adho Mukha Svanasana)
4. Corpse Pose (Savasana)

Benefits of Yoga:

1. Becoming to a state of presence. Mindfulness. Awareness to the body, mind, breath.

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Poses learned:

1. Forward Bend (Uttanasana)
2. Crecent Lunge (Anjenayasana)
3.  Plank Pose (Kumbhakasana)

Benefits of Yoga:

1. Stress Relief

Class Length:20:42

Feeling good! Did lesson 2, short break for a while, shoveled snow, then did lessons 1 & 2 in the evening. Back and shoulders sore currently. Balancing is off. keeping track of food and practice on myfitnesspal.com as well. Go back to table top during downward facing dog if she holds it too long.