Yoga With Adriene yesterday I searched for a yoga for upper back as I have been feeling pain there for the past few weeks for the first time in my life. So I got back on the mat (after a gap) & did your two old routines. Today this beauty arrived in my inbox. How perfect! I’ve just done it & my back & my spirit are thanking me. I loved that final forward stretch with the twisted arms it was divine. Thank you so much Adriene - I really needed this on many levels ❤️ X
Adrienne, your closing comment to practice gratitude and especially for ourselves, made me smile. I am grateful for you as well. I recommend you to everyone who is starting or wants to practice. Thank you for your gentle & sound guidance 🙏🏼
Hello Adrienne, Thankfully, I want to share with you that my daughter (22years old ) and I (58 years old) have been doing Yoga with you, since pandemia started in Mexico by the middle of March 2020. We started with your 30 day yoga videos, the first time we finished the sequence of the complete 30 days including Saturdays and Sundays, we felt so successful and grateful to you ( you will never know how much yo have helped to our physical and mental health. We live in Cuernavaca , Morelos, Mexico. After the third month of your 30 days videos, we started to pick a different video for each day, according our necessities as you always say “ listening to the needs of our bodies” , for lower back, for upper back, to relax, to sleep, etc . We do yoga with you every day, now we are doing it from Monday to Friday but if one of us is in pain or in need we do it even on Saturday or Sunday. What you have done putting your videos at no cost and available to everybody no matter where we are. That is the way we found you and you have really reached to us. We love you Adrienne. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EXISTING, AND DO WHAT YOU DO. YOU ARE AWSOME. We admire you so much. We sent you our very best wIshes for whatever you need. THANK YOU SOOO SOOOOO MUCH. From Mexico with love.
Yo también soy de México y hoy en especial despues de como 14 hrs de estar sentada haciendo cosas en la compu por la zoom escuela y trabajo, me dolía demasiado la espalda alta y siempre acudir a Adrienne arregla todo 🥰🥰🥰
I was having the worst upper back “tech neck” pain and now I feel significantly better! As someone living in America, Adrienne really is the closest I’ll get to free health care.
Not sure who else is going back through Adriene's videos during COVID-19, but if you are - I'm with you. This was a sweet release of tension from working at my desk all day at home, and feeling hunched and worried for my friends and family. Thank you Adriene.
Hi! We are in confinement in France. My high-school daughter is preparing the baccalauréat exam - hours crunched over her desk - and enjoyed together this video for her back pain.
Hi, Here in Belgium I'm working from home as well. I try to do soms asana's every two hours when I'm working... Neck and shoulder relief, breathing the stress away! And every saturday a date with Adriene...
Anyone else here after flow ? 🩵 So grateful to be in a community of so many kind hearted people 💞 Hope you have a beautiful day and wonderful practice ☀️
This is exactly what my body needed today. Her schedule always seems to be spot on. Thank you all for joining me and Adriene for the creation and time spent.
February 2, 2024...As an older lady who struggles with occasional back pain, this was such a lovely practice and EXACTLY what I needed today! I will definitely be putting this in my back pocket for future use. Thank you so much Adriene for knowing exactly what we need, Blessings and love to all of you 💌💌
Feeling absolutely incredible after today’s practice, so proud of myself for continuing yoga after the 30 days and having it permanently as part of my daily routine. I’ve forgotten how much dedication and thought has gone into these older practices, and I’m thrilled to be repeating them. They really target the specific areas the title says. Upper back is now feeling loose and strong at the same time! Much love to my fellow yogis doing the February calendar! ❤ X
I woke with upper back pain, because I’ve been oversleeping due to depression. This routine helped my pain and gave me a little lift to get going in my day.
Mmmmm sweet yummy back tension relief! Would also love love love a yoga for stressed students video, we spend so much time sitting and hunching and worrying xxx
I think that you need to release your tight hips. Lizard pose, straddle, pigeon poses (lying, sitting, standing), frog, hero pose, happy baby pose, butterfly, reclined butterfly, half butterfly poses all will be perfect for those who spend a great amount of time sitting at a desk + I noticed it’s always good to do these ones at the end of day, as our hips store lots of tension after any difficult day.
After this practice I've been saying "wow!" all day. I have been dealing with chronic back pain (typically behind one of my shoulderblades) for more than 2.5 years now, and I've done loads of physical therapy, massage therapy, acupuncture, (You name it I've probably tried it) to deal with this pain. At this point in my life it is usually barely noticeable, but I still have my good days and bad days. My back was giving me a lot of grief this morning... I felt like there was a big knot behind my shoulder blade and my first thought was "oh no, not again..." I decided to try this video to help stretch it out, and just... wow. This is a powerful practice for sure. I had to be gentle and slow with myself, listening to my body, and I noticed that many of these poses targeted the exact muscles I have issues with. It was kind of painful at some points in the practice, but with Adriene's help I just breathed through the muscles and asked them to please relax. I am thankful that Adriene constantly reminded me to relax my shoulders, as it is a habit of mine to shrug them up and tense them. I am just so amazed right now because immediately after finishing the practice, my pain dialed down from about a 6/10 to a 2/10. Hours later, it is still feeling much better. Pain is still present but only barely noticeable now. I just had to write this because I have had some relief from my physical therapy exercises, but I have NEVER had such a significant improvement from just 23 minutes of practice. I really felt my heart chakra open up, and I have learned through my healing journey that the key to healing my back pain is keeping my heart chakra open. I think that is part of what was so beneficial about this practice, was that it targeted both physical and spiritual roots of upper back pain. Wow, I am so excited to use this practice whenever my back is giving me a hard time. Thank you so much for this GIFT. I actually have been thinking since this practice that MAYBE with daily yoga, I might someday be pain-free... That might be a bit much to hope for, but I know with certainty now that yoga can make a MAJOR difference in helping me manage chronic pain. THANK YOU.
This was amazing for my shoulders too! I've had hypermobile joints my whole life and chronic shoulder, neck, and upper back pain due to shoulder joint issues (you ever get the tendon snapping against the joint under your shoulder blade?) and holy shit that last stretch with the arm bind is genuinely life changing. My teres muscle is always spasming and this ACTUALLY stretched it. And you know if you engage a muscle in a stretch for long enough you get release from the spasms. Amazing.
@@akankshamishra7785 yoga has been amazing for my chronic shoulder issues, although I personally have found that incorporating specific back strengthening exercises from a physical therapist is the only thing that actually gets at the root of my issues.
This video is superb medicine for a tight shouldered man, who spends his life pushing, pulling and generally having to strain the upper body within his daily work. I also sometimes feel that the shoulders are like armour we wear to combat (wrongfully) the stresses and strains of life. My sincere thanks for the gift of Yoga and the wonderful way in which Adriene reveals its treasures to us. There doesn't seem to be any one who comes close to her.
Very fine after yesterday's Core Strength Ritual for my 74 years old body and soul doing yoga with you since 2013 almost daily. I share with a loved one
@@magicmarie8403 I wish you could too! She’d be so happy if she did! And on a regular basis. She’d be amazed how much better she could feel. It’s truly amazing.
It's so great calling it "upper back love". Thinking in terms of love is so crucial. If you're reading this you have all my love and support, you deserve true fulfilment and peace and I'm sure it's coming to you.
2 Feb 2024 - loved this one! I have a sneaking suspicion I shall be returning to this practice often in the future - especially after spending time looking after/carrying around the grandkids like last weekend - it really helped release the tension and build strength. Thank you, Adriene 💕
I did this practice along the river today and used a tree as "architecture." I'd like to believe the tree enjoyed it just as much as I did! Thanks for a great practice. ❤
This has saved my neck. I've tried so many contraptions/massages/ot... But it was finding this video that has finally brought me relief. If Adriene ever sees this, thank you so much angel!
Here for February 2023 Align. Yes I’m a bit out of order for the calendar this month but I needed this one today. Feeling like I’m finally starting to be my own yogi and learning to listen to my body more. So grateful for today’s practice and this community. Thank you Adriene for all your gifts. 🙏🏻
I know am beginning to sound like a broken record but can you blame me. Adriene you truly are Godsend. I only do home workouts so naturally it may take a while to achieve all the muscle definition as the person going to the gym and lifting heavy. My goal in changing to a healthy lifestyle was to be strong, healthy, active and happy. I have achieved strength and endurance mostly through YOGA. I incorporate all I learn from you in my daily life: during my strength workouts - how to breath, endurance, at work...how do I sit, walk...as a mother...chores around the house..am healthy and so happy to be alive and what's more important is that I have learnt to appreciate myself and those around me. I loved today's YOGA class too. Thanks to you lady. Keep it up. Blessings. Love from Germany. 😘
Thank you! I’m a 61 year old flutist and teacher. 50 years of holding my arms up makes for sore upper back and neck muscles. These yoga sessions have been excellent for relieving pain.
Thank you Adriene, and Benji. That was such a beautiful yoga practice, and just what me, and my body needed today. I'm loving the February ADMIRE, practice so far can't wait for tomorrow. See you all then, Happy Imbolic for Wiccans like me, and Namaste everyone.🙏❤
I'm back after months of not coming to the mat. Just picked what was on August 30th from the calendar. Thank you for being there for us always and giving so much love to the world through your videos. Hope life rewards you with all the happiness you create in every single one of us ❤
Great practice to get back into my yoga routine after a very busy weekend! Thank you all for being here and practising with me today☀Align Day 27, February 2023
i’ve realized in this practice, that i don’t feel it in my upper back or traps like adriene said when doing the “threading the needle” pose. i always feel it in my low back and hips more 🤔 maybe because of the wide knees, but it kind of engaged that curiosity; how can i feel it in my upper back body? or, maybe i need it more in the other places? the joy of yoga, it never ends! thank you for these monthly calendars, adriene and team! see you all tomorrow, namaste 🙏🏼 ❤
Felt the same too. Maybe because the muscles in my legs/hips are extra tight and I'm not that flexible. I've noticed though that when I put my arm through and under my sholder in that pose that I put my hand in an angle that went more towards my legs but Adriene puts it more in a straight direction so her hands are closer to her head. (I have no idea if I've explained it in an understandable way, so if not then sorry) I've corrected and then I've felt something in my upper back too... but it was still my hips that felt the strech more.. xD
I know this is one of your older videos but i just did this for practice and it was INCREDIBLE. The way you talk us through gently and kindly makes me fall in love with yoga even more. I love your videos that are slow and steady because it makes me take notice of my body tension. You are amazing, and thank you!
This is genuinely the first time I've had upper back relief in the 5 years since my car accident. I'm very new to yoga (2 days into the 30 day challenge) so I thought I was doing it wrong because I'm honestly so stiff. But now I have this unexplainable feeling of relief in my shoulders that I've never felt before! Excited to continue, thank you Adriene for making this so accessible to all ❤️
I can’t even tell you how much of a blessing this just was. I work in dentistry and constantly have upper back/neck pain. After this yoga session, my pain was immediately gone. TYSM 💘
Hmmmm!!😌🌅🌼 Wow that was incredible, so great for back pain relief...I felt deeply well stretched and yeah, a little does go a long way, Ty for the reminder Lady A💫 so happy to be here aligning with you all on Feb Day 27:02:23✅😊👌🏾😌, an 👌🏾🌟 practice, gr8 for back pain I will def. be coming back to.... you'll all enjoy this! Sending a big hug & 🤗🌼🌅💞and hope you all have a lovely week.🙏🏾💛💛
Happy Monday, Simplyyy Fab! I did the yoga pre-run session before a run 🏃🏿♀️ this morning instead. However, I'm considering returning to this later. It's always great to see you. ☺️
@@zuriwilson-seymore8939 👋🏾😄 Likewise beloved wonderful Zuri... Happy Monday eve. to you as well....yes! Me too... awesome b p relief practice. Pre run yoga! I like that one 2, just miss running...Hmmm! Last align 2moro. 🙏🏾💞🌼🦋
I’m currently a breastfeeding mom and since I started breastfeeding my newborn I started having really bad upper back pain, this yoga routine has helped me so much !!! The relief is amazing. I feel like a brand new. Every single time ❤
Both my upper and lower back will thank me for doing this first thing on this beautiful Sunday morning, but they both don't know that I have Adriene to thank for the wonderful vibes she fills my mornings with, especially the Sunday morning with each new practice. Thank you Adriene for reminding us to live our lives for ourselves and not for others. You have changed my life for the better as I now cannot imagine how I would live through each day without doing an at home yoga practice with you and this wonderful community. Thank you so much for making me a better person. Much love. Namaste.
My 434th YWA on February 25th 2023😍 - one of two done on first day or our own little mixed winter hiking and yoga retreat in Klais near Garmisch-Partenkirchen
I’ve been suffering for a month with horrible upper back and neck pain with severe tinnitus. All after a bad chiropractic adjustment. Before bed last night I got through half of this video, and I woke up with 50% of the pain and reduced ringing. I may have even gotten 7 whole hours of sleep, which is much more than I’ve been getting recently. The thread the needle with forward arm extension really felt sooo good I did more this morning.
I'm a UPS delivery driver who frequently struggles with muscle spasms in the upper back. My problems began in 1991 to 1994 when I was studying for grad school. I'm grateful for this yoga routine which helps me to stretch the muscles that have been strained. Thank you Adriene and Benji for helping those with chronic pain.
My mother passed away last week and everyday since a different part of my body cries out for attention. Adriene has a Yoga for every ache and pain, physical and mental. Thank you, Adriene.
Gentle stretching is perfect for winding down the week. First time doig yoga with my son's band practicing downstairs. I added a little shimmy and beat tap to the jazz and blues while doing this yoga. Happy weekend everyone!
This year, I haven’t been doing as much yoga as last year. I used to always hit the hour mark everyday. Now I only do the daily video on your calendar. However, I find myself more able to focus and be present once I removed that stress of doing yoga for a certain amount of time. I finally understood that yoga is supposed to help me recenter and circle back to the present. Thank you for accompanying me on my self-discovery journey. Much love x
Totally agree - I could never fit what I thought was a decent session, so didn’t;t bother. Now I do the daily calendar . 10 mins, 45 mins, an hour? It is all yoga and taking time to be kind to ourselves
Admire💝 - February 2024 I’ve never formally followed these monthly calendars before (apart from the January ones) but I’ve decided I’m going to start following them every other day with my others practices in between. Throughout FLOW, not only was I able to reconnect to my inner being and get closer to myself, but also, as during every 30 day journey of yore, to this beautiful wider community of yogis who are so supportive and loving. One of my resolutions/aims for this year is to live in a more purposeful way that serves me and to listen more intently to what my soul is asking for in my day to day life. That could be anything from watching films or tv series that I actually want to watch rather than what I think I should watch, and the same with books, to implementing acts of self-service and care into my daily routine: basically just living in a more intentional way. In reconnecting to my spirit during FLOW, I came to realise actually how much more supported I feel practicing alongside the yoga with Adriene community, and particularly alongside Adriene and Benji, than with any other teacher or group of people. So, in alignment with my resolution for the year, I’ve decided instead of only occasionally practicing with Adriene and you lovely bunch and putting more of my energy and time into other classes that I feel less inclined towards, I’m going to serve myself and continue on my regular practice over here at YWA. It’s a no brainier really and I don’t know why I haven’t thought to do so before. I always leave January with this community feeling so cosmically aligned and in touch with my inner being, surrounded by glowing, positive energy that why would I not want to carry that with me throughout the rest of my year?! I don’t know why it’s taken me 4 years to realise this but I’m here now and I’m excited to continue sharing my practice with this wonderful community🤗❤. Today was a wonderful practice that allowed me to open up my mind and body to the deep admiration I have for myself and make space for more love and respect, recognising the strength it’s taken for me to get where I am today and am continuing to go. I remembered all of my cues from FLOW, looking deeply inside myself with the respect of a love one and without any judgement or negativity. I spoke kindly to myself and enjoyed spending time with me as I tended to my soul, letting the light in. It was like taking myself on a date! And what a bloomin’ good date I was too🥰. A second one is on the cards for sure! Namaste all - it’s nice to be continuing along this path of self love with you all🙏💖 xx
Doing this lovely practice on valintines day 2023 , proud to be a single lady, I'm going to treat myself later to a nice coffee and cake, and yes I can buy myself flowers. Thank you Adriene and Benji ❣️
That last pose was Incredible! The more videos I do, the more of these amazing poses I find that Adriene does that I have never done before. Each video is so unique and amazing. Thank you Adriene!
This video just worked a kink out of my back :) I started practicing daily with YWA last January, starting with the 30 day challenge. I completed this January's Flow, and I am staying on the journey. This daily practice is healing, centering, and joy-giving, and I am so grateful for this channel. Thank you, Adriene, for giving this gift to all of us.
I knew I was going to enjoy these last two practices of Cultivate. It’s all about the refinements of this slow loving sequence, breathing with you Adriene and listening to your details to get full benefit ... truly awesome 🙏 and perfect for this senior yogi 😉 see you tomorrow for our last day 🧘🏼♀️🧘🏻♀️🧘🏻♂️🙏💕
I have been looking forward for these two practices at the end of this month. This feels like the beginning of the rejuvenation and Reset that is coming for us in September playlist :)
I really just love Adriene. She is so soothing and personable. She is not in any way pretentious about her practice and I always feel welcome and comfortable with her when following along with her videos. I so appreciate what she brings to my day when I take time to incorporate her videos. Such a gem!!
A someone who sits hunched over a desk for hours at a time this practice is an absolute godsend. I come back to this video regularly and my body is so thankful for the upper back release these movements provide. Thank you Adriene!
this was so perfect... my upper back was experiencing stiffness and tightness from sitting so much during this lockdown in california for covid19. probably going to do this routine everyday. thank you!!!
Wow! This one came at such a perfect timing. The Universe is responding to my needs! I have been having so much pain in my upper back and shoulders for the past month. Can't wait to do this in the morning when I wake up. I have so much appreciation for you Adriene
This is a great practice for someone who sits at a computer all day for work, thank you so much. I managed to complete the 30 days of yoga (centre) this year which made me feel so proud and strong. I'm determined to keep up my practice and I'm exploring all of your videos to help target areas of tension interspersed with practices to maintain my strength, keep up the great work you are amazing!
Oh Adriene, thanks for always being there for me. You don't know it but you've been with me through so many difficulties and I keep on loving you and I keep coming back when things get rough. I remember when I was rooting for you to have 2 million followers! You are definitely an amazing person and have changed the lives for so many people. We 💜 you!
As a Mum of a growing 17 month old, I was feeling quite a bit of tension in my upper back and shoulders especially today, from lifting her. This really helped soften the tension in these muscles in these areas and helped me feel lighter in general. Thanks Adriene! I love all of your yoga and meditation videos. I didn’t really get into yoga or meditation until I started watching your videos. Now I find it such a treat of an evening when my baby has gone to sleep. My little treat for me. Namaste 🙏🏼✨
WElcome to Admire as I set this as my 1st practice Feb 2024 Keep to intentions as i stretch n soothe upper body / back namaste to all practising and may all find ease within
Align day 27. February 2023. Another one I don’t recall doing before! Loved this one. After a day travelling it was great to pay some attention to my back and shoulders.
KISS Day 12 where are my HOME Yogis at? This session is perfect since I woke up with a lot of body aches from my 1st day of monthly cycle. Thanks Adriene
Admire - Feb. 2024 getting back into my daily practice feels so good. Thank you Adriene, Benji, and the whole community! Had to switch the playlist around because my back needed some extra TLC today. Sending love & gratitude to all!
Take some time for you today, my friends. Remember, a little goes a long way. xx
Adriene, do you have a video on yoga for vertigo?
Yoga With Adriene yesterday I searched for a yoga for upper back as I have been feeling pain there for the past few weeks for the first time in my life. So I got back on the mat (after a gap) & did your two old routines. Today this beauty arrived in my inbox. How perfect! I’ve just done it & my back & my spirit are thanking me. I loved that final forward stretch with the twisted arms it was divine. Thank you so much Adriene - I really needed this on many levels ❤️ X
Another great practice from you. Thank you so much!
Adrienne, your closing comment to practice gratitude and especially for ourselves, made me smile. I am grateful for you as well. I recommend you to everyone who is starting or wants to practice. Thank you for your gentle & sound guidance 🙏🏼
Hello Adrienne, Thankfully, I want to share with you that my daughter (22years old ) and I (58 years old) have been doing Yoga with you, since pandemia started in Mexico by the middle of March 2020. We started with your 30 day yoga videos, the first time we finished the sequence of the complete 30 days including Saturdays and Sundays, we felt so successful and grateful to you ( you will never know how much yo have helped to our physical and mental health.
We live in Cuernavaca , Morelos, Mexico. After the third month of your 30 days videos, we started to pick a different video for each day, according our necessities as you always say “ listening to the needs of our bodies” , for lower back, for upper back, to relax, to sleep, etc . We do yoga with you every day, now we are doing it from Monday to Friday but if one of us is in pain or in need we do it even on Saturday or Sunday. What you have done putting your videos at no cost and available to everybody no matter where we are. That is the way we found you and you have really reached to us. We love you Adrienne. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EXISTING, AND DO WHAT YOU DO. YOU ARE AWSOME. We admire you so much. We sent you our very best wIshes for whatever you need. THANK YOU SOOO SOOOOO MUCH. From Mexico with love.
You are so sweet! I also do yoga with my mom and it really helped us as you said! Congrats!! Namaste!
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Yo también soy súper fan de Adrienne! Un abrazo hasta México 🇲🇽 ❤️❤️❤️
Yo también soy de México y hoy en especial despues de como 14 hrs de estar sentada haciendo cosas en la compu por la zoom escuela y trabajo, me dolía demasiado la espalda alta y siempre acudir a Adrienne arregla todo 🥰🥰🥰
This is beautiful
I was having the worst upper back “tech neck” pain and now I feel significantly better! As someone living in America, Adrienne really is the closest I’ll get to free health care.
Saaaaaaame!
This is so real!!!!
YWA Feb 2024! So excited for this one tomorrow, gonna be delicious. Have a great day everyone and FWFG 🌸
Looking forward to it 😊
Me too 🎉
Not sure who else is going back through Adriene's videos during COVID-19, but if you are - I'm with you. This was a sweet release of tension from working at my desk all day at home, and feeling hunched and worried for my friends and family. Thank you Adriene.
Hi! We are in confinement in France. My high-school daughter is preparing the baccalauréat exam - hours crunched over her desk - and enjoyed together this video for her back pain.
Oh yes! I am with you. The tension in my back from worry is awful. This felt so good. Sending you 💗
Hi, Here in Belgium I'm working from home as well. I try to do soms asana's every two hours when I'm working... Neck and shoulder relief, breathing the stress away! And every saturday a date with Adriene...
Yes! exactly what i needed 💗 Stay strong! greetings
from the Netherlands
Here with you and Adrian from Serbia! Stay healthy, strong and relaxed 💗
Anyone else here after flow ? 🩵
So grateful to be in a community of so many kind hearted people 💞 Hope you have a beautiful day and wonderful practice ☀️
So happy to keep going with you all amazing yoguis. hugs from Spain!!
So excited to try to maintain a practice everyday this year.
Here after Flow as well!
Hello from Flow!🌟🌟🌟
Hi from Flow! So nice to see so many of us continuing this journey ❤
Ok but BENJI reaching his paw out to Adriene every time she extended her arm!!! I'm cry
This is exactly what my body needed today. Her schedule always seems to be spot on. Thank you all for joining me and Adriene for the creation and time spent.
February 2, 2024...As an older lady who struggles with occasional back pain, this was such a lovely practice and EXACTLY what I needed today! I will definitely be putting this in my back pocket for future use. Thank you so much Adriene for knowing exactly what we need, Blessings and love to all of you 💌💌
I just realized (in extended child’s pose) that I’ve spent more time with Adriene than anyone else during quarantine 🤔😂
Saaaaame
I get it!
Why would you want to spend it with someone who could be sick anyways?
True
Time with Adriene is worthwhile!
Me before yoga: I'm not gonna! I'm not gonna!
Me after yoga: I feel great, I should've done that sooner!
literally me every single time
Same. Also sometimes I'll go and do another one. :D
Same wid me
I so agree
Yes!! Every. Single. Time.
Feeling absolutely incredible after today’s practice, so proud of myself for continuing yoga after the 30 days and having it permanently as part of my daily routine. I’ve forgotten how much dedication and thought has gone into these older practices, and I’m thrilled to be repeating them. They really target the specific areas the title says. Upper back is now feeling loose and strong at the same time! Much love to my fellow yogis doing the February calendar! ❤ X
Celebrating my 50th birthday today! Thankyou for this upper back stretch to set me up for the day! x
Happy Birthday! Enjoy!🎉🥳
Happy birthday 🎉
Happy Birthday🤩🎂
Happy birthday! Congratulations for showing up for yourself on the mat today! Enjoy your day!
Happiest of birthdays to you🥳
I prob sound like a weirdo but I really appreciate how you sprinkle words of affirmation into your sessions :]
you dont sound like a weirdo, thats sweet.
I agree
Also agreed !
OH, no, the words are why I choose Adriene
No me too! When she's like, okay cool. Or awesome. It just feels like she's a real person, connecting with me.
I woke with upper back pain, because I’ve been oversleeping due to depression. This routine helped my pain and gave me a little lift to get going in my day.
I was wondering why the fuck my back is hurting so badly. I'm glad to know I'm not the only one. Hang in there soldier ❤️
2024 Yoga Journey Day 32. Here we go! Thank you for practicing with me everyone! ❤
Wait you started at the bottom
missed yesterday but today I'm right back at it. lovely to see fellow yogis here too ❤
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you save my life, girl. thank you for being an open resource for self help. you're a true healer
true healer indeed, thank you
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I think we can all agree that Adriene has been a guiding light during the whole of 2020. I can't imagine my days without YWA
Absolutely ✨
One day behind, but still joyfully on this peace train! 🥰 Happy Feb 3rd, all. ♥
i'm on the same pace as you, let's keep it up 😇🙏🏾❤️
That was awesome! 2024 yoga journey day 32! Feeling great!!
I concur Denis! It was indeed awesome! It's nice to meet you. Have an amazing Friday! 🦋❤️🦋
Mmmmm sweet yummy back tension relief! Would also love love love a yoga for stressed students video, we spend so much time sitting and hunching and worrying xxx
Yessss
I think that you need to release your tight hips. Lizard pose, straddle, pigeon poses (lying, sitting, standing), frog, hero pose, happy baby pose, butterfly, reclined butterfly, half butterfly poses all will be perfect for those who spend a great amount of time sitting at a desk + I noticed it’s always good to do these ones at the end of day, as our hips store lots of tension after any difficult day.
She has one called yoga for text neck and it's awesome!
Yessss although this video was so great for that too
Agreed! I'm a vet student and spend basically all day in a chair and my neck, shoulders, and back are in constant pain 😭
After this practice I've been saying "wow!" all day. I have been dealing with chronic back pain (typically behind one of my shoulderblades) for more than 2.5 years now, and I've done loads of physical therapy, massage therapy, acupuncture, (You name it I've probably tried it) to deal with this pain. At this point in my life it is usually barely noticeable, but I still have my good days and bad days.
My back was giving me a lot of grief this morning... I felt like there was a big knot behind my shoulder blade and my first thought was "oh no, not again..." I decided to try this video to help stretch it out, and just... wow. This is a powerful practice for sure. I had to be gentle and slow with myself, listening to my body, and I noticed that many of these poses targeted the exact muscles I have issues with. It was kind of painful at some points in the practice, but with Adriene's help I just breathed through the muscles and asked them to please relax. I am thankful that Adriene constantly reminded me to relax my shoulders, as it is a habit of mine to shrug them up and tense them.
I am just so amazed right now because immediately after finishing the practice, my pain dialed down from about a 6/10 to a 2/10. Hours later, it is still feeling much better. Pain is still present but only barely noticeable now. I just had to write this because I have had some relief from my physical therapy exercises, but I have NEVER had such a significant improvement from just 23 minutes of practice. I really felt my heart chakra open up, and I have learned through my healing journey that the key to healing my back pain is keeping my heart chakra open. I think that is part of what was so beneficial about this practice, was that it targeted both physical and spiritual roots of upper back pain. Wow, I am so excited to use this practice whenever my back is giving me a hard time. Thank you so much for this GIFT. I actually have been thinking since this practice that MAYBE with daily yoga, I might someday be pain-free... That might be a bit much to hope for, but I know with certainty now that yoga can make a MAJOR difference in helping me manage chronic pain. THANK YOU.
This really helped with my chronic back/ shoulder pain as well! I was so surprised to feel the pain mostly gone (well, dialed down) when I was done
This is a great post. Adrienne helps us to really listen and go deepr and its an incredible journey!
You can actually completely cure it from root if you practice yoga regularly. Yoga is miraculous. Namaste from India. :)
This was amazing for my shoulders too! I've had hypermobile joints my whole life and chronic shoulder, neck, and upper back pain due to shoulder joint issues (you ever get the tendon snapping against the joint under your shoulder blade?) and holy shit that last stretch with the arm bind is genuinely life changing. My teres muscle is always spasming and this ACTUALLY stretched it. And you know if you engage a muscle in a stretch for long enough you get release from the spasms. Amazing.
@@akankshamishra7785 yoga has been amazing for my chronic shoulder issues, although I personally have found that incorporating specific back strengthening exercises from a physical therapist is the only thing that actually gets at the root of my issues.
This video is superb medicine for a tight shouldered man, who spends his life pushing, pulling and generally having to strain the upper body within his daily work. I also sometimes feel that the shoulders are like armour we wear to combat (wrongfully) the stresses and strains of life. My sincere thanks for the gift of Yoga and the wonderful way in which Adriene reveals its treasures to us. There doesn't seem to be any one who comes close to her.
100% agree of the uniqueness of Adriene and Benji's approach to the treasure that is Yoga ❤
February 2024 Admire Day 2. ❤ What a lovely, stretchy practice this was. It also flew by today! Let's keep going and find what feels good!
Very fine after yesterday's Core Strength Ritual for my 74 years old body and soul doing yoga with you since 2013 almost daily. I share with a loved one
awesome!
I wish I could get my grandmother to do these. They help so much.
@@magicmarie8403 I wish you could too! She’d be so happy if she did! And on a regular basis. She’d be amazed how much better she could feel. It’s truly amazing.
It's so great calling it "upper back love". Thinking in terms of love is so crucial. If you're reading this you have all my love and support, you deserve true fulfilment and peace and I'm sure it's coming to you.
❤️❤️❤️
2 Feb 2024 - loved this one! I have a sneaking suspicion I shall be returning to this practice often in the future - especially after spending time looking after/carrying around the grandkids like last weekend - it really helped release the tension and build strength. Thank you, Adriene 💕
I did this practice along the river today and used a tree as "architecture." I'd like to believe the tree enjoyed it just as much as I did! Thanks for a great practice. ❤
This final pose is the pose I've been looking for to relieve my should pain. Pain I've had for years. You've done it again, Adriene! Thank you
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And somehow Adriene always knows exactly what I need each time 😍
Thanks ❣️
Same here 😁
Same 😌
Yes!
Agreed!!! Especially knees.
This has saved my neck. I've tried so many contraptions/massages/ot... But it was finding this video that has finally brought me relief. If Adriene ever sees this, thank you so much angel!
Here for February 2023 Align. Yes I’m a bit out of order for the calendar this month but I needed this one today. Feeling like I’m finally starting to be my own yogi and learning to listen to my body more. So grateful for today’s practice and this community. Thank you Adriene for all your gifts. 🙏🏻
I’m from 2023 Align too!
Me too! Way to listen to your body🙏🏽
Here for Align 2023 as well. This was a lovely practice. I'll need to bookmark this one.
Amazing!
I know am beginning to sound like a broken record but can you blame me. Adriene you truly are Godsend. I only do home workouts so naturally it may take a while to achieve all the muscle definition as the person going to the gym and lifting heavy. My goal in changing to a healthy lifestyle was to be strong, healthy, active and happy. I have achieved strength and endurance mostly through YOGA. I incorporate all I learn from you in my daily life: during my strength workouts - how to breath, endurance, at work...how do I sit, walk...as a mother...chores around the house..am healthy and so happy to be alive and what's more important is that I have learnt to appreciate myself and those around me. I loved today's YOGA class too. Thanks to you lady. Keep it up. Blessings. Love from Germany. 😘
Thank you for sharing, this was lovley to read! I recognize myself in it a lot. Wishing you a great week
Thank you! I’m a 61 year old flutist and teacher. 50 years of holding my arms up makes for sore upper back and neck muscles.
These yoga sessions have been excellent for relieving pain.
Thank you Adriene, and Benji. That was such a beautiful yoga practice, and just what me, and my body needed today. I'm loving the February ADMIRE, practice so far can't wait for tomorrow. See you all then, Happy Imbolic for Wiccans like me, and Namaste everyone.🙏❤
Feb 2024. This felt good on my upper back. Found some new movement.
Thanks as always Adrian.
I'm back after months of not coming to the mat. Just picked what was on August 30th from the calendar. Thank you for being there for us always and giving so much love to the world through your videos. Hope life rewards you with all the happiness you create in every single one of us ❤
Welcome back!! :)
Beautifully said 💛
This is my first video after months of not doing yoga too - and it was a perfect reminder of why I started practicing in the first place
The more I redo this session, the deeper my stretch and my understanding of yoga and my own body becomes.
Such a wholesome practice, emphasis on "whole", because it's for "upper back" but then it might as well be a heart practice!
Great practice to get back into my yoga routine after a very busy weekend! Thank you all for being here and practising with me today☀Align Day 27, February 2023
🙏🏼💜 And thank you too!
Admire day 2🎉 this felt so good for my back, thank you, Adriene. 💖🧘🏼♀️🙏
i’ve realized in this practice, that i don’t feel it in my upper back or traps like adriene said when doing the “threading the needle” pose. i always feel it in my low back and hips more 🤔 maybe because of the wide knees, but it kind of engaged that curiosity; how can i feel it in my upper back body? or, maybe i need it more in the other places? the joy of yoga, it never ends!
thank you for these monthly calendars, adriene and team!
see you all tomorrow, namaste 🙏🏼 ❤
Felt the same too. Maybe because the muscles in my legs/hips are extra tight and I'm not that flexible. I've noticed though that when I put my arm through and under my sholder in that pose that I put my hand in an angle that went more towards my legs but Adriene puts it more in a straight direction so her hands are closer to her head. (I have no idea if I've explained it in an understandable way, so if not then sorry) I've corrected and then I've felt something in my upper back too... but it was still my hips that felt the strech more.. xD
I know this is one of your older videos but i just did this for practice and it was INCREDIBLE. The way you talk us through gently and kindly makes me fall in love with yoga even more. I love your videos that are slow and steady because it makes me take notice of my body tension. You are amazing, and thank you!
Agree! I was glad to discover this practice. Totally eased the tension in my upper back. 💛
absolutely! A new YWA discovery for me and it will now be in my regular rotation.
This is genuinely the first time I've had upper back relief in the 5 years since my car accident. I'm very new to yoga (2 days into the 30 day challenge) so I thought I was doing it wrong because I'm honestly so stiff. But now I have this unexplainable feeling of relief in my shoulders that I've never felt before! Excited to continue, thank you Adriene for making this so accessible to all ❤️
I can’t even tell you how much of a blessing this just was. I work in dentistry and constantly have upper back/neck pain. After this yoga session, my pain was immediately gone. TYSM 💘
Hmmmm!!😌🌅🌼 Wow that was incredible, so great for back pain relief...I felt deeply well stretched and yeah, a little does go a long way, Ty for the reminder Lady A💫 so happy to be here aligning with you all on Feb Day 27:02:23✅😊👌🏾😌, an 👌🏾🌟 practice, gr8 for back pain I will def. be coming back to.... you'll all enjoy this! Sending a big hug & 🤗🌼🌅💞and hope you all have a lovely week.🙏🏾💛💛
Happy Monday, Simplyyy Fab! I did the yoga pre-run session before a run 🏃🏿♀️ this morning instead. However, I'm considering returning to this later. It's always great to see you. ☺️
@@zuriwilson-seymore8939 👋🏾😄 Likewise beloved wonderful Zuri... Happy Monday eve. to you as well....yes! Me too... awesome b p relief practice. Pre run yoga! I like that one 2, just miss running...Hmmm! Last align 2moro. 🙏🏾💞🌼🦋
@✨SimplyyyFab_u_lous_32✨ Thanks, dear yogi friend! Yes, that practice is awesome! How did you enjoy the last aligned day?
Whenever the video ends with standing, I will usually end up dancing gently to the music at the end 😆
I’m currently a breastfeeding mom and since I started breastfeeding my newborn I started having really bad upper back pain, this yoga routine has helped me so much !!! The relief is amazing. I feel like a brand new. Every single time ❤
Align day 27, February 2023. 57 days in a row of yoga ❤️
Perfect way to start a Monday with the YWA community.
Hello Yogis from Flow! I miss our little daily froggy stand. I think I'll try to remember to sneak it into tomorrow's time on the mat. See you then.
Both my upper and lower back will thank me for doing this first thing on this beautiful Sunday morning, but they both don't know that I have Adriene to thank for the wonderful vibes she fills my mornings with, especially the Sunday morning with each new practice. Thank you Adriene for reminding us to live our lives for ourselves and not for others. You have changed my life for the better as I now cannot imagine how I would live through each day without doing an at home yoga practice with you and this wonderful community. Thank you so much for making me a better person. Much love. Namaste.
Shadan Zahrooni , you said it all for me too. We are as one 🧘🏼♀️😊🙏💞
My 434th YWA on February 25th 2023😍 - one of two done on first day or our own little mixed winter hiking and yoga retreat in Klais near Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Awesome practice really needed this and didn’t even realize it! Happy ground hog day! Thanks everyone and much love 💕🤍✨
Admire day 2! Loved the slow practice, I really needed it today.
Thank you, Adriene and YWA community💙💙💙
Adriene *still* has our back 😎
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Always. xx
I didn’t realize how much I needed this practice until halfway thru this practice. ❤️❤️
Thank you Adrienne and Benji x
I’ve been suffering for a month with horrible upper back and neck pain with severe tinnitus. All after a bad chiropractic adjustment. Before bed last night I got through half of this video, and I woke up with 50% of the pain and reduced ringing. I may have even gotten 7 whole hours of sleep, which is much more than I’ve been getting recently. The thread the needle with forward arm extension really felt sooo good I did more this morning.
I'm a UPS delivery driver who frequently struggles with muscle spasms in the upper back. My
problems began in 1991 to 1994 when I was studying for grad school. I'm grateful for
this yoga routine which helps me to stretch the muscles that have been strained. Thank you Adriene and Benji for helping those with chronic pain.
My mother passed away last week and everyday since a different part of my body cries out for attention. Adriene has a Yoga for every ache and pain, physical and mental. Thank you, Adriene.
So sorry. I send my sympathies....That's what that is like. My mother died almost twenty years ago. Heartbreak.
I hope you’re doing well and still hitting your mat. ❤️
Gentle stretching is perfect for winding down the week. First time doig yoga with my son's band practicing downstairs. I added a little shimmy and beat tap to the jazz and blues while doing this yoga. Happy weekend everyone!
Adriene this Yoga cannot get better. Great teaching and great practice. Thanks.
Can't believe this 23 minute session went by in like 3 seconds hahaha but loved it
This year, I haven’t been doing as much yoga as last year. I used to always hit the hour mark everyday. Now I only do the daily video on your calendar. However, I find myself more able to focus and be present once I removed that stress of doing yoga for a certain amount of time. I finally understood that yoga is supposed to help me recenter and circle back to the present. Thank you for accompanying me on my self-discovery journey. Much love x
Totally agree - I could never fit what I thought was a decent session, so didn’t;t bother. Now I do the daily calendar . 10 mins, 45 mins, an hour? It is all yoga and taking time to be kind to ourselves
hannahbufton exactly, and each video always find me at the right time. I think Adriene knows ;)
Admire💝 - February 2024
I’ve never formally followed these monthly calendars before (apart from the January ones) but I’ve decided I’m going to start following them every other day with my others practices in between. Throughout FLOW, not only was I able to reconnect to my inner being and get closer to myself, but also, as during every 30 day journey of yore, to this beautiful wider community of yogis who are so supportive and loving. One of my resolutions/aims for this year is to live in a more purposeful way that serves me and to listen more intently to what my soul is asking for in my day to day life. That could be anything from watching films or tv series that I actually want to watch rather than what I think I should watch, and the same with books, to implementing acts of self-service and care into my daily routine: basically just living in a more intentional way. In reconnecting to my spirit during FLOW, I came to realise actually how much more supported I feel practicing alongside the yoga with Adriene community, and particularly alongside Adriene and Benji, than with any other teacher or group of people. So, in alignment with my resolution for the year, I’ve decided instead of only occasionally practicing with Adriene and you lovely bunch and putting more of my energy and time into other classes that I feel less inclined towards, I’m going to serve myself and continue on my regular practice over here at YWA. It’s a no brainier really and I don’t know why I haven’t thought to do so before. I always leave January with this community feeling so cosmically aligned and in touch with my inner being, surrounded by glowing, positive energy that why would I not want to carry that with me throughout the rest of my year?! I don’t know why it’s taken me 4 years to realise this but I’m here now and I’m excited to continue sharing my practice with this wonderful community🤗❤.
Today was a wonderful practice that allowed me to open up my mind and body to the deep admiration I have for myself and make space for more love and respect, recognising the strength it’s taken for me to get where I am today and am continuing to go. I remembered all of my cues from FLOW, looking deeply inside myself with the respect of a love one and without any judgement or negativity. I spoke kindly to myself and enjoyed spending time with me as I tended to my soul, letting the light in. It was like taking myself on a date! And what a bloomin’ good date I was too🥰. A second one is on the cards for sure! Namaste all - it’s nice to be continuing along this path of self love with you all🙏💖 xx
Doing this lovely practice on valintines day 2023 , proud to be a single lady, I'm going to treat myself later to a nice coffee and cake, and yes I can buy myself flowers. Thank you Adriene and Benji ❣️
Adriene always puts me at ease with her voice. Benji is a whole mood. Such a blessing x
That last pose was Incredible! The more videos I do, the more of these amazing poses I find that Adriene does that I have never done before. Each video is so unique and amazing. Thank you Adriene!
How to do it? Greetings from Germany!
thank you so much.
This video just worked a kink out of my back :) I started practicing daily with YWA last January, starting with the 30 day challenge. I completed this January's Flow, and I am staying on the journey. This daily practice is healing, centering, and joy-giving, and I am so grateful for this channel. Thank you, Adriene, for giving this gift to all of us.
I knew I was going to enjoy these last two practices of Cultivate. It’s all about the refinements of this slow loving sequence, breathing with you Adriene and listening to your details to get full benefit ... truly awesome 🙏 and perfect for this senior yogi 😉 see you tomorrow for our last day 🧘🏼♀️🧘🏻♀️🧘🏻♂️🙏💕
I have been looking forward for these two practices at the end of this month. This feels like the beginning of the rejuvenation and Reset that is coming for us in September playlist :)
I really just love Adriene. She is so soothing and personable. She is not in any way pretentious about her practice and I always feel welcome and comfortable with her when following along with her videos. I so appreciate what she brings to my day when I take time to incorporate her videos. Such a gem!!
Thank you Adriene. I had run a 5k yesterday & I was feeling sour today. This is a gentle healing practice. Lots of love
Feb Day 27! Start of a busy week but I’m excited to complete February’s journey and start March’s 😊
Watching the dog chilin cured my back pain already
You’re such a treat to practice with. So thankful I stumbled upon your videos! 🥰
Day 2 Feb 2024... my shoulders loved it... thanks Adrian ❤
A someone who sits hunched over a desk for hours at a time this practice is an absolute godsend. I come back to this video regularly and my body is so thankful for the upper back release these movements provide. Thank you Adriene!
this was so perfect... my upper back was experiencing stiffness and tightness from sitting so much during this lockdown in california for covid19. probably going to do this routine everyday. thank you!!!
Wow! This one came at such a perfect timing. The Universe is responding to my needs! I have been having so much pain in my upper back and shoulders for the past month. Can't wait to do this in the morning when I wake up. I have so much appreciation for you Adriene
Hello dear! Namaste loyal friend! x
This was beautiful to read! Wishing you a great week
Namaste🙏❤️🐾 wishing all a most beautiful week.
This is a great practice for someone who sits at a computer all day for work, thank you so much. I managed to complete the 30 days of yoga (centre) this year which made me feel so proud and strong. I'm determined to keep up my practice and I'm exploring all of your videos to help target areas of tension interspersed with practices to maintain my strength, keep up the great work you are amazing!
loving the HONOR December calendar.
Me too!
This was beautiful
Me too, it’s awesome.
Oh Adriene, thanks for always being there for me. You don't know it but you've been with me through so many difficulties and I keep on loving you and I keep coming back when things get rough. I remember when I was rooting for you to have 2 million followers! You are definitely an amazing person and have changed the lives for so many people. We 💜 you!
As a Mum of a growing 17 month old, I was feeling quite a bit of tension in my upper back and shoulders especially today, from lifting her. This really helped soften the tension in these muscles in these areas and helped me feel lighter in general. Thanks Adriene! I love all of your yoga and meditation videos. I didn’t really get into yoga or meditation until I started watching your videos. Now I find it such a treat of an evening when my baby has gone to sleep. My little treat for me. Namaste 🙏🏼✨
Day one done. Another beautiful practice. Love it thank you❤
exactly what I needed today! could you make one for knee strengthening or protection?
ruclips.net/video/VfSlEgg4ApE/видео.html her yoga for sensitive knees
Yes, Benji! You're the true yoga master, dawg
WElcome to Admire as I set this as my 1st practice Feb 2024
Keep to intentions as i stretch n soothe upper body / back
namaste to all practising and may all find ease within
Align day 27. February 2023. Another one I don’t recall doing before! Loved this one. After a day travelling it was great to pay some attention to my back and shoulders.
KISS Day 12 where are my HOME Yogis at? This session is perfect since I woke up with a lot of body aches from my 1st day of monthly cycle. Thanks Adriene
I am here and my body feels soo good after this!
I'm here! Yes, that session was wonderful. All of these yummy stretches, ah...
🙋🏼♀️ Here 🇨🇷
Right here with you! Namaste
benji is amazing. i love that he just sleeps through your whole practice :) lol cutie
Meanwhile, my pets think tabletop pose is an invitation to sit down under my chest...
Right? My dog loves to come lay down with me whenever I do yoga as well!
Totally agree with you on that one, so cute! would you happen to know what breed he is? xxx
Mae Pilling I believe that is a blue heeler
@@fishflake1209 Funny Dog
My back feels so much better! Thank you! ❤
Thank you so much, by upper back feels so much better. You have been a saviour over these last few years!
❤😂 A moment of gravity.
i wonder why people show thumps down for such an angel. So many people getting beniffited by her instructions.
I don't tend to have a lot of upper back pain, but it was pretty tight this morning, so it helped out. Day 339 of the current run.
Admire - Feb. 2024 getting back into my daily practice feels so good. Thank you Adriene, Benji, and the whole community! Had to switch the playlist around because my back needed some extra TLC today. Sending love & gratitude to all!