Wow. 11 years of service. I always thought that it was so sad that yoga was not free for all. Adriene may be the Best Known Yogi of all time! Unbelievable that I somehow see the same spark of joy in Adriene of today that is present in this video from over a decade ago… Thank you from the bottom of my heart! All the Thanks!
9 years today... Thank you for bringing Light to our lives, Adrienne - my daughter discovered when she was 13 years old. You helped us to raise a confident, reflective and empathetic woman, who will turn 22 in a month. I bow to you. Namaste 🙏🏿✨
TBT to our FIRST video ever! Sukasana or The Easy Pose! Great place to start! Or a great pose to treat yourself too if you need a little break. This video includes Simpsons references, weird pants, a skinned knee and avenues to find EASE. #tbt #yoga #throwbackthursday
Is this... the very first ever YWA video? An oldie but a goodie!! I was 10 years old when this was uploaded, a mere child and this was well before I started my daily yoga. Now at 21 (22 in less than 3 months), I have grown into a wise (so I like to think) young woman who plans to do yoga for the rest of my life!
I am a 75 year old male and have been watching Adriene for a couple of months for a variety of reasons and have now decided to start at the beginning with Foundations. Adriene is such an engaging instructor that makes it possible for everyone to learn yoga, even an old man :)
I've been doing Yoga with Adriene since the Jan 1, 2020. I've missed some days, left life get in the way, was sick, etc. Now we are in the coronavirus world. And I'm truly committing to a daily yoga practice. I'm still a beginner for sure! I did a 20 min flow yoga, to the best of my ability today and I did this one! I'm going to go through the entire "Foundations of Yoga" playlist. I plan to do a 'regular' video each day then follow it up with a foundation video! Thanks sweetie pie for such fantastic videos and for being such a fantastic teacher! You change lives punkin!
Hey I started yoga with Down Dog coz it was free during the quarantine period but I am following Adriene's videos and following the same routine as you are!
Thanks! I appreciate it! Yes, try yoga with me! It really has changed not just my body but my mental state too ;) and it feels GOOD. I'm really excited about this new series and I want beginners to feel comfortable and happy as they dive into yoga. Thanks again!
Adriene, my dear. You have absolutely changed my life. I've always always been heavy and "untoned". I'm 33 and I got a wild hair one day, and found you through beginners yoga search. I watched a few of your videos and now my mother and I both are on our 23rd day of the revolution series. I've lost almost 10 Inches since I started. So I'm going to start at the very beginning of your playlist, and watch every single one! I'm starting to work out twice a day now. Thank you! YOU FREAKING ROCK!
Happy 9 years! You and Benji have been one of my grounding practices that have helped me through the pandemic. You are an inspiration to me and so many others. I am so thankful you uploaded this video in 2012 and took a chance on RUclips. Namaste.
Just sat and watched this through from beginning to end. So lovely seeing the very point YWA was born! Young sweet Adriene giving us her whole heart right from the start! Did you imagine back then Adriene that this community would grow to over 10 million subscribers! Holy cow! And it’s not just the numbers, truly people are inspired by you and love you give out to show up for themselves, and show up for the folks around them. It’s not an exaggeration to say together we are making the world a better place! Thank you so much to you and everyone behind FWFG AND YWA. I love you guys!! 💕
Yes, it will take time to allow the space. Time for that connective tissue to say yes to the pose and the space you are creating through your awareness breath and posture even. Support this by connecting to your center (or core) in other postures maybe. We all need to counter act that pesky Mr Burns. Though we enjoy him so much in the moment. Let me know how its goin? xx A
This is one of the hardest poses for me till I do/try it consistently. Did YWA Jan.-May and now starting again. Today I went into tabletop and cat/cow there for a bit. But I'm here, and I'll keep coming back. 🌻
Loved watching and learning from your first video. Happy 11th birthday Adriene and Chris! So grateful and thank you for a wonderful channel and FWFG, which I enjoy so much.
This year, i decided to be consistent with my Yoga practice. After almost 3 months of daily Yoga, i realize that i need to go back to the foundation and I'm glad for it. Thanks Adriene.
Thanks Borghesi! Yes, it has been my pleasure to see you grow in yoga! You are now a yogi (you always were ;) and when we met I don't think you had ever really been on the mat! It is amazing what a practice will do- of any kind! I always tell people to find their yoga. It may be asana or it may be something else! The body responds well to practice. After all-its the journey that is the reward. Love to you. Thanks for watching.
A great teacher does not strive to explain her vision...a great teacher simply asks you to stand beside her and see for yourself. Thank you so very much for your care.
EASE 🍁 | October 4, 2023 | Adjusting my calendar a bit as I find what feels good during travel. Our flights were rerouted and so our original plan had to change. I'm glad I'm able to roll with the punches and continue my daily yoga habit! 🙏
I found myself in a similar situation, Cecilia! 😊 While traveling, our plane was delayed for five hours, so everything shifted by the time I had to spend at the airport, so I needed to adjust my yoga schedule. But everything’s good. 🤗 Enjoy your October and see you on the mat! ❤
i just realised from the comments that this was Adriene’s first ever yoga video… it’s amazing that the “essence” of YWA is there, and still very much alive today!! thanks so much for all that you do, Adriene, you are a beacon of light in a dark world ❤️💛💙
Found your video for beginners and I am hooked! I'm 57 years old and this is the first time I have found something that helps my neck, lower back, knees and feet! Thank you so much for your videos. I will keep watching and learning and feeling better every day.
Day 124 (part 2!) of the current run. Decided to do a second video today, went with an old one! I've done this one before, but it's interesting how I'm coming back to it after a long while of practice.
Thank you Amanda! I love this note! So many new and exciting videos are about to hit the channel- so please do stay tuned! Welcome to the family! LOVE THYSELF!!! ROCK ON!!!
I am starting with the basics of yoga to transition back to the awareness of my body, mind, and heart. I have been going through a rollercoaster of personal challenges, feeding on the negativity, and feeling useless. I know we go through seasons of uncertainty, fear, and quitting. But as much as I feel like giving up, I have the still voice inside telling me not to give up, instead get back up and try again. Falling hurts, but staying down feels even worst. I'm coming back to the beginning. Where I can find a rhythm to be still, reconnect to my center, and focus on the moment. Filter out the negativity to make room for positivity. I hope this makes sense. Thanks Adriene!
Wow, a trip to the past from 2021! I have practiced and taught yoga for 27 years. It is so much fun and instructional to go back to the basics and review and refine these poses! You are a little older now, Adriene! It is a joy to follow you as your own practice deepens. I am awed and inspired by your fabulous teaching style and mastery of all aspects of yoga, not just the asanas! Thank you! Namaste!!
Love your sense of humor. It's the perfect mix of western yoga secular thought with someone who is in love with the practice! Definitely my goto channel now.
We all start somewhere. After one year and a half of practicing with Adriene’s videos, I finally found this one. It makes me think that we never stop learning something new, especially when it comes to improve our skills. Thank you, namaste 🙏🏻
I've tried taking beginner yoga classes and the teachers always rushed from 1 pose to another with a, maybe, 1 sentence explanation. Thank you so much for breaking the common poses down and explaining them in detail.
I’ve always logically “got” why yoga could be incredibly helpful and transformative... But until recently I had never “felt” that profound healing power. Even just one simple posture done consciously is transformative! I’m excited to slowly go through these foundational videos, and adapt and create my practice with what works for me. Thank you so much, Adrienne, for your energy and loving spirit.
I can relate to that. I think I'm still finding how the pose feels the right. but I am bringing my awareness- that ease- into it more. Do you use a pillow/support under your bum? and find it easier?
Thank you for being so authentic and generous with your both your knowledge spirit Adrienne! Your teaching doesn't feel rushed and neatly packaged yet there is integrity and the expertise that you want to get from a class. Love that you continually make corrections in your 30 day course so despite the virtual wall, i don't feel at risk of injury or disconnected from the practice. I have been looking for a teacher I can connect with for nearly 10 years and always felt socially anxious, intimidated by either the teacher or the rest of the class. Your classes are really helping in the process of reconnecting with my body, my physical and spiritual strength in a way I havent committed to before. Eternally grateful. Namaste
Hi adriene.. My name is Declan from Ireland.. I just fell upon your RUclips channel and am really enjoying beginners yoga... I am finding it hard but enjoyable... Thank you 😊
I have been doing Yoga with Adriene for quite a few years but the past 2 years not so much so I decided to start working through these foundational videos. ❤
So, I have the great luck to be able to take yoga from Adriene on a weekly basis, and she always seems to remedy what ails me. About a month ago, I was having terrible neck problems with my neck popping out of place and such (I know, it sounds painful), I started just spending about two or three minutes a day doing those simple neck rolls she demonstrated, and within a couple of weeks the problems went away, and have stayed away! Yoga With Adriene really works!!
Today is day 2 of Ease! I’m going to try to commit to writing after every yoga session. This way I can see where I started versus where I am once I finish. Let’s hope I can do all 31 days!
I'm using these to learn yoga, and I feel such rage when doing any yoga so I'm glad I can find something to release those emotions and am trying not to express them while doing it/against you adriene. In no way am I saying the rage is your doing, simply expressing how good it is to be able to explore those emotions with such a gentle teacher.
My yoga journey: After years of running (because that’s what we do) I started doing hot yoga twice a week in 2010 after a step class injury to my knee. Profound relaxation/mind body connections change my direction forever. Found Adrien four years later💕 continued hot yoga ten years, with Adrien on the week end & when I didn’t get up at 5:30😩The instructor moved away from our gym recently. Thanks for dedicating this space to what feels good. I’ve done many of the 30 day challenges over the years. At the moment I’m going to start at the beginning with AM & PM visits to your wonderful channel to create a “year of finding what feels good” for myself care. At 67.75 every day matters. Thank you for loving service to the world finding peace one day at a time.
This video is excellent! I love the way you talk through this pose - it helped to gently remind me that every pose is important and grounding....even the somewhat "easy"ones.
There is nothing wrong with your posture. Consider working on your posture from the inside out- whatever that means to you :) Concentration on the sensations of lifting up through the front of your body but softening through your back and back body- grounding down or melting down. I suggest lying on your back and hugging your knees into your chest and rocking side to side. Keep a nice long neck by tucking your chin slightly. Work it out girl! Be mindful. Sounds like you are
My daughter asked me, "Mom, do you want to do yoga together in the mornings?". I was a little unsure because I had gone to a yoga class studio the prior year, and did not enjoy it at all. I am a beginner and 69 years old (I know you are never too old to start, but it can be intimidating). I am really enjoying your series, and not finding it too much for me. You do such a great job of explaining how to do the poses, and how to modify if needed. I also love the philosophy behind it and the mindset that you teach. You asked for feedback, this is mine. Thank you for a great series of teaching yoga foundations!
Despite having practiced for a good while now, I've been having trouble getting focused in my yoga lately- I can't stop my mind from wandering. And that's when I can get on the mat in the first place. It has been pretty frustrating to me. But I came back to this video and with Adriene's guidance I was able to fully be present in this pose. I haven't felt this good in my yoga in a while. There is no point in pressing forward if we don't have the very basics of breath and alignment and peace, because they are the essence of the practice. Thank you so much for this video!
I always wanted to do yoga, but found it hard when there are so few beginner videos available, I really like how you take your time and explain basic postures, looking forward to do yoga how I think it should be done, with time and care:)
Adriene, my sincere thanks for your first video and all the ones that came after. You are truly a blessing in my life and the lives of millions of others. Thank you, thank you.
Finally, years of studying sanskrit are paying off. In addition to the easy pose, sukhasana can also be translated as the good/ pleasant/ happy (sukh) pose (asana). Cuz it sure ain't easy for all of us, but it can make us happy. Thanks for bringing me back to yoga.
Complete beginner here! You were recommended by my mom group, and I pretty much immediately feel in love with the practice and your teaching style. I'm encouraged that the back pain I feel while doing this pose is a normal muscular response and that it will improve. Been doing at least 1 video a day for 2 weeks now and noticed my back wasn't hurting immediately the other night. Thank you SO much! I don't want to jump the gun and make any life judgments just yet, but this has improved my life the last 2 weeks. My 3 year old now asks if I'm going to do "ugha" any time I change into comfy clothes. :-)
Hey! That's awesome to hear yoga was showing so much positive change for you in the last 2 weeks! I was wondering how you're doing now if you kept up with it by chance? I ask because I also experience back pain doing just this pose, so I was hoping you could offer some advice. My back pain I'm also feeling will improve as I do this more. This is maybe my 2nd day doing the pose now, and I'm planning on tomorrow being the third. While I have scoliosis, I want to see if I can maybe heal myself through yoga and meditation and things like that. I'm not sure if I should just do this one video for a couple weeks, or if I should add a video each day, each week, etc. Not 100% sure my approach but I'll figure it out as I go. If you see this, any advice I'd greatly appreciate
Well that was a light filled moment for me. My first YWA video was actually your second video for bound pose and then I went onto discover all of your other wonderfully accessible and fun videos with a sprinkle of soulfuness. After a couple of months doing yoga with you while I am rethinking my career due to redundancy (15 years in a senior position at a digital agency) I just watched your first video The Easy Pose and I felt the most at ease I've felt doing yoga and it came to me, I want to be a teacher of yoga. I've a long way to go before I get there but that's the direction I want. Thank you Adrienne for shining so bright and being the best version of your self. You've helped me to discover what feels good and I ain't gonna let go. Namaste ❤️😍😘
A friend of mine recommended I check out your channel. I began with your playlists section and am starting at this first video in your Foundations of Yoga. While I have done yoga in the past, I have never actually spent time learning pose names and the reasonings or benefits for each pose. I have just completed this video and it was very relaxing! Also neat to learn that yogis use this pose to tune into themselves in order to meditate for long periods of time. Knowing that this video was made 8 years ago, I am excited to travel forward in time with you as I progress my yogic learning while simultaneously watching you grow as a teacher. Thank you for being an educational foundation for the start of my journey. 🧘
9 years ago… ❤️ Happy Anniversary and thank you so much for gifting us daily with your free videos. They have helped me now for many years and I must say they have been essential during this Pandemic. I’m ever so grateful. 🌷❤️🧘🏻♀️
Adriene, My husband and I are just getting started with yoga and you are a perfect fit for us! Yoga mats are on order and we are already feeling and sleeping better. Thank you so much sweet one!
Does anyone else just love her hair short with bangs! Adorable!
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Hello, beautiful human! I am braziliam, and I'm starting my journey as a bilingual yoga teacher, as only 5% of brazilians speack english, I thought I might help. I am really inspired by your teachings and the way you add so much fun to this practice. Thank you for being such a guru for all of us! I really hope to become as good as you some day, Love Lália.
I have had terrible tension in my back and shoulders for a long time, and I finally decided to try yoga to see if it helps. Following your videos has already started releasing so much tension that I have cried twice during yoga from how much better I feel. Thank you so much.
I've been doing yoga 6 times a week since february, and I can't tell you how much that improved my posture and more importantly, my back pain. I was reading something on my computer, and I noticed I was not slouching, and I wasn't even TRYING NOT TO slouch. Felt natural. And it just feels good to think about it. So big thanks to you, Adriene
2024 and just now starting yoga 🫶🏻 so far I love Adriene, her voice is so soothing and I get a good workout in without feeling like I’m actually working out, which I love!
After everything going on in the world today something inside has told me to start from the beginning to help stabilize my heart and soul and to just be present in the small things. So I have started from video 1 today and I am just relearning to focus and start small! Thank you for all you do!!
Thank you for these beginner’s videos. I haven’t been living under a rock, but I have never practiced yoga. It’s so hard! I’m so out of shape and stiff and my mind is all over the place. Thank you for giving us the permission to journey toward a good position and for it to be less than perfect.
I finished going through 30 days of yoga and now it's Christmas Break! I plan to make my way through these foundations videos before the new year comes and we begin the new 30 days. I thought I'd skip around, but I sense the thoughtfulness Adrienne, in your sequencing of these foundations, so I will go from beginning to end. I love the thoroughness and the empowerment you bring. I also love the typewriter and the sewing machine!
Wow. 11 years of service. I always thought that it was so sad that yoga was not free for all.
Adriene may be the Best Known Yogi of all time! Unbelievable that I somehow see the same spark of joy in Adriene of today that is present in this video from over a decade ago…
Thank you from the bottom of my heart! All the Thanks!
I love that she already had Find What Feels Good as a message in the very first video.
9 years today... Thank you for bringing Light to our lives, Adrienne - my daughter discovered when she was 13 years old. You helped us to raise a confident, reflective and empathetic woman, who will turn 22 in a month. I bow to you. Namaste 🙏🏿✨
Maria, your beautiful comment brought me to tears. Lovely. 🥲
Thank you, Garden Lover 🙏🏿✨
TBT to our FIRST video ever! Sukasana or The Easy Pose! Great place to start! Or a great pose to treat yourself too if you need a little break. This video includes Simpsons references, weird pants, a skinned knee and avenues to find EASE. #tbt #yoga #throwbackthursday
Adriene I'm so excited to have found you!!!
***** just read your comment and I applaud you. Would love an update from you :)
how did you get flexible i want to be flexible too
stretch...work it or lose it
Love your videos!
Is this... the very first ever YWA video? An oldie but a goodie!! I was 10 years old when this was uploaded, a mere child and this was well before I started my daily yoga. Now at 21 (22 in less than 3 months), I have grown into a wise (so I like to think) young woman who plans to do yoga for the rest of my life!
10 years later…..wow you have done so well. I love the fact you have kept your original format/music/intro. Well done you guys. Sue, UK xx
I am a 75 year old male and have been watching Adriene for a couple of months for a variety of reasons and have now decided to start at the beginning with Foundations. Adriene is such an engaging instructor that makes it possible for everyone to learn yoga, even an old man :)
Hope you're doing well!😊
Something has drawn me to start for the beginning. Here I am.
I felt the same and I'm here
Me three! It’s been my haven during the Covid madness 🌻 Enjoy the ride!
@@ashleypugh8988 me four :) so happy to see others like me
Me five 🤗
Me six 💗
I've been doing Yoga with Adriene since the Jan 1, 2020. I've missed some days, left life get in the way, was sick, etc. Now we are in the coronavirus world. And I'm truly committing to a daily yoga practice. I'm still a beginner for sure! I did a 20 min flow yoga, to the best of my ability today and I did this one! I'm going to go through the entire "Foundations of Yoga" playlist. I plan to do a 'regular' video each day then follow it up with a foundation video! Thanks sweetie pie for such fantastic videos and for being such a fantastic teacher! You change lives punkin!
Hey I started yoga with Down Dog coz it was free during the quarantine period but I am following Adriene's videos and following the same routine as you are!
How did you do? Are you happy for following this channel? I want to give it a go starting from now.
@@FanFictionMaster me too! Down dog first and now with adrienne, I am in HOME day 26 !
@@shortsdumpsterI love Adrienne! She makes yoga so easy and she is so sweet and funny too. I recommend you the HOME series (30 days of yoga) ;)
September first 2021, doing the same :) Namaste :)
Thanks! I appreciate it! Yes, try yoga with me! It really has changed not just my body but my mental state too ;) and it feels GOOD. I'm really excited about this new series and I want beginners to feel comfortable and happy as they dive into yoga. Thanks again!
Adriene, my dear. You have absolutely changed my life. I've always always been heavy and "untoned". I'm 33 and I got a wild hair one day, and found you through beginners yoga search.
I watched a few of your videos and now my mother and I both are on our 23rd day of the revolution series.
I've lost almost 10 Inches since I started.
So I'm going to start at the very beginning of your playlist, and watch every single one!
I'm starting to work out twice a day now.
Thank you! YOU FREAKING ROCK!
Wow. This is quite inspiring.😍 thank you for sharing your story..
So incredible to watch the very first video !! So cute !! The essence of your practice has always been there. I love it !
I thought the same thing haha :)
you are right
Adriene with bangs! Thank you gorgeous lady. I have been your yoga student for many years. ❤🙏💖 Namaste, dear one xxx
Happy 9 years! You and Benji have been one of my grounding practices that have helped me through the pandemic. You are an inspiration to me and so many others. I am so thankful you uploaded this video in 2012 and took a chance on RUclips. Namaste.
mi casa es sukhasana
Hahaha nice
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😂😂😂 love it
You are great example how yoga benefit for body,efter 9 years you look even better)
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Aw, baby Adriene!
Just sat and watched this through from beginning to end. So lovely seeing the very point YWA was born! Young sweet Adriene giving us her whole heart right from the start! Did you imagine back then Adriene that this community would grow to over 10 million subscribers! Holy cow! And it’s not just the numbers, truly people are inspired by you and love you give out to show up for themselves, and show up for the folks around them. It’s not an exaggeration to say together we are making the world a better place! Thank you so much to you and everyone behind FWFG AND YWA. I love you guys!! 💕
Yes, it will take time to allow the space. Time for that connective tissue to say yes to the pose and the space you are creating through your awareness breath and posture even. Support this by connecting to your center (or core) in other postures maybe. We all need to counter act that pesky Mr Burns. Though we enjoy him so much in the moment. Let me know how its goin? xx A
This is one of the hardest poses for me till I do/try it consistently. Did YWA Jan.-May and now starting again. Today I went into tabletop and cat/cow there for a bit. But I'm here, and I'll keep coming back. 🌻
So happy to have found YWA& FWFG 4 years ago.
Baby Adriene is too adorable ❤
So wonderful to see ten years - so glad I found your videos
Loved watching and learning from your first video. Happy 11th birthday Adriene and Chris! So grateful and thank you for a wonderful channel and FWFG, which I enjoy so much.
This year, i decided to be consistent with my Yoga practice.
After almost 3 months of daily Yoga, i realize that i need to go back to the foundation and I'm glad for it.
Thanks Adriene.
Thanks Borghesi! Yes, it has been my pleasure to see you grow in yoga! You are now a yogi (you always were ;) and when we met I don't think you had ever really been on the mat! It is amazing what a practice will do- of any kind! I always tell people to find their yoga. It may be asana or it may be something else! The body responds well to practice. After all-its the journey that is the reward. Love to you. Thanks for watching.
Oct 2, 2023. just finished M2 Day 30 - Upper Body and Abs, now this first time practice to finish it off....nice! Vintage Adriene is the best.....
A great teacher does not strive to explain her vision...a great teacher simply asks you to stand beside her and see for yourself. Thank you so very much for your care.
EASE 🍁 | October 4, 2023 | Adjusting my calendar a bit as I find what feels good during travel. Our flights were rerouted and so our original plan had to change. I'm glad I'm able to roll with the punches and continue my daily yoga habit! 🙏
I found myself in a similar situation, Cecilia! 😊 While traveling, our plane was delayed for five hours, so everything shifted by the time I had to spend at the airport, so I needed to adjust my yoga schedule. But everything’s good. 🤗 Enjoy your October and see you on the mat! ❤
i just realised from the comments that this was Adriene’s first ever yoga video… it’s amazing that the “essence” of YWA is there, and still very much alive today!! thanks so much for all that you do, Adriene, you are a beacon of light in a dark world ❤️💛💙
Found your video for beginners and I am hooked! I'm 57 years old and this is the first time I have found something that helps my neck, lower back, knees and feet! Thank you so much for your videos. I will keep watching and learning and feeling better every day.
Ease Day 2 🙏
Peace & Acceptance for me, you & all that seek ease 🙏🫂💛
thank you for making yoga practice accessable
Day 124 (part 2!) of the current run. Decided to do a second video today, went with an old one! I've done this one before, but it's interesting how I'm coming back to it after a long while of practice.
Day 216 (part 3) of the current run. Been finding it a lot easier to sit up straight with less effort, so progress is being made.
Thank you Amanda! I love this note! So many new and exciting videos are about to hit the channel- so please do stay tuned! Welcome to the family! LOVE THYSELF!!! ROCK ON!!!
I am starting with the basics of yoga to transition back to the awareness of my body, mind, and heart.
I have been going through a rollercoaster of personal challenges, feeding on the negativity, and feeling useless.
I know we go through seasons of uncertainty, fear, and quitting. But as much as I feel like giving up, I have the still voice inside telling me not to give up, instead get back up and try again. Falling hurts, but staying down feels even worst.
I'm coming back to the beginning. Where I can find a rhythm to be still, reconnect to my center, and focus on the moment. Filter out the negativity to make room for positivity. I hope this makes sense.
Thanks Adriene!
Wow, a trip to the past from 2021! I have practiced and taught yoga for 27 years. It is so much fun and instructional to go back to the basics and review and refine these poses! You are a little older now, Adriene! It is a joy to follow you as your own practice deepens. I am awed and inspired by your fabulous teaching style and mastery of all aspects of yoga, not just the asanas! Thank you! Namaste!!
And so we begin ❤ Day 1 of October 23 🎉
Love your sense of humor. It's the perfect mix of western yoga secular thought with someone who is in love with the practice! Definitely my goto channel now.
I absolutely love looking back and seeing how much you've grown. Your energy gets brighter every year and you are such an inspiration to me. 😇❤
Just lovely to see your first video Adriene- thanks. You’re a natural. Been following for a little over a year - it’s been the best. Namaste.
We all start somewhere. After one year and a half of practicing with Adriene’s videos, I finally found this one. It makes me think that we never stop learning something new, especially when it comes to improve our skills. Thank you, namaste 🙏🏻
An oldie but a goodie. Happy 11 year anniversary!!!
I've tried taking beginner yoga classes and the teachers always rushed from 1 pose to another with a, maybe, 1 sentence explanation. Thank you so much for breaking the common poses down and explaining them in detail.
it's nice to go back to these older videos for more description of the poses I have been doing in the longer videos. You look so different now! :)
I’ve always logically “got” why yoga could be incredibly helpful and transformative...
But until recently I had never “felt” that profound healing power. Even just one simple posture done consciously is transformative!
I’m excited to slowly go through these foundational videos, and adapt and create my practice with what works for me.
Thank you so much, Adrienne, for your energy and loving spirit.
I can relate to that. I think I'm still finding how the pose feels the right. but I am bringing my awareness- that ease- into it more. Do you use a pillow/support under your bum? and find it easier?
emery I do not. But sometimes I’ll do it against a wall with a pillow behind me for support
@@jeffschneider5120 thanks, that's helpful.
emery 🙏
I remember watching this 5 years ago, you were such a baby 😘 you have grown so much love you Adrienne
Thank you for being so authentic and generous with your both your knowledge spirit Adrienne! Your teaching doesn't feel rushed and neatly packaged yet there is integrity and the expertise that you want to get from a class. Love that you continually make corrections in your 30 day course so despite the virtual wall, i don't feel at risk of injury or disconnected from the practice. I have been looking for a teacher I can connect with for nearly 10 years and always felt socially anxious, intimidated by either the teacher or the rest of the class. Your classes are really helping in the process of reconnecting with my body, my physical and spiritual strength in a way I havent committed to before. Eternally grateful. Namaste
Hi adriene.. My name is Declan from Ireland.. I just fell upon your RUclips channel and am really enjoying beginners yoga... I am finding it hard but enjoyable... Thank you 😊
I love how authentic you are. You have stayed humble and being true to yourself for all these years ❤
Yogic goodies , yes please ! Thank you Adriene 🤙🙏
I have been doing Yoga with Adriene for quite a few years but the past 2 years not so much so I decided to start working through these foundational videos. ❤
So, I have the great luck to be able to take yoga from Adriene on a weekly basis, and she always seems to remedy what ails me. About a month ago, I was having terrible neck problems with my neck popping out of place and such (I know, it sounds painful), I started just spending about two or three minutes a day doing those simple neck rolls she demonstrated, and within a couple of weeks the problems went away, and have stayed away! Yoga With Adriene really works!!
Just watching this video makes me sit up straighter in my chair.
Ease day 2! Love the old videos)
Thank you, Adriene and YWA community💜💜💜💜
It's so nice to see Adriene way back in the day! Loving the 'back to the basics' calendar!
Today is day 2 of Ease! I’m going to try to commit to writing after every yoga session. This way I can see where I started versus where I am once I finish. Let’s hope I can do all 31 days!
the first one!!!! congrats & thank you xo
HAPPY 11TH BIRTHDAY. SO MUCH LOVE FROM NASHVILLE 💜
It is so great to find your first video after practicing (almost) daily with you for 6 years😊
I'm using these to learn yoga, and I feel such rage when doing any yoga so I'm glad I can find something to release those emotions and am trying not to express them while doing it/against you adriene. In no way am I saying the rage is your doing, simply expressing how good it is to be able to explore those emotions with such a gentle teacher.
Thanks. Started with your first 30-day yoga challenge. Already feel more at ease with yoga thanks to your voice and kindness.🙏
My yoga journey: After years of running (because that’s what we do) I started doing hot yoga twice a week in 2010 after a step class injury to my knee. Profound relaxation/mind body connections change my direction forever. Found Adrien four years later💕 continued hot yoga ten years, with Adrien on the week end & when I didn’t get up at 5:30😩The instructor moved away from our gym recently. Thanks for dedicating this space to what feels good. I’ve done many of the 30 day challenges over the years. At the moment I’m going to start at the beginning with AM & PM visits to your wonderful channel to create a “year of finding what feels good” for myself care. At 67.75 every day matters. Thank you for loving service to the world finding peace one day at a time.
Thankyou, Adriene. I love doing these before a flow x
I love being connected with this community. Going back to watch this first video is a very sweet reminder of the basic pose.
Thank you, did the YWA and any yoga after a gap of two weeks. My neck really needs yoga right now!!
Adriene leads one into the immersion of the pose.
A really great tutorial from a great teacher 🙏
I love this pose, and I love knowing that the movement of yoga aims toward the intent of stillness; stillness is one of my greatest challenges.
I completed your beginner playlist. Now I think I'll follow your videos from oldest to youngest.
Adriene, its almost 4 am here and I'm starting my day with you.
This video is excellent! I love the way you talk through this pose - it helped to gently remind me that every pose is important and grounding....even the somewhat "easy"ones.
There is nothing wrong with your posture. Consider working on your posture from the inside out- whatever that means to you :) Concentration on the sensations of lifting up through the front of your body but softening through your back and back body- grounding down or melting down. I suggest lying on your back and hugging your knees into your chest and rocking side to side. Keep a nice long neck by tucking your chin slightly. Work it out girl! Be mindful. Sounds like you are
My daughter asked me, "Mom, do you want to do yoga together in the mornings?". I was a little unsure because I had gone to a yoga class studio the prior year, and did not enjoy it at all. I am a beginner and 69 years old (I know you are never too old to start, but it can be intimidating). I am really enjoying your series, and not finding it too much for me. You do such a great job of explaining how to do the poses, and how to modify if needed. I also love the philosophy behind it and the mindset that you teach. You asked for feedback, this is mine. Thank you for a great series of teaching yoga foundations!
day one of doing one of these yoga videos every day! This posture hurt like a mother! In time I will get stronger :)
Yup! Stay strong!
Despite having practiced for a good while now, I've been having trouble getting focused in my yoga lately- I can't stop my mind from wandering. And that's when I can get on the mat in the first place. It has been pretty frustrating to me. But I came back to this video and with Adriene's guidance I was able to fully be present in this pose. I haven't felt this good in my yoga in a while. There is no point in pressing forward if we don't have the very basics of breath and alignment and peace, because they are the essence of the practice. Thank you so much for this video!
And the rest is history! Namaste, Adriene!! 🙏💜🙏💙🙏💚🙏
It was cool checking one of yours from 6 years ago. You were awesome then, and awesome now!
I started out by doing yoga for beginners first and now have moved on to foundations of yoga and love it. I feel so much better
I always wanted to do yoga, but found it hard when there are so few beginner videos available, I really like how you take your time and explain basic postures, looking forward to do yoga how I think it should be done, with time and care:)
After coming back to this video after 5 years, a lot has changed. Life has changed, thank you 🙏
Adriene, my sincere thanks for your first video and all the ones that came after. You are truly a blessing in my life and the lives of millions of others. Thank you, thank you.
Starting at the beginning 🙌
say thanks to indians for invent yoga❤🎉
Finally, years of studying sanskrit are paying off. In addition to the easy pose, sukhasana can also be translated as the good/ pleasant/ happy (sukh) pose (asana). Cuz it sure ain't easy for all of us, but it can make us happy. Thanks for bringing me back to yoga.
Complete beginner here! You were recommended by my mom group, and I pretty much immediately feel in love with the practice and your teaching style. I'm encouraged that the back pain I feel while doing this pose is a normal muscular response and that it will improve. Been doing at least 1 video a day for 2 weeks now and noticed my back wasn't hurting immediately the other night. Thank you SO much! I don't want to jump the gun and make any life judgments just yet, but this has improved my life the last 2 weeks. My 3 year old now asks if I'm going to do "ugha" any time I change into comfy clothes. :-)
Hey! That's awesome to hear yoga was showing so much positive change for you in the last 2 weeks! I was wondering how you're doing now if you kept up with it by chance? I ask because I also experience back pain doing just this pose, so I was hoping you could offer some advice. My back pain I'm also feeling will improve as I do this more. This is maybe my 2nd day doing the pose now, and I'm planning on tomorrow being the third. While I have scoliosis, I want to see if I can maybe heal myself through yoga and meditation and things like that. I'm not sure if I should just do this one video for a couple weeks, or if I should add a video each day, each week, etc. Not 100% sure my approach but I'll figure it out as I go.
If you see this, any advice I'd greatly appreciate
To think that I was twelve when this was posted is kinda crazy hahah baby Adriene is so cute 🥰
Starting today yoga with Adriene. I love it so far
Well that was a light filled moment for me. My first YWA video was actually your second video for bound pose and then I went onto discover all of your other wonderfully accessible and fun videos with a sprinkle of soulfuness. After a couple of months doing yoga with you while I am rethinking my career due to redundancy (15 years in a senior position at a digital agency) I just watched your first video The Easy Pose and I felt the most at ease I've felt doing yoga and it came to me, I want to be a teacher of yoga. I've a long way to go before I get there but that's the direction I want. Thank you Adrienne for shining so bright and being the best version of your self. You've helped me to discover what feels good and I ain't gonna let go. Namaste ❤️😍😘
Happy birthday YWA and congratulations 🥳 you have helped me loads over the years 🙏🧘♀️ thanks so much 🌈👏
A friend of mine recommended I check out your channel. I began with your playlists section and am starting at this first video in your Foundations of Yoga. While I have done yoga in the past, I have never actually spent time learning pose names and the reasonings or benefits for each pose. I have just completed this video and it was very relaxing! Also neat to learn that yogis use this pose to tune into themselves in order to meditate for long periods of time. Knowing that this video was made 8 years ago, I am excited to travel forward in time with you as I progress my yogic learning while simultaneously watching you grow as a teacher. Thank you for being an educational foundation for the start of my journey. 🧘
9 years ago… ❤️ Happy Anniversary and thank you so much for gifting us daily with your free videos. They have helped me now for many years and I must say they have been essential during this Pandemic. I’m ever so grateful. 🌷❤️🧘🏻♀️
Head over heart, heart over pelvis. This helps me so much. I tried 1-hour of meditation but couldn't find this "ease". Thank you for the support!
Adriene, My husband and I are just getting started with yoga and you are a perfect fit for us! Yoga mats are on order and we are already feeling and sleeping better. Thank you so much sweet one!
Does anyone else just love her hair short with bangs! Adorable!
Hello, beautiful human! I am braziliam, and I'm starting my journey as a bilingual yoga teacher, as only 5% of brazilians speack english, I thought I might help. I am really inspired by your teachings and the way you add so much fun to this practice. Thank you for being such a guru for all of us! I really hope to become as good as you some day, Love Lália.
I have had terrible tension in my back and shoulders for a long time, and I finally decided to try yoga to see if it helps. Following your videos has already started releasing so much tension that I have cried twice during yoga from how much better I feel. Thank you so much.
I've been doing yoga 6 times a week since february, and I can't tell you how much that improved my posture and more importantly, my back pain. I was reading something on my computer, and I noticed I was not slouching, and I wasn't even TRYING NOT TO slouch. Felt natural. And it just feels good to think about it. So big thanks to you, Adriene
2024 and just now starting yoga 🫶🏻 so far I love Adriene, her voice is so soothing and I get a good workout in without feeling like I’m actually working out, which I love!
After everything going on in the world today something inside has told me to start from the beginning to help stabilize my heart and soul and to just be present in the small things. So I have started from video 1 today and I am just relearning to focus and start small! Thank you for all you do!!
Thank you for these beginner’s videos. I haven’t been living under a rock, but I have never practiced yoga. It’s so hard! I’m so out of shape and stiff and my mind is all over the place. Thank you for giving us the permission to journey toward a good position and for it to be less than perfect.
I finished going through 30 days of yoga and now it's Christmas Break! I plan to make my way through these foundations videos before the new year comes and we begin the new 30 days. I thought I'd skip around, but I sense the thoughtfulness Adrienne, in your sequencing of these foundations, so I will go from beginning to end. I love the thoroughness and the empowerment you bring. I also love the typewriter and the sewing machine!
Oldie but a goodie. Thanks Adriene!