May Yoga Challenge

lauraandmark347
lauraandmark347 Posts: 53 Member
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Good morning and happy May Day! This is a yoga challenge where you set your goal. It can be days for the month, minutes for the month, your choice of what works for you.

It has been a while since I've practiced on a regular basis and I need some motivation to get back to it. My goal for 450 minutes of yoga for the month of May.

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  • tracy63031
    tracy63031 Posts: 25 Member
    My goal will be 25 classes in the month of May.
  • LZMiner
    LZMiner Posts: 300 Member
    My goal is 10....which is two more than I usually get in....little steps, right? Namaste!
  • lporter229
    lporter229 Posts: 4,907 Member
    May 1- 20 minutes of stretching and foam rolling
  • tracy63031
    tracy63031 Posts: 25 Member
    tracy63031 wrote: »
    My goal will be 25 classes in the month of May.

    Let me revise this. I meant 16. Right now I do 3-4 a week. Somehow I multiplied 5x5. Maybe I need a math challenge.
  • lauraandmark347
    lauraandmark347 Posts: 53 Member
    Thanks for joining tracy63031, LZMiner & lporter229!

    I'm trying to get back into the habit of doing my AM yoga dvd (Rodney Yee). Getting up earlier is always a chore. But I do feel better, both physically and mentally, when I do it on a daily basis. I'll probably post weekly on my progress :)
  • lporter229
    lporter229 Posts: 4,907 Member
    May 1- 20 minutes of stretching and foam rolling
    May 2- Only 3 minutes of stretching after my agility workout- boo. Must do better.

    @lauraandmark347 - I have a few of Rodey Yee's videos. I really like them. I haven't done them in a while. Maybe I will have to bring them back into the rotation. Thanks for the reminder!
  • karma86061114
    karma86061114 Posts: 3 Member
    Oh this is perfect I just was telling the girls at work I wanted to start doing yoga in the am and before bed.So maybe 15-20 in the am and 15-20 before bed! A new healthy goal for myself!
  • LZMiner
    LZMiner Posts: 300 Member
    I actually go to yoga classes, twice a week, and do one night of Pilates. It's really helped me tone up. I love yoga though, and need to start stretching and doing some poses at home! So far, I've been once in May.
  • Niki_Fitz
    Niki_Fitz Posts: 951 Member
    Cheers to yoga every day! I started a daily home practice in April after slipping away from yoga for too long. This daily practice has become so meaningful to me. It's funny though: I find myself slacking because I'm generally feeling better. So I'm renewing my commitment and joining in on this challenge. In fact it will get me on the mat shortly, so thank you for starting this thread! I am so tired from an early start to work today and chasing a toddler around but I don't want to make excuses to not practice.

    Any suggestions for energizing poses or flows?

  • lporter229
    lporter229 Posts: 4,907 Member
    May 1- 20 minutes of stretching and foam rolling
    May 2- Only 3 minutes of stretching after my agility workout- boo. Must do better.
    May 3- P90X3 Yoga (25 minutes) + 20 minutes of stretching
    May 4- 25 minutes AM yoga
  • lauraandmark347
    lauraandmark347 Posts: 53 Member
    wellnesschaser wrote: »
    Cheers to yoga every day! I started a daily home practice in April after slipping away from yoga for too long. This daily practice has become so meaningful to me. It's funny though: I find myself slacking because I'm generally feeling better. So I'm renewing my commitment and joining in on this challenge. In fact it will get me on the mat shortly, so thank you for starting this thread! I am so tired from an early start to work today and chasing a toddler around but I don't want to make excuses to not practice.

    Any suggestions for energizing poses or flows?

    I'm a big fan of sun salutations in the morning.
  • superraachel
    superraachel Posts: 106 Member
    Hello yoga friends! I used to go 4-5 times a week to a hot Vinyasa class, but life keeps getting busy and I'm only going once a week. The funny thing is that yoga usually calms me down when it gets busy, so I need to focus on going more again. My goal is at least twice a week, 10 times in May.
  • jwcsanders
    jwcsanders Posts: 50 Member
    I went to my first class in 2 years yesterday, 60 minutes was brutal, I am aiming to go back next week with 3 20 minute sessions at home between. so 2 hours a week this month?
  • fightingthetideofaging
    fightingthetideofaging Posts: 470 Member
    Hi everyone! I am just coming back to yoga after recovering from shoulder injury and a finger fracture. Fracture is not completely healed, but Dr. gave O.K. to gradually start adding exercise again, so I'll modify as needed. I do a lot of exercise, but yoga and Pilates are my favorites.

    I believe this will be a great group to be part of!!

    Goal for the month; at least 2 classes a week, and to get my home practice going again.

    May 1st- 75 minute Vinyasa class
    May 3rd- 60 minute Hatha class

  • lporter229
    lporter229 Posts: 4,907 Member
    May 1- 20 minutes of stretching and foam rolling
    May 2- Only 3 minutes of stretching after my agility workout- boo. Must do better.
    May 3- P90X3 Yoga (25 minutes) + 20 minutes of stretching
    May 4- 25 minutes AM yoga+ 10 minutes PM stretching
  • AnnofB
    AnnofB Posts: 3,589 Member
    Hello! I want to make a commitment to do yoga every day instead of the hit and miss efforts of the past.

    Right now my favorite workout is Barbara Benagh's Yoga Over 50.

  • Niki_Fitz
    Niki_Fitz Posts: 951 Member
    lauraandmark347 wrote: »
    wellnesschaser wrote: »
    Cheers to yoga every day! I started a daily home practice in April after slipping away from yoga for too long. This daily practice has become so meaningful to me. It's funny though: I find myself slacking because I'm generally feeling better. So I'm renewing my commitment and joining in on this challenge. In fact it will get me on the mat shortly, so thank you for starting this thread! I am so tired from an early start to work today and chasing a toddler around but I don't want to make excuses to not practice.

    Any suggestions for energizing poses or flows?

    I'm a big fan of sun salutations in the morning.

    Yes! I am doing sun salutations as my home practice, then some standing poses. It's been a challenge getting practice in on the evenings but I got on the mat last night and today!
  • Niki_Fitz
    Niki_Fitz Posts: 951 Member
    fightingthetideofaging wrote: »
    Hi everyone! I am just coming back to yoga after recovering from shoulder injury and a finger fracture. Fracture is not completely healed, but Dr. gave O.K. to gradually start adding exercise again, so I'll modify as needed. I do a lot of exercise, but yoga and Pilates are my favorites.

    I believe this will be a great group to be part of!!

    Goal for the month; at least 2 classes a week, and to get my home practice going again.

    May 1st- 75 minute Vinyasa class
    May 3rd- 60 minute Hatha class

    I'm using yoga and Pilates to come back from injury too. It's working!
  • Songtothesiren
    Songtothesiren Posts: 388 Member
    I'm a bit late for this one - but I'm in. My personal goal is to achieve a minimum of 15 mins per day.
  • fightingthetideofaging
    fightingthetideofaging Posts: 470 Member
    @wellnesschaser Yaaay, glad to hear your recovery is coming along...hope you'll soon be back to 100%!!!
  • stephanieemilyj8798
    stephanieemilyj8798 Posts: 3 Member
    My goal is to do 20-30 minutes of yoga/stretching every day :)
  • AnnofB
    AnnofB Posts: 3,589 Member
    5/6 10 minute bedtime yoga
    5/7 25 minutes Sun Salutation workout
  • lnanu47
    lnanu47 Posts: 2 Member
    I would like to do 3 classes a week. Now I do 1
  • Songtothesiren
    Songtothesiren Posts: 388 Member
    08/05 - 90 minute yoga class (300 calls). :)
  • superraachel
    superraachel Posts: 106 Member
    5/1 and 5/5 - 60 min Hot Vinyasa class
    On track so far!
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,263 Member
    I've *been* doing three yoga classes and two Pilates classes a week, but Pilates is closed for a month. New goal: 4 yoga classes a week.
  • Fergus3
    Fergus3 Posts: 2 Member
    My Goal is to attend 5 classes this month
  • Niki_Fitz
    Niki_Fitz Posts: 951 Member
    Keeping up with morning practice of sun salutations, triangle variations, and balancing poses. 15 mins a day plus after my 15 of Pilates, plus a 2 minute meditation. Sometimes more if the baby is well occupied and not climbing all over me! I have been looking forward to the bit of medication the most (spellcheck Freudian slip! I was trying to type meditation!).
  • Niki_Fitz
    Niki_Fitz Posts: 951 Member
    fightingthetideofaging wrote: »
    @wellnesschaser Yaaay, glad to hear your recovery is coming along...hope you'll soon be back to 100%!!!

    Thank you. Yoga has been healing me up in so many ways. I think I might end up better than before because of daily practice. Grateful!

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