Wonderful before bed, thank you!
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I am still plugging away at YWA. Got up to day 25 this week. Didnāt quite have time for day 26, so did one of her short videos instead.
Honestly could have done a little more. Went for a shorter one so as not to keep my partner upā¦ Of course he is snoring away happily 
Should be on track to finish YWA this week. Am really happy with that. It feels like a big personal growth thing for me - just keeping going at my own pace. Rather than setting my expectations too high, getting upset about not meeting them, and giving up 
Obviously itās just a few weeks so not exactly a lifetime habit. But it feels relatively sustainable for now at least.
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I support this. 
Iāve been enjoying an unlimited yoga pass at one of the local studios. I love the power flow classes but have been balancing with some more restorative and meditation based classes. And my girlfriends and partner are doing it too. Team activity 
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I am struggling with stress and pressure today and it was hard to find my way to the matā¦
Twisting legs, I just cried from deep inside.
Anyway, a good lesson. End with legs on the wall was relaxing. Still not okay at all, but hey.
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This looks great, big yin fan. Thank you!! I have neglected my home practice. 
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Hey all! I havenāt been posting here, or even reading really, as my practice has been more about swimming recently (currently 7 months pregnant and dealing with a pretty substantial amount of leg nerve pain. The pool is the one time I donāt feel it!!)
But itās been fun. I try to just apply the very same principles I do to my yoga practice to my swim practice: the breath is really all that matters, listen to your body, stay in the present moment.
The weightlessness has been a really big help as my belly continues to grow. I was teaching a small yoga class yesterday, and since there werenāt many people in it, I decided to practice with them. I modified as much as needed, and used class as a way to create a little warmth, hug in and make some space in my body. While something in me has been resisting a real yoga practice lately, I have to admit it felt delightful.
I guess what Iām trying to say is that: my body keeps calling to me āspend some time with meā¦it makes me happyā¦it makes YOU happyā
As much as I should know this by this pointā¦itās still nice to hear the reminder.
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Listening to our bodyā¦sounds so simple!! A life long practice for sure. 
Glad you are enjoying your swimming and weightlessness!!
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Had some tough time to even follow vinyasa style class. My mind just wouldnāt calm and I couldnāt focus at all. I managed to attend my Monday class, though. This has a focus/topic and there is no real flow. I attended some morning classes this week on yogaeasy a popular German yoga provider/app which offers several live classes per week as well. Also from a local ashtanga centre. What stroke me some weeks ago was one single sentence: itās called downwards facing dog not backwards facing dog. So, since then I try to look to the floor and not to my feet. 
One tiny break of routine and I am occupied all day. Anyway, this morning she did a lot of breathing which I donāt like. I mean, I like breathing. I really do. On a daily, heartbeat basis but breath work 
well, I followed through 
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I havenāt done any more yoga since doing the YWA January thing 
but do love to read other peopleāa updates!
I have been fully out of my evening routine and it is something I am thinking about it, so maybe I will be back to it soon.
Also starting to think about my trip to this yearās World Yoga Festival (UK), at the start of August. Am looking forward to working there as the volunteer coordinator. I would highly recommend it (Iāve only been as a volunteer, but imagine paying and having all the time is also amazing!), so any UK yogis, or any yogis that might be in the UK in August, check it out 
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A world yoga festival sounds beyond marvelousā¦maybe too many people for meā¦but just the wide range of all things yoga sounds incredible and inspiring. Plusā¦a festival in the UKā¦my favorites to view from afar (I have some UK friends who are attend many festivals and I live vicariously!)
On a much smaller scale, I am attending two yoga workshops later this year both at The Art of Living Retreat (an ayurvedic wellness center)ā¦one with Jessamyn Stanley and her yoga for all and the other, is with Laura McKowen (author of We Are The Luckiest and Push Off From Here), combining sobriety/recovery and restorative yoga. I have been searching for yin / restorative retreats for years and am excited at the prospect of both of these. Especially recovery / yoga. 
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I want to include my 15 to 20 min Yoga again in my morning routine. As I can not start working here before 7h30am, it might be a good change.
I did this morning and itās good to stretch a bit my old body.
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Itās actually not that big. I guess it depends what you compare it to! But it is the most wholesome and wonderful event. I will happily post updates though for you to enjoy from afar!
Yin retreats sound heavenly 
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My 2x a week yin class was on hiatus for the past 2 weeks. There was a new restorative class at a new studio in a nearby town I was able to attend a couple of timesā¦but I really missed my regular practiceā¦I didnāt realize how much until we were back today. Very grateful for yin here out in our tiny town.
I would like to add back in my every few nights bedtime yinā¦I enjoyed thatā¦just need to carve a bit more time b4 bed.
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Yes, please!!
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Did my morning yoga sequence. As much as I learned to love different practices, I appreciate the short sequences of Mady Morrison. I like the flow. Guess it is THE German YT Yoga person. Was a huge fan but somehow not so anymore. But still grateful for old videos of hers.
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Started my morning with this. Well, itās German. Sorry.
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Started the day with some sun salutations. 5 A, 3 B. Guess also non German can follow. I like the counting and flow. 5 breaths in downward facing dog in each round.
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Ooh a nice short one. I am trying to sort myself a morning routine and I think some sun salutations would fit in nicely. Just need to start waking up a little earlier
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The studio I practice in has added an evening yin class on Wednesdaysā¦I am excited for the class, I like the instructor. 
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