Day 27 - Strong | MOVE - A 30 Day Yoga Journey

Today’s strength practice is vital as we near the end of our journey. It is an opportunity for you to experience and even celebrate your WILLPOWER. This session is about recruitment of deep muscles to not only tone muscle mass but to improve brain function. It’s true! Movement and especially core work can change the structure of our gray matter. In my mind, you are ready for this level of understanding and, ultimately a new level of motivation.

Do not be intimidated by today’s session. It is designed to carry you to a new level of understanding, and to assist you in CELEBRATING how miraculous your body is.

Here we are highlighting strength-based practice that helps you feel amazing.

So thus far, and on into our next days of practice, keep moving, my darling.

When you want to throw in the towel, don’t.

Stay with it and you may have your own delightful secretion of chemicals that travel to your brain to make you feel happier, energized, and less stressed out.

Read more about the science behind today’s session here:

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[HollyL]

There’s something so special about this community here. Everyone is so kind and positive. Only if all the other channels were like this. I look forward to this 30 day every year for the wonderful practices, but the community is another reason I do. So proud of you all and so honored to do yoga like this with everyone from around the world. Thank you for bringing us all together Adriene!

[desireebuckley]

Who else is doing this as part of April 2024 Build? I feel strong and like I had a good workout, this is part of why I love these journeys, we get a good mix that helps us build strength and then recover. I tell everyone looking to move and achieve better mobility to try YWA.

[juliahellwig]

This is the comment for everyone who really struggled with this practice like I did. I've been doing daily Yoga With Adriene for almost a year now and I'm still struggling so much. A part of it is my body. It shakes, it burns and I struggle to breath. The other, maybe bigger part, is my brain, telling me that I am weak, that I can't do it, that I should give up already because there is no point in even trying. So instead of saying I am strong I yelled I hate this so much and kept going. I broke down crying a few times but I stuck with it till the end, giving it my best.
So in case you are struggling as well. Don't give up. You are strong! I am strong! We are strong and we can do hard things!!!

[manonb_]

Can we take a moment to appreciate Adrienne teaching and talking all through this ? SO POWERFUL !

[kayendubb]

I pulled a Goblet of Fire Dumbledore with this vid and when Adriene said “quietly whisper to yourself I am strong” I yelled “I AM STRONG”. I highly suggest it

[joycegrandma]

I did it ! after 400 days of Adriene at age 75 she helped me learn to be strong. What a blessing she has been to my life. I love all of you.

[yelyzavetashram]

I couldn’t do it all today, but i’m still proud that i showed up and did at least a part of the practice. It also means strong) Thank you, Adriene and everyone who shared for support 💚

[hannyp]

I gave up two-thirds of the way through and had a complete meltdown. I felt angry and ashamed that I needed to modify/stop. I felt so frustrated that i had done all of this work and I couldn’t finish. But after my sobs turned to tears, I came to see what everyone in the community was feeling. The community reminded me that it’s ok to feel challenged, need breaks, or to modify but that giving up should not be my choice. I started the video where I left off and finished modified to the end. Thankful to have this community of people working just as hard as I am to make a difference for ourselves.

[hannahdorling]

BUILD 👊🏻 Day 9 (April 2024) well that was a humbling experience 😂🥵🔥 any other survivors out there?

[ronvitale]

This one goes out to everyone else who struggled with today’s practice. I showed up, tried my best, but I’m lucky if I could do half of what Adriene did. Her speed was way too fast for me, so I slowed down and went at my pace. I stopped when I felt pain, eased up, and realized that I needed to slow down or I’d injure myself again (I pulled a muscle back around day 12 and still feel sore when I try certain moves). I’m a bit tired, feel exhausted, but the voice I hear is my own: it’s okay, I got you. Take your time, recalibrate, and move forward. I keep showing up even though today was the hardest one for me. To everyone else who found today a challenge, you definitely are not alone. I see you. And it’s okay. We made it through.

[fraysey]

Today wasn’t working for me. It’s late, I was tired, and just not caring as much as I did before. So, I just started making something up. I actually listened to what I wanted and let my body flow in whichever way it wanted to. I rejoined right at the end of that final stretch. I felt kind of weak and pathetic for skipping all the hard stuff, but honestly? Making up my own flow after all that I’ve learned might’ve been the most rewarding thing yet. I recommend it for anyone who finds themselves disheartened in the middle. Find presence in the creation of your own flow ❤️

[ky]

Did anyone else see this title and start mentally bracing themselves? 🤣 we’ve got this! We are stronger than we think we are. And if you have to spend half of the practice breathing in child’s pose instead of following Adrienne, that's still yoga and still worth it. 💕💕

[christinejoseph]

I dragged my 72 year old bones through this one cheated, took time out. It’s one of the hardest ones Adriene’s ever concocted. This is for all levels of ability and if you persevere that level comes up. She IS always reminding us not to kill ourselves in the process, accept failure as part of the learning process. In my seventies, I realise my ability may go down, but I’ll still do what I can, but YWA has seen me through so many crises.

[DimitrisChrrr]

"I am strong." To anyone feeling that this practice was too challenging, give yourself grace, and think about how far you've come!! Don't be hard on yourself, and even if all you did today was come to the mat in child's pose, I'm PROUD of you ❤ Yoga is a journey, and it's not about nailing the poses, but about being present, breathing deep, taking it one thing at a time, and practicing self-love and self-acceptance! You rock, see you tomorrow on the mat, namaste ❤🙏

[siddhiagrawal]

Thank you, Adriene. Thank you a thousand times. For everything you are and all that you do.

[courtneybooth]

Have found myself in some difficult situations this month and whispering to myself “I am strong” . We are strong y’all x

[fluffyross]

Today practice for the April 2024 calendar- BUILD. Was definitely what I needed, I don't know how to put it in to words so I'll try my best. But this practice unearthed, all this emotion in me. I found myself shaking, and busting into tears, everything I keep in side come out. How much I struggle with my Fibromyalgia, all of the pain it brings, and how hard life is at times. I paused the video for a while, just crying, and rocking myself. When I returned to the video I felt better, like a weight had been lifted off of me. Thank you Adriene, for not just teaching me yoga, and breathing, but for also teaching me to get in touch with my emotions. To let them flow, and let them out. Thank you for changing my life for the better, and helping me to cope with life's difficulties, and challenges. I love you & Benji so much, I hope you have a fantastic day. You've helped me today, to have a much better day now. Thank you, from my heart to yours Namaste. 🙏 🧡❤💛💚💙💜🐶🐕🧘‍♀️

[shortforruthless]

I definitely didn’t expect to have a mental breakdown midway today’s practice, but it happened. I wasn’t comfortable, my nose kept dripping from the cold and I started crying at my own humanity. But I made it through, I pulled myself together and somehow finished. And I’ll just focus on that.

[KelseyKoala]

I think doing yoga everyday and working on my self talk along the way is finally making a difference! I used to end challenging practices in tears but now I truly believe that difficulty means I'm getting stronger. I can laugh when I fall instead of cursing myself and support myself through challenges. Today when Adriene said "whisper to yourself I am strong" it was more of a defiant yell! I am strong! Today was so hard but I feel good!

[brittanyborean]

My win today: doing the criss-cross, when Adriene said "don't forget to breathe" - to my delight, I realized I was already breathing in rhythm and not holding my breath for once!