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Season 1 - Episode 2

Tips for Success

5 min - Talk
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Nathan shares five tips for success as we embark on this 30-day challenge together—intention, tools and props, commitment to a time, patience, and connection. For this challenge you will need a yoga mat, two blocks, a strap, and a blanket. Let's begin!
What You'll Need: No props needed

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Dec 23, 2019
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Hey, and welcome. I'd like to offer you five tips for success on our 30-day challenge together. Number one, we start with intention. What are you hoping to get out of this challenge? Is it perhaps a little bit more flexibility?

Are you looking to maybe heal some pain? Are you looking to grow inwardly? Knowing what you're looking for, what you're aiming at is going to help us really be successful as we journey together. Number two, tools and props. We need a yoga mat, two blocks, a strap, and a blanket.

Number three, commitment to a time. Carving out a time for you, specifically for you to come to these challenges, is going to help so much to make sure that we get the practice in each day. Number four is patience. There's a lot of information that's going to come through in this challenge, and we've got to allow our mind and our bodies the time to absorb all of this information. Give yourself time, be receptive, and allow the changes to come at their own pace.

Finally, number five is connection. We're in this challenge together. I'm here for you, and I want to know how you're feeling. If you're running up against a block, if you need a question answered, if your body isn't feeling right in a pose, I can help. Reach out, send me a question online, and I will get back to you, and we'll make it work.

I'm so looking forward to beginning this challenge with you. Let's begin.

Comments

M Angela C
4 people like this.
I am so looking forward to this challenge.  Thank you yoga anytime for this  gift which will help me personally with my transition into the next decade. 
Nathan Briner
M Angela I am very excited to bring forward this yoga challenge! Mostly, I want to be a part of everyone’s experience. Not just as the instructor in the videos, but as a resource for questions and answers along the way. Reach out any time you need help with a pose if you have a question about yoga in general that is inspired by the challenge. I wish you the best and an amazing 2020!
Shaz D
3 people like this.
Happy New Year - looking forward to this 30-day journey :)
Nathan Briner
Shaz welcome in! Please stay in touch and let me know how you’re doing. If you run into any poses you need help with write a comment and we’ll work on it together. Have fun!
Jane A
1 person likes this.
Hey Nathan , really glad to be in this challenge with you and searching for that inner space! I do have really tight hips and ham strings and it’s hard for me to sit on the mat legs wide and fold forward I just round up like a lump, I try to lead with my heart but can hardly make any progress, trying to live in the moment and with time hope to make progress but can’t help but feel aggravated about my inability to bend! Any suggestions?! Thanks
Nathan Briner
Jane, I completely understand your frustration. I think it’s important to understand that folding deeply into a pose does not necessarily make for “good” yoga. We are all built differently and have different limitations to our movement. These limits are important to recognize and respect. 
I think the best thing I can say, initially, is that the asana are ultimately meant to be vehicles to connect and integrate the body, mind, intelligence, and deepest self. flexibility is not a requisite for that. Each body has to uniquely discover how to touch and develop its own space. 
One option for your seared wife leg pose would be to increase the height of blankets under your hips to two or three blankets. This will allow easier access to inner height and mobility. Let me know if any of this is helpful. 
Yolande B
Hi Nathan i have just joined the challenge and about to start my first day. I am really excited! My intention is to learn and to stay curious. Thank you for creating this challenge.
Nathan Briner
Yolande! Great to have you here. Thanks for reaching out and saying hello. If I can be of any help in your journey please reach out any time. All my best! Hope to hear form you soon. 
Margaret G
1 person likes this.
Hi Nathan, it's only taken me two years or so to finally sign up for your classes. Nice to see your face again. I'm doing pilates at home with marginal satisfaction (loved the studio classes, but they're history now) and I look forward to resuming my classes with you. Happy new year, and namaste.
Nathan Briner
Margaret G, great to see you here! I am always available for tips or help if you get stuck with a pose. Enjoy the challenge and if you have time, please share how things are going. 
All my best!

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