Hi Nathan! Another amazing practice! I had to take a break after having surgery. Nothing major,  but it was sudden.   I'm fine now and back to finish this wonderful challenge. 

Hi Meagan! Thanks for the note about the Chromecast! We will investigate. Glad you are enjoying Nathan's challenge. Warmly, Kira

Welcome back, Meagan. I hope you’re feeling strong and healthy after your surgery. 

Good morning! I think I made a mistake today of doing this practice after a quiet and grounding winter solstice practice. Lesson learned to stick with one practice and to end on a quiet note.

Rosanna S, tightness is a word that I have trouble with. When I see my clients,  tightness for them usually refers to a felt sensation of stiffness at end range. Often these clients demonstrate lots or excessive range of motion in the joint and muscles they call tight. And, to combat what they call tightness, they stretch the heck out of it. Curiously the “tightness” never seems to go away. I would suggest that that feeing of tightness is instead a last attempt by the nervous system to say beware! You are pushing me to the point of straining ligaments. For these folks I almost always direct them toward strengthening the area of concern, not stretching. So if this sounds like you, you may be over doing the stretches hunting for that feeling of “stretch”, when in fact you’re eliciting the language of protection, and its big brother - pain.  Try backing off the stretches a little and focusing on directly strengthening the quads and hamstrings for about 3-4 weeks and let’s see how the knees feel :)

Doing this practice for the second time I really noticed the subtle effects that releasing the sacrum down has. Warrior 1 was a completely different pose for me after the work in this practice. You are a great teacher and I continue to learn from this challenge.

That’s awesome Arik O! I love to hear that you’re doing the challenge again. Doing it multiple times really highlights the changes in both body and mind. 

I feel so much opening in my chest, spone, legs and hips! Thank you very much, Nathan, for sharing this beautiful practice with us! Namaste! 💖