The 30-Day Fun With Yoga Challenge
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This 30 Day course guides you through 30 fun poses, laying foundations in the beginning and working our way up to some really fun poses that may be new or seemingly impossible. So don’t worry if some of the poses to come feel intimidating. Just do your best and listen to your own body to take the poses step by step, stopping in variations that feel most appropriate for you. It’s our hope that you’ll be able to revisit this course again and again, even after the initial 30 days, as your practice advances and you’ll be able to grow into the full expression of these poses along with us.
Why fun with yoga? Well, we know firsthand how easy it can be to find ourselves taking our yoga (and ourselves) so seriously that the joy gets drained right out of our efforts. “Why is joy so important?” you ask in a curmudgeonly tone. Well, grumpy pants, because we’ll never stick with anything that doesn’t bring us joy. And if we want to have healthy habits, like yoga, for the rest of our long and happy lives, we have to be sure we’re always seeking the fun in them. So, it is with this in mind that we intend to have some fun with these poses for the next 30 days, do the best variations we can, and learn a lot along the way.
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Fun With Yoga Challenge | Day 1 | Double Blocks
Length:
17 Minutes
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Props Needed:
2 Blocks
or
2 Bolsters (rolled up towels or blankets will work as a substitute if needed)
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Levels:
All
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Description:
Double Blocks and Double Bolsters both serve as wonderful restorative poses that allow us some time to settle in to our yoga practi... -
Fun With Yoga Challenge | Day 2 | Puppy Pose
ength:
10 Minutes
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Props Needed:
(Optional)
1 Block or Blanket
1 Slant Board
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Levels:
All
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Description:
Puppy pose lays the foundations for the all-grown-up Downward Facing Dog poses to come by helping us refine how we use our hands and our breath to work towards finding length in ... -
Fun With Yoga Challenge | Day 3 | 3 Legged Dog
Length:
4 Minutes
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Props Needed:
None
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Levels:
All
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Description:
Join Monique for an exploration of the 3 legged variation of Downward Facing Dog pose. This variation helps to tone and strengthen the standing leg, open the hips, improve flexibility in both legs and the shoulders, and... -
Fun With Yoga Challenge | Day 4 | Doggie Style Crunches
Length:
24 Minutes
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Props Needed:
1 Slant Board if you have wrist pain in weight-bearing poses
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Levels:
All
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Description:
Say what?! Settle down, it's just crunches in Downward Facing Dog pose! This is a super fun sequence to help us build core awareness and strength, arm strength, a... -
Fun With Yoga Challenge | Day 5 | Parsvottanasana
Length:
6 Minutes
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Props Needed:
1 or 2 Blocks
1 Strap (optional)
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Levels:
All
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Description:
Parsvottanasana translates to Side Flank Pose but is often called Pyramid Pose. It's a foundational standing posture that helps to open strong hamstrings, tone the legs, balance the hips, an... -
Fun With Yoga Challenge | Day 6 | One Arm One Leg Plank
Length:
34 Minutes
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Props Needed:
1 or 2 Blocks
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Levels:
Intermediate, Advanced
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Description:
Alright ladies and gents, this yoga challenge is heating up! Join Sara for a practice that is an ass kicker and super strengthener, helping us build up to our one arm/one leg plank pose and ... -
Fun With Yoga Challenge | Day 7 | Nakrasana
Length:
19 Minutes
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Props Needed:
None
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Levels:
All
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Description:
What the heck is Crocodile Pose, you ask? Well, around here we call it "levitating Chatturangas" and that's pretty much what we try to do with this fun pose. Meant to imitate the movements of a crocodile, we take our C... -
Fun With Yoga Challenge | Day 8 | Upward Dog
Length:
23 Minutes
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Props Needed:
None
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Levels:
All
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Description:
Upward Facing Dog Pose is an excellent back bend for opening the front body, strengthening the back and legs, and boosting our energy. Join Jean Marie for an exploration of several variations on this pose leading up t... -
Fun With Yoga Challenge | Day 9 | Jump Backs and Ups
Length:
17 Minutes
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Props Needed:
None
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Levels:
All
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Description:
Today's challenge comes from a sequence in Surya Namaskar, or Sun Salutations, where we'll learn more about jumping back to Chaturanga Dandasana and jumping up from Downward Facing Dog. Jumping back and up presents a c... -
Fun With Yoga Challenge | Day 10 | Garudasana
Length:
5 Minutes
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Props Needed:
None
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Levels:
All
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Description:
Garudasana, or Eagle Pose, is a wonderful balance posture to improve our focus and coordination, strengthen the ankles and legs, and open the shoulders. Join Allison for a tutorial on this pose, including a supine varia... -
Fun With Yoga Challenge | Day 11 | Anjaneyasana
Length:
7 Minutes
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Props Needed:
None
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Levels:
All
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Description:
Anjaneyasana is the pose named for the mother of Hanuman, the monkey-headed deity. Both mother and son are revered for their great devotion. Monique shows us how this pose is an excellent hip opener and preparation for ... -
Fun With Yoga Challenge | Day 12 | Ardha Chandrasana Chapasana
Length:
34 Minutes
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Props Needed:
1-2 Blocks
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Levels:
All
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Description:
Sugarcane Pose is a variation on Half Moon Pose, Ardha Chandrasana, that throws in a backbend for good measure (as if balancing weren't hard enough already). Like all balance postures, this is excellent for provi... -
Fun With Yoga Challenge | Day 13 | Standing Splits
Length:
17 Minutes
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Props Needed:
1-2 Blocks (optional)
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Levels:
Intermediate, Advanced
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Description:
*Click to Page 2 below for a suggested warm up practice if you haven't already warmed up before attempting today's tutorial.*
Urdhva Prasarita Eka Padasana translates to Upward Spre... -
Fun With Yoga Challenge | Day 14 | Bird of Paradise
Length:
7 Minutes
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Props Needed:
1 Strap (optional)
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Levels:
Intermediate
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Description:
*Click to Page 2 below for a suggested warm up practice if you have not already warmed up before attempting today's challenge pose.*
Bird of Paradise, Svarga Dvidasana, is a beautiful challenge p... -
Fun With Yoga Challenge | Day 15 | Hanumanasana
Length:
57 Minutes
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Props Needed:
1-2 Bolsters
1-2 Blocks
1-2 Blankets
1 Strap
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Levels:
All
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Description:
In Hindu mythology Hanuman is a god who resembles a monkey and expresses great bravery, selflessness, and devotion. Embrace the 3 poses of Hanuman, Hero's pose, Crescent Lunge... -
Fun With Yoga Challenge | Day 16 | Handstand Splits
Length:
33 Minutes
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Props Needed:
A Wall
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Levels:
All
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Description:
We've worked on splits in a number of different variations now in this Fun With Yoga Challenge, and it's time to turn them upside down in Adho Mukha Vrksasana, or Handstand. Join Jean Marie for a tutorial on working ... -
Fun With Yoga Challenge | Day 17 | Sirsasana
Length:
11 Minutes
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Props Needed:
None
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Levels:
Intermediate, Advanced
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Description:
Join Monique for one of her favorite poses, Headstand, or Sirsasana. Known as the King of all asana this is a tremendous pose for strengthening the whole body and the nervous system, as well as bring... -
Fun With Yoga Challenge | Day 18 | Eka Pada Bridge
Length:
4 Minutes
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Props Needed:
1 Block
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Levels:
All
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Description:
Bridge pose is a foundational back bend that lays the groundwork for all our other back bends, and sets the stage for Shoulderstand, or Salamba Sarvangasana. The single leg variation of this pose is excellent for bal... -
Fun With Yoga Challenge | Day 19 | Shoulderstand
Length:
56 Minutes
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Props Needed:
3-5 Blankets
1 Folding Chair (optional)
1-2 Bolsters (optional)
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Levels:
All
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Description:
Join Jean Marie to explore several variations of the Queen of all asana: Shoulderstand, or Salamba Sarvangasana. This whole-body pose offers strength and bal... -
Fun With Yoga Challenge | Day 20 | Karna Pidasana
Length:
5 Minutes
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Props Needed:
1-3 Blankets
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Levels:
All
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Description:
We just had to include Ear Pressure Pose, or Karnapidasana, in the Fun With Yoga Challenge because, well, it's a funny pose. This pose typically follows Shoulderstand, or Salamba Sarvangasana, and is a variation... -
Fun With Yoga Challenge | Day 21 | Pincha Mayurasana
Length:
6 Minutes
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Props Needed:
1 Block
1 Strap
1 Wall
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Levels:
Intermediate, Advanced
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Description:
Join Kassandra for one of her favorite poses, Pincha Mayurasana, which means Tail of the Peacock Pose, but is often referred to as Forearm Stand. This really fun inversion can be q... -
Fun With Yoga Challenge | Day 22 | The Burt
Length:
20 Minutes
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Props Needed:
1-2 Bolsters
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Levels:
All
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Description:
I'll bet you didn't know that Burt Reynolds had any place in yoga, did you? Well, allow us to enlighten you with this fun little tutorial on a variation of Pigeon Pose that's intended to help us all get the hip... -
Fun With Yoga Challenge | Day 23 | King Pigeon
Length:
5 Minutes
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Props Needed:
1 Block
1 Strap
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Levels:
Intermediate, Advanced
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Description:
This Pigeon isn't called the King for nothing. Eka Pada Rajakapotasana, or King Pigeon Pose, combines hip opening, quadriceps stretch, chest opening, shoulder mobility, and a big backbend ... -
Fun With Yoga Challenge | Day 24 | Natarajasana
Length:
10 Minutes
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Props Needed:
1 Strap
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Levels:
Intermediate, Advanced
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Description:
Royal Dancer, or Natarajasana, is one of the poses of Shiva, who in Hindu Mythology is the source of yoga; the god of mystical stillness, death, and destruction; and Lord of the Dance. He is known... -
Fun With Yoga Challenge | Day 26 | Navasana
Length:
33 Minutes
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Props Needed:
2 Blocks
1 Strap
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Levels:
Intermediate, Advanced
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Description:
Continuing with our core work theme, Navasana, or Boat Pose, is a wonderful core strength practice with variations for all levels. This full core strength practice with Sara, though, is ... -
Fun With Yoga Challenge | Day 25 | Jathara Parivartanasana
Length:
4 Minutes
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Props Needed:
1 Block
1 Strap
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Levels:
All
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Description:
Revolving Around The Belly is an excellent twisting posture for bringing us back to our core strength and releasing any tension in the back, making it a wonderful counterpose for the back bends we've just do... -
Fun With Yoga Challenge | Day 27 | Elephant Trunk
Length:
5 Minutes
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Props Needed:
2 Blocks
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Levels:
All
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Description:
So far in the Fun With Yoga Challenge, we've thoroughly worked on opening our hips, strengthened our legs and arms, and awoken our core from the depths of its slumber. You know what that means? It's time for some ar... -
Fun With Yoga Challenge | Day 28 | Mayurasana
Length:
14 Minutes
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Props Needed:
Grab a folding chair, low table, or couch (a low ledge on which to prop your legs). A wall onto which you could walk your feet would also work if you don't have a low ledge, but will be more difficult.
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Levels:
Advanced
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Description:
The peacock supp... -
Fun With Yoga Challenge | Day 29 | Kurmasana
Length:
10 Minutes
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Props Needed:
1-2 Blankets (optional)
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Levels:
Intermediate, Advanced
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Description:
Everybody loves a tortoise, right? Kurmasana is one of those poses whose name is very apropos of the look and feel of the pose itself, as with a round back we draw into ourselves i... -
Fun With Yoga Challenge | Day 30 | Legs Up The Wall
Length:
25 Minutes
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Props Needed:
1 Bolster
1 Strap
1 Block or Sandbag
(All props listed are optional)
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Levels:
All
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Description:
Often called The Great Rejuvenator, Legs Up The Wall is a classic restorative pose known for its revitalizing effects. Called Viparita Karani in Sanskr...
