'DoYouYoga' 30 Day Yoga Challenge: Day 10 & 11

Hello everybody! 

Day 10 of the challenge was Yoga for the side body. If I'm honest, this was pretty uneventful - the poses were good, yet I didn't enjoy them as much as some of the ones before.
(This is also why Day 10 just doesn't deserve a separate post)

Day 11, on the other hand, was INCREDIBLE. It was all about relaxation which felt amazing after a long day. I almost fell asleep, this is how relaxing it was. Yet, there were some exercises that I didn't like that much - mostly those where you have to lie on your back and then bring both knees to the left, and then the right. This was meant to be relaxing, but I just wasn't the biggest fan. 

Day 12 is going to be my last challenge day of 2014…wow. 

xx

'DoYouYoga' 30 Day Yoga Challenge: Day 9

Good morning!

Today we did some balancing poses. Surprisingly, it went rather well on the balancing part even though the plank and downward dog were still quite difficult. 

Also, we had to touch the floor whilst standing up with our legs straight at some point which I couldn't do at all….so I just left that part out completely which was a bit discouraging.

Bring on Day 10! (even though I don't know how and when I'll be able to do yoga tomorrow…I'm going on a day trip so will have to get up at 3 and will only be back after midnight) We'll see :) xx

'DoYouYoga' 30 Day Yoga Challenge: Day 8

Hey everyone!

Today was Day 8 of the Challenge and the focus was on Back flexibility. Now - I've always been a lot more flexible bending backwards than forwards and I was happy that I actually managed to do the full wheel pose. 

Tomorrow is going to focus on balance which I'm super excited about because it should be a lot of fun :)

The best thing about doing this challenge is that I can see some improvement already, after 8 days. Just imagining how much better I will be at doing those poses after 30 days makes me motivated to stick with it. 

I hope you had a great day xx

'DoYouYoga' 30 Day Challenge: Day 6 (and 7)

Hello everyone!

Just as a little preamble – what a fancy word for a blog post – I want to say that I did complete Day 6 yesterday and Day 7 today. I didn’t get lazy or forgot. But I didn’t have any Internet at my granddad’s house yesterday which is why I’m blogging about both days now.

Day 6

Today, the exercises focussed on the lower back. Compared to yesterday, it felt amazing to do something a bit more relaxing and a little less painful, even though I didn’t feel as proud.

I’m also not too sure if I have been doing the poses right because I did not feel very much of a stretch. So either I’m totally flexible in the shoulder area which would, to say the least, surprise me, OR I have just been doing something wrong. Of course, for the sake of my self esteem, I will go with the first option.

The absolute highlight was starting on the bridge pose. I have always loved to do the bridge – or an alike pose – when I was little and it made me happy that I could still do it quite well.

The only downside of today was the Happy Baby Pose – apparently everyone’s favourite. It certainly wasn’t mine because no matter how hard I tried, I just could not grab my feet.

Day 7

Because I only got the Internet back in the afternoon and still had family over, I didn’t get to do Day 7 of the challenge until the evening. Today the focus was on the crow pose. I had never heard of it before and once I saw what it was, I was quite impressed that I was supposed to be at such a level of yoga already.

I couldn’t quite do it yet, but the instructor said that this pose needs some practice and will eventually get better.

I can’t quite believe that I’ve already gone a week with this. All in all, it’s been a lot of fun so far :) xx

'Girl Online' - a thought

Merry Christmas everyone!

My friend got me Zoe Sugg’s ‘Girl Online’ for Christmas and as I love reading her blog and watching her youtube videos, I was over the moon to have a copy in my hands.

There has been a lot of discussion about her having some help writing her book and I do not want to share a full opinion on this because – frankly – I’m not informed enough to have one. 

All I want is to express a thought.

For me, the main message of ‘Girl Online’ is to take a step back and think: think about what you are about to say on the Internet, especially if you only know your tiny share about the issue.

I find it ironic that as soon as the book was published, there were comments and opinions floating around the Internet criticizing the process in which ‘Girl Online’ had been written, questioning Zoe’s role in it.

I am not going to take a stance on this. Again, I don’t consider myself as informed enough to be able to.

Instead, I think that – no matter whether you have an opinion on this or not – we should all remember the message of ‘Girl Online’. Take a good step back from the Internet, maybe even from yourself, and appreciate the irony of people immediately jumping to conclusions about a book, which tries to open our eyes to the danger of doing precisely that. I know that I’m not the first one to say this. I’m pretty sure that I won’t be the last one either. But I really, really wish that we could all take the message ‘Girl Online’ sends to heart and just think a bit more sometimes. Do not express an opinion until you are sure in yourself and confident that you are informed enough to really hold said opinion – ESPECIALLY online.

In terms of ‘Girl Online’ itself: Zoe, if you ever read this (which I’m 99% sure you won’t), I started reading your book as soon as I unwrapped it. I did not stop until I had finished it.

And also, I might now have a bit of a literary crush on Noah.

For those who haven’t read it yet: If you get the chance, try and get your hands on a copy of this book if you feel like spending a cosy evening with a feel good book that could also make you think and question some aspects of our lives, in particular those online.

Lots of love xx

'DoYouYoga' 30 Day Yoga Challenge: Day 5

Hello and Merry Christmas Eve!

I honestly cannot believe that it's the 24th of December already and I am so so excited. This morning I completed Day 5 of the Challenge and I was really happy with it, actually. It probably helped that I found an old yoga mat in my house which made things easier (I had been doing yoga on my duvet that I put on the floor which maybe wasn't the best idea).

Today was a Core Strength Workout and after the difficulty of yesterday, I was a little scared that I wouldn't be able to follow at all. Surprisingly, I could! We learnt a new pose, the sphinx, and whilst it was exhausting, I could feel that it was truly training my core. Also, the downward dog felt almost relaxing in comparison, which I would never have thought before today. My heels are almost touching the floor as well, so all in all, it was a successful Yoga Challenge Day.

I'm going to my granddad's tomorrow for Christmas and I'm not sure how the Internet will be. Will update this blog as soon as I can :) 

xx

'DoYouYoga' 30 Day Yoga Challenge: Day 4

Hey!

Today I had to get up early because I was working in the supermarket for a few hours. Well, I say early - I got up at about 8, which is earlier than usual at least. 

Day 4 of the Challenge was a Workout for Abs and it was the trickiest day so far. Because I was quite tired and had literally just got out of bed, as soon as I saw the title of the video I had a very strong urge to give up and sleep for another 20 minutes. But you know what, I didn't. (I did stop at some point and crawled back under the duvet, but then I felt guilty and continued the challenge, so that doesn't count, right).

So yes, doing an abs workout is not my forte. Tomorrow is Part 2, so I might improve a tiny bit. 

Have a great Christmas Eve Eve (ahhhh so excited!!)
xx