Hi Alexia - Thank you for creating this challenge - I finished Day 7 yesterday! It was quite a learning experience. I followed your advice and did it in the afternoon (every day before supper from Saturday to Friday), my energy was better then. I learned not to exaggerate moves, but to keep the movements where my body is comfortable. I think that my breathing has improved and so has my alignment. I watched and read more about this sequence which really helped, it was like a week long workshop. Again thank you - look forward to your emails - and hope you are having an amazing time with your new baby - savour every moment, they grow up so fast! 🙂
I did it a couple of times on the International Day of Yoga (I did the classic sequence, not Ashtanga versions). It took me about three hours per session, and it was hard! But I didn't do it seven days in a row, would never dare to even dream about it. Bow to your achievement and thanks for sharing good vibes with the rest of us!
Oh wow, 3 hours! That's impressive! The Ashtanga version can be done in 50 minutes but can be veeeery tiring. And yes 7 days in a row was an exhausting but fun experiment I don't think I'll ever do again! Thank you for watching and commenting :-)
@@AlexiaKYoga it also depends how you count left and right sides. I considered them parts of one cycle, and that effectively doubled the number of repetitions. Also I took a break in the middle, and it all effectively adds up to three hours. But that was for a special event, not an everyday routine, naturally.
I'm 5 days in on this madness as well. Finish Friday, perfect for a relaxing Christmas day. It's been taking between 40 mins to 46 mins to get it done. Hamstrings and arms really feeling it but I'm loving the challenge.
Oh yay! Well done! The foam roller really helped with my hamstrings. Strangely enough my arms were completely fine throughout the 7 day madness! Hope you have an extra relaxing Christmas Day :-)
Oh I am SO glad you did this- I've been meaning to do this and now with losing my job recently I have plenty of time LOL...but I think it's gonna take me longer than 50 min....perhaps I'll report back once I've started/completed.
Leslie it really was a lot of fun, though very challenging too! There are different ways to practice the sun salutations, and so the version I did seemed to be one of the fastest and thats why it took 50 minutes. If you get tired, take breaks or rest in child's pose every few sun salutations. Ok it will take longer to do, but you may enjoy it more :-) Sorry to hear you lost your job.. And yes let me now how you got on!
wow i did 35 and my heart rate peaked at 140 bpm even if my breath was still calm. I chose to stop there. Am I this out of shape?Planning to increase reps slowly
Hurrah, hurrah, I'm finally finished. So glad i did this , what an amazing challenge. Thanks for putting this in my mind, just looking for a good yin practice for tomorrow afternoon when i wake up, any ideas? Anyway, keep posting and I'll keep following. Thanks, again, still think you're bonkers but my kind of bonkers.
Alexia, I watched this and you have inspired me. I've been at yoga class for for over 25 years. Ha Ha. I know thats mad, but 1 1/2 hr per week just doesn't do it. But recently I've started a new class and iam managing 2 classes a day of flow and and other. !08 umm not sure but I will have a go.
(Sorry for late reply) happy to hear I was a source of inspiration! I hope you’ve managed to keep up with your new yoga routine! Let me know if you ever did try the 108 sun salutations :-)
Good question! Ok so the easiest way is to find a guided class to follow. Alternatively, you can say each round out loud once you finish it, or even think about the number of each round while you're doing it. By taking breaks, for example at 27 or 54 that also helps split it up and so it makes it easier to not make any mistake with the counting!
the easiest way, at least for me, was to put-up a playlist with surya namaskara mantra repeated exactly 108 times (4 x 27 actually), and then I practiced in sync with the chant.
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I did 108 sun salutations for 49 days and a lot of miracles happened physically, mentally and spiritually. Thanks a lot!
Oh wow for 49 days! That’s amazing! And yes, many benefits from 108 sun salutations :-)
Hi Alexia - Thank you for creating this challenge - I finished Day 7 yesterday! It was quite a learning experience. I followed your advice and did it in the afternoon (every day before supper from Saturday to Friday), my energy was better then. I learned not to exaggerate moves, but to keep the movements where my body is comfortable. I think that my breathing has improved and so has my alignment. I watched and read more about this sequence which really helped, it was like a week long workshop. Again thank you - look forward to your emails - and hope you are having an amazing time with your new baby - savour every moment, they grow up so fast! 🙂
I did it a couple of times on the International Day of Yoga (I did the classic sequence, not Ashtanga versions). It took me about three hours per session, and it was hard! But I didn't do it seven days in a row, would never dare to even dream about it.
Bow to your achievement and thanks for sharing good vibes with the rest of us!
Oh wow, 3 hours! That's impressive! The Ashtanga version can be done in 50 minutes but can be veeeery tiring. And yes 7 days in a row was an exhausting but fun experiment I don't think I'll ever do again! Thank you for watching and commenting :-)
@@AlexiaKYoga it also depends how you count left and right sides. I considered them parts of one cycle, and that effectively doubled the number of repetitions. Also I took a break in the middle, and it all effectively adds up to three hours. But that was for a special event, not an everyday routine, naturally.
I'm 5 days in on this madness as well. Finish Friday, perfect for a relaxing Christmas day. It's been taking between 40 mins to 46 mins to get it done. Hamstrings and arms really feeling it but I'm loving the challenge.
Oh yay! Well done! The foam roller really helped with my hamstrings. Strangely enough my arms were completely fine throughout the 7 day madness! Hope you have an extra relaxing Christmas Day :-)
I’m on day 215🙏no missed days. Tomorrow is a big day for me!
Yay! Thats amazing :-)
@@AlexiaKYoga I’m still going day 223 ‼️🙏it’s a wonderful thing 🌞
I loved Hering about the mental side of the 108 salutation. That is actually the aspect I struggle with them most when I am exercising
Micol I'm the same
Great video Alexia !
Thank you!!
Woah! Your shoulders must be rockin right night. Thanks for the breakdown on the significance of the seemingly random 108 haha: )
Hahaha so now you know, not random at all! Shoulders have been fine interestingly enough, it was only in the hamstrings I ever really felt it!
Oh I am SO glad you did this- I've been meaning to do this and now with losing my job recently I have plenty of time LOL...but I think it's gonna take me longer than 50 min....perhaps I'll report back once I've started/completed.
Leslie it really was a lot of fun, though very challenging too! There are different ways to practice the sun salutations, and so the version I did seemed to be one of the fastest and thats why it took 50 minutes. If you get tired, take breaks or rest in child's pose every few sun salutations. Ok it will take longer to do, but you may enjoy it more :-) Sorry to hear you lost your job.. And yes let me now how you got on!
It was my 10th day today I am doing 108 surynamskar for 30 days
Oh wow, you're my hero!
@@AlexiaKYoga hey can you tell me that how much weight you loose in your journey please answer because l am waiting for your answer with full hope🥺❤️
You practice in a really beautiful studio. Is it yours?
Yup, all mine :-)
This is really neat Alexia - congrats on your accomplishment of getting through your 7 days!! Strong!!
Thank you so much Jane! I was thinking about you actually running marathons whilst doing yoga’s version of a marathon!
wow i did 35 and my heart rate peaked at 140 bpm even if my breath was still calm. I chose to stop there. Am I this out of shape?Planning to increase reps slowly
Thank you, very impressive for sure. I see you used the Manduka Pro for all of those
Impressive and exhausting, all in one! And yes, I'm finding myself drawn back to my Manduka Pro, well spotted!
Hurrah, hurrah, I'm finally finished. So glad i did this , what an amazing challenge. Thanks for putting this in my mind, just looking for a good yin practice for tomorrow afternoon when i wake up, any ideas? Anyway, keep posting and I'll keep following. Thanks, again, still think you're bonkers but my kind of bonkers.
Martin well done for finishing the challenge! I hope you found a good yin practice. And yes, I think all the best people are bonkers :-)
Alexia, I watched this and you have inspired me. I've been at yoga class for for over 25 years. Ha Ha. I know thats mad, but 1 1/2 hr per week just doesn't do it. But recently I've started a new class and iam managing 2 classes a day of flow and and other. !08 umm not sure but I will have a go.
(Sorry for late reply) happy to hear I was a source of inspiration! I hope you’ve managed to keep up with your new yoga routine! Let me know if you ever did try the 108 sun salutations :-)
your hair is so cute like that, wish I could figure something out for me
How much weight loss after doing 108 surya namaskar ?
(sorry for late reply) interesting question! I have no idea :-)
Hi, two years later I’m asking, is each side counted as 1, or do you do both sides and that’s 1?
Good question! It’s sun salutation a I practiced so that’s just the one side :-)
how do you keep count?
That’s what I was wondering, too!!!
Good question! Ok so the easiest way is to find a guided class to follow. Alternatively, you can say each round out loud once you finish it, or even think about the number of each round while you're doing it. By taking breaks, for example at 27 or 54 that also helps split it up and so it makes it easier to not make any mistake with the counting!
the easiest way, at least for me, was to put-up a playlist with surya namaskara mantra repeated exactly 108 times (4 x 27 actually), and then I practiced in sync with the chant.
@@barmalini thank you for this 4 27 times of a certain one worded mantra! In excited
There's an app, sun salutos... Which is quite nice for counting. If you wanna try
this is wrong.. sorry :)
@@narunaram in what way? :-)