This fiery 13 minute practice focuses on the arms, chest, upper back, and core all while uniting the breath and mind with the body. Focus on creating strength and tone in the upper body. Increase overall physical strength the Find What Feels Good way! Establish mindfulness into your strengthening practices.
Join me for this quick practice that is designed to invite functional movement to the body, center your mind, and guide you back to your breath.
Welcome heat. Wake up your body. Have some fun!
Let me know how this session goes for you in the comment section down below!
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Adriene, please learn that when you have to come out of position to give one of your side-tracking explanations, your students are still holding that pose through which you could not speak.
This routine was a bunch of slow push ups and child’s pose.
Yes please... sometimes your side tracking is frustrating because we are still holding the pose and are having a hard time doing so! I love your routines though, they are very helpful. 🙂 thank you very much for sharing these videos with us!
probably left a comment in the wrong place... that's getting older for you!! well, I'll say it again thank you for your poem can't remember exactly what I wrote in the wrong place, but it was along the lines of keep sending your sunshine rays out to here in nz and everywhere with love.... and I ll say it again, you're always welcome here. Shine On !
Shine on!!
Thank you, Adriene!! You always have the perfect practice at the perfect time. May the universe bless you with all it's bounty.
Hi Adriene,
Today’s practice was very challenging. I attempted to do in full plank but after the second set, I reverted to half. Perhaps if I had started with half-plank, I would have been able to complete the one arm touches, but didn’t. By the end, I couldn’t even lift my right arm to reach for the sky. I will come back to this one tomorrow to see if adjustments make a difference.
I am a beginner having stated Dedicate in January and completing multiple 30 day sessions all of 2019. Additionally, I take an hour yoga class most Friday mornings.
THANK YOU,
Hi! I have been watching your yoga videos for about a year now, starting with beginner videos and working my way up. It's been great and so helpful, physically as well as mentally. I just signed up for the weekly letter and received my first one yesterday, and I just wanted to say thank you. I had some kinda crappy stuff happen yesterday, so it was just the pick me up I needed to remind me to keep moving forward. I look forward to each new months yoga theme!
Hi Adriene,
Thank you for your letters - I don't know you but all the way from Brisbane, Australia, I feel like I do, and you are sitting in my living room a few times a week, encouraging me to hop into something comfy and get started, on yoga or whatever I am doing for the day, or to change my life. Your letters mean so much. You must take so much time to write them. I wanted to let you know they are appreciated. They are meaningful. And you make a difference.
Thank you for sharing your gift of connection, and namaste,
Rebekah
Well, I'm only on halfway down and in half plank, but that's okay That's just one of the many great things about YWA,, Adriene. You're there for us and encourage us where we are today. I love this practice. It's so effective and is short enough to go to anytime to work on building upper body strength. Thanks for being there for us once again! Namaste.
Morning Adriene What programme should I use after a radical Nephrectomy. Had the operation just over a week ogo. Don't want to do any damage. Thank you
Thank you, Adriene for the inspirations I get from reading your blog. I tried this session and I must confess that it's amazing. Creating strength and tone in the upper body was not that difficult. But, uniting my mind and body - establishing mindfulness into strengthening practices was difficult for me. I'm continuing until I perfect the practice. Thanks.
Wow! This is just what I needed. Thank you 🙂
thirteen minutes and I'm knackered. Quite a workout.
Thank you for an amzing session!
Dear Adriene,
Thank you for another great yoga video! This one especially hit home since I’ve been doing push ups to failure every morning before work. I’m a truck driver and I have to stay in shape..but anyways enough about me..I love your videos and I admire your work and your so beautiful and smart. thank you!
Yours truly,
Luke
Push ups have always been hard for me, but I'm getting better with practice ! Also, the Yoga Tips for the Hands video has helped me so much with my push ups. It's really amazing! Thanks
Thank you as always. Your cheery and welcoming style is always so appreciated! This gave me some heat today. I feel better for it and it goes to show that you don't need equipment for strength building
I did the lower back video first and then this one....upper body shakingly good!! Thank you!
Hey Adriene! I decided to hold off on the 30 Day Calendar I was following because it was getting too difficult and frustrating for me (my upper body strength needs so much work).
I found this 13 min Upper Body video....I could do most of it (left out the side planks...my wrists were toast by then). I will do this video regularly to build arm strength and until I am able to do the side planks too.
I am a grateful yogi! Thanks Adriene.
Adriene:
Thanks for a great yoga session, I did the upper body strength practice. I have been practicing yoga for over 10 years and this was my first session with you. I loved it, I will be doing more of your sessions, thanks for sharing these.
Adriene,
I love your videos. I started in March (with the start of the pandemic) with the 30 day challenge and have been doing a video every day ever since! You are gifted at sequencing poses in balanced, fluid ways. I wonder how you do this, with seemingly no "map".
Thank you for your amazing contribution to all of us.
This was a wonderful workout with just enough exhaustion to feel like I really worked out my arms, but still with the ability to do another video afterwards. I did it in half plank the entire time (until the end) and I fully enjoyed the workout. Her pauses are just long enough for you to settle into each pose and the most soothing of all, her dog's energy provides a comfortable anchor point for your practice.
Hi Adriene
I only started yoga about a year ago with one of your sessions and have found them really great. You have a great presentational style, very clear, relaxed and also very personal. I've just combined this one which is a great session for user body with Yoga for Abdominal Wall so feel very nicely stretched. Thanks!
Yes I'm enjoying your beginning upper body routine. It's helpping me get back into my upper body strength in the privacy of my home at 69 almost 70 years old. In high school I held the record one year for doing the most maybe 107 or 5 or 10. Now I can only do knee push ups but after the 3rd time I don't feel defeated and know I will do full push ups again, maybe not a hundred but it sure feels good to be able to work my upper body again, thanks
Hi Adrianne, thank you. I got a,great benefit from this work out.
I suffer from neck and back pain, sitting at a desk all day, and have felt the benefit after just 2 sessions.
Elaine.