100 Hour Intensive Week 1:

January 8-13, 2024

MONDAY January 8, Day 1:

  • Mantra Meditation PRACTICE with us. JOURNAL PROMPT to follow: Consider mantra (and meditation) for spiritual vs religious practice. 1 hr, YTT1

  • PRACTICE Intro To Ashtanga with us. 1.5 hrs, YTT1.

  • Asana lab: a Padangusthasana question + Virabhadrasana A (Warrior 1) WATCH and take notes on modification options! .5 hrs, YTT4

  • HOMEWORK: Practice 10 Sun Salutes daily for 7 days. You can use these practice companion vids if it helps: 5 Surya Namaskara A and 5 Surya Namaskara B.

TUESDAY January 9, Day 2

  • Chandra Yoga *restorative* PRACTICE. .75 hrs, YTT1.

  • BOOK CLUB: Sutras Book 2;#28-31 READ first then WATCH. Leave comments as discussion, and JOURNAL. 1 hour, YTT3.

THURSDAY January 11, Day 3

SATURDAY January 13, Day 4

  • PRACTICE Ujjayi Pranayama followed by a cleansing breath and foundational breathing technique from Egyptian Yoga (aka Kemetic Yoga) as taught to me by Yirser Ra Hotep. CLICK HERE to visit his website if you're curious to learn more. And please JOURNAL about this experience. 1 hour, YTT1.

  • WATCH this class on The 8 Limbs: REVIEW and a look at the Yamas. Remember to choose one Yama for your own contemplation, write it down in your notes AND in the comments. Share why you choose this yama and any relation/knowledge you might have with it already. We'll revisit this Yama often as we move thru the next 9 weeks! PODCAST: Expanded by To Be Magnetic, Episode 285 with Dr. Mariel Buque author of Break the Cycle. 1 hr, YTT3.

  • HOMEWORK: CLICK HERE to access the YouTube playlist mentioned at the end of the previous class. The assignment is to photograph yourself in each asana after watching the video and to UPLOAD the photos to our YTT media album, CLICK HERE. Hours will vary depending on how many asanas you get thru, track your time as YTT2. Treat this as an exploration of both your OWN anatomy and the anatomy of the asana itself!

  • Practice VINYASA with Chrissy. Put all your tools for success into place and ENJOY. 1 hour, YTT1.

CONGRATULATIONS on completing WEEK 1 of the 100 hour intensive!

Wait a minute? Are you a 300 hour student?? Chrissy has uploaded some WEEKLY CHALLENGES for the 300 CLUB to expand upon these learnings.