Elevate Day 3
Intermediate III
This class can be done as a stand-alone class or as day 3 in Fiji's 14-Day Yoga Challenge, Elevate. In this class, Fiji shows you how to gradually make your way towards key yoga poses like wheel pose (urdhva dhanurasana) and halfmoon pose (ardha chandrasana). By teaching you how to work into these poses through three levels of progression, Fiji ensures that you will grow into them safely and effectively.
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Class is paced evenly and offers modifications for many of the poses. I really enjoyed the arm/leg floating poses at the end. Not sure if they have a name but they were before wheel poses. Thanks Fiji!
So happy you enjoyed it! I love getting to practice that floating dandasana, it is like levitation!
I am loving this series- thank you so much. It is really challenging and very invigorating. I really feel my whole body waking up in a different way. Looking forward to tomorrow!
Such a juicy stretch and session I have today! Thank you Fiji
Wonderful for all levels.
Detailed, thorough, and connection are the words that come to my mind.
Fiji is excellent as a teacher and guide.
Fiji, this is a question. Why would I be getting cramp like sensations in the muscles/ligament? around my hips/top of leg, front and side, when doing the leg balances in this class. ie the half-moon poses. I know there is a logical explanation, but wanted to hear yours. Thank you. I am enjoying this series. Everything everyone says about your excellent progressions and instruction is absolutely true. Thank you.
Hi Katherine,
This sounds like a hip flexor that is over active, which is common. Our hip flexor often grips when other muscles are not doing there job, core, glutes and quadricep should be doing the majority of the work in the leg balance. Try bringing awareness to turning them on a bit more!
I am having trouble with the floor floating pose- it feels like my arms aren't long enough... Any tips?
Hi Lindsey,
I have short arm and find this hard too. Blocks can help under the hands, then more core strength will develop to tuck the pelvis up closer to the ribs.
Funny, I have trouble with that too and find it hard on my knees as well but had heard Fiji mention she has short arms - but mine are long so I thought that was why I have trouble with it.
Thank you Fiji for this wonderful challenge. I feel better every day, millimetre by millimetre!
I was able to smile and laugh at myself so much during this practice. Finding balance on one side and then falling out completely on the other. Attempting some of the seated binds were fun. Thank you Fiji for guiding me through both being focused on my drishti and being able to laugh whilst falling. Namaste.
I really appreciated the positive encouragement about being patient, both with myself and in my life, it really rang true. The crazy floor-floating pose was definitely tricky but I pushed myself to at least try and I did it. haha millimeter by millimeter like you said. Gotta say though, which I had Fiji arms for that one. Thanks again! Looking forward to class 4 tomorrow!
Loving this challenge Miss Figi especially now that our lives are stuck on the pause button !
Peace
Wait
Hope
Pray
Outstanding class - day by day this is helping me through lockdown in London, UK. Thank you!
same. Namaste.
Thank you for always providing a solid class where without even watching, but just listening to your voice I am guided through your classes so well. Now more than ever I am grateful and thankful for the ability to practice from the safety of my own home. Thank you for being a weekly part of my practice! Stay well!
Great class and continuation of Elevate challenge. I continue to be surprised and impressed by the instruction of Fiji and how she is guiding me to examine and improve poses that I thought I already had down!
I am so delighted that I saved this challenge for back to school time. What a perfect way to balance out the busy of this season. Thank you Fiji.
Another deceptively laid back but sweat inducing practice. Love the detailed instructions and reminder to breath. Sounds simple but I keep forgeting to work on my steady breathing. Thank you.
Loved this MULTI - LEVEL practice and it was so refreshing to have Fiji discuss being present and being OK with whatever level is right for each of us. Millimeter Miracles :) - A great intention for today. Thank you , Fiji. As Always.
Yay! A new challenge with Fiji! Unfortunately i am currently struggling with wrist pain which hinders my enjoyment of some of the poses considerably. Still love this nonetheless!
I have to agree with others that this series is really great so far!! I've never had a personal trainer before, but I think Fiji is the closest thing to one I will ever have. All kinds of muscles are speaking to me since starting this series in a way that feels like these practices are building up strength really intentionally and effectively. I really appreciate Fiji's kind and patient tone of voice in these videos, and the fact that she offers up levels is nice too.
Really enjoying the challenge so far! Thank you. I found that 2nd deep core move extremely difficult to execute. Yikes!
Wonderful day 3, thank you. The balancing pose was particularly enjoyable.
The buld up to wheel was amazing! Thank you!
Thank you, Fiji for this Elevate series. I am in LOVE with the classes so far. You are a truly gifted teacher!!!
I am loving this ELEVATE challenge. I love the pace which Fiji is instructing at. It allows time to stay in poses and really honor oneself. I love the challenges and it is oh so exciting to actually achieve new and different poses! Thank you Fiji for truly elevating me!!!
i am loving this challenge, thank you Fiji
Thank you for the millimetre miracles, Fiji!