Hatha Yoga for Self Care II

Thank you for your calm centeredness, and voice. It brings a depth and power to the class. You are practicing what you teach, and we all benefit! I always enjoy your classes.

Thank you, Melissa, for a wonderful class to remind us about self-care, ahimsa, and setting healthy boundaries.

Excellent class.

Gorgeous practice, your voice, words and the gentle waves in the background. Divine. Thank you.

I love the messages Melissa talks about in this class. Self-care is so important, and many of us women neglect ourselves too often. The nice, relaxing beginning of the class and the long shavasana were fantastic!

Soothing, calming, and refreshing all at the same time. I absolutely love the ocean waves in the background. Lovely. Thank you!

I loved this lesson. Thank you Melissa. Exactly the right pace - very relaxing and yet one has a good stretch at the same time. That is what I like about your lessons - I feel like i relax due to the steady slowish pace and your voice but I also feel like I have given my body a bit of stretching. I especially enjoyed taking a full breath between poses.

That was wonderful. So soothing and healing. Just what I needed. Thank you x

I loved it so much, thank you!

BEAUTIFUL CLASS.THANKS

Wow! Amazing practice, so gentle and encouraging. Thank you so much for this great contribution.

Thank you so much Melissa. This is exactly what I needed. Slow, gentle, simple, comprehensive, focused and kind.

I really like this class! Many options and alternatives and the time goes by nicely learning. Melissa love your technique and explanations. It’s both beginner and challenging.

Your gentle guidance made this class even more enjoyable. Something we should do once a week for sure. Thank you! I wish you had a 30 day challenge where you taught all the classes.

This was such a lovely, gentle yet effective practice. I feel like I just had a great full body massage :) I went into it tired and somewhat anxious about my day, and I'm ending it with a relaxed smile. Gurubhyo namah.

I have a cold and am feeling a bit weak, plus have been overwhelmed by work, so this was JWIN. Even though during the second half of the practice, one of my cats found a mouse and was chasing it around near my yoga mat. EEK!! Broke the magic spell a little bit, but I still stayed present in the practice, haha. I guess that is a testament to just how good Melissa and this practice is. :)

Perfect for me today. Not feeling 100%, helped my headache and reminds me to be gentle with myself. Thank you. Very relaxing.

This was a lovely class with so many reminders to be kind to ourselves. Excellent shoulder openers, too! I loved the sound of the ocean--so much better than music.

Thank you for another wonderful class! I am new enjoying your ethics!

Great way to transition from work to home.

Just what I needed. Thank-you!

Melissa - as always - is wonderful. She provides a great emphasis on self care whilst providing whole body restorative stretches - particularly when feeling tight.

Absolutely wonderful class! Thank you so much. Looking forward to the other sessions in the challenge.

Excellent class!!!.. so much tension relieved and it is easy to follow, slow pace...
It would be better if the voice were slightly louder than the ocean sound. It is difficult sometimes to hear the instructions.

Any time I have a headache, or a cold, this is the class that I do. It helps me feel relaxed, and my headache usually goes away during the practice. My dog has decided that she enjoys this class too, because she gets a head message during Savasana. Thank you so much for the sound of waves, and the chance to do yoga in the privacy of my home with my dog.

this was a first for me, took a while to get it. Had to look up alternatives as I couldn’t get proper balance. otherwise great !

Beautiful. Thank you!

Had to delay this challenge as internet issues - great start to the day!

This class for day 3 of the beginner yoga challenge was divine, juicy bliss. Thank you so much Melissa, what a beautiful practice.

Thank you for this wonderful class.... I especially loved the pigeon pose.

Lovely evening practice, thank you very much! As a full-time working mother I feel drained most of the day; this practice has helped me reconnect again with myself and remind me to slow down, breath deep.

Really soothing, relaxing practice! The sound of the waves & the instructions all go together perfectly with the sequence. Enjoyed that immensely, thank you Melissa!

I am in sales on the go all day, this class grounds me and brings me back to peace. This class is so good for not only my body and mind, but also my soul!
I love the sound of the water and Melissa your voice is so kind.
I love all your classes.
Peace
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Excellent, relaxing practice! Thank you!

Thank you - this was great and perfect for a complete beginner. However I have a problem

I repeatedly get little spasms particularly in my back muscles and the little muscles around the back of the ribs. They aren't during any particular exercise/position - just suddenly get a spasm mid exercise for no apparent reason. For example, even lying down doing the breathing relaxation at the end, i had a sudden cramp.

It's not any damage or anything, just general unfitness I think.

However my question is this - should I stay on this day and repeat it a few times until my muscles get a bit more used to it? Or carry on working through the videos and it will all settle down as I work through them?

This was perfect! I did it in the morning to loosen my tight back.

Thank you for this! I feel so good afterwards and I feel like crying, because the class helped me release so much tension and the "ahimsa" concept introduced was heartwarming. I will come back for a repetition of this class at some later point.

I love all Melissa's classes, this one included. Gently challenging but I always feel great afterwards.

Wonderful just what I needed. Thank you :)

Thank you!

This was a gentle yet strong session for me. Very happy with this!

Melissa is the best. So relaxing - and all the movements felt great. My favorite day thus far in the 30-day challenge. As someone who has to use a cushion any time I am on my knees, I am impressed she did all of this on those rocks, lol.

LOVED this

An AMAZING class for either new or adept students. I feel great.

Feel so serene. Wonderful. Thank you

this is just beautiful after a busy day, definitely for my favorites.

Very soothing voice.

a moment, afraid that she was sleep than different emotions after... thanks for all that, namaste :)

I did both offerings today! This morning with Fiji and evening with Melissa ,,, they are all so good.... I don't want to miss any , and hopefully will continue throughout the 30 day challenge as long as time will allow me. In gratitude to David and all the teachers for this gift of yoga.

Today's session was more difficult for me as I suffered a shoulder injury years back that hasn't fully recovered. Some of these poses pushed me almost to the point of being uncomfortable, but ultimately it felt like a great release and step in the direction of healing. Thank you for the lesson on self-care!