Recommit to Your Practice: National Yoga Month 2020

We’ve curated 30 days of gentle and (mostly) short asana, pranayama, and meditation practices to help you recommit to your practice this September! Get back into your body, tap into the stress-relieving benefits of meditation and mindful movement, and try out new styles and teachers. 

Below, you’ll find a suggested schedule for 30 days of practice. Plus, a downloadable calendar to help you track. We’d love to see you in action, inspiring your community to prioritize self-care, so we invite you to tag your posts with #nationalyogamonth2020, #reigniteyourpractice, #yjnationalyogamonth, and #yogajournal. Then, at the end of the month, send us an email if you’ve managed to get on your mat every day (even if for a few deep breaths), and we’ll enter you to win one of two practice packages, including a 2nd Wind Health & Wellness Soul Mat and a Yoga Journal online training of your choosing. 

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National Yoga Month Calendar

Download our interactive calendar and track your practice!

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30 Days of Asana, Meditation, and Pranayama

Day 1: A Breathing Practice for Staying Calm (3 min.)

  • Style: Pranayama
  • Teacher: Chelsea Jackson Roberts
  • Length: 3 minutes

Bonus live class option with Aloha Kauai Yoga Festival & Peace Summit.

Day 2: A Hip-Opening Sequence for Rejuvenation (12 (min.)

  • Style: Hatha Yoga
  • Teacher: Steven Mederios
  • Length: 12 minutes

Day 3: A Simple Technique for Finding Stillness (2 min.)

  • Style: Pranayama
  • Teacher: Rodney Yee
  • Length: 2 minutes

Bonus live class option with Elxr Yoga Lounge.

Day 4: A Sequence for Recovery (20 min.)

  • Style: Slow Flow 
  • Teacher: Rina Deshpande
  • Length: 20 minutes

Day 5: A Meditative Flow (52 min.)

  • Style: Hatha Yoga
  • Teacher: Libby Campo
  • Length: 60 Minutes
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Day 6: A Mantra Practice to Shift Your Perspective (6 min.)

  • Style: Mantra
  • Teacher: Rina Jakubowicz
  • Length: 6 minutes

Day 7: A Lunge Practice for Building Strength (7 min.)

  • Style: HIIT-Inspired Asana
  • Teacher: DJ Townsel
  • Length: 7 minutes

Day 8: A Breathing Practice for Navigating Transition (4 min.) 

  • Style: Pranayama
  • Teacher: Jillian Pransky
  • Length: 4 minutes

Bonus live class option with Rina Deshpande.

Day 9: An Accessible Chair Yoga Practice (18 min.)

  • Style: Chair Yoga
  • Teacher: Jivana Heyman
  • Length: 18 minutes

Day 10: A Practice for Exhaling and Letting Go (3 min.)

  • Style: Pranayama
  • Teacher: Tias Little
  • Length: 3 minutes

Bonus live class option with Yoganic Flow.

Day 11: A Sequence for Fixing Text Neck (28 min.)

  • Style: Iyengar Yoga
  • Teacher: Kim Weeks
  • Length: 28 minutes

Day 12: A Sequence for Finding Focus (60 min.)

  • Style: Vinyasa Yoga
  • Teacher: Ajax Jackson
  • Length: 60 minutes
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Day 13: A Meditation for When Your Mind is Racing (11 min.)

  • Style: Meditation
  • Teacher: Jessamyn Stanley
  • Length: 11 minutes

Day 14: A Sequence for Getting Out of Your Head (22 min.)

  • Style: Vinyasa Yoga
  • Teacher: Jordan Smiley
  • Length: 22 minutes

Day 15: A Mantra for Feeling Divine Energy (4 min.)

  • Style: Mantra
  • Teacher: Sally Kempton
  • Length: 4 minutes

Bonus live class option with Hollywood Market Yoga.

Day 16: A Sequence for Boosting Energy (14 min.)

  • Style: Vinyasa Yoga
  • Teacher: Tianna Bartoletta
  • Length: 14 minutes

Day 17: A Breath Practice for Inner Peace (1 min.)

  • Style: Pranayama
  • Teachers: Larissa Hall Carlson and John Douillard
  • Length: 1 minute

Bonus live class option with Ariele Foster.

Day 18: A Heart-Opening Flow (75 min.)

  • Style: Forrest Yoga
  • Teacher: Erica Mather
  • Length: 75 minutes

Day 19: A Slow Flow Heart-Mind-Body Reset

  • Style: Slow Flow
  • Teacher: Erinn Lewis
  • Length: 60 minutes
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Day 20: A Meditation for When You’re Hurting Inside (9 min.)

  • Style: Meditation
  • Teacher: Rosie Acosta
  • Length: 9 minutes

Day 21: A Drill to Protect Your Shoulders in Sun Salutes (3 min.)

  • Style: Vinyasa Yoga
  • Teacher: Natasha Rizopoulos
  • Length: 3 minutes

Day 22: Bija Mantras for Each Chakra (3 min.)

  • Style: Mantra
  • Teacher: Alan Finger
  • Length: 3 minutes

Bonus live class option with Shirley Johnson.

Day 23: An Ayurveda-Inspired Sequence to Stay Cool (11 min.)

  • Style: Vinyasa Yoga
  • Teacher: Robin Wilner
  • Length: 11 minutes

Day 24: A Breathing Practice to Build Confidence (2 min.)

  • Style: Pranayama
  • Teacher: Colleen Saidman Yee
  • Length: 2 minutes

Bonus live class option.

Day 25: A Joint-Freeing Sequence (19 min.)

  • Style: Chair Yoga
  • Teacher: Jana Long
  • Length: 19 minutes

Day 26: A Yin-Yang Practice for Flowing Like Water

  • Style: Vinyasa Yoga + Yin Yoga
  • Teacher: Trisha Fey Lazo Elizarde-Miller
  • Length: 60 minutes
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Day 27: A Meditation for Coming Back to Your True Home (5 min.)

  • Style: Meditation
  • Teacher: Suzanna Barkataki
  • Length: 5 minutes

Day 28: A Sequence to Tap Into Your Creative Side

  • Style: Vinyasa Yoga
  • Teacher: Melody Moore
  • Length: 52 minutes

Day 29: A Mantra for Finding Courage (1 min.)

  • Style: Mantra
  • Teacher: Liz Arch
  • Length: 1 minute

Bonus live class option with Grace Cathedral.

Day 30: An Asana Practice to Cultivate Patience (32 min.)

  • Style: Hatha Yoga
  • Teacher: Faith Hunter
  • Length: 32 minutes

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