PERFECT!!! This is EXACTLY who I have designed this for because the ritual of 108 alllll at once is just too daunting for many of us. SO, this gives you 9 days to complete the 108 with the goal of 12 each day. 

NOW, those 12 DO NOT need to be completed all at once but can be spread out throughout your day as you wish. 

I also provide videos with lots of adjustments and variations you can use to complete your 12, including using a chair. 

It's perfect for complete beginners. 

No WORRIES! This happens to a lot of people. 

You can do whatever you like -- some will add a few more salutations to each day, 15 instead of 12, etc. 

You can also extend the challenge beyond the summer solstice to finish up. 

It's not about setting strict rules for yourself for the practice to be beneficial. The goal is to celebrate the longest day of the year, to focus on an intention for the summer season, and to achieve the goal of completing 108 salutations. 

However we do that, in whatever timeframe, GREAT! 

You can utilize the videos and resources in the challenge to make the practice your own. AND let us know how you are doing and approaching it. 

The goal is for 12 salutations each day. You can spread them out and change them -- use a chair, complete the top of a salutation for every other one. (YES, THAT COUNTS!)

It's not about being "perfect" or only doing salutations a certain way. It's about focusing on your intention for the summer and celebrating the longest day of the year. 

You can also extend your challenge beyond the summer solstice to "catch up" and finish. 

I love that you can make it your own because that is my whole goal with this challenge: making the 108 ritual accessible for us all to enjoy. 

There are two ways the videos for each day will be sent out. They will be posted in a private Facebook group AND they will emailed out each day. 

Some people like Facebook and some do not. I send it both ways so that you can choose how you like best. 

Even if you plan to use the videos from email, if you are on Facebook, I hope you will still join the group to post and encourage each other. It's sooo fun to see the posts coming in of "day 2 is done!" and to see all of us reminding and motivating each other. 

If you don't do Facebook; no worries. You can reply that you are done, and I can post (if you like) on your behalf. 

Great question. I will email participants more about this in the challenge, but a mantra is a short, positive, present tense statement of what you deeply desire. 

You will decide on a mantra that fits your hopes for summer and craft it into a statement that you can repeat to yourself, as you wish and want, during you practice each day. 

Imagine the energetic impact of focusing on and repeating your desire into the world each day for 9 days leading up to the summer solstice?! 

In my state, anyone can teach yoga. They do not have to pass an accredited program or even take an accredited program, nor do they have to be registered with any governing body or take continuing education. I believe that it is important to share my value of only taking accredited education, continuing that education and being registered for the safety of my students. 

It's a bit confusing to see 500 E-RYT if you are not a yoga instructor yourself :) 

It means that I have reached the highest qualifications of my governing, accrediting body of Yoga Alliance. I have passed over 500 hours of accredited training and have now reached an "Experienced" level of teaching as well. I am currently over 4,000 hours of instruction. 

I am excited to add to those hours with you!

Great question, and I promise, I will give you everything you need to join the challenge. You do not need to have any prior yoga experience to join us.

Sun salutations are a group of positions linked together as we breathe. They are used in yoga classes to warm the body.

In fact, a practice of repeating a few sun salutations is an excellent workout and practice by itself; many who join say that they are going to continue doing a few salutations each day to start the day or as a break from work because of how they feel after. 

I will send out instructional videos, but in short: 

A sun salutation starts standing; folds forward toward the toes, steps to a plank, lowers to the belly, pushes back to a downdog, steps to the top of the mat, finds a halfway lift stretch, a fold, and stands back up tall. That is one. 

We will do 12 a day for 9 days. It's transformative, and you do not need any experience to join us.