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Yoga with Adriene + cozy mysteries + hope

Yoga with Adriene + cozy mysteries + hope

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Amy Tector
Oct 03, 2021
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Checking out Yoga With Adriene.

Listen, I know that recommending Adriene just proves my status as a Basic Middle Class White Lady, but sometimes things (Taylor Swift’s later music, tall boots, Lululemon athleisurewear) are basic for a reason and that reason is that they are comfortable and not too challenging and they make you feel good about yourself.

Yoga With Adriene fits that bill. She offers approximately 40 billion classes on her Youtube channel. They are all free. Some classes are 10 minutes long, others are 90 minutes. Some classes are very, very hard and you sweat and curse at Adriene as she makes you do another goddamn plank and you catch yourself loudly saying, “No, Adriene, I’m not going to attempt the fucking Crow Pose today, thank you very much.” Others are easy and she tells you to go and get yourself a blanket and a pillow before class starts.

Here’s the thing about Adriene. Because she has 80 billion classes, you can choose exactly what you feel like doi…

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