Savannah Guthrie is proud to reveal that after a 30-day at-home yoga challenge, she can successfully do a backbend again — a move she hadn’t been flexible enough to do since she became a mom.
The 48-year-old Today anchor took to Instagram on Sunday to share a photo of herself in a wheel pose with her feet and hands pressed into the floor as she pushes her pelvis towards the ceiling.
‘Things I can do again!’ she captioned the snapshot, referencing a throwback photo of herself doing the same move before she had her daughter Vale, five, and son Charley, three.
Success! Savannah Guthrie, 48, took to Instagram on Sunday to share a photo of herself in a wheel pose with her feet and hands on the floor as she pushes her pelvis towards the ceiling
Group effort: The Today anchor explained that she and some of her Today colleagues followed Adriene Mishler’s 30-day at-home yoga program
‘On January 30 I posted an old photo (swipe) with the caption “things I could do before kids”… I honestly thought this was part of my past: some lost strength and balance and motivation – yes, lost to me, but totally worth it by the way for my precious babies,’ she wrote.
‘But then: on February 1, I accepted a challenge and set out on a 30 day yoga challenge with my friends/colleagues at @todayshow, (aka “my darling ones”). We promised ourselves and each other that we would do yoga every single day, rain or shine, tired or dragging, at home or on the road, happy or sad.’
As part of the post, she shared photos of her Today show co-workers doing yoga during the challenge as well as an adorable snapshot of her daughter Vale in downward facing dog while her brother is lying underneath her.
Throwback: Before Savannah kicked off the challenge, she shared an old photo of herself doing a backbend, writing: ‘Things I could do before kids’
Support system: Savannah shared photos of her co-workers doing yoga at home during the challenge, including this snapshot of television producer Tom Mazzarelli
No trainer needed! Adriene’s yoga videos, including her 30-day challenge, are all free on her YouTube channel
Savannah is believed to make $7 million a year at the Today show, but instead of hiring a trainer or going to a fancy yoga studio, she followed Adriene Mishler’s free program on her Yoga With Adriene YouTube channel.
‘Our guru was @adrienelouise, our journey was her #Home 30 Day yoga challenge. #freeyoga #youtube,’ Savannah explained. ‘I’m so proud of us all because we did it! We encouraged each other, checked in with each other, sent thousands of yoga emojis to each other – and I think we are all walking a little taller, a little straighter, a little prouder. Basically, we feel like nama-stars!
‘Even my kids started doing yoga with me,’ the mom of two added. ‘So thank you, with the biggest exhale, dearest darling one @adrienelouise for being such a kind and warm and gentle teacher. Lotsa love in, lotsa love out. Darling ones, what’s next?’
Getting into it: Over the course of the month, Savannah shared photos of herself doing yoga at the gym (pictured), on vacation, and at work
Yoga lovers: During one session, she struck a pose with yoga instructor Kristin McGee
Before Savannah kicked off the challenge, she shared an old photo of herself doing a backbend, writing: ‘Things I could do before kids.’
A few days later, she shared an image of herself wearing a ‘yogini’ sweatshirt while doing a tree pose at the gym.
‘On this 30 day #yoga journey for the month of February w @tmazzarelli @petebreen @libbyleist @debbiekosofsky to the dulcet online tones of @adrienelouise and my original yogini and cheerleader @kristinmcgee,’ she wrote.
Dedicated: Savannah made sure to stick to the 30-day challenge while on vacation
Impressive: ‘Namastaying on the journey. Who’s with me?’ she captioned a photo of herself using her laptop to do one of Adriene’s workouts by the pool at her vacation house
Too cute: ‘Even my kids started doing yoga with me,’ Savannah said of her daughter Vale, five, and son Charley, three
Over the course of the month, she posted pictures of herself doing yoga on vacation and striking an impromptu tree pose while in a blazer and jeans on the campaign trail.
‘Namastaying on the journey. Who’s with me?’ she captioned a photo of herself using her laptop to do one of Adriene’s workouts by the pool at her vacation house, adding the hashtags #day8, #yoga, and #wearingyogapantsforactualyoga.
Many of Savannah’s 866,000 Instagram followers found her latest post to be inspiring and congratulated her for completing the challenge.
‘This post is encouraging to this old gal. Looking at 50 and trying new things!’ one person wrote, while another added: ‘So awesome! Thanks for the inspiration.’