Beginning Yoga Tips

Series Summary

Yoga poses have become increasingly popular as a form of exercise and meditation. The focus of yoga is a holistic one, employing a broad range of practices which focus on a new way of living, thinking and being in the world. Aimed to unite the mind, the body, and the spirit, the health benefits of yoga are also great and varied. From relieving stress to strengthening and toning muscle, integrating yoga positions and exercises into your daily routine can be beneficial on many levels. In this free video series our expert yoga instructor will teach you how to do a variety of gentle beginning yoga poses. You will learn about proper yoga breathing and get tips on a warm up vinyasa. You will also learn how to do yoga poses such as the cat cow pose, side plank pose, cobra pose and sphinx pose. Get tips on the bridge pose, supine spinal twist and seated forward fold. If you are interested in beginning a yoga routine, let our expert instructor teach you everything you need to know about easy, beginning yoga positions.

Video Transcript

"In this series, we'll be practicing gentle yoga. We'll be focusing on some basic yoga postures, and gentle stretches. We'll also be balancing that out with some strength postures, in order to balance out the flexibility postures as well. The word yoga comes from the Sanskrit word, meaning union. Which represents the union of mind and body that we ultimately hope to achieve through yoga. And our breath can help us achieve that union. So we'll be starting our series with some basic abdominal breathing, moving through the postures, some warm up, and ultimately, finishing with our relaxation. It's always important, also, to listen to your own body when you're practicing yoga, not pushing yourself too far. Listening to the internal signals that your body might be telling you at any given moment. So we'll be going through some modifications to demonstrate those modifications that can be taken with straps, and blocks and so forth."