19 Days of Yoga - Day 7. Restorative Iyengar Yoga Sequence

Day 7 - 19 Days of Yoga. Restorative Iyengar Yoga Sequence
Day 7 of 19 Days of Yoga is a yoga routine to quieten the mind and regulate the breath - the yoga class comprises the following yoga poses:
Adho mukha virasana (Forward Bending Hero Pose)
Adho Mukha Svanasana, (Dog Head Down)
Adho mukha virasana (Forward Bending Hero Pose)
Supine Bharadvajasana twist
Supta Baddha Konasana- Feet raised. (Supine Bound Angle or Supine Cobblers Pose).
Supta Virasana, (Supine Kneeling Hero Pose)
Parsva Dandasana (Seated twist)
Savasana (Corpse Pose)
If you are doing the classical yoga poses, you need your mat, a yoga brick, a belt and 3 x blankets. If you are doing the modified versions, as well as your mat you will need the following yoga equipment:
1 x yoga bolster (you can use a firm pillow or a couple of cushions)
1 x yoga belt
1 x yoga blanket (or other blanket)
4 x foam pads (or cushions)
This sequence would be good if you are feeling unwell or if you are on your menstrual cycle. We would recommend that everyone includes a restorative yoga routine into their regular practice to balance the body and the mind.
Following the success of our 30 Days of Yoga and 13 Days of Yoga series, this year we have taken a slightly different approach. We have done voiceovers, rather than talking to camera. Lin, in the white top, will be showing the classic versions of poses and Leo, in the dark top, will be showing modified versions of the poses using props. The modified versions are for those who find the pose difficult, or who wish to improve their work in the pose. 19th January 2018 will be the fourth annual National Iyengar Yoga Day in the UK and Ireland to celebrate the teachings of Guruji, B.K.S. Iyengar, and to promote Iyengar yoga nationally. Events will include free taster classes and celebrations of his life in Iyengar Yoga Institutes and centres throughout the country. 'Yoga with Lin and Leo' channel is leading up to this day with a series of sequences. In the Iyengar tradition, these sequences would be regarded as Beginners Yoga poses as they are all taken from the Introductory syllabus, however, they are not suitable for those who are completely new to yoga. We will be doing a series in the New Year which will be a Foundations of Yoga series to introduce those who have never practiced yoga to the subject and which will help to prepare Iyengar yoga students for yoga classes or yoga workshops at their local Iyengar Yoga centre.
These sequences aim to improve your extension, alignment and balance in the poses. If you find any of the poses difficult, you can look the poses up in our Yoga Pose Directory, which we are adding to all the time. In the Pose Directory you will find yoga tutorials on many of the poses you will encounter in the 19 Days of Yoga Series. These tutorials will teach the poses in more detail and sometimes with extra props.
If you are near to Maidstone, in the South East of England, register with the Maidstone Iyengar Yoga Centre and enjoy one of our free classes with us.
www.iyengar-yoga.co.uk/
If you want to try Yoga with Lin and Leo's 30 Days of Yoga series, check out our Playlist:
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Or our 13 Days of yoga: • 13 Days of Yoga
Yoga practice can improve strength and flexibility and yoga for back pain relief and yoga for weight loss has been supported by many studies.
Join Yoga with Lin and Leo for safe, detailed instruction from experienced Iyengar yoga teachers. Although we would always suggest that you find a certified Iyengar yoga teacher so that you can attend a class near you, this channel has yoga sequences to help you practice your yoga at home.
Yoga is not a sport but regular practice of yoga sequences can improve fitness levels. Practiced correctly, yoga will stretch muscles and strengthen joints, as well as helping with mental and physical wellbeing; indeed many studies have shown that yoga can have remarkable effects on problems with back pain, shoulder pain and neck pain as well as demonstrating positive effects on mental health problems such as depression. www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10...
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Yoga is not just to increase your flexibility, strength and the general tone of your body; it has the capacity to increase mindfulness, improve your wellbeing and increase your mental resilience. Begin here to create a foundation for a home yoga practice. These free online yoga classes can be practiced at home; although we would always suggest you find a qualified Iyengar Yoga teacher near to you so you can attend a class.

[@priyankadas716]

I love this session so much....and also love this posture.....thanks....and it is also benifitial during lockdown....thanks a lot😊😊

[@YogawithLinandLeo]

You're so welcome! We love the restorative session and agree that they are really important during this difficult time. Thanks for the lovely comment and let us know how you got on. Lin and Leo

[@sangeetawali8287]

Thank you very much for sharing this video. 🙏

[@YogawithLinandLeo]

So nice of you to comment Sangeeta. You are very welcome 😊. Lin and Leo

[@irenesorenson7019]

I am really loving your classes, I started on my quarentine and didnt miss a day. I need to find the longest classes

[@YogawithLinandLeo]

Hello Irene. We are so glad you are enjoying the classes and hope that they are making the quarantine a bit easier to tolerate. Have a look at our Playlists page - we have hundreds of videos to choose from on the channel. This playlist has longer sequences: kzbin.info/aero/PLLTwDvdKnrC7uV7UMJ78WIwg8aMmrHwWb Do let us know how you get on! Namaste. Lin and Leo 🙏

[@suhasraykar8072]

i loved your classes

[@YogawithLinandLeo]

Thanks so much Suhas. So glad you are enjoying them. Namaste. Lin and Leo 🙏

[@gayathrisrinivasan7368]

@@YogawithLinandLeo Namaste .. do you conduct any online classes ?? Would like to learn from u both. 🙏🏾

[@YogawithLinandLeo]

@@gayathrisrinivasan7368 Hello. If you register with us at: www.iyengar-yoga.co.uk/ you can access our timetable which shows the LiveStream classes we do. The first one is free so give it a try! Lin and Leo 🙏

[@YogawithLinandLeo]

​@@gayathrisrinivasan7368 Hello Gayathri. If you go to www.iyengar-yoga.co.uk/ and register with us you can look at our timetable and join us on one of our LiveStream classes. The first one is free! We look forward to meeting you soon. Namaste. Lin and Leo

[@sci-fial8474]

Very hard to follow with all the advert interruptions.

[@YogawithLinandLeo]

Thanks for the comment Alan. We only realised recently that KZbin has changed its default advertising strategy over Lockdown, to one of putting ads throughout any longer videos. Because we have been very busy trying to sort out our virtual classes in order to keep our yoga studio going at this challenging time, we missed this change. We have now changed the default back to having only an ad at the beginning of the video. KZbin do say that preferences will take a while to show but it would seem it has not yet filtered through. Please do keep us updated as to whether the ads have reverted to the norm. Thanks.🙏 Lin and Leo

[@sci-fial8474]

Hi. The ones I have watched since have been ok. Thanks.

[@YogawithLinandLeo]

@@sci-fial8474 Thanks for letting us know. Do keep in touch if there are more problems like this. We only know if people tell us so thanks again! Lin and Leo

[@loreenmcintosh11]

@@YogawithLinandLeo Great video . Unfortunately the adverts are back almost after every section. If you could bring back to default will be great.

[@YogawithLinandLeo]

@@loreenmcintosh11 Thank you so much Loreen for letting us know about this. We thought that adjusting our settings in the main channel would be sufficient to reverse KZbin's new advertising regime, but it appears that we are going to have to work though our back catalogue of videos and adjust each one individually - thanks KZbin...! I have done all the 19 days but it will take us a while to do the rest as we have hundreds of videos. Please do let us know if the adjustments we have done improve the viewing experience on the rest of the series. Namaste. Lin and Leo

[@nehaagrawal4182]

You really need to be louder. I could hardly to yoga because all my attention and energy was spent in trying to listen to you. Very poor audio.

[@YogawithLinandLeo]

Hello Neha. Have a look at some our newer videos where we use upgraded audio: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pojcopeoob2oabs We are aware that many of our older videos have sub-optimal audio but the investment in lavelier mics and the new camera we needed to go with them, was massive, so it took us a while to get the money together. Let us know if you like the new audio system! Lin and Leo 🙏