Morning Yoga Practice. Short yoga sequence. Iyengar Yoga for Beginners.

Morning Yoga Practice. Short yoga sequence. Iyengar Yoga for Beginners.
A 10 minute morning yoga practice, this yoga sequence comprises mainly standing poses (asanas). This is yoga for beginners so anyone can try this yoga workout, although because of the length, the teaching is limited. We would therefore recommend, if you are new to yoga, that you look at our Beginners Yoga series and our yoga tutorials in the Yoga Pose Directory playlist. You need no equipment for this yoga sequence apart from your yoga mat.
The sequence here includes the following poses:
Urdhva Hastasana in Tadasana. (Upward arms in Mountain Pose)
Utkatasana (Chair Pose)
Uttanasana (Forward Bending)
Paschima Namaskarasana in Tadasana (Reverse Prayer Pose in Mountain Pose)
Trikonasana (Triangle Pose)
Virabhadrasna 2 (Warrior 2 Pose)
Parsvakonasana (Extended Side Angle Pose)
Adho Mukha Svanasana (Dog Head Down)
Adho Mukha Virasaana (Forward Bending Hero Pose)
Sukhasana (Simple Cross Legs/ Easy Pose)
This morning yoga practice is complimented by a 25 minute evening yoga practice which contains calming poses like Halasana, (Plough Pose or Plow Pose). You can just do one practice on any given day if you don't have time to do both.
The standing poses in this yoga sequence invigorate and strengthen the body and the mind, preparing you for the day ahead.
Our Yoga Pose Directory offers both Beginners Yoga and poses for more Intermediate yoga students.
Yoga with Lin and Leo for free yoga classes. See the Yoga for Beginners series for online yoga workouts specifically for Complete Beginners. Check out our 30 days of yoga series for a 30 day yoga challenge. 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, stress and general anxiety. www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10...
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A yoga practice may give you a physical workout, but more importantly, all our programmes are designed to harmonise mind, body and breath. Yoga is not just to increase your flexibility, strength and the general tone of your body; it has the capacity to free your mind, 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.
We will be posting videos for all levels but if you have never done yoga before or you want to re-visit some of the basics - then start with our Beginners series! Get out your mat and build the foundation of your own yoga practice with these short yoga videos to practice yoga at home. To do a different short practice each day, see our 30 Days of Yoga. For longer practice, look at our Beginners Yoga series. If you have a low back problem or need some yoga exercises for stiff shoulders or tight hamstrings, look at our 3 R's series for Relief, Repair and Recovery. Enjoy!

[@k22732]

Beautiful sequence

[@YogawithLinandLeo]

We are so glad you enjoyed this brisk sequence! Lin and Leo 🙏

[@hunteralmond9812]

Thank you for making this playlist! Desperately needed something fun to do during the quarantine in the states! :)

[@YogawithLinandLeo]

Thanks Hunter. We do hope that we can bring a little joy and tranquillity into people's lives at this time. Let us know how you get on! Namaste. Lin and Leo

[@cmug1220]

Lovely sequence :)

[@YogawithLinandLeo]

So glad you enjoyed this sequence. It's one of our favourites too! Namaste. Lin and Leo

[@nishkaasnani4961]

Lovely sequence to stretch! Thank you.

[@YogawithLinandLeo]

So glad that you found this useful. It can be good just to have a short practice when you don't have a lot of time. ☺️ Lin and Leo 🙏

[@PJ-hi1gz]

Thank you so much

[@maidstoneiyengaryogacentre9401]

Great! So glad that it helped. Namaste. Lin and Leo

[@YogawithLinandLeo]

You're so welcome!

[@sarahpumphrey5300]

Love the videos! If I was to say one thing it would be to maybe slow down the sequence slightly? Perhaps giving more time to hold each position etc? Other than that it's so nice and great to find some Iyengar Yoga!

[@YogawithLinandLeo]

Thanks Sarah. We filmed these short classes in response to requests. The morning practices on KZbin work through the poses quickly to give a balanced sequence that takes little more than 10 minutes. This suits people who only have a short time to practice in the morning. If you would like a more measured pace, have a look at the Beginners classes in this playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PLLTwDvdKnrC7VEZ59Y37hbgHce7J0QWlX Please do let us know if these are more in line with the Iyengar yoga classes you are used to! Namaste. Lin and Leo 🙏

[@cornflakegirl1977LJ]

Hi Lin and Leo, hope you are keeping yourselves safe and well. Just a quick question, not about this video but thought I'd post here as I watch. Can you please tell me where your yoga bolster is from that Leo uses in some of the videos? I want to invest but it's difficult to tell how big it is and what the depth is. Thanks in advance. Keep up with the great videos.

[@YogawithLinandLeo]

Hi Laura. If you follow this link you will see the bolster that we use: www.yogamatters.com/yogamatters-rectangular-bolster.html We hope this helps! Namaste. Lin and Leo 🙏

[@cornflakegirl1977LJ]

@@YogawithLinandLeo Thanks for sharing the link. I've just ordered the berry colour one even though I was going to wait until next month as I already bought bricks, blocks, a strap and a chair over the last few weeks! 😁

[@YogawithLinandLeo]

@@cornflakegirl1977LJ I know that it seems like a lot to buy but think of it as an investment in your health and wellbeing - for the future as well as for now. We have some students who have done a daily practice for 40 or 50 years... When you look at it like that, the cost per use is a bit more justifiable! 😁Let us know how you get on. Namaste. Lin and Leo

[@aartivedi7142]

What if ur lower back nd sides r aching .Nd nonflexible

[@YogawithLinandLeo]

Hi. If you have an aching back and sides and you are not very flexible, try Set 2 in our Yoga for the Stiffer Body series. bit.ly/2RNDmvn . Set 1 is for Stiff shoulders but Set 2 works on the side flank and the back body using props to help you manage in the poses. Practice these regularly for a few weeks. These videos will help to ease out the stiffness gently. Once your body begins to move more easily, progress to our Introductory Iyengar Yoga Course bit.ly/2HkKL1J. We hope that this helps and that you can get some benefits from your yoga practice. Namaste Lin and Leo 🙏

[@cornflakegirl1977LJ]

And without appearing greedy I hope, can I ask a second question please!?! I'm aware that it's bad to lock your knees when exercising but how do I ensure I don't whilst still maintaining the stretch in the legs? Thanks for keeping me going with daily practise during lockdown. I'm very much a beginner and started classes 3 weeks before they were cancelled due to this awful virus.

[@YogawithLinandLeo]

Hi Laura. Not greedy at all! We are glad that this is helping at what is a very tough time for everyone. Have a look at this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aJ7MiHV6ataeiMk. We did this a while ago for students with over mobility in the knee joints but it is very helpful for all of us who tend to straighten the legs by pushing back into the knees, rather than using the muscles of the frontal thighs and knees to lift the knee caps. Let us know how you get on! Namaste. Lin and Leo 🙏

[@cornflakegirl1977LJ]

@@YogawithLinandLeo thanks for this. Will have a look now.