NEW! - WITH INSTRUCTION Morning Yoga Practice for International Yoga Day - Iyengar Yoga Sequence

NEW - WITH INSTRUCTION! In response to requests from our subscribers, we have added a voiceover to this Morning Yoga Practice for International Yoga Day - Iyengar Yoga Sequence. You can see our previous video • Morning Yoga Practice ... , if you prefer a silent practice.
A 25 minute morning yoga practice to celebrate International Yoga Day. This yoga sequence comprises some standing poses (asanas), some seated poses and backbends. This is yoga for beginners so anyone can try this yoga workout. We would recommend you look at our Beginners Yoga series if you are new to yoga as this yoga sequence contains some challenging poses like Parivrtta Parsvakonasana (Revolved Side Angle Pose). You may need 2 foam pads, 2 yoga bricks and 2 belts.
Wednesday, June 21st, 2017, was celebrated around the world as International Day of Yoga, sponsored by the United Nations. This yoga sequence is taken from the sequence recommended by Geeta Iyengar to celebrate the first International Yoga Day in 2015. We hope that you will use this yoga practice to honour yoga and our teacher, B.K.S. Iyengar.
This morning yoga practice is complimented by the evening yoga practice which contains the inversions like Salamba Sirsasana, (Headstand) and Salamba Sarvangasana, (Shoulder stand). You can just do one practice if you don't have time to do both.
The standing poses in this yoga sequence invigorate and strengthen the body and the mind. The twists stimulate the digestive tract and improve spinal mobility. The backbends energise and give the body flexibility.
Lin (in white) does the classic versions of the poses and Leo (in turquoise) shows the modified versions for those Yoga students who are still working towards the poses.
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. See 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!

[@vaidehi383]

wow... explained so nicely....thank you for spreading yoga and health...namaste

[@YogawithLinandLeo]

Thank you Vaidehi for your lovely comments. We hope you continue to enjoy our channel :) Do take a look at our 19 days of yoga, these videos work well to establish a daily practice. Namaste Lin and Leo kzbin.info/aero/PLLTwDvdKnrC5GGGEhq_u2TFX3evL2JMov

[@janetlefrancois621]

I enjoyed doing this practice with you this morning, thank you!

[@YogawithLinandLeo]

Thanks Janet. The evening one is coming out soon with verbal instruction. Let us know what you think!

[@koeniginella]

Dear Lin and Leo, I did the practice again just now, and already, I was able to keep up more! Seems to have been a question of practice, like so many things :) Love, Betty

[@YogawithLinandLeo]

Dear Betty, We are delighted that you found the sequence more accessible second time around. If you want more detailed instructions, have a look at the individual yoga pose tutorials which you can find on the Yoga Pose Directory playlist: bit.ly/2yKecGS. Keep in touch and let us know how you get on! Lin and Leo x

[@koeniginella]

I usually struggle to find yoga videos I like, as I am easily put off by women who seem unnaturally quirky, so I was very pleased to find your channel. I like the serious nature of your classes. Having said that, I did your Morning Practice video today and found that in it, you moved almost too quick for me to keep up. I will be sure to check your other videos and see whether maybe there is a better match for me among them. Thank you for making and posting the videos! Best wishes from Granada.

[@YogawithLinandLeo]

Hi Betty. We are so glad you liked the style of our videos. Although we are very positive people, we take our yoga seriously and that is reflected in the way we teach. The Morning and Evening Practices were sequences developed in India by the Iyengar family for people who are already practicing Iyengar yoga and so would be familiar with the sequencing of the poses, so as you rightly say, we go quite quickly in these. Do check out some of our other Series in our Playlists like our 20 minute sequences: bit.ly/2iwG9aS , which are taught at a more moderate pace, or if you are a bit more experienced our Challenge Series like the Upper Body Challenge, which contains more advanced poses: bit.ly/2zf2ZM7, and do please let us know how you get on!

[@koeniginella]

Hi Lin and Leo, thanks so much for your reply. I'll be in touch!

[@siddikakabir536]

Nice Mam But sound slow. 😀

[@YogawithLinandLeo]

To find videos with better sound, look at some of our more recent videos. kzbin.info/www/bejne/a5DFpX2aadylm6s We have updated our audio equipment since this video was created! Thanks for the input. Lin and Leo

[@sudiptaghosh3197]

Your voice is low

[@YogawithLinandLeo]

Thanks for watching Sudipta. We are working on improving our audio and have just bought new equipment which we are testing out now, so do keep an eye out on new videos coming out soon which will hopefully have higher quality A/V. Lin and Leo 🙏

[@zahrachowdhury4049]

A microphone would be very helpful. Can barely hear you

[@YogawithLinandLeo]

Hi Zahra. We have just invested in professional level mics and along with a new camera, we would hope that our most recent films have better quality AV than this one from a couple of years ago. Check out this one kzbin.info/www/bejne/qoOmp2abadKlY6c. Do let us know what you think. We will be going over our back catalogue and trying to re-do many of our more popular videos with improved sound quality. Namaste. Lin and Leo

[@zahrachowdhury4049]

@@YogawithLinandLeo I just checked out the link, this is great! So much more easier to hear. Im in YTT and love your tutorials, thank you!

[@YogawithLinandLeo]

@@zahrachowdhury4049 You are very welcome. :) Lin and Leo

[@lindas2531]

Why is it so rushed? - I could not finish the sequence as I felt totally wound up and chaotic - last thing I want in the morning. The choice of poses is good though. Thanks

[@YogawithLinandLeo]

Hi Linda. Thanks for the comment. This was following on from a series where we taught these poses individually. If you prefer a more measured pace try this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iXeQdHyBa9N_pZY If this works for you, try the other Beginners videos in this playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PLLTwDvdKnrC7cOyxkb49zMtRtbvDyumeL Let us know if this helps. Namaste. Lin and Leo 🙏