Yoga for Inflexible People | Yoga Sequence for Stiff Muscles, Aches & Pains | 30-min Yoga Session

Yoga for Flexibility (Even if You're an Inflexible Person)
Increase Your Flexibility with Yoga to help ease Stiff Muscles, Aches, and Pains with this Free 30 Minute Yoga Sequence.
This 30 minute Yoga Sequences of easy Yoga Stretches and Poses will help you gain flexibility, and strength while easing your existing aches and pains. Even if you're an inflexible person at the moment, this Yoga Sequence will help you and won't feel daunting. If you feel you are too stiff for Yoga, this free session is for you!
Stiff? Inflexible? New to yoga and need some doable stretches? This sequence is for you! (Have a chair, bench or counter nearby)
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This sequence was highly requested! Here is it with some tips from me:
Flexibility Tip #1
If you label yourself inflexible, notice if the voice in your head telling you, "you're not flexible" is a mean one.
One of the biggest aspects a comprehensive yoga practice (that's often overlooked) is observing your own thought patterns and working to eliminate any negative self-talk.
Flexibility Tip #2
Remember that flexibility takes time. It's only through a consistent, on-going practice (with a focus on the long term) that your body will adjust.
Do your practice consistently because you love it and it enriches your energy and mind (aka get addicted to yoga for all the right reasons) and suddenly you'll find yourself in pose 6-months down the line that you never thought you were flexible to do.
You'll just slip into it.
It'll just happen.
[If you want to learn more about yin-style passive stretching at home while you're watching TV and stuff, be sure to check out my course AlwaysBeStretching.com]
Flexibility #3
Remember that flexibility is relative. I feel highly inflexible when comparing myself to the gymnast yogis on Instagram and ballerinas at my dance class. Even I have to remind myself that the goal isn't to look a certain way, but to feel good in your body. Flexibility should be about your well-being, not vanity (although it's definitely fun to have goals).
Yoga is about a balance of flexibility, strength, breath, centered-ness.
It's likely that if you think you're really stiff, you're very strong in other areas (physically, mentally or both). Flexibility is just one aspect of the practice.
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This yoga sequence for inflexible people is designed to help stretch the major muscles in the body and get you ready for a deeper, fuller, yoga practice. This is perfect if you're a beginner, new to yoga or just consider yourself very stiff. Remember, the body opens slowly. Stretch consistently and you will see results over time :)
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[@romeshilangakoon1]

Hi Brett. I just started Yoga and am perhaps one of the most inflexible men around at 75 years old. Your course is just wonderful for me and already I see wonderful improvements to my body and feel better. Thanks so much.

[@BrettLarkinYoga]

Thank you so much for practicing with me!!

[@gintonic7694]

this is great!! can you do a 30 day yoga challenge for inflexible people or more series of yoga for inflexibles? ..

[@brookeheartsdance1128]

+Gin Tonic OMG YES 😍

[@rebeccanelson6240]

That would be the greatest thing ever!

[@theowenator2006]

I second that! I have been interested in doing yoga for a while but seeing people bend into positions that I can't even come close to always feels awkward and demoralising.

[@jocollier8847]

That would be great! ive tried so many, but had to give up because as the days went on i couldn't manage the positions! xx

[@cherylt7939]

Yes please! I cnt straighten or lengthen my legs in downward dog even 😭

[@LittleBlueDuchess]

Brett, thank you so much for making this video! I am 5'11" with impossibly long legs, and I've always felt like I couldn't go to yoga class because I'd have to ask the teacher to modify so many poses for me. Touch my toes? Not even close! However, I just finished practicing with you and not only does my body feel glowing, but I feel happy and confident. You are incredibly generous to upload your videos to KZbin for those of us who don't have extra income. I can't wait to check out your anxiety meditations. Keep doing what you're doing, you're a beautiful person and it shines through!

[@Pancakepopple]

I've been practicing yoga on and off for about 8 years now and I needed to find a video like this to help with my flexibility issues. I'm one of those people who always grabs two blocks, a blanket, and a strap for every class. So thank you!

[@BrettLarkinYoga]

[@markohubert5176]

I realise I'm very not flexible. I had a hard time to maintain position for most of the exercice. I nearly gave up, but tried to the end. I'm proud of myself for doing so. I will definitively redo that class at least 3 times a week or more. I feel my body already thanking me for this.

[@kalebishop6563]

At first they were painful and numb, and then eventually I felt this flow of energy through that part of my body. I couldn't stop smiling, I even laughed. I felt so relieved. Thank you very much, this was one of the best experiences I have ever had.

[@sarahhapner7762]

As someone with rheumatoid arthritis I found this video to be very helpful and I did not get discouraged at all! Thank you :)

[@semajrick071059]

I am 60 years old and have fought flexibility issues all my life. I had back surgery in my mid 30s. Nothing has released my back like the stretch where you drop your foot to the ground at the end of the video. Will be doing this stretch and sequence a lot. Thanks soooo much

[@BrettLarkinYoga]

Yay, so glad this helped you! Thank you for practicing with me!!

[@amberkirsch9638]

I have suffered with Piriformis syndrome for close to two years. I have been doing this beginner course on repeat about 5 times & my body feels like it did prior to the injury that caused the syndrome in the first place. Thank you for this. I think the secret is doing the stretches longer, because I have done these same stretches with Physical Therapy-but not for the duration they are done on this video.

[@BrettLarkinYoga]

Yay, so glad this helped you! Thank you for practicing with me!!

[@UltimateAwe]

Your energy and instruction is so soothing and radiant. Thanks Brett!!

[@FiveSolasMap]

Brett, I really want to thank you. As an overweight 40 year old man who has suffered years of inflexibility I have to say that this instruction is top notch. First of all, the moves can be done by me (though the first night there were some issues). Secondly you explain the moves very well including explaining that it's okay to not get the move perfect. Thirdly, I never felt intimidated by you. By that I mean I really felt like you cared about how I did the work and never had a condescending air about you. Thank you so much. I'll be doing this video until I can graduate to some more complicated basic moves ;)

[@robinlynn74]

Thank you,! I have mild cerebral palsy and have been trying to find some yoga that works for me. With a little modification this works great for me.

[@Frogsandstrawberries]

This was awesome! I never knew how tight my hamstrings really were until that chair stretch

[@BrettLarkinYoga]

Yay, so glad you loved it! Thank you for practicing with me!!

[@lindsayschnittger9698]

Love this! I grew up doing yoga with my granny who teaches. This is helping me get back to it. I adore those giraffe yoga pants!

[@DrJoDPT]

Great practice! I have been practicing yoga for 16 years and I am still stiff! All the marathon training does me in! Thank you!

[@CypressWhyman]

This was really great! Living in such a fast paced day-in-age I sometimes loose sight of the importance of simplicity and simply existing! Thank you for this!

[@EnzoAmataTV]

I think you've forgotten what being stiff feels is like!? The pose at 6:21 is the first example of my body saying "no way" It would be funny to record myself trying to even attempt some of these shapes/postures to give you an idea of what out of shape/stiff people really look like when they're following along.

[@hamie58]

+Enzo Amata I definitely agree I stopped watching after the first 5 min I can't get anywhere near that position without severe pain.

[@alyssawolfe3104]

@@hamie58 I had to stop and pull out of poses a few times or didn't get all the way down to where she was but as long as I am moving in the same general direction, I'm going to count it as progress.

[@trichick369]

I agree, even the pose at 5 min?! use blocks, give more modifications towards easier/less flexible

[@doumkatekz]

Oh yeah...2:54 thread the needle, I can't get anywhere close. So many of the videos on here supposedly for stiff and inflexible people are done by very young flexible people who have no idea what's out there.

[@bellabieber2498]

I felt the same. But i didnt give up and now this is the best thing ive ever done. Listen to your body, breath through the pain and be patient. I PROMISE YOU. THREE DAYS and you will notice a different and that accurate pose will no more be impossible!

[@kellybrown269]

Thanks this is the first class I've been able to get all the way through. My body is riddled with osteoarthritis at 55 after living a very active life due to the pain I'm trying to find something I can continue to maintain my mobility. I will definitely be doing this again. Namaste 🤗

[@BrettLarkinYoga]

Yay, so glad this helped you! Thank you for practicing with me!!

[@saudade315]

I've been feeling extra tight lately and have struggles to do other routines but this was perfect! Thank you so much Brett!

[@lykri3350]

Oh and at work, we stretch before we start work and I always reach up, clasp my hands and stretch up, then spread my arms out and lean back to bend the back and open the chest. When I would come out of that, I ALWAYS had a few seconds of light-headedness. Since last Thursday, I can do this without getting lightheaded. That is exciting to me.

[@maryb6872]

This is EXACTLY what I am looking for! Thanks. Keep'em coming.

[@Kibbypibb1]

What a wonderful stretch sequence. I love that you said that yoga is all about learning to breath through discomfort. Very insightful.

[@mendezangel110]

This was a great stretch for me! Thank you! My 1st time on your channel not the last.

[@Lazypuppypower]

This routine is one of my favorites! Hopefully, by doing it consistently, I will feel improved flexibility away from the mat.

[@BrettLarkinYoga]

Awesome, thank you so much for practicing with me!!

[@pbschannel2590]

Found this a really good sequence of stretches as they could be adapted and done even with my inflexibility,,,but hopefully not inflexible for long!

[@britneybaker8179]

this video was great! this was the first video I actually felt like was for true beginners. I've never been able to make it through a half hour until I found this video!

[@TrineReinOfficial]

My body felt stiff and painful when I woke up this morning, so I wanted to find a yoga class just for that. And lo and behold - here it was! As simple and basic as this practice seemed, it was still quite challenging to hold the poses for this long. I feel a lot better now, so totally worth the effort! Thank you! :-)

[@BrettLarkinYoga]

Yay, so glad you liked it!!!

[@lykri3350]

I am green at Yoga. I've straightened out my curved back with an acupressure mat 1-2.5 hrs each night but I found out a week ago that Yoga is what I need to get my stooped shoulders back.I've been watching videos for a week and decided I needed to gain some flexibility in order to do any yoga. So I just finished yours. Interesting to me when you said to hold stretches for 2 mins. I also thought holding a stretch long allowed the body to release that muscle, but I did not ever think of going more than a minute. I could see a couple small improvements after holding each stretch so long. Thank you for saying breathe and relax so much. It helped me. I do think I will gain flexibility. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

[@BrettLarkinYoga]

Honored to help, thank you for practicing with me!!

[@hamishoneill6516]

Hi there I am having issues with my lower back and hips. Could bearly stand up before I tried this clip. Now am moving freely with minamal pain. Been so long like this am so inflexible on account, this was a big help thank you :-D

[@BrettLarkinYoga]

Yay, so glad this helped you! Thank you for practicing with me!!

[@MsSouldiva]

So so good ~ thank you Brett!

[@anonazn]

I can’t thank you enough for this video. I’ve been interested in doing yoga for years now due to back and shoulder issues, but even the beginner classes and videos are too challenging for me. I really need to start at a remedial level and am ecstatic to have found you. I’m a piano instructor and we call pre-beginner music “primer level.” I’m happy to begin my yoga journey at a primer level, where I don’t feel as awkward and can build a solid foundation. So far I’ve done this routine 4 times and can already feel my muscles stretch and loosen. Thank you so so very much!

[@BrettLarkinYoga]

Thank you so much for practicing with me!

[@mjann98312]

Hey, I really liked this. It was the perfect length and I can definitely feel a difference! Thanks!

[@JD-hl9ip]

Truly, that was likely the best stretch and explanation I’ve ever had as someone who is overweight and indexable. I actually did it and feel great! Truly can’t thank you enought

[@gailboyce8603]

My first day. Great teacher. I discovered i don't have a long spine. I will try again tomorrow.

[@Penelope222]

Thankyou for this! I’m overweight, inflexible and have let myself become inactive. This morning I woke up and decided enough is enough! This class felt GOOD.

[@BrettLarkinYoga]

So glad you loved it, thank you for practicing with me!

[@iversonkalashnikovsouza8422]

Espetacular, adoro seus vídeos Brett . Thank you, so much !!!

[@nv7287]

Oh this is great finally some yoga I can do - with a collection of great exercises that feel achievable :) Thanks a lot for making

[@BrettLarkinYoga]

You're so welcome!!! Practice with me again soon! xoxo

[@katanderson6788]

I just did this. First time doing yoga ever! I did almost all of it with just a few modifications (like bent knees) and that surprised me. I'm 230 pounds and nearly sixty years old. If I can do this anyone can. Thank you, Brett!

[@BrettLarkinYoga]

YAY, so glad you liked the class!! Thank you for practicing with me!!

[@mrmatz408]

I loved this video, Brett! Thank you for sharing it with us inflexible people. I’m going to keep working on it.

[@BrettLarkinYoga]

Yay, I'm so glad you loved this class! Practice with me again soon💖💖💖

[@kimberlyjosgood]

I felt phenomenal afterward! I definitely need some blocks! Thank you so much for your time!

[@BrettLarkinYoga]

Thank you for practicing with me!!

[@michelllopezgarcia.3970]

I just found out this video. It was very helpful!!!! Thank you so much. Greetings from Tijuana México 🇲🇽

[@gazza189]

This has been a great find .. first video to allow me to fold forward touching the floor without doing myself an injury

[@BrettLarkinYoga]

Yay, so glad this helped you! Thank you for practicing with me!!

[@JanetJenkins]

I just did your class and it was a great stretching exercise and filled with good information. I really appreciated the hip stretches, I am so tight in the hip and groin area from running and sitting a lot on my job. Thank you for sharing.

[@deshwasu3146]

Enjoyed this greatly. Thank you.

[@adrianplaskitt8857]

Brett, this is great, I have been doing it about twice a week for the last 3-4 months and am able to stretch further and for longer than I have for about 30 years! Well done - a very optimistic and bright style that is so encouraging - thanks very much.

[@BrettLarkinYoga]

Thank you for practicing with me!!

[@BoroOman]

This sequence is totally amazing. The difference in my flexibility after only three days is miraculous. Thank you so much.

[@BrettLarkinYoga]

You are very welcome, thank you for being here 🙏💖

[@beththomas6345]

Thank you so much!! this was amazing.. My hips and back are so tight and this is so helpful!!

[@nadeeguy1242]

loved this one thanks so much! my legs really needed this one today x

[@BrettLarkinYoga]

+Nadee Guy yay! thanks for the comment, Nadee :)

[@bellabieber2498]

I LOVE THIS VIDEO. I am super inflexible. It was impossible to reach my toes while sitting down with one foot pointing to one side. And the first time i did this session it felt like i wricked my neck, it hurted so much. But now. Only three days later i'm one cm away from reaching my toes while sitting down. ONLY three days. This is magic and the best thing ive done. I will continuing do this every day and i know i will be able to reach my toes within one week. YOU ARE AWESOME. THANK YOU.

[@BrettLarkinYoga]

Yay, I'm so glad you loved this class! 💖💖💖

[@bellabieber2498]

@@BrettLarkinYoga It's magic. The key to doing this is to be patiente. This is really customized for everyone. Even the most inflexible individual!

[@jennywilliams7059]

I have been doing some of your videos and they're so great. Thank you for sharing!

[@BrettLarkinYoga]

Thank you for practicing with me!!

[@susangillespie2434]

Thank you! I just found you and you are amazing! I tried a so called beginner class at a studio and I was so embarrassed of how inflexible I am! I am 55 and have been mostly sedentary and trying to find something to begin getting more active and fit. This class was perfect for me!

[@BrettLarkinYoga]

Thank you so much foe practicing with me, welcome to the channel!!

[@sharonp3563]

Thank You. Happy New Year. I used to do yoga daily before I was struck down with fibromyalgia thru my spine hips and feet. 6 months ago I started my new life style and went vegan. Within 2 months I was back to working 6 days a week at a computer desk. That itself was a huge accomplishment. But I'm still up to 10 hrs a day so I wanted to start yoga again. Your ham and hip stretches are everything. I'm onto day 2 of this video and I've already seen an improvement thanks to muscle memory. I have 35 kgs to lose to get healthy and this video is the beginning

[@BrettLarkinYoga]

Thank you for letting me be part of your wellness journey!!

[@ericsalucky1]

I want to thank you so much for making this available. I used to be so athletic and flexible and now i am so not those two things. After being hospitalized a couple times combined with knee and elbow injuries i've sustained over the years, its so difficult to find a routine that i can do and especially hard to keep up with the speed at which a lot of routines go. This routing was challenging but doable. Again thank you, and once more thank you!!!!

[@BrettLarkinYoga]

You are very welcome!!

[@WhitneyTorres]

Loved it! I didn't know the need of holding stretches for 2-5 minutes. Thank you for the tip! I'm sure that's going to help me a lot with flexibility.

[@BrettLarkinYoga]

+Whitney Torres yay!

[@yaniraamaya2011]

Thank you so much for this video. There are so many videos out there saying it is for beginners and it is never at my level of yoga and inflexibility. That is the most frustrating because I know that I need yoga but I had not found an instructor or video that could help me until now. You understand exactly what I need. Thank you so much again.

[@BrettLarkinYoga]

So glad you loved this one, thank you for practicing with me!

[@snockdawg82]

Thank you!

[@davidgold3nrose]

I'm 23. I had very delayed motor development growing up, but average or accelerated mental development- which meant my peers abilities and the expectations around me were always far beyond what I was capable of. This lead to a bitter hatred of exercise and sports which only lead to further inflexibility. I'm trying to get to a somewhat "normal" level and i would love to have more like this available

[@DonChilton]

Very good session!! I think I picked the right level for my first time doing yoga. Anymore difficult would not have been possible for me. I feel like I should do this same routine daily for at least a week. Thank you for helping me get started!!

[@BrettLarkinYoga]

It is an honor to practice with you, thank you for being here! 💖💖💖

[@poojapriyadarshini.m]

I have really tight hamstrings and this is the first time i was able to bend better with a straight spine coz i used a coffee table and a chair as you instructed. Loved the class!!

[@ceciliamorrison1806]

Thank you Brett. I have just recently discovered this video for inflexible people, which is me big time! Genetically I was born with poor flexibility. I have been a very successful master athlete with age group world records to my name. I have always stretched after workouts but this obviously wasn't enough. I am how 77 yrs old and my hips and shoulders are very tight indeed. However, I don't think I will ever be able to progress off this video!! What I find the hardest exercises are the ones on the floor stretching out the hips. I can't get into the positions in order to do the exercises properly. However, I WILL persevere and HOPE that I will see some improvement. Each morning I start with a short Qi Kong class and do your video class later in the day. Any further advice from you would be greatly appreciated. My daughter recommended your videos to me, she follows your morning routine every morning.

[@ambergriff135]

I'd like to request a yoga video, for extremely heavy people!! Yoga instructors have told me it doesn't matter your size anyone can do it, but I've got very beginner yoga videos and there is no way, so I need to know how to work UP TO A BEGINNER???? Please please

[@BrettLarkinYoga]

I have some things like this coming! Stay tuned!!! FYI you can get all my beginner classes in this guide www.brettlarkin.com/newbie They're all free. Enjoy xoxo

[@ollyhoney]

Thank you for your video. I have been meaning to work on my flexibility for a while now, and this workout is helping me get started. I could handle the poses, great tips, and in feel an encouraging response in many muscle groups i.e. a bit of an ache, which always makes me feel I'm making progress. Brilliant.

[@pyasaa]

I am a chronic patient of osteomyelitis, has gone through 17 surgeries on my legs in last 8 yrs. I lost great level of flexibility. I just tried 1 set of all. They do work. It's simply invaluable what you are sharing.

[@BrettLarkinYoga]

Yay, so glad this helped you! Thank you for practicing with me!!

[@UrbanRender]

Super stretch......nice flow...

[@heatherallingham7120]

The most productive yoga routine ever! (That's a lot coming from a yoga hayet) I think you're my favorite instructor...thanks for being understanding and helpful to the nflexible...I hope I didn't put my back out, ha ha! Cheers :)

[@BrettLarkinYoga]

Thank you for practicing with me!

[@cebonvieuxhas]

one of the most helpful yoga video for my case (really tight guy)

[@BrettLarkinYoga]

Yay, so glad this helped you! Thank you for practicing with me!!

[@TrishajenAlburo-qk2ye]

Thank you 😊😍

[@lindamellingen5977]

Ok, it is February 2019, and I have just tried your exercise. Challenging for me, but exciting too, as I have some sciatica problems..and two horses to ride. At 60 thinks tak longer to get longer, but will see how this works out for us!

[@BrettLarkinYoga]

Thank you for practicing with me!!

[@heidiconner227]

Thank you so much Brett! I love this video! You are so gifted--thanks for sharing your talent with the world.

[@BrettLarkinYoga]

Aww, thank you so much!

[@johnsomerville684]

First attempt this evening at yoga! I cant believe how inflexible I am and how difficult even this is! Been having a rough few months with pain issues,severe tendinitis in both wrists,hips feel so so tight in the morning,Also been told I have gout which is very painful and more aches here and there Im only 34 but have been always into full contact sport or endurance sports and always very lazy to stretch but I think ive found the answer here!! WOW im inflexible!!!!

[@BrettLarkinYoga]

Yin yoga is an excellent way to gain flexibility without bearing weight on the wrists. Use props and make yourself comfortable in the poses. Here is my Yin playlist: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rIvMkIt3eppnbqs

[@lanceelliott4757]

Thank you so very much. I am very inflexible. Only a couple of items I had to improvise. Not in the greatest of shape either, but made it through this. The deep breathing I noted added so much. Will continue with this video for a while to come to gain flexibility. Again thank you. Lance

[@loushauntie5908]

This was so helpful to me and my best friend. I am in decent shape but have horrid flexibility Other Yoga videos move way too fast, I get stuck in positions and they get so far ahead of me I get frustrated and quit. Thank you so much!! This was awesome! .

[@hatchlegal2069]

Amazing! Woke up feeling stiff, now feel mobile. Good mine flexibility too. Thank you, Brett

[@tranquiliteofsolitude]

Im going too try this with my husband though he will not be able to do much of this video as he so inflexible, i have never come across someone as inflexible as he is....and have said he must do something otherwise he will suffer in old age! I'm a fitness professional and have never liked yoga...tried a class years ago and didn't like it, the people were so snobby! BUT have looked again this last year, have friends that have become yoga instructors, tried various online classes and I now love it...Im going to take your 200 hour certificate :)

[@BrettLarkinYoga]

Amazing!

[@MohamedMahmoud-wd6yf]

Thank you

[@anaaleman23]

Hello, I’m extreme stiff! And have horrible mobility, all Ive ever done is lift weights. My inflexibility is impacting me in my everyday life, I move like an old lady lol, correction, an old lady probably moves better lol. Today was my first day of doing yoga, although some of the moves on this video were still quite difficult and I had to modify, I really enjoyed the challenge. I’m looking forward to seeing progress in myself with the help of these videos ❤️

[@jonaspedersen3772]

Thank you so much. I often, when doing the poses, feel tension on the inside of my thighs and up towards my groin- that is even though yoga instructors rarely mention that part of the body, but still its where I feel most discomfort. Namaste. :)

[@BrettLarkinYoga]

Namaste 🙏

[@Zhayl04]

Namaste! It feels great after trying. I’m a complete beginner with yoga. And I’m following your channel for this.

[@BrettLarkinYoga]

It is an honor to practice with you, thank you for being here! 💖💖💖

[@lindamellingen5977]

Flexibility impaired! 😂. Love it. Will try to follow this. Thanks for helping!

[@BrettLarkinYoga]

Thank you for practicng with me!!

[@vjbunnyy]

inspiring video i m gonna give this a try thank you

[@BrettLarkinYoga]

Thank you for being here!

[@tiffistervis7364]

I've been practicing yoga by watching few your videos each day for 5 days in a row now, and today was the first time I was able to touch the ground with straight legs!

[@BrettLarkinYoga]

+Skipigs328 YAYAYAYAYAYAY! congrats! that's so exciting :)

[@lillian.catherine]

That motivates me to keep stretching for 15 minutes every day i hope I will get at least a bit more flexible with 105 minutes a week of stretching lol

[@danielmeyer3847]

This wasn't just amazing but much needed.. I definitely need a lot more of this in my life, as a athlete who has always had incredibly inflexible hips and hamstrings and trains hard in the gym.. as a naturally high strung guy, I can easily see that yoga just may be a void filler I've been NEEDING.. big thanks Brett, beautiful and well informative.. keep up the good guidance. 👌👍💪

[@BrettLarkinYoga]

Thank you for this! Yoga is most definitely a great compliment to any fitness routine. See you on the mat!!

[@leighanna-lynnmatzke1259]

I really enjoyed this video. I have been looking into yoga for a while now. My life has been very stressful this past year and I have let myself down and have gotten really out of shape and inflexible. I know a lot of people use yoga to relieve and find their inner self and even just doing a couple of your videos I am already feeling less tight and helping my breathing. I'm excited for this journey and I am super glad I found your videos, they are amazing. I believe they will be super helpful.

[@BrettLarkinYoga]

+Leighanna-Lynn Matzke amazing!!! My Beginner Playlist is an awesome place to find videos if you're starting out kzbin.info/aero/PLPJTnhnYa-pOT46n-0bLtZHjpR23URZXW Congrats on beginning the journey and keep me posted!!! xxxoxxoox

[@quianadumas3550]

Amazing. Thank you!

[@BrettLarkinYoga]

[@stephfairlessNZ]

Perfect, I'm struggling with a pretty stiff body at the moment so this was great nothing too demanding. However I did have to get up and move to my laptop during the penultimate stretch 30 mins in as it went so quiet I thought the video had stopped for some reason, so intermittent talking or perhaps constant soft background music helps to ensure the user knows the video is still running. Overall this was great!

[@BrettLarkinYoga]

+Steph Fairless Good note!! Usually people comment that I talk too much, so I was trying to add some quiet. Hard to find the balance LOL :)

[@GailM11]

+BrettLarkinYoga You can't please them ALL! I'm a beginning yoga teacher and that fact is still something I have a challenge accepting. I know what you mean about trying not to talk too much.

[@noramartel6802]

Great ckass! Thank you so much!

[@joeordonez6806]

I started stretching a few months ago inconsistently because I was in pain due to stiffness. Till I found this womens channel I did NOT like yoga, I just tried videos and would quit and go back to my highschool wrestling strectches. Ive found myself very stiff and ego aside im doing beginner videos. Brett Larkins style made yoga mentally and physically tolerable for me to do it consistantly(she always has good modifications and encouragement ). I started a 30 minute minimum a day challenge for myself yesterday. If you're iffy on yoga or in a rut. I recommend exploring her channel. I do not believe I would challenge myself to be consistent if I did not like her channel so much. Good times.

[@BrettLarkinYoga]

Aww, thank you so much for this comment!! Such an honor to be part of your journey!

[@thebeanx]

Excellent Video, thank you. I have become very stiff and this should help over time. It’s all about the journey :)

[@BrettLarkinYoga]

You're so welcome!!! Practice with me again soon! xoxo

[@wandaransom8539]

Thanks

[@vaughanscott4580]

This was great thanks! I still struggled to do everything you suggested but this has been the best beginners video I've seen so far. Besides the obvious hamstring inflexibility. I also really struggle with bending my hips and keeping my back long. I think in particular the back issue is due to me not being good at knowing what my body is doing and making it do more precice movements this also causes me not to be able to roll my shoulders back when doing the stretch with the table or wall.

[@BrettLarkinYoga]

Yay, so glad this helped you! Thank you for practicing with me!!

[@TheBenrosse]

My left hamstring is super inflexible, and when I was trying to point my left toes up, it was painful and I felt my foot going numb. What you said about holding the stretch for 2-5 minutes goes against what I’ve been told about stretching (30 seconds max). I think I should’ve done a warm up before this. Otherwise, I really enjoyed and needed this. Thank you!

[@BrettLarkinYoga]

Depends on when you are stretching. if you are doing yin style yoga, which works with the connective tissue and is great to help increase flexibility, you do it with cold muscles and hold for time. Stretching done after a workout is best held for shorter periods of time. Hope that helps clear that up a bit for you!

[@kaashkat8602]

I’ve never done yoga and have terrible flexibility, this video tbh changed my perspective on yoga because this was so relaxing though painful I was able to somehow push though it and forget about the pain

[@ronaldschmitt3118]

We just started with this video and loved it! Thank you so much for creating a video for the "flexibly impaired"! We have been trying to find the video you mention here about stretching or holding a pose that can be incorporated into daily activities. Could you please direct us to that site?

[@601Caveman]

thanks for this class, it is sooo good, doing it in the morning and my body is so much happier for the rest of the day. My lower back and shoulder pain are nearly gone. Also thanks for not including downward dog, which seems to be favorit pose in other inflexible people classes but is hard to do with aching shoulder

[@BrettLarkinYoga]

Yay, I'm so glad you love this!! Thank you for practicing with me!!

[@karrieb.9190]

The stretches were great, but in my personal opinion though I felt as though there wasn't enough silence to relax, plenty of reiterating simple things about the using a coffee table or chair, etc. Overall, I loved that you incorporated something that helps those who are inflexible get into yoga without all the extremes, thank you. 😁

[@bitaa9809]

Thank you so much

[@BrettLarkinYoga]

You are very welcome!!

[@Julie2638]

this is a nice stretch to do the day after a leg workout :) I would love to see a vinyasa flow that involved very little poses on the hands . thank you,namaste :)

[@BrettLarkinYoga]

Look for my Hands Free Flow-- its relatively new! And my Rest Your Wrists flow. I recently injured my wrist so want to film even more of these :)

[@sheldmom23]

The chair stretches were tough for me because i have tight shoulder and pec muscles. I will try to do these stretches 3x a week and see where I am in a month.

[@warriorscholar387]

Sorely needed after an 8 mile weighted ruck today. I fight tight hamstrings all the time and this was just what I needed. Even got the tough Army BoyFriend to join in :)

[@BrettLarkinYoga]

+Warrior Scholar Ah nice! Glad you feel better and I love it when we get husbands and boyfriends to join in :) xo

[@ub69hs]

I cannot say enough how this session has helped me... from being completely inflexible to seeing massive improvement in less than two weeks... wow... what’s the next step or video you recommend after mastering this... I have flat feet, anterior pelvic tilt, and knee Valgus 😅😅😅