Beginners Yoga Course 2024

What you'll learn
Create a firm foundation to progress further with your yoga journey, whether at home, or in studio
Learn variations and modifications for the postures, to suit your body
Learn various breathing techniques / pranayama
Learn correct and safe placement of feet and variations with arms for the standing foundation yoga postures / asanas
Learn how to safely practice twists, forward bending and back bending postures / asanas
Learn shoulder stability in weight bearing postures / asanas
Learn the fundamentals of Sun Salutations
Requirements
This course is an introduction yoga course for beginners, you do not need to have any prior knowledge of yoga or have practiced yoga before.
This course requires reasonable mobility as we move from seated to standing, back to seated and prone on your back or belly. There will be some modifications and variations offered, but please do not work with existing injuries.
Please ensure that you obtain your medical practitioner's clearance before starting with this course. This course is not recommended for expecting mommies
You will require a yoga mat or sticky mat to work on - not too thick to hinder your balance. This is explained and demonstrated in the introduction video
You will require a yoga strap, judo belt, or a normal belt. This is explained in the introduction video.
You will require two yoga blocks, or thick books. This is explained in the introduction
We practice barefoot, wearing comfortable clothes that we can move and bend in. Not too baggy so that we get hampered by the clothes or the shirt gapes or slides up your body when we turn ourselves upside down.
Description
This beginners' yoga course is a practical, introductory course, aimed at students who have not practiced yoga for a while and would like to refresh the basics, or students who have not practiced yoga before. The aim of the course is to provide a solid foundation, so that the students can continue with their practice either online or to join a yoga studio once they have completed the course.The course focuses on the foundation yoga poses / asanas that are covered in key 6 classes. These classes work through standing poses, back-bending poses, forward folding poses, twists, and an introduction to the Sun Salutations. Poses are mostly called by their English names to make the course more accessible for all.Correct positioning of legs and arms are covered in each lesson, as well as guidelines to adjust the postures for the student's comfort, and how to practice safely. The classes include an introduction to breathwork and gives guidance on synchronizing the breath with movement.The course is not theoretical but includes additional information on some of the terminology that is used, to provide clarity and create a deeper understanding of the yoga practice.There are also 5 bonus classes included in the course, which comprise of two additional pranayama / breathing techniques, and three classes offered workshop-style to assist with adjustments to protect wrists, knees and shoulders while also strengthening these joints, to aid a safer practice.The course introduction explains what equipment is needed to start the course, and at the beginning of each lesson, the equipment required for the specific lesson is highlighted.At the end of each lesson, there is an opportunity to submit questions for clarification.
Overview
Section 1: Welcome and introduction
Lecture 1 Welcome and introduction
Lecture 2 Health cautions and disclaimer
Section 2: Learning the yoga postures / asanas
Lecture 3 Lesson 1 : Standing postures / asanas
Lecture 4 Lesson 2 : Back bending and standing postures / asanas
Lecture 5 Extra tips : Protect and strengthen wrists in yoga postures
Lecture 6 Lesson 3 : More back bending postures / asanas
Lecture 7 Extra tips : Protect and strengthen knees in yoga postures
Lecture 8 Lesson 4 : Twisting postures / asanas
Lecture 9 Lesson 5 : Forward bending postures / asanas
Lecture 10 Extra lesson : Pranayama - Ujaii breath
Lecture 11 Lesson 6 : Sun Salutations and hip opening poses / asanas
Lecture 12 Extra lesson : Pranayama - Alternative nostril breath
Lecture 13 Extra tips : Create strength and stability in the shoulders
Section 3: Full length Hatha Yoga class - extra session
Lecture 14 Extra lesson - Full length, 60-minute Hatha Yoga Class
Section 4: Closure
Lecture 15 Thank you and closure
This course is an introduction yoga course for beginners who would like to learn the basics before proceeding with online yoga classes or joining a yoga studio.,This course will help you with safe, correct alignment in the yoga asanas / postures. Learning where to place feet and arms and learning the foundation postures / asanas
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