Welcome to Beginner Yoga 102!
Now that we have completed a week of doing beginner yoga 101, let’s move on to beginner yoga 102.
In Beginner Yoga 102, we continue to take our time moving through the poses with ease.
We will focus on the breath as we move through each pose. This will help us tune in to our body and hear what it is telling us.
“How deep is enough to go into this pose?”
“What does my body feel like in this pose?”
“Am I breathing?”
“Do my hips feel safe, (my back and spine feel safe?)”.
We want to take the healthiest route when doing yoga.
As humans, we are in constant battle with the ego. The ego wants to push us forward before we are ready to move to the next level.
If we take our time and listen to what our body and breath are telling us, we will know when it is time to move deeper because our spirit will guide us there.
In the past, there have been plenty of poses that I considered “face plant poses” – crow for instance. It was because I would constantly fall on my face while attempting them…which was actually hilarious.
I wasn’t mentally or physically ready to, as they say, stick the landing. But, over time, I realized that the most important thing for me to do when attempting these challenging poses was to be present at every moment –Using the breath to anchor my mind, and noticing the teeny tiny subtleties of balance, allowed me to soar in poses like headstand and dancers pose.
I invite you to take your time and be with the breath, as you move through these poses…steadying the mind.
In beginner yoga 102, we are exploring poses that open up the front body and strengthen the back body. Poses, such as Warrior one and Anjaneyasana, will allow you to open up your quadriceps and side body – increasing spinal extension and chest opening.
We will also continue to stretch and strengthen the back body, including our hamstrings and back. This yoga practice will help you build confidence and increase self love.
So grab some water, a yoga mat and some yoga blocks and we will get started on Beginner Yoga 102.
Looks like a great workout!
Great post and such good information for a beginner!
This is great for those who want to try Yoga. I can’t take it seriously. For some reason I get the giggles whenever I try it so I stick to jogging.
This is awesome I totally need to do this. I have been wanting to start yoga!
Yoga is my favourite way to move. Thank you so much for sharing! WIll try the flow tomorrow!
Oh, great! There’s a video I can follow 🙂 I really need to build some strength and flexibility.
Saving this for later, definitely want to work on my practice. Thanks so much for sharing this with all of us!
I love the video it was really nice and helpful, I will love to try it later and it seems relaxing too. Nice video keep it up.
Yoga has become very popular here, but I haven’t had a chance to try it myself. Maybe the one adjusted to beginners would be suitable for such a not very sporty girl like me. 🙂
I tried Yoga a couple of times and it is REALLY hard for beginners. Most make it look easy!
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That is so so cool!!! I started doing Ashtanga yoga a few weeks ago, I am loving it.
Love your videos. You have such a relaxed way of explaining what to do. I’ve tried it, but maybe if my husband did it with me. I like my treadmill. Hubby built me a desk and I do some work, read or watch videos as I get my daily walks in.
I have seen a few posts about yoga lately and I am really wanting to get back into it. Maybe in the morning I will start working on this.
I have been wanting to get into Yoga. I have been looking for some beginners tips so thank you for this!
I love your blog so much! This really motivates me!
I’ve tried yoga many times before but it’s really not for me. The few times I did it, I even dozed off during cool down. Hihihi. Plus I think I’m just not as flexible as I hoped to be. I wil look into your beginner yoga video. Who knows, maybe I was just waiting for your help.
I enjoyed the video it was really nice and helpful, I will love to try it later and it seems relaxing too. I must is a very Nice and instructive video keep it up.
Wow, this is great. I may finally have a reason to get into yoga now.
This looks a great workout for beginners.I will take a look at you video to give it a try.
I have to get back into yoga! It’s so much more intense than people think but still really helpful.
I watched your 20-minute yoga first. But I think this beginner yoga is better suited for someone like myself who is first time at yoga.
Really a beautiful blog, I always tried but cont continue YOGA
This is great for those who want to try Yoga. Actually I want to try.
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