Help Please: At Home Yoga Classes: UPDATE

Angie

I'd appreciate your suggestions for at home yoga classes. In quarantine, I've been doing some of my own thing and occasionally, "Yoga with Adriene".

I am craving a change.

It's been a year since I fell on my back, and I am still doing PT exercises. Lots more core strength now. My back is not perfect but much better than it was! PT REALLY WORKS if you keep on at it, and have the right therapist.

I can't join live classes because I can only workout very early in the morning. I like vinyasa and hatha yoga best.

Looking forward to your suggestions, and thanks in advance

*UPDATE further down in the comments.

4 years ago

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How about Down Dog app? They have a big variety of routines/levels on there.

Though I'd think that since you're doing yoga so long, you wouldn't need a guide anymore! Sometimes its helpful to just do a search to find poses you forgot about or haven't done for a while.

4 years ago

Angie

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Thanks, Suntiger. You are right. I'm not a beginner and can run through poses on my own for an hour.....but I enjoy a guide

I will look at the app.

4 years ago

Anonymous

Ever try Buti? It's a combo of hip hop dance and yoga Much fun!
And changing up the music changes the experience if you don't do that now.
I'm now DHs personal trainer every morning, including yoga, so it's fresh in my mind

4 years ago

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I'll have to look up Buti

4 years ago

Stagiaire Fash

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I absolutely loved my yoga instructor in Tampa, David Runkle, until he moved to Boston. When lockdowns started, I was delighted to find that he is streaming his classes from Boston. You can find his classes here https://downunderyoga.squaresp.....m-schedule Search the site or scroll way down & you’ll get to his flow class.
I thought he was wonderful, because to make his classes more challenging, he slows them way down. Instead of frenetic hopping around, which is how power yoga looks to me, you hold the poses forever and really breath and focus on alignment. He is also all about adapting your practice to make it right for you. I can still hear the way he’d cue “your vinyasa” after guiding us through several variations and setting us up to each do what was right for us.

4 years ago

UmmLila (Lisa)

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My schedule has shifted so much in the pandemic that I don't manage to join my live classes very often (just can't get organized, by 8 am)

I have a peloton subscription. It runs with my bike, but one can subscribe separately to their app for a range of classes including yoga, bootcamp, core and others. I end up doing a bike class every day and a yoga class about five days a week. I have been practicing yoga for about ten years, so I could do on my own, but I find it much better to participate in a class. The classes don't strongly follow a particular style (the one I know best is Iyengar), but there's a lot of vinyasa and flow, and you can choose from beginner, intermediate and advanced levels and and varying class lengths. I have really been enjoying them and I recommend highly.

However, I also noticed today that Apple (you have an Apple Watch, right?) is launching a new fitness product or service in the next few days. https://www.cnbc.com/2020/12/0.....hares-fall.
So maybe you should wait a couple of days and check that out before committing to anything else.

4 years ago

Sal

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I like Sarah Beth Yoga on Youtube. I have also done Yoga with Adrienne (who I also like). I experimented with a few others but probably liked these two the best.

Sarah Beth Yoga was recommended by my friend in Oklahoma and I do like her practices.

4 years ago

Angie

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Thanks, Sal and FashIntern. I'll have a look.

UmmLila, I have an Apple watch! I can't seem to make the link work though.

4 years ago

UmmLila (Lisa)

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https://www.apple.com/apple-fi.....-Announce-

4 years ago

Angie

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Thanks! I see the link. Looks interesting.

4 years ago

Jaime

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Travis Eliot
https://www.youtube.com/channe.....YOxEZGC8XQ
https://www.innerdimensiontv.com/watch/
I have been doing his routines for years, but with yoga you either click with the instructor or not .

4 years ago

cindysmith

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I absolutely LOVE Kassandra. I mostly do yin yoga, and she has some great flows. I occasionally do some of her slow flow yoga practices also. I know she does a LOT of vinyasa flows, too.

https://www.yogawithkassandra.com/

4 years ago

Angie

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Thanks Jaime and Cindy! Looks promising.

4 years ago

Janet

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I’m taking notes. I miss my usual yoga instructors — both are friends and do occasional YouTube videos but don’t have numerous offerings yet. It’s a little different in person.

I do like the Peloton classes. I just need to get off my ass and do them more regularly. I’ve been walking a lot but I need more stretching and strength work.

4 years ago

Stagiaire Fash

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How cool to have a global collection of yoga classes! Angie, if you work through this whole list, will you please let us know what you thought of each of them?

4 years ago

Minaminu

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I really like ekhartyoga , it has different yoga instructors and always include meditation. https://www.ekhartyoga.com

I also like Yogacoaching, she's always smiley and relaxed ( french language) https://m.youtube.com/channel/.....YAguZ6G3Lw

4 years ago

Angie

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What a great assortment, thank you! I will have fun tomorrow going threw the sites and app in detail - and yes, FashIntern, I will report back on the ones that appeal to me the most.

4 years ago

Stagiaire Fash

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Thanks Angie. Hearing one persons thoughts on the us and downs is really helpful, especially a voice we already know.

4 years ago

Suz

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So glad you started this, Angie. I still haven't got over the loss of a yoga teacher I had in Kingston years ago. She was so lovely, and now she is not teaching!! So I may look into some of these, too, when I am allowed to by my PT.

4 years ago

Laurie

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Angie, are you only looking for free online classes? If you are willing to subscribe, I highly recommend my instructor. We do live classes early in the morning, and she archives all classes, plus addition shorter classes she does for specific areas - hips, neck & shoulders, etc... for any time viewing. It's a combination of yoga + conditioning+myofascial release. No music (I kind of miss music). Alison is based in Maryland, and attendees (for live or recorded) hail from as far as Germany.
She is beyond amazing, and has evolved beyond traditional yoga - Yoga for Durability. We have a nice community, and have become closer because of the pandemic because we have a little time to sip coffee and chat before and after class, if we want to hang. That never happened in the studio.

@Suz - I think you would really like Alison, as you come off PT.

@Janet - take a look. Almost local to you, and you could do live class if you are early riser!

http://www.alisonheilig.com

4 years ago

Janet

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Laurie, I’ll definitely check her out! I wake up fairly early but have fallen into a routine of dog care and coffee and catching up on news and social media first thing, so I never get into any activity until 9am at the earliest. My habits have not been great!

4 years ago

Angie

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Thanks, everyone! I've looked at every link, and they all look promising in their own way.

Suntiger, I now have the Down Dog app. Filled in my settings, and will try a class tomorrow

4 years ago

anchie

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My favorite yoga app is Daily Yoga - I liked it so much that I got subscription. But since my back injury I was not able to do yoga so I let it expire. There is some free content so you can check it out. I am not yoga pro like you, so was not sure if I can give advice on this

4 years ago

Angie

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UPDATE:

I did my first Down Dog yoga workout this morning and LOVED it. 20 days of free trial. Thanks, Suntiger!

I was able to choose my yoga style, level of yoga competence, music, voice, and exercise duration. SOOOO GREAT!!! I chose an English accent which is similar to my own, Ambient music (no words), Hatha, intermediate level #1, emphasis on hip stretches, and 45 mins of yoga. Before my back injury, I was a Vinyasa Intermediate level #2, and could go for a fast and hot hour. I will work my way up to that! Got to stay safe, after a year of PT.

I wore air pods which REALLY help me zone into my yoga. And the voice I chose talks about the yoga poses only - no chit chat in-between that puts me off my practice. Also, I know the poses well so I hardly need to look at the phone screen. I could keep my eyes closed and really engage with body, mind and spirit. My body feels good!

Looking forward to my hour's practice tomorrow

4 years ago

Jenn

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I missed this thread earlier, but I just wanted to say that I have the Down Dog app, too, and really enjoy it! I like that you can set a focus area, so if your hips or shoulders are feeling tight, you can make sure they get a little extra stretch. I wear AirPods too, which is sooooo nice!

I'm excited about the new fitness component of AppleOne and can't wait to try it. I'm really curious about how it syncs with your watch, tracking heart rate as your work.

4 years ago

Anonymous

I'm looking forward to the AppleOne fitness too . And now I'm downloading the Down Dog app. 5-6 years ago I did a lot of hot yoga and was pleased with my own ability (yes, I know it's not about how good you are as it's a life long journey etc etc etc) and I do miss it. It became unaffordable. I'd really like to make better use of these free apps and classes !

4 years ago