Should I give yoga another try?

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A couple of years ago I tried a bit of yoga but never really got into it , I enjoyed it but I guess wasn’t motivated enough to carry on! Should I try again? How often do you practice and how long for? What are the main benefits you find?

The 2 reasons i like it are:

1. I feel a carefree and happy when im doing it, the kind of happiness i felt as a, kid and it stays with me for 24 hours.
2. Its a way to workout without gettimg sweaty and breathless.

I love YWA but i also like 5 parks yoga and yoginimelbourne.

I miss my yoga classes so much! I have tried and tried but just can't warm to Adriene, too chatty, some classes you sit there for ten minutes and then the dc are inevitably needing something, the dog comes to hassle me etc. I want something with a little more flow but not fast. Can anyone recommend another you tuber?

Sorry, meant to say will try five parks and yoga in Melbourne too

Yes, but find a local person who is doing online sessions is my advice. They will work to your level and get to know you and keep you safe. The generic online ones are fine but the personal ones are better, plus you are supporting small businesses through a tough time.

@sidsgranny No, you don't need much floor space, room for a mat will be enough.

Lockdown has moved many local teachers online which means they can supervise you over video (as long as you position your phone/laptop/iPad to show you) - I usually can't see my students when they're lying down to relax at the end, but apart from that I have a good view and can suggest movement changes by voice.

I tried Adrienne but the only one that really clicked for me was Yoga with Kassandra. Her 10 min morning routines are eminently doable (some more challenging than others) and they have made a real difference to me

@NinetyNineRedBalloonsGoBy
Thank you for recommending Sarah Beth. I've just tried a beginner video on YouTube and it's the first time I've actually enjoy

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... enjoyed yoga!

I'm so pleased @SillyBlueHat ! I LOVE Sarah Beth videos, none of the pseudo-spiritual chat that Adrienne does. I started in the first lockdown and now do a video every day (still the beginners ones though!)

I did an Adrienne one today, and, like others, I was put off by her chat. I've just googled Sarah Beth and she has so many different types, I don't know where to start even within the Beginner category.

I’ve recently started doing yoga. I run and lift weights and do HIIT but wanted to improve my flexibility. I tried yoga with Adrienne and couldn’t bear it, her constant wittering on drove me potty and I want to get on with it, not sit around navel gazing for ten minutes.

I’ve been doing Yoga with Kassandra and love it, her style seems to suit me and she only talks enough to focus me and guide me into the poses. I’m a complete novice but feel like I’m safe and making progress. I’m doing her 30 day morning yoga challenge.

I can’t wait for lockdown to lift so I can find a local class. Yoga is making me feel more mindful, more flexible, more aware of my posture. It also helps me stretch out those tight muscles that running gives me.

Definitely give it another go! I've always liked yoga, but very much used to go through phases of doing it regularly then letting it slide.

I've decided it's much better to do a 15 or 20 minute session pretty much every day than struggling to fit in an hour's session, aiming to do it once a week and skipping it too often. When I do a short session virtually every day, I really start noticing a difference in my core strength and flexibility. I made my own routine and know it off by heart. I do it once through if I'm pushed for time, or 2 or 3 times if I fancy doing more.

I'm on a 30 day thing

The first few days I thought it was great and I felt calmer

Now I'm a bit less interested

I'd be interested to know what people do when they do say 10 mins

I wonder if, after the challenge, I'd be better doing my regular exercise and then adding 10-20 mins on top.

I do a sequence that takes about 10 or 15 minutes, but I sometimes do it twice.

It's basically a vinyasa flow sequence: mountain pose, standing stretch, tree pose on each leg, forward bend, table top, [plank, cobra, downward-facing dog, 3-legged dog, step through to runner's lunge, high lunge, warrior pose, peaceful warrior pose, triangle pose], then repeat from plank on other side. Plank, cobra, downward-facing dog, walk feet up, squat, cat-cow pose, cobbler's pose, finish in shivasana.

Sounds long to remember, but each pose flows quite naturally from the previous one.

I used to go to a class and enjoyed it, now l do it at home, youtube, Pilates is good also.
Makes you more aware of your posture etc, strengthens your core.

@lazylinguist

I do a sequence that takes about 10 or 15 minutes, but I sometimes do it twice.

It's basically a vinyasa flow sequence: mountain pose, standing stretch, tree pose on each leg, forward bend, table top, [plank, cobra, downward-facing dog, 3-legged dog, step through to runner's lunge, high lunge, warrior pose, peaceful warrior pose, triangle pose], then repeat from plank on other side. Plank, cobra, downward-facing dog, walk feet up, squat, cat-cow pose, cobbler's pose, finish in shivasana.

Sounds long to remember, but each pose flows quite naturally from the previous one.

I see the flow, thank you.

Another vote for Kassandra. I like her flow routines, though it’s probably worth repeating the same video 2 or 3 times to get the flow without having to keep looking up to see what you’re meant to be doing!

@QuickShadow thank you for recommending Kassandra. I was getting really fed up of Adriene’s waffle. I have just done my first Kassandra vid (16 mins) and had a much better workout because she got through more poses than Adriene would have in that time! I will do a longer one tomorrow now I know I will be able to follow her style of direction. Thank you.

Place marking.
I want to try yoga for flexibility.
I was put off a couple of years ago when I went to a class at my local leisure centre. The teacher arrived late ( so not very relaxing when she comes rushing in apologising), there was fat too much gobbledygook chat for me - let’s her on with it !
Then at the end she turns the lights off so it’s pitch black and two people started snoring !! I’m afraid it put me off !

@Disressingtimes total pleasure! She's the one that really clicked for me and made yoga a possibility. So glad she's working for you :-)

Can anybody link to a kassandra beginner friendly flow that keeps moving?
I tend to do the same 5 or 6 routines

Oh i know what you mean about adriene's waffle @distressingtimes
It wasnt relaxing me. I was supposed to concentrating on my breathing, and "the moment" but i found myself thinking Do. Crack. on

If I had to write my top ten rules of life, one of them would be "Always give yoga a try/another try."

There are also about 5000 Adrienne videos, more if you subscribe, some she chats a lot and some she doesn't. I can assure you she doesn't talk much in power yoga. There are also about 5 years' worth of 30 day programmes.

But yes, no 1 thing in yoga is to find the right teacher for you.

I must look at her power yoga clips.

Can anybody post a link to even a 7 or 8 minute flow because I would like to be able to fit in a quick flow before work.