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The gentle hatha yoga class brings energy into the body, strength and flexibility into the spine and is great for bone density. It's one of our great 'yoga quickies', for those times when you only have 10 or 15 minutes to spare.
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I have been doing this class for years as a little pick me up or prep for more yoga and it's great. It gives me energy, helps me focus on good form, and primes me for more yoga or even a hike. It may not have a full wind down but not every class needs to have the same formula-- especially the ones meant to be quickies. Thanks!
Nice little series, well cued, but I can't lift both my arms straight out in front of me for superman. I can lift one at a time in that pose, but somehow not both. Are there exercises I can do to strengthen whatever muscles I need to do this?
You could either adapt by raising both arms as high as you can or raising one arm at a time and balancing between them.
I wanted to do this in the morning to wake me up, but being on the floor so much put me back to sleep.
Great instruction and context - powerful moves but didn't hurt my joints. Perfect!
Nice class, but it ended abruptly.
This was my first yoga class ever. I liked it but was a bit concerned about the pressure on my knees while doing the circles, because I have had a couple of bad falls on my knees in the last 2 years. Any suggestions? Still, I feel energized after finishing. Thank you!
You can place padding under your knees to soften the pressure. A folded blanket would work best.
Cheers,
David
Thanks, this was a nice short length of about 10 min. It felt rigorous, strengthening and fast paced - a bit more than I wanted for a "gentle" class. Being imaged of an angry kitty repeatedly feels kind of distracting. Plus I was surprised by the ending too. Anyhow, thanks for offering this, is got my cardio going. The clear description of how to use the breath and how to distribute weight on the hands and palms was very helpful.
I love that this is quick and has a lot of stretches to get the blood flowing. Great morning routine when you are in a hurry!
Feeling better after work day on an chair!
I have recurring back pain. I completed this workout without pain. I enjoyed. I agree with previous comments on abrupt end and a little chatty. Look forward to trying some other workouts.
This video seems to come to a premature abrupt ending. The instructor says: "come onto your knees" with an upward lilt to the voice. There are not any final stretches, or breathing coming out of this lesson.
I love that this this video is quick and that I was able to work my arms and back in a gentle manner. As I'm slowly working through the beginner videos, this was the first video that I completed which left my arms feeling like they had a little workout. A great way to start or end the day.
Just what I needed for today. a small, quick, powerful yoga. They were small movements but were still effective. Thanks for the practice; this was a great energy booster!
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Alissa
I'm recovering from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and after slowly increasing my daily activity levels from 10 minutes walking per day to 25 I'm ready to bring yoga back into my life. I'm starting extremely small which means doing 10 minutes once a week. I think this video is going to be perfect for me! Thank you :-)
I love this little start to my morning. The only criticism I would have is that I love precise instruction,but to much talking distracts me from really feeling my practice. Otherwise, thank you so much for offering this.
This is a great energizer when I'm running late in the mornings, but still want to squeeze in some conscious stretching.
a nice gentle but effective quick back stretchy sequence. But too chatty for me.
This is a perfect choice for when you have just woke up and don't feel like getting out of bed! Thanks Michelle!
I love your videos!!!
Overslept this morning, so didn't have my usual time. Came across this routine, and loved it. Only about 11 minutes, but really got everything energized and ready to go for the day.
I love to stretch, I feel so good after. I recenlty stopped my prescription for high blood pressure medication. I notice with yoga I am feel good everyday in every way! Thank you Michelle and David the creator of this website.
very good for someone completely out of shape wanting to start very small. i agree with the previous reviewer, her instructions were spoken a bit too quickly sometimes, but once you get the motions down you can get into your own rhythm.
Clearly I'm just getting into yoga, so this was a bit verbally fast for me. Otherwise, I really enjoyed it. It was nice short routine but pretty physically engaging.
I especially like this class to get in a bit of yoga before leaving for work in the morning.
Thank You !!
i just started doing yoga twice a week during my off days from the gym. even as a begininer this really did a job on my spine. hopefully i can stick with it im super excited i found this website. any and all positive reinforcement is grately appreciated!!! =]
So relaxing even when it felt like it was taxing, left me feeling very energized and sad when the class was over. Thank you so much for this~
I was feeling tense and sore from a crazy workday, and just needed a little stretching break. This was perfect.