Anonymous asked: In your October 22, 2011 "Ask Lena" post, you mentioned you use youtube yoga videos on the days where you aren't able to make it out to a studio. There are so many yoga videos on youtube so I hope it's not terribly rude of me to ask for some of your favorite "go-to" power yoga videos. It'd be tremendously helpful! Thanks so much in advance :)
So, YouTube is somewhat hit-or-miss, because there are indeed many options. I LOVE Yoga Journal’s video content and find it pretty solid in terms of production quality. They’re also my go-to source for workout tips. I personally prefer to do vinyasa-style power yoga when I go to a class; at home, I do a more chill version of my regular practice. My favorite videos include:
Energizing Yoga
Balancing Poses
Standing Poses
Summer Break
Yoga Journal also has “master classes” that prepare your body for particularly difficult poses and demonstrate how you can get into them. (I’m currently working toward Eka Pada Rajakapotasana and Visvamitrasana. I’ll definitely post a picture if I ever manage to get myself into either pose.)
Those are just a few links, but take a look around elsewhere online, and if you find something cool, let me know! I’ve come across the weirdest stuff in my quest for free yoga. Hulu, for example, has a whole season’s worth of this semi-cheesy show called Yoga Zone, which includes episodes dedicated to more chill/beginner stuff. (Though, because it’s Hulu, there’s annoying advertising in between — not very, um, zen.) I’ve also found a 90-minute Anusara Yoga class AND this truly amazing dude named Peter Hurley who does the entire Ashtanga Yoga primary series, alongside awesome captioning with breathing instructions.
Hope all this helps!
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