Yoga with Melissa

Yoga for Heart Radiance

This beginner yoga class for heart radiance is a prop free and inversion free yoga class. It is day 28 of our 30 day beginner yoga challenge. This is another one of my favourite classes from the series. It is influenced by my love of five element theory and the fire element. The poses are simple beginner yoga poses and include easy heart openers like bow pose, cat/cow, lung pose, a variation of camel pose that is simple accessible and cobra. We will finish in savasana with a poem called: All the Hemispheres by Hafiz

You can do this class if you have never done a yoga class before in your life. I will give you slow, easy to follow, step-by-step instructions and tell you exactly how to get in and out of each and every pose. Detailed instructions will be given for even the most basic poses and how to breathe. You will be given lots of cues of how to pay attention to your body and where to feel the effects of the yoga poses. You do not have to be athletic, flexible, strong, balanced, skinny or coordinated to do this class. The slow, step-by-step instructions will give you the confidence to let go of your self-judgment and stay focused with commitment and motivation.

May this yoga class be of benefit to all beings.

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Yoga for Energy Boost

This short 10 minute beginner yoga class is perfect to boost your energy. All the poses in day 27 of our beginner yoga challenge are hand free, wrist free, kneeling free, prop free, and inversion free. We will start with some dead but pose to wake up your fire in your energy center. Cobra building will open your chest and invite breath into your lungs, energizing you. Breath of joy is an invigorating breath that strengthens your legs and brings energy to your body, mind and spirit. In warrior two we will talk about the importance of drawing our arrows back to be able to release them forward. Our poem in savasana is Awake Awhile by Hafiz.

You can do this class if you have never done a yoga class before in your life. I will give you slow, easy to follow, step-by-step instructions and tell you exactly how to get in and out of each and every pose. Detailed instructions will be given for even the most basic poses and how to breathe. You will be given lots of cues of how to pay attention to your body and where to feel the effects of the yoga poses. You do not have to be athletic, flexible, strong, balanced, skinny or coordinated to do this class. The slow, step-by-step instructions will give you the confidence to let go of your self-judgment and stay focused with commitment and motivation.

May this yoga class be of benefit to all beings.

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Release Stagnant Energy

This beginner yoga class will help you to release stagnant energy. It is a hand free, wrist free, kneeling free, prop free, and inversion free yoga class. This is day 26 of our beginner yoga challenge. The next few classes are some of my favourite of the whole 30 day challenge. They are qigong inspired flow. This one will help you to release depression, stress and anxiety, and mood swings. From there we will promote better flow of energy in body, increase your vital life force energy, improve your mood and the overall function of your body’s organs.

When you rest back for centering you will focus on your exhalation to release stagnant energy. Knee down twist will support you in releasing stagnant energy from your body. When you come to standing you will do variations on chair pose and goddess victory squat to release stagnant energy. In warrior two you will draw in vital life force energy into your heart center and release stagnant energy. Your poem in savasana today is called: The Well by Denise Levertov

You can do this class if you have never done a yoga class before in your life. I will give you slow, easy to follow, step-by-step instructions and tell you exactly how to get in and out of each and every pose. Detailed instructions will be given for even the most basic poses and how to breathe. You will be given lots of cues of how to pay attention to your body and where to feel the effects of the yoga poses. You do not have to be athletic, flexible, strong, balanced, skinny or coordinated to do this class. The slow, step-by-step instructions will give you the confidence to let go of your self-judgment and stay focused with commitment and motivation.

May this yoga class be of benefit to all beings.

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No Mat

No yoga mat? No problem! This beginner yoga class is a hand free, wrist free, kneeling free, prop free, inversion free and mat free class! This is day 25 of our beginner yoga challenge. We will start with a seated centering. If you are in a park you can lie down on the grass, or sit on a park bench. From there we will do boat pose to strengthen your abdominals. If you have back problems, please take an abdominal curl instead. :) Most of this class is done standing with tree pose, warrior two, goddess victory squat, and breath of joy. We will return to seated for an easy twist. This one is great to do sitting in a chair as well. Our poem today is: Draw alongside the silence of stone by John O'Donohue

You can do this class if you have never done a yoga class before in your life. I will give you slow, easy to follow, step-by-step instructions and tell you exactly how to get in and out of each and every pose. Detailed instructions will be given for even the most basic poses and how to breathe. You will be given lots of cues of how to pay attention to your body and where to feel the effects of the yoga poses. You do not have to be athletic, flexible, strong, balanced, skinny or coordinated to do this class. The slow, step-by-step instructions will give you the confidence to let go of your self-judgment and stay focused with commitment and motivation.

May this yoga class be of benefit to all beings.

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Quick Beginner Yoga

Join us for a 10 minute quick beginner yoga class. This is a hand free, wrist free, kneeling free, prop free, and inversion free class. It is day 24 of our beginner yoga challenge. We will start with a short centering to transition you from the busy-ness of your day to your yoga class. From there we will release your spine and back with some bridge pose. Keyhole stretch is a great way to release your hips. We will strengthen your core and obliques with a modified side plank pose. When you come to standing you will practice palm tree pose and tree pose. Two tree poses! When you come to seated you will do a twist called matsyendrasana, lord of the fishes pose that releases your hips, spine and back. Your poem in savasana today is called Sweet, Un-tetherable Bird by Jeff Foster.

You can do this class if you have never done a yoga class before in your life. I will give you slow, easy to follow, step-by-step instructions and tell you exactly how to get in and out of each and every pose. Detailed instructions will be given for even the most basic poses and how to breathe. You will be given lots of cues of how to pay attention to your body and where to feel the effects of the yoga poses. You do not have to be athletic, flexible, strong, balanced, skinny or coordinated to do this class. The slow, step-by-step instructions will give you the confidence to let go of your self-judgment and stay focused with commitment and motivation.

May this yoga class be of benefit to all beings.

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Full Body Flow

This 10 minute beginner yoga class is a simple full body yoga flow. Day 23 of our beginner yoga challenge is a hand free, wrist free, kneeling free, inversion free, and prop free beginner yoga class. We will start with a centering to feel the flow of our breath and tension flowing out of our body. From there we will do a bridge flow followed by knees to chest pose with some flowing movements to release your low back. In chair pose you will rotate in a flowing way to release your low back. There is a Goddess Victory Squat flow to create protection in your auric field. When you lie down you will do a rolling flow to strengthen your abdominals. Our poem today is untitled and it is by Osho.

You can do this class if you have never done a yoga class before in your life. I will give you slow, easy to follow, step-by-step instructions and tell you exactly how to get in and out of each and every pose. Detailed instructions will be given for even the most basic poses and how to breathe. You will be given lots of cues of how to pay attention to your body and where to feel the effects of the yoga poses. You do not have to be athletic, flexible, strong, balanced, skinny or coordinated to do this class. The slow, step-by-step instructions will give you the confidence to let go of your self-judgment and stay focused with commitment and motivation.

May this yoga class be of benefit to all beings.

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Yoga with a Strap

This 10 minute beginner yoga video with a strap is a hand free, wrist free, knee free class. It day 22 of our 30 day beginner challenge. If you do not have a yoga strap, no big deal. You can use a man’s necktie or the strap from your bathrobe. Straps can create a sense of stability and support so that you can let go more fully in your body. The yoga strap is a great way to extend your limbs and create a connection. If you cannot reach a part of your body on your own, you no longer need to overextend yourself.

We will begin with hand to big toe pose using your strap. This is one of my favourite ways to stretch my hamstrings. We will also do half happy baby pose using the yoga strap. I also think this makes this pose a lot more approachable. I love using a strap to support me in opening up my chest from tight chest muscles with screen time and keyboarding. Again, from seated, a strap can help us to stretch tight hamstring muscles. Our poem today is called Eternity by William Blake.

You can do this class if you have never done a yoga class before in your life. I will give you slow, easy to follow, step-by-step instructions and tell you exactly how to get in and out of each and every pose. Detailed instructions will be given for even the most basic poses and how to breathe. You will be given lots of cues of how to pay attention to your body and where to feel the effects of the yoga poses. You do not have to be athletic, flexible, strong, balanced, skinny or coordinated to do this class. The slow, step-by-step instructions will give you the confidence to let go of your self-judgment and stay focused with commitment and motivation.

May this yoga class be of benefit to all beings.

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Easy Morning Beginner Yoga

This is an easy beginner yoga class for the morning. Day 21 of our 30 day beginner yoga challenge is a hand free, wrist free, kneeling free, prop free, and inversion free. We will begin with a centering to wake up our body with some breathing. Rolling open into a twist will also open up your thoracic spine and breathing and release tension from your back. Bridge pose will strengthen your legs and glutes, open your chest and heart and create flexibility in your spine. In crescent lunge pose you will open your hips and your chest and heart. During chair pose you will practice a twisted flow to strengthen your legs and release your spine and back. Locust pose will strengthen your backline and open your heart to the day. In savasana you will receive your day with a poem called What to Remember When Waking by David Whyte

You can do this class if you have never done a yoga class before in your life. I will give you slow, easy to follow, step-by-step instructions and tell you exactly how to get in and out of each and every pose. Detailed instructions will be given for even the most basic poses and how to breathe. You will be given lots of cues of how to pay attention to your body and where to feel the effects of the yoga poses. You do not have to be athletic, flexible, strong, balanced, skinny or coordinated to do this class. The slow, step-by-step instructions will give you the confidence to let go of your self-judgment and stay focused with commitment and motivation.

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Beginner Yoga for Digestion

This beginner yoga class for digestion is day 18 of our beginner yoga challenge. All the beginner yoga poses in this class are hand free, wrist free, knee free, and prop free. We will begin this class by tuning into our digestive system and allowing it to relax and soften. Knee to chest pose will release constipation by pressing on the ascending and descending colon. Bananasana will lengthen and relax your digestive system. When we take the time to attend to our digestive system with yoga we are focusing on digesting all of life, take in what you need - nutrients, support, relationships, release what you don’t need. Lunge pose with rotation and opening both compresses and relaxes your digestive system. We will finish with a knee down twist that will massage your digestive system. In Savasana I will read you a poem called Sunset by Rainer Maria Rilke

You can do this class if you have never done a yoga class before in your life. I will give you slow, easy to follow, step-by-step instructions and tell you exactly how to get in and out of each and every pose. Detailed instructions will be given for even the most basic poses and how to breathe. You will be given lots of cues of how to pay attention to your body and where to feel the effects of the yoga poses. You do not have to be athletic, flexible, strong, balanced, skinny or coordinated to do this class. The slow, step-by-step instructions will give you the confidence to let go of your self-judgment and stay focused with commitment and motivation.

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Full Body Beginner Yoga

This full body beginner yoga class is a prop free and wrist free yoga class. It is day 19 of our 30 day beginner yoga challenge. We will begin with some centering to connect with our body and breathing. As we continue to rest back we will move our hips to release tension and then come up to lunge to further release our hips and hamstrings. Our standing posture today is warrior two with some interesting side bending to open up your thoracic spine. A wide legged standing forward bend will release your spine, back and hamstrings. In sphinx we will strengthen your back and open your chest. We will finish with a simple knees to chest pose to release your low back. In savasna your poem today is: I Will Be Your Sun by DAVE URSILLO from I AM WE: POEMS

Today’s 10 minute yoga class is designed for the complete beginner. You can do this class if you have never done a yoga class before in your life. I will give you slow, easy to follow, step-by-step instructions and tell you exactly how to get in and out of each and every pose. Detailed instructions will be given for even the most basic poses and how to breathe. You will be given lots of cues of how to pay attention to your body and where to feel the effects of the yoga poses. You do not have to be athletic, flexible, strong, balanced, skinny or coordinated to do this class. The slow, step-by-step instructions will give you the confidence to let go of your self-judgment and stay focused with commitment and motivation.

This 30 day beginner yoga challenge with short 10 minute beginner yoga videos will support you in coming to your mat every single day for a month. I will help you to improve your flexibility, strength and posture. You will stretch and tone your muscles with beginner yoga poses that I will teach you step by step in an easy to learn way.