Session 1: Foundation Poses for Strength & Stamina with Natasha Rizopoulos From the editors of Yoga Journal, Yoga Step-by-Step gives you all the tools you need to build a complete home practice. The session begins with 35 minutes of step-by-step instruction from acclaimed yoga teacher Natasha Rizopoulos. She then leads you through a vigorous 20-minute vinyasa flow sequence that incorporates what you've learned into a workout that builds both strength and stamina. If you are less flexible, modified poses help you build the kind of home practice that's best for you. Practice daily and bring the serenity you experience on the mat into your everyday life.
Features a 35-minute active instructional session, and a 20-minute flowing workout. Poses suitable for beginners and advanced beginners
Exclusively on DVD: Follow along with Natasha or her assistant Jason, who demonstrates modified poses for less flexible people, understand the benefits of each yoga pose with medical commentary by Yoga Journal's medical editor, Timothy McCall, M.D., and learn alignment principles and correct common mistakes with Yoga Chalk Talk, our exclusive "live drawing board."
Session 1:
Foundation Poses for Strength & Stamina
Learn the standing poses that form the foundation of a complete yoga practice. Get expert instruction on Sun Salutation, a flowing sequence of poses with forward bends and gentle backbends that take you through a full range of motion. And understand how breathwork can help you balance your effort with a calm and quiet mind. First in the Yoga Step-by-Step series, Session 1 is a complete home class that grows with your yoga practice.
Running time: 110 minutes
Other Yoga Step-by-Step titles:
Session 2: Bending & Twisting Poses for Flexibility
Session 3: Balancing Poses for Focus & Energy
If you are new to yoga or are less flexible, this video shows you how to modify some poses using yoga props. To follow along, you'll need two blocks.