Yoga-online or Netflix/amazon prime

Onedaywriter

I want to try Yoga but I want to do it on the cheap and easy without leaving home.
Can anyone recommend a good program on the internet or streaming? Thanks.

beautyonthebeach83

I actually just use YouTube! I like a channel called Yoga with Adriene. I’ve tried others as well. I haven’t done it in quite a while, but I remember enjoying it. Good luck!

jeagogo

I'll second the recommendation for Yoga with Adrienne. My partner has actually been doing yoga everyday for the past year with her videos.

eleanorhawkins

Yoga with Adriene is AWESOME

emmamcgarity

Another vote for Yoga with Adrienne

kshama2001

As your criteria is "on the cheap and easy without leaving home" do stick with beginner/gentle/restorative yoga as trying to learn something more advanced from a video is a good way to injure yourself.

For example, I've taken shoulder stand out of my routine after reading The Science of Yoga: The Risks and the Rewards and I am a certified yoga teacher and know how to do modifications and use props to make it safer.

springlering62

@kshama2001

that’s interesting. What made you take it out?

I’ve been opting for a lot of shoulder stands and plows lately to help with a crick in my neck and tailbone rustiness, so I’m curious. Not sure where the crick came from but suspect headstand and overextending my head back while arching in crescents and warriors.

Someone showed me a simple neck strengthening exercise using a Pilates ring and it’s been helpful, as has cradling my occipital with a towel during standing backbends.

Psychgrrl

There are a lot of nuances to yoga poses that visual cues alone can’t achieve. In class, I “think” I’m doing it “right” and then the instructor adjusts me and a light bulb goes off. Even in a teacher-supervised environment, they are constantly reminding people of the safe way to get in and out of poses—like never kicking up into headstand, or taking people back to basics when they are dumping into their low back in handstand.

A home practice can be very rewarding. I would look into Groupon for some local discounts to studios so you can get a bit of a foundation that will help you not develop bad habits and help you make the most of your practice.

kshama2001

springlering62 wrote: »

@kshama2001

that’s interesting. What made you take it out?

I’ve been opting for a lot of shoulder stands and plows lately to help with a crick in my neck and tailbone rustiness, so I’m curious. Not sure where the crick came from but suspect headstand and overextending my head back while arching in crescents and warriors.

Someone showed me a simple neck strengthening exercise using a Pilates ring and it’s been helpful, as has cradling my occipital with a towel during standing backbends.

@springlering62 There were some horror stories in The Science of Yoga: The Risks and the Rewards about serious injuries from shoulder stand.

With a crick in your neck, I strongly discourage shoulder stand and plow.

There's more in the book, but you can get the gist from this article: https://madison.com/wsj/lifestyles/health_med_fit/a-uw-madison-graduate-s-new-book-exposes-the-dangers/article_b41aa742-5f0f-11e1-a71b-001871e3ce6c.html

MaintainInTheMembrane

I find Amazon has some good workouts.

thenewkayla

I love YouTube!
Ive been doing Yoga with Adriene 2x a week.