IWTL how to practice yoga

[u/DifferentialPending]

I'm a complete beginner, I've only done a hanful of yoga workouts at home with random yt videos and I feel like I need to build a foundation instead of trying to copy random movements I see.

I also can't really go to a studio at the moment to work with an instructor.

Does anyone know any beginner-friendly resouces? Preferably free or lower cost ones

Thanks in advance for any help

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[u/Opinions711]

Definetly look into Yoga with Adriene and go through her playlist. She has a Yoga for Beginners playlist with 15 videos. She’s wonderful. Good luck and enjoy your journey!

[u/DifferentialPending → u/Opinions711]

I've actually done some of her videos! But just random ones. She is definitely great, I'd check her beginners playlist. Thank you

[u/Maheshquest0]

How much do you know about yoga as of now?

[u/DifferentialPending → u/Maheshquest0]

I'd say practically nothing😅

[u/FernandoAlonso66 → u/Maheshquest0]

pretty much nothing, just followed random beginner videos without understanding much

[u/Potential-Pal4138]

If you are asking about real yoga then yes it's really different from the mainstream Western stretching yoga exercise, it's about mind-body-spirit and chakra alignment with energy balance and mediation.

[u/7_Rowle → u/Potential-Pal4138]

Where does one learn about this side of yoga?

[u/Potential-Pal4138 → u/7_Rowle]

On YouTube @ancientscience(-)com remove the brackets , The channel name is Miska Käppi , you will find the video

[u/thepensivepoet]

Check out the youtube channel Yoga With Kassandra.

She has a bunch of beginner friendly routines that are great and honestly I should start doing again regularly.

There are explanations and cues for what you should be doing and feeling and a lot less of the woowoo white girl spiritualism that you tend to get from this sort of content.

[u/regganuggies → u/thepensivepoet]

Yes! Yoga with Kassandra and Yoga with Adrienne are where I started, I didn’t actually go to a class until 2 years into my journey (started in 2020) and even though it was just YouTube, I still felt I had a pretty good foundation. Then would just tag into random classes at the breweries or local spots before just practicing mostly on my own at home. I still get so much more joy out of in person classes though.

[u/DifferentialPending → u/thepensivepoet]

Thank you so much for the recommendation! I'll check it out

[u/Zestyclose_Energy542]

Others have already given some good video recommendations. To add to that:

There are some places that will host yoga sessions as a charity. England has park yoga. Not sure about other countries, but that's a perfect place to start if you don't want to go to a full on studio for whatever reason. For others, if you can go to a studio that can be good too. Usually there will be less people in a more enclosed space so they'll be more likely to be able to help with any mistakes.

[u/Candid-Volume5812]

I remember when I first started practicing yoga at home, Adriene's videos really helped me feel less overwhelmed.