Free Online Beginner’s Yoga Class
Online Beginner’s Yoga Class
Free Basic Yoga Postures & Breathing Exercises (Course #99)
As the Free Online Beginner’s Meditation Class has been very popular and beneficial for you all, I felt it would be a good idea to design a pure Beginner’s Yoga Class as well. As usual please note that all the material needed for this Beginner’s Yoga Class is available via the links on this post and you can start anytime you wish.
For more details on the free online classes offered at Mastery of Meditation & Yoga, please go to the Free Online Yoga & Meditation Classes page. In addition to the video and information on that page, you may also wish to read the Free Online Yoga & Meditation Classes FAQ. Questions such as how to register, participate, etc. are all answered there.
The focus of the Beginner’s Yoga Class is to help you learn basic yoga postures and basic yoga breathing exercises and to help you establish a strong, daily personal yoga practice. Consistent practice is the most important aspect of yoga and meditation, and is the key to obtaining the enormous benefits these sciences offer.
The beginner’s yoga class is going to use yoga breathing exercises (pranayamas) from the Free Online Yoga Breathing Exercises E-book and yoga poses from the Free Online Yoga Sets E-book, both of which come with videos and illustrations as needed.
Free Online Beginner’s Yoga Program Overview:
This course is designed for 1 week, but, as mentioned above, for a long, healthy, peaceful life you should aim to establish a long-term yoga practice. The beginner’s yoga class should hopefully go a long way in getting you started on that path. In this post I will provide the program objectives, details, syllabus and participation guidelines. Please read through everything carefully so you will be able to get maximum benefit from the program.
As mentioned above, this program consists of fundamental and highly effective yoga postures and yoga breathing exercises. It is not limited to the techniques of any one tradition, as I chose some of the most important techniques that yoga has to offer on the whole. The yoga exercises are from kundalini yoga, and some of the breathing techniques are from hatha yoga.
To register please leave a comment below that you are going to start the Online Beginner’s Yoga Program, or just send me an email at anmol@anmolmehta.com. This way I know what kind of participation and interest there is.
Free Online Beginner’s Yoga Program Objectives:
- Learn basic yoga techniques and yoga breathing exercises.
- Promotes health, peace and joy.
- Increase energy and vitality.
- Improve flexibility and strength.
- Promote self healing.
- Develop confidence and willpower.
- Balance the mind and emotions.
- Develops the Immune System, Nervous System, Respiratory System, Circulatory System and Digestive System.
- Develop mental focus and concentration.
- Burn fat and tone the muscles.
Free Online Beginner’s Yoga Program Details:
Class Structure:
Each session consists of 2 sections: Breathing exercises (pranayama) and Yoga Exercises. The exercises are designed to allow you to pace yourself. If you are a beginner or just getting back into yoga, please use the modifications for the difficult exercises and do the beginner’s versions until you develop your practice a little. The total time for this class is approximately 30 minutes / day. Do the best you can and most importantly, walk the middle path with regard to each session. DO NOT OVERDO OR OVER STRAIN and at the same time don’t have it be too easy either.
Required Reading:
- 10 Important Guidelines to Kundalini Yoga Practice
- Essential Beginners Guide to Yoga Practice
- Beginner’s Guide to Yoga Breathing Exercises (Pranayama)
- Legal Disclaimer
Suggested Reading:
Course Materials:
- Breath of Fire Breathing Exercise
- Kapalbhati Yoga Breathing Exercise for Optimum Health & Healing
- Chakra Balancing Breathing Exercise (Anuloma Viloma Pranayama)
- 4 Part Deep Breathing Yoga Exercise
- Yoga Poses for Beginner’s
Free Online Beginner’s Yoga Program Syllabus:
The following describes the 2 sections comprising the 30-45 minute daily yoga and pranayama sessions for this class. The approximate total times for each section are also given. Take more rest if you need to, or if you feel comfortable do the poses and exercises a little longer.
Each breathing exercise and the yoga set below is a link to the article with all the details you need.
Beginner’s Yoga Program: Each day do the following…
Section 1: Breathing Exercises Section (Pranayama): Total time 5-15 Minutes
- Chakra Balancing Breathing Exercise (Anuloma Viloma Pranayama): Anuloma Viloma pranayama (or Alternate Nostril Breathing) is excellent for preparing your mind for meditation. It will calm the thought waves and make it easier for the stillness to emerge. Start with 5 cycles and build up to 20 cycles.
- Kapalbhati Yoga Breathing Exercise for Optimum Health & Healing: Next do Kapalbhati Yoga Pranayama, which is one of the best pranayamas for health and healing. Start with 1 minute and work up to 5 minutes. Take rest between rounds as required.
- 4 Part Deep Breathing Yoga Pranayama: This is a great yoga breathing exercise for beginner’s and experts alike. It is perfect for getting your energy before starting your yoga practice. Start with 1 minute and work up to 5 minutes. Take rest between rounds as required.
Section 2: Yoga Section: Total time 15-30 minutes
- Beginner’s Yoga Positions: After completing your breathing exercises do the beginner’s yoga set. This set incorporates many of the fundamental yoga exercises and postures and is a great set to get you on your way with yoga practice. Start with the minimum times for each exercise and build up from there.
Free Online Beginner’s Yoga Program Guidelines:
Following are the guidelines which I suggest to follow…
- Please post all comments, questions and feedback in the comments section of this post. This way all will benefit from the discussion. Feel free to ask questions or discuss issues, as that is one of the main reasons for this particular class format. Of course, you are free to email me as well if you would like the discussion to not be public.
- If you like, you can indicate with a comment that you have completed your daily session. Could be as short as “did it”, or of course could be questions, issues or more detailed feedback. The hardest part with a daily yoga and meditation practice is establishing consistency and regularity and I think having to acknowledge that you completed your daily sadhana (spiritual work) will help in facilitating that. In addition, your comments would inspire others as well.
- I will post all information regarding the class in the comments section below as well, so please check periodically for updates.
- Before starting your daily yoga and meditation session, take a moment and tune in to your higher self for guidance and protection. At the end of every session, visualize yourself and the world as you would like it to be.
- Do the best you can and modify the class as you require. It is more important to do something, than be overwhelmed and not do anything at all.
- I wish you all a wonderful learning and transforming experience and hope you achieve your highest potential in this life.
Hi.
Im very interested in the beginners yoga course.
I want to start asap ..
Thanks a lot..
I’m interested. Hopefully I can start tomorrow. So excited to have found this site.
Hi. im interested in your beginners yoga course. thanks :)
I am interestedin learning Yoga for my weight loss and for removal of cysts in my body.
I am very inerested in this beginners class. I have a lot of health issues such as i am having alot of lower back pain, should start this program or should in wait until it is better? I am 58 years old and I need an outlet. I think I have not moved my body like I should have been and lost muscle, I am very weak but I need to start somewhere, and this word yoga keeps popping up in my head. I have never tried yagoa before.
I am interested in starting class. Thank you.
I am very interested in doing this beginners yoga..Time to get healthy.
I am interested in starting the on line courses
thx
mario
Hi
I would be interested in your free online beginners yoga course. What is the procedure for the doing the course?
Regards
Kate
Dear Anmol~
Hi my friend… I still thank you very much for your site… I read that regular practice is essential, and I do understand… I have not put into action this practice yet. I will remain hopeful and I will try to pick myself up when I fall, hopefully faster than before each time, eventually making it so I am always striving. Thank You Swami.
Nick
Dear Swamiji~
I have just completed day five and feel very good about it- I had to remind myself earlier that yes this is what I am doing right now, and no it’s not necessary to leave the house before completing my fifth day- I went to youtube and put on a Beatles album I hadn’t heard the full thing of and found it difficult to do pranayama(upon reflection) but finally changed it to a Ravi Shankar album(I listened to one yesterday too) I changed it just after starting cobra, and then went back to cobra- much better for my practice- silence is very good too but I have found it necessary the last couple days to have music on- thank you again and talk to you another time- ps- I will start reading over your beginners meditation info in a hour or so- thanks!
I hope you don’t mind if I call you swami or swamiji
Dear Swamiji~
Thank You Very Much again for your site and classes, they are a great blessing to me. I just completed day four of this course… I have avoided only one thing during the course and that is the frog exercise- I will try it in the future though… I just don’t want to mess with my knees too much at present; I would like to strengthen myself more as a whole for a bit. I have been studying on different practices and philosophy and religion since I was 18, I will be 31 in less than a month- I have had some interesting and cool experiences and have met a few interesting and I believe very good people. I have practiced different things but generally not with much consistency- day four isn’t a great deal of time to some, but being consistent for me in most positive things has been difficult for a long time and day four is a good sized mountain for me :) I have been turning a slow corner for many years, back and forth, and much better in the last 15 plus months(I have 16 months clean and sober tomorrow)- I cannot wait to take the meditation course Soon and add it to my practice. I have had a lot of different info from different sources, which I don’t think has been bad as it’s a part of my journey and has helped me shape my opinons better… and often hear many things different ways. I really want to say I really trust your writings and what you are doing. Thank You Sir.
Nick
I’m in! Please contact me with more info! :)
Hi Anmol~ I am on day three of this class… I think your site is awesome and it is a big blessing to me… Thank you for taking the time to email me back when I have had questions… I feel ever blessed to be on day three and I plan on practicing daily! I am going to check out your beginners meditation course today and read over the information. I would love to start that soon and it just might come to pass! Thank you again, ever always.
Nick Bahama :)
Starting tomorrow …after I’ve read everthing :~)
Using this beautiful music collection to enable my impatient self to sit 1 hour in the meditation. Of course Anmol is allowed to delete this post if meditation with music isn’t a good idea :)
I would like to join the beginners class asap. namaste
I would like to start the beginners class
Hello
Thanks for this site.
I would like to join all classes so, this class is the beginning
id like to join class please ty