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In this 30-minute yoga and functional movement class, we will play with balance, as well as stretching and strengthening the legs.
Please note: this video is a saucy intermediate. Find YOUR limit and hang out there. There is no need to push yourself into the final pose if you are not ready! Be sweet to yourself.
If you enjoyed the class, be sure to join us live, online via Zoom.
Yoga is for everyone—young, old, and everyone in between. Its benefits extend far beyond flexibility. Here’s why yoga is a practice for all ages:
Yoga improves strength, flexibility, and balance. Poses like warrior or triangle build muscle, while forward folds enhance flexibility.
Yoga fosters a sense of calm. The combination of breath and movement helps release emotional tension, promoting resilience and positivity.
Yoga can be adapted to any fitness level. Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned practitioner, there’s always a way to modify poses to suit your needs.
Yoga often fosters a sense of belonging. Classes and online communities connect people, offering support and inspiration.
Yoga’s holistic approach to well-being makes it a timeless practice. It’s never too early or too late to start—all you need is a mat and an open mind.
This yoga and functional movement class is a perfect way to end the day… This really is a full-body reset!
In this 30-minute yoga and functional movement class, we will work on balance, opening the shoulders, strengthening the arms and hands, and working on improving the health of our spine with back traction, spinal extension, and twists. Finally, we will end in a relaxation pose.
If you enjoyed the class, be sure to join us live, online via Zoom.
Staying active as a family is key to wellness, and yoga is a great way to make movement enjoyable for everyone. Here’s how to weave it into your daily life:
Start your day with a quick family stretch session. Simple poses like child’s pose or upward salute energize the body and mind.
Use yoga for active breaks during the day. Five minutes of sun salutations can refresh and re-center the whole family.
End the day with relaxing poses like butterfly or legs-up-the-wall. This helps release tension and prepares everyone for a restful sleep.
Turn yoga into a game! Use cards or apps to choose poses at random. Encourage creativity by letting kids invent their own poses.
By making yoga a daily habit, you promote physical health, emotional well-being, and family connection.
Got lower back pain? In this tutorial, we will work on improving our back health with Reading pose, a safe and effective posture for releasing the abdominals, improving spinal flexibility and mobility, and strengthening the shoulders.
Yoga Netherlands offers *online* yoga and functional movement private lessons, group classes, and corporate classes. Check out www.yoganetherlands.nl for more information!
Yoga Netherlands offers private *online* yoga and functional movement lessons, group and corporate classes, and workshops. Check out www.yoganetherlands.nl f...
Yoga isn’t just for physical fitness; it’s a powerful tool for mental well-being. Regular practice can help reduce stress, enhance focus, and improve emotional balance. Here’s how yoga benefits your mental health:
Yoga activates the parasympathetic nervous system, which counteracts stress responses. Breathing techniques like pranayama calm the mind and reduce cortisol levels, the hormone responsible for stress.
Yoga requires mindfulness, which improves concentration. Balancing poses like the tree or warrior III demand focus, sharpening your mental clarity over time.
Through movement and breath, yoga helps regulate emotions. Many practitioners report feeling more grounded and less reactive in stressful situations.
Yoga promotes relaxation, making it easier to fall asleep. Practices like yoga nidra are specifically designed to enhance sleep quality.
By committing to yoga, you can create a sanctuary for mental health. Even 10-15 minutes a day can transform your mindset, helping you navigate life with greater ease.
If you are looking for a “quick fix”, this isn’t it.
Spoiler alert: There is no quick fix. In order to achieve long-lasting results, you will have to work at this regularly. Just think of all the hours you’ve spent slouching over the course of your life — one yoga class or chiropractor visit won’t fix that permanently. It can be a slow and sensational process, but I promise it is worth it!
There are few guarantees in life, but I can guarantee that if you keep ignoring your body, that back, knee, wrist, shoulder - whatever pain you are experiencing - will continue to get worse over time, and I want to make sure that does not happen!
Take a moment and imagine: that today, in the body you are in right now, was as “bad as it gets”... even 10, 20, 30 years from now.
How great would that be?
Now imagine, you spend a few hours a week devoting time and energy to feeling your body, strengthening your muscles, increasing your mobility, and improving your balance.
How would that impact your quality of life?
What if you continued doing the work for 10, 20, 30 years from now…?
Today we worked on:
+ balance
+ strengthening the glutes and back
+ squat
+ opening up the hips
+ stretching the quads
Yoga Netherlands offers *online* yoga and functional movement private lessons, group classes, and corporate classes. Check out www.yoganetherlands.nl for more information!
Today we worked on: + balance + strengthening the glutes and back + squat + opening up the hips + stretching the quads
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