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http://www.melissawest.com/272/ For show notes click on the link above This is an easy to follow beginner yoga class. Today we will set the intention to have being at ease in our bodies be more important that getting something done. We will allow ourselves to be deeply and totally absorbed in the sensation of what is happening in our bodies. We will let go of comparison and thinking about how other people see us. There is no rush here or struggle to achieve anything. The bottom line is you are...
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http://www.melissawest.com/274/ For show notes and links click on the link above Today’s beginner yoga class brings you yoga postures, teachings, and breath practices to help you focus. In yoga this is called drishti which means view or gaze is something that you can use during your yoga practice to focus and provide a deeper level of concentration. You can focus on your breath or the sensations in your body. When you begin to direct your focus, your attention moves away from the distractions...
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http://www.melissawest.com/265/ For show notes click the link above The teachings offered here are real yoga for real people with detailed, slow, step by step instructions. Yoga is for every body. Whether you are thin, tall, short, voluptuous, inflexible, or uncoordinated you are welcome. Melissa offers lots of modifications including how to make space for your belly, care for your weak wrists, how to balance and cues on how to stay focused through the class. Melissa will give you the...
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http://www.melissawest.com/269/ For show notes click on the link above Today’s yoga class is designed for the absolute beginner. You can do this class if you have never done a yoga class before in your life. I will give you slow, easy to follow, step-by-step instructions and tell you exactly how to get in and out of each and every pose. Detailed instructions will be given for even the most basic poses and how to breathe. You will be given lots of cues of how to pay attention to your body and...
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http://www.melissawest.com/268/ For show notes click on the link above Today’s yoga class is designed for the absolute beginner. You can do this class if you have never done a yoga class before in your life. I will give you slow, easy to follow, step-by-step instructions and tell you exactly how to get in and out of each and every pose. Detailed instructions will be given for even the most basic poses and how to breathe. You will be given lots of cues of how to pay attention to your body...
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http://www.melissawest.com/273/ For show notes click on the link above When we asked beginner’s what the biggest obstacle to learning yoga they faced, many of them responded with lack of flexibility. The great news is that you don’t have to be flexible to do yoga. You practice yoga to become flexible. As adults, we are confined to chairs, desks, couches, cars, public transportation and we don’t explore our world through movement the way we did as children. We have essentially stopped...
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http://www.melissawest.com/271/ For show notes click on the link above In the age of digital media there can be a desire to skip the stage of beginner and go to the end of the path of mastery. In our culture of image rich mastery it can be challenging to occupy the space of beginner and take things step by step. To walk in a gradual way on our path seems counterintuitive in an environment where images of perfection confront us at every corner. It is not realistic to compare your beginner yoga...
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http://www.melisssawest.com/270 For show notes click on the link above When we asked beginner’s what their biggest stumbling block to learning yoga was, the second most offered response was that beginner classes moved too fast. Today we are talking about and practicing slow yoga. Slow yoga is something we can embody in thought, word, and action. By moving our bodies more slowly in yoga we invite our thoughts to slow down. We can take time to slow down our words when we speak. We can invite...
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This full body beginner yoga class is a prop free and wrist free yoga class. It is day 19 of our 30 day beginner yoga challenge. We will begin with some centering to connect with our body and breathing. As we continue to rest back we will move our hips to release tension and then come up to lunge to further release our hips and hamstrings. Our standing posture today is warrior two with some interesting side bending to open up your thoracic spine. A wide legged standing forward bend will release...
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http://www.melissawest.com/294/ For show notes click on the link above Please Subscribe Here: http://bit.ly/RMV4hC Here's my Website: http://www.melissawest.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yournamasteyoga Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/drmelissa Follow me on Instagram: http://instagram.com/drmelissawest# Follow me on Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/drmelissawest/ Follow me on Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/0/+DrMelissaWest/posts Join our Membership Site:...
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