Iyengar Yoga for Beginners - Parsvottanasana Tutorial. Stage 1

Iyengar Yoga for Beginners - Parsvottanasana Tutorial. Stage 1 Welcome to our channel, Yoga with Lin and Leo. Safe, detailed instruction from experienced Iyengar yoga teachers. In this pose, Parsvottanasana, a simple forward bend, the legs are taken one in front of the other, which gives space for the spine to move. It can be a very useful standing forward bend if you have stiffness in the hamstrings, back, or leg muscles. This Iyengar Yoga Tutorial will stretch your hamstrings and improve your forward bends. If you don't have any yoga equipment, you can take the hands to a chair and put the heel up onto a folded towel. This standing forward bending action calms the nervous system, reducing tension and anxiety. We will be looking at the more demanding, classic version of this pose where the hands come into Paschima Namaskar (Reverse Prayer position), in a later film. Look out for this pose in our next released yoga sequence "Wake Up and Move!". Tight hamstrings are often associated with a stiff upper back. And we often see in those who come to yoga class with low back pain, the combination of a long spine and tight hamstrings. Stretching the hamstrings will, over a period of time, alleviate these back problems. Yoga also helps to improve posture, tension in the body and stress levels. Yoga does provide a physical workout, but more importantly, these programmes are designed to harmonise mind, body and breath. Yoga is not just to increase your flexibility, strength and the general tone of your body; it has the capacity to free your mind, improve your wellbeing and increase your mental resilience. Develop good posture and begin here to create a foundation for a home yoga practice. These free online yoga classes can be practiced at home; although we would always suggest you find a qualified Iyengar Yoga teacher near to you so you can attend a class. Look out for our new series, "18 Days of Yoga", due to be released on 1 January 2020, which culminates on 18 January; National Iyengar Yoga Day in the UK and Ireland. This is in celebration of the life and work of B.K.S. Iyengar who has been an inspiration for those who study yoga. Check out our 30 days of yoga series for sequences to practice every day. http://bit.ly/2ykAyPY Or look at our Deep Forward Bends series, for more advanced yoga poses http://bit.ly/2oFPCjg If you are looking for Beginners Yoga, check out our Beginners series http://bit.ly/2z3mXvH Subscribe to our channel; if you opt for notifications, you will be advised as new videos are launched. We will be posting videos for all levels but if you have never done yoga before or you want to re-visit some of the basics - then start here! Get out your mat and build the foundation of your own yoga practice with this 15 minute home yoga video. Enjoy! Stay connected~ For more structured classes: http://myyogatutor.com/ For booking face to face classes: http://www.iyengar-yoga.co.uk/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MaidstoneYogaCentre/ Twitter: https://www.facebook.com/MaidstoneYogaCentre/ For our ebook, "Yoga for the Stiffer Body": https://www.amazon.co.uk/Yoga-Stiffer-Body-Inspirational-Accessible-ebook/dp/B01IYO67M8 Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/craddock1310 Subscribe to our channel; if you opt for notifications, you will be advised as new videos are launched. We will be posting videos for all levels but if you have never done yoga before or you want to re-visit some of the basics - then start here! Get out your mat and build the foundation of your own yoga practice with this 1 minute home yoga video. Enjoy! Stay connected~ For more structured classes: http://myyogatutor.com/ For booking face to face classes: http://www.iyengar-yoga.co.uk/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MaidstoneYogaCentre/ Twitter: https://www.facebook.com/MaidstoneYogaCentre/ For our ebook, "Yoga for the Stiffer Body": https://www.amazon.co.uk/Yoga-Stiffer-Body-Inspirational-Accessible-ebook/dp/B01IYO67M8 Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/craddock1310