Yoga Beginners

The course syllabus is structured as follows:

• Lesson One
• Introduction
• What is Yoga?
• Learning Yoga
• Simply Sitting
• Seated Postures
• Kneeling Postures
• Lesson Two
• A Breath of Fresh Air
• Breathing is Linked with Emotions
• Breathing Through the Nose
• What Happens When you Breathe?
• Relaxed Breathing
• Ribcage Breathing
• Top Breathing
• Exploring your Breathing Machine
• The Breathing Umbrella
• Deep Breathing
• The Throat Sound
• Lesson Three
• A Breath of Fresh Air (Continued)
• Breath Retention
• Rhythmic Breathing
• Balanced, Square and'Steps' Breathing
• Alternate Nostril Breathing
• Cleansing Breaths
• Prana - the Breath of Life
• Lesson Four
• We are Made to Move
• Basic Stretch
• How to Wilt Like an Expert
• The Forward Droop
• The Backward Arch
• A Standing Warm-up Routine
• Lesson Five
• We are Made to Move (Continued)
• Spinal Rolls
• Prone Lifts
• To and Fro
• Lesson Six
• A Few'Fun' Things/ Out in the Sun
• The Bottom Shuffle
• The Scissors
• The Bear Walk
• Out in the Sun
• Lesson Seven
• Salute to the Sun
• Standing Upright
• Fitting in the Breathing
• Step by Step (Including Breathing)
• Conclusion
• Lesson Eight
• Those Important Little Places
• Eyes
• Neck
• Basic Shoulder Movements
• Lesson Nine
• The Shoulders and Fingers
• Shoulder Circles and'Walk Backs'
• 'Samson'
• Arm Circles
• Big Shoulder Movements
• Shoulder Movements Lying Down
• The Pose of a Cow's Head
• Finger Exercise
• Lesson Ten
  • Time for a Rest/ Practice Makes Perfect
    • What is Relaxation?
    • The Corpse Posture
    • The Dolphin Posture
    • An Ending … or Maybe a Beginning