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Gentle Yoga to Relax, Nourish, and Center Your Self
4.7 (41 ratings)
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Gentle Yoga to Relax, Nourish, and Center Your Self

A breath-focused yoga program that supports freedom in the body while balancing the mind and nourishing the spirit.
4.7 (41 ratings)
Course Ratings are calculated from individual students’ ratings and a variety of other signals, like age of rating and reliability, to ensure that they reflect course quality fairly and accurately.
849 students enrolled
Created by Laura Washington, ND
Last updated 4/2020
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Gentle Yoga to Relax, Nourish, and Center Your Self
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This course includes
  • 3 hours on-demand video
  • 32 mins on-demand audio
  • Full lifetime access
  • Access on mobile and TV
  • Certificate of Completion
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What you'll learn
  • To support you in feeling your best!
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Description

Experience a yoga practice that encourages an increased awareness through focus on the breath as it moves through the body.  

This is a gentle and accessible practice that focuses attention on key areas of the body to release common restrictive patterns resulting in a greater sense of ease in body and mind. 

The practice offered here is a safe way of adding movement into your life if you have pain or restrictions that keep you from other physical activity.  It is also an excellent post-natal yoga program, and perfect for those wanting a meditative movement practice.

Who this course is for:
  • Those interested in a gentle, accessible, centering movement practice.
Course content
Expand all 8 lectures 03:44:19
+ – Gentle Yoga to Relax, Nourish, and Center Your Self
7 lectures 03:12:39
This first lesson includes an introduction followed by a gentle practice to free your low back and neck.  The postures and sequences are all done laying on your back.  You will find that instead of music the instruction is accompanied by breath sounds.  This is intended to support your own deep breathing.  
Free your low back and neck.
Preview 14:49
This second lesson picks up where the first one left off - with you laying on your back with feet wide, knees together and toes pointing forward.  The focus is on freeing up your hips and spine.  The sequences are a great antidote to long hours of sitting at a desk.
Liberate your hips and spine.
10:59
This lesson offers seated poses to free up your shoulders, ribcage, and breathing.  They are demonstrated here sitting on the floor but can also be done in any seated position such as in a chair or on the edge of a bed.  If you do spend many hours working at a desk use these postures to give yourself little breaks - they will help you feel revived and clear. 
Free up your shoulders, ribcage, and breathing.
07:24
Lesson four begins on hands and knees.  This sequence is a great way to develop arm strength and to get upside down promoting healthy circulation.
Strengthen your arms and get upside-down!
06:14
This section first addresses commonly restricted areas in the hips and shoulders.  Then, postures to release and balance the spine lead into a final relaxation.
Moving into relaxation.
19:38
This is the full one hour practice - the combination of lessons one through five available as a continuous flow.  Liberate your body and breath while cultivating a feeling of centeredness and clarity.  
The Full Practice!
57:48

Some of you have mentioned that you would be interested in some standing postures.  I have added this "Bonus Class" which is a video of one of my Live Online Classes.  I am now teaching seven classes each week through Zoom.  You can join in from my website https://luminanceportland.com/yoga/.  The link is below under "External Resources".

Bonus Class!
01:15:47
+ – Bonus Audios
1 lecture 31:40
30 Minute Deep Relaxation
31:40