5-week Beginner Yoga Course
This 5-week Beginner Yoga Course will give you all the basic elements you'll need to feel confident and comfortable to kick start your yoga journey.
We'll cover foundational poses, learn to breathe deeply, get moving and above all, understand a little about the mechanics of our body and how and why we move the way we do. We all have different body types after all. Ever wondered why some people can touch their toes and others are miles away. It’s actually all in the pelvis. Whilst this course is online, we’ll go over the core poses in detail, so you can feel the muscles engage and build awareness of your own body. We’ll also explore your own capabilities and set some goals for what you need to achieve to progress further.
Overall, each class will start with an introduction to breathing, some gentle stretches to warm up and then we’ll move onto 3-4 key yoga poses. We’ll then move onto a couple of postures which we call the closing sequence, but essentially is a warm down, where we will then move onto some well-deserved relaxation. A brief outline of what’s included in each week is outlined below. You do not need to know these names or postures as we will cover them all off in each session.
Week 1: Key poses - Looking after your spine: Downward-facing dog, seated hip-opener; and seated forward fold
Week 2: Importance of your feet: Standing forward folds, triangle and side angle poses
Week 3: Improving your posture - stand taller - upward-facing dog and other chest-openers
Week 4: Hip-openers - looking after your lower back and knees
Week 5: Putting it all together: Sun Salutations and modified versions
60-minute Class - You’ll have access to a full 60-minute class, where we put everything we’ve learned together, with back to back postures. You’ll have access to this to watch, repeat and do over and over, whenever you want.
5 Week Course, starts Monday 11 January 2021
Join live classes, every Monday evening from 7:05pm for 45-50 minutes. Or catch up with the recorded class with a dedicated video library for you to watch at a time that suits you, or simply repeat and catch up before your next session.
Can’t make the live class?
Each class is recorded and will be accessible on a video library for you to catch up on, at your leisure.
Unlimited Access to the Beginner Course
Once the course is complete , you’ll have all five, 45 minute sessions to watch whenever you want, or even repeat the whole course at your leisure. They’ll also be a 1 hour beginner class, which will encompass everything we’ve learned so you can get used to doing a full class. This library of videos will be accessible with a password and you’ll have unlimited access to the course for two years.
Interactive
At the end of each session, there’ll be an opportunity to ask any questions you may have. These can be anonymous via a messaging system.
Live classes are run via the Zoom app, on your mobile, tablet or computer. The recorded classes are all accessible via a website link.
Last updated Nov. 23, 2020, 12:53 p.m. UTC
Build strength, improve flexibility, eat well and feel good
The Good Food Yogi offers fun and informative weekly, online and physical yoga classes, monthly workshops and yearly weekend yoga retreats. Combining our love of yoga with our passion for good, healthy, plant-based food that’s wholesome and nourishing for your body and tastes delicious.
About Emma - The Good Food Yogi
Emma is a registered member as ‘Senior Yoga Teacher’ with the Yoga Alliance Professionals, after qualifying in 2013 with Sampoorna School of Yoga, India, with a 200 hour qualification in Ashtanga Vinyasa Flow Yoga.
She continues to develop her own Ashtanga Practice daily and completes training every year, training with Kino McGregor, Tim Feldmann, as well as completing a 40-hour teacher training with the legendary David Swenson.
