Gentle Yoga for Bigger Bodies
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- čas přidán 2. 04. 2018
- This Gentle Yoga practice is appropriate for people who are new to yoga or who are less flexible.
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Fabulous. I've found most of the vids that are for 'beginners' actually are for retired Olympic gymnasts who may never have done yoga. That's not me. I've lost all my flexibility and gained weight, but this was actually useful!! More please.
@Yoster Schnauss Exactly! Are they insane? I think they've forgotten what it's like to be a beginner. When I taught aerobics (because I wasn't always old, fat and inflexible) we used to show different versions, to cater to different stages of fitness and ability.
Yoster Schnauss Haha thanks for the laugh! I had the same reaction.
Nice she is amazing I love doing exercise hello how are you doing hope all is well with you and your family and you are all staying safe always over there
Agreed! 🤣
lol 'retired olympic gymnists' im dead 😂
I found this video after sobbing on my yoga mat because I couldn't do the second pose in a 'easy beginners' yoga video. I'm so excited to see a video I'm confident I'll be able to do but will still get some movement and training in. Thank you!
Me too! I love this, I wish this studio was local for me.
Wonderful! thank you!
Kayla Wayne me toooo!!!!
me too! you are not alone
Me too! Bought a beginner's video that went so fast and assumed a lot of flexibility. This was perfect.
THANK YOU! As an fat, inflexible, middle-aged woman with poor balance, I had always assumed yoga just wasn't for me, but knee pain forced me to look for an alternative to walking as my main form of exercise. I found some yoga instruction geared towards larger people, some geared toward inflexible people, and some geared towards beginners, what what about the fat, inflexible beginner?? What I found was so intimidating. Once I couldn't even do the very first pose in a video and was nearly in tears. Once I looked through the photos of several practices in a manual and immediately shut the book and put it into the trash, knowing I'd never be able to do it. But then I found this video, and finally, I have a doable practice! I love it, and I feel so unbelievably good both on and off the mat--happier, calmer, more focused, more energetic, less pain. I had no idea yoga was so awesome or I would've started doing it ages ago!
Oh Kristen, you made our day! We’re so happy you are enjoying and benefiting from yoga now. We’re working on more videos so please stay tuned! 🙂 Zelinda
YES!! THIS!! I am crying now. So happy I found this.
Kristen- YES!!! You described me! Your comment struck a cord with me! Best of luck to you on your journey!!
I am the same as you described! I just discovered this today, & I’m excited to begin these! My therapist has been telling me for years to do yoga, but she didn’t understand my pain. Also I work nights, & yoga classes never seemed to be in the afternoon hours I needed. THANK YOU FOR DOING THIS FOR US!!
Toni Irwin I’m teary too. I am happy to find this!🥰💗
She has beautiful postural alignment and shows us that movement can be beautiful and graceful at any size. I like the calm precision of the cuing . The instructor is very effective at reducing any stress caused by anticipated embarassment. All in all this is a very well presented lesson.
Yes! She's a natural teacher
Gail Chamberlain thank you for your kind words. 🙏🏽 -Zelinda
Nice she is amazing I love doing exercise hello how are you doing hope all is well with you and your family and you are all staying safe always over there
So important for us curvy yoga teachers to be visible, to be heard and to connect. Tired of seeing classes and studios with the token gesture of 'accessibility' - we need more teachers who are diverse, all cultures, shapes, sizes, ages - every corner of our communities! Peachy xxx
I feel like our society simultaneously shames us into "losing weight" but then also shames us away from exercising. This video (actually, these videos---there is a playlist) have been most welcome in my life.
Sigh. A true example of when you're the one who's had privilege your entire life, equality feels like oppression. Thanks for your input, Skinny Karen.
Thank you for making this. This is my first attempt at yoga ever and it has helped me a lot during lockdown. 🖤
What are your hands
I still have to try it.. but definitely very interested.
Mamta Rani 🖖🏻
Hitado Dota mostly helped me with stiffness and muscular pain related to that
Hooray! Wife and I been doing stretches/yoga exercises a little bit recently. All the things that usually come up searching "yoga for beginners" or something like that are super-thin women going from pose to pose way to fast to understand all of what she's saying while her super flexy & thin body contorts into unnatural- looking positions. Bravo for the coach & especially also to Deniece!
I need more videos like this one!
Hello Scott, and please tell your wife hello for me too! I'm glad to know you enjoyed this video. :) Did you know I'm currently leading a 21 Day Yoga Challenge with live videos right here on our channel? Everything I teach is appropriate and beneficial for people with all kinds of bodies. Today was Day 16, but everything is recorded in our 21 Day Challenge playlist and you can start at Day 1 whenever you're ready. I'm happy you found us! :)
I am a bigger girl trying to slim down. I had a difficult time doing different videos of yoga for beginners but this yoga session was a great fit for me. I felt really great afterwards!
Thank you for showing true plus size people instead of skinny people! They don't understand the struggle on our joints and balance when we exercise! Thank you so much for sharing and inspiring people!
This was wonderful. I'm plus size and interested in yoga, but it's been hard finding videos where I can either keep up with the difficulty, or put my body into the same position. This was perfect. I'm sad that I never knew about your studio while I lived in Round Rock. You've created a very nurturing and comfortable environment.
Mallory Wang we’re sorry we missed you, too! Please do come see us if you come back to Round Rock for a visit. 🙂
I agree. I have felt the same as you Mallory and she just made me feel like I can do this!! I kinda got a little teary eyed that I didnt think of searching on CZcams for these videos sooner. I could have been doing this all along.
I have fallen 3 times that have left me with will 3 fractures. Now I can't even go outside for a walk around the neighborhood. I found this video and it has encouraged me to take up yoga Kudos to you for thinking of overweight women.
Nice she is amazing I love doing exercise hello how are you doing hope all is well with you and your family and you are all staying safe always over there
First time in a long time. Yoga with a32 yr.old, 309 lb. body feels different than my 18 yr.old 180 lb. body. I'm so grateful this video was available. Thank u.
I just LOVE this video! I have been using it for months now. At first, it was all I could do. Now I go to it for a warm-up or when I am feeling too tired to do something more. Can you please make more like it?? Thank you so much!
This is the first time I ever finished a yoga session without feeling so much hate on my body. I hope you do more of these. Thank you s much xx
Hello ccrdev! I'm glad you enjoyed it. I have a whole playlist of videos for bigger bodies. Here you go! czcams.com/play/PLFr6eAcUWqfDoysc6gtxbFGUKRnq64DZA.html
Today was my first day of yoga but luckily I could all postures like the model. So m thankful. N plz upload more versions of the big body yoga
This was a perfect reference! I also teach a form of gentle yoga so it’s nice to see some videos with various people!
My fascia has been so tight for so long. Add this to being 100+ pounds overweight and traditional "easy" yoga was just not working. I am SO thankful for you two and that you took the time to put out a video that truly is calming and beneficial when it comes to stretching as a bigger bodied person! I felt it working, but didn't feel stress physically and more importantly emotionally while doing this video. Denisse!!!! You are amazing! :)
Oh gosh thank you! All bodies are good bodies, and it’s SO nice to find a practice that’s nice to my body too. I hope you keep creating yoga vids for larger bodies. This is exactly what I need.
Beautiful practice!!! Thank you! I cant wait to share this gentle yoga sequence to my dad, who is in a bigger body and has only exercised with weight lifting and typical "gym" stuff.
That 25 minutes felt like 10 minutes but in the best way possible
Thank you so much I look forward to practicing this and more every single day now!
Thank you so much. I've found so few teachers know how to modify poses or provide variations for bigger bodies. It's really sad because it never occurs to a lot of teachers how hard certain asanas are for bigger people and a lot of people have felt shut out of yoga because of it.
Nice she is amazing I love doing exercise hello how are you doing hope all is well with you and your family and you are all staying safe always over there🌹🌹🌹
Wow. Thank you SO MUCH for this. Both of you. I truly needed and have been looking for a video exactly like this. Ugh, you are a blessing! Thank you thank you thank you! ❤️
Oh good lord, I cannot thank y'all enough for this. While I'm not completely new to yoga, I'm definitely part of the big body brigade and it's nice to have a series that's cognizant of us folks with big thighs, stomachs, arms, you name it. Can't tell you how often I've had to give up on a video for "beginners" that assumes a certain level of flexibility and doesn't even offer modifications. Still feels weird having to search for plus sized yoga as a guy, but I feel much more at peace than weird after a practice that gets ME, instead of having to get the practice. Namaste 🙏🏾
Hello MaestroJ34, I'm so happy to read your note! What you said perfectly fits the way I try to teach. I want to make the practice suit the person rather than the person trying to fit the practice. I'm so glad you're here! :)
I'm so excited to have found yoga for women that has trouble moving in a regular position. I love it
Hello from Houston, TX! This was 25 mins of easy productive stretching. Thank you. 49, round and trying to get moving again after an accident resulted in L5 disc issues. Your video is a great start! 💗
Thank you so much for the video! I am loving the relaxing nature of your technique. Please make more!
Returned to this when I was struggling to maintain daily practice so I went back to where I started and it was very well-worth doing so.
Thank you for posting! I've been having some back issues of late and this is the perfect practice to get me moving better in the early morning - and moving better to do the exercises prescribed by my physiotherapist. This is exactly what I needed right now and is the motivation I currently need. Thanks again!
This is an excellent introduction to yoga. Most of the yoga video and classes I have seen out there didn’t seem like it could be for me as they are often represented by extremely skinny and very flexible people. I have had a knee surgery recently and I am overweight, and I didn’t think yoga could be for me but your video changed my mind. I see that there is a series and I will be using them as I get better at this. Thank you so much for putting this out there in this way, you have no idea how much you’ve helped so many people.
Thank you so much for this video. For the first time ever I felt like I could keep up and enjoy the practice. I wish you were in Australia but for now I have the videos. Thank you thank you thank you.
I've taken a lot of yoga classes in my life and one of my biggest problems is keeping my shoulders down. I've never had anyone suggest that my movements were too big. So helpful! Anyway I love this video and the teacher and wish I could attend her class!
This is true beginner yoga! Got hooked on your page from this video several months ago. I still do it from time to time. You are a blessing to this earth, Zelinda.
This is so lovely! Thank you! I find a lot of beginner videos are too hard on my knees. Even as someone who has maintained a decently level of flexibility throughout their life, my larger body gets in the way of some poses (& I don't want to buy extra equipment at the moment). I struggle being aware of my body as well, this is just enough that it isn't triggering.
Thank you for this video. Because of my size, I feel very self-conscious about yoga, but struggle with back pain so wanted to start doing yoga to help. I enjoy your videos (I've done this one and the moderate one) and am excited to continue. Thank you.
Thank you thank you thank you for this. I am overweight and am limited in what I can do with exercise due to my weight and old injuries. I think this will help keep me active while not straining my joints.
Thank uou. I am 68 years old and overweight, had a couple of falls, so aching all over and never thought I could get back to yoga again, but here I am slowly starting.
Just finished doing this session and I really enjoyed it! I’ve done yoga in the past (quite a while ago) but I’m very very out of practice and wanted to start gently and this was a really wonderful practice to start off with. Looking forward to doing the others. Would love to see loads more for bigger bodies!
This is a wonderful resource. Thank you for sharing this with us! It is so helpful to see how a bigger body moves and looks in these poses and your delivery is so clear and calming. Can't wait to follow along with the rest of the videos in this series. My hips are already thanking me!
I’ve always wanted to try yoga, but since I’m a big girl I’ve been too self conscious. I felt so comfortable & safe doing this in my own home with such a relaxed & professional teacher. I loved this lesson so much & I look forward to my next lesson soon. Thank you!
This is so wonderful, I am so inflexible and out of shape this is such a great starting point for me, finally a video I that'll get me on the right track!
Thank god for Zalinda! I went to a beginners yoga class and cried when it was over. It was horrible! Yoga shouldn’t be so intimating and competitive. I love Zalinda’s calm voice and pace. It felt so good to be able to do this at home without judgment. Thank you so much for sharing these videos for the true beginners!
Thank you so much for being here!!! This is the first yoga video in such a long time (if ever) that I didn't have to pause because they were moving to fast between poses or skip any poses because I didn't know how to modify them to my needs. This video was a perfect first for my "at home yoga retreat," where I can tell your videos will be heavily featured. I also really appreciate not having to transition so much between sitting and standing poses. Thank you so much!
I love this video. I haven't tried practicing Yoga since I've gained some weight. This is fun and ever so reassuring. Thank you so much!
This is just what I was looking for! I am plus size with a large mid section and felt like there was no modification for my stature. Thank you for doing this video
I am so incredibly grateful for this series. I have struggled to get into so many traditional yoga positions and find myself really discouraged. This series has given me confidence and is doing wonders for my flexibility and my state of mind. Thank you thank you thank you.🙏❤️
You are so gentle and make me feel so encouraged. Thank you
You both are so great, I really enjoyed following along with you!
Love seeing exercise videos for people who are truly just starting out.
thank you for this wonderful video my husband and I and 2 year old toddler tried this tonight for stretching and relaxation. Excellent, excellent!
Thank u, this was great, i am overweight and have artritis in hands and feet first time that i could actually finish a yoga video, i felt stretched and relaxed and encouraged to try more. Thank you so much.
I'm so glad to have found this video. I have a bigger body and I have some health issues that keep me from doing anything too strenuous. This was absolutely perfect and I will do this over and over again to help myself get stronger and breath more intentionally and hopefully move up to more moderate yoga practice. I appreciate you giving options for each movement and being calm and gentle. Amazing! Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Thank you this was my first time doing a complete yoga class and I really enjoyed it. All others I've attempted were pretty intimidating to be honest.
Thank you so much for sharing this! I always thought I couldn't do yoga. Now I realize I just didn't have the right teacher. I did this today and it actually felt really good and I was able to do everything. You are amazing and so is Denise!
Thank you for this. I felt capable and confident while following at home and let go of stress I didn't even realize I was carrying. It felt like this yoga was made for me. I was crying at the end from relief and feeling truly included.
I am small and petite, but am a senior who has never done Yoga. Every video I have tried has been too hard because I have arthritis in my wrists. This was very good! I will be doing this one regularly. Thank you!
I just did this for the first time and loved it! I’m currently in quarantine on my own in my basement and this will really help with stress and sleep. Thank you so much for your lovely classes, I am looking forward to keeping going with this and trying some of the others. Stay well, Namaste.
Thank you for this great video, and for representing bigger bodies in yoga. This has been very inspiring for me and I’m sure many other people as well. 💗
Honestly this is great for people who are not as flexible and need gentle stretches and movements. Thanks!
Thank you so much for this
This was super neat. I'm both fat and disabled and I've always found actual irl yoga classes to be full of pressure and judgement. I've done a couple of your vids as an introduction, and while challenging it was very relaxing and I feel so much better mood-wise for moving. Glad I found this. Props to you both!
Good morning from New Hampshire! Just wanted to thank you for this video. After knee surgery and two years of sedentarianism (is that a word?), it's exactly what I need. Thank you for being respectful of women in bigger bodies!
First time watching this I started my yoga journey with yoga with adriene. But this seems alot easier then what I am doing but I think this is perfect for people who are bigger
my mom regularly does yoga and has been trying to get me into it, but it hasn't been working out because I worry a lot about not being able to do it well enough because it's not catered towards bigger bodies. i was comfortable doing this routine, but it also was challenging and I can see myself even using this as a de-stress method. thanks a lot Zelinda!
Thank you so much for this video! I've always been drawn to yoga but get easily frustrated when my belly gets in the way of "beginner" poses in other classes. I found this practice accessible and a great way for me to start to my yoga journey without frustration. The poses were easy to follow, but I still felt challenged. Thanks again!!!!
So glad I found this video. Tried other beginner videos and it was too much on my knees. This is perfect. Will be doing it every day. Thanks so much.
Thank you so much! I used to do yoga back in my college days and have really been missing it but I couldnt find a class that catered to getting me back into yoga shape. I'm so glad I found you! I moved onto your moderate video this week and this was a perfect intro to get me there. I love how you even I corporated some of the familiar moves from here into that video as well!
Nice she is amazing I love doing exercise hello how are you doing hope all is well with you and your family and you are all staying safe always over there🌹🌹
I just completed my first yoga class. Thank you. I have been saying I was going to do it for years, and today was my starting point. Thank you so much!!!!
I needed this so much today. I can’t wait to do it again tomorrow.
My first time trying this & it was completely doable. 🙏 thank you. Perfectly taught. I know nothing much about yoga, or the breathing. I am grateful. I have arthritis in my spine, disk degeneration, bulging, & an impingement in my neck & lower back. I was sad when it ended. It went by fast. Please keep these coming.
Thank you for posting this! I am plus size and it’s sooo hard to find a good yoga video for bigger bodies but I’m glad I found this one. Trying to lose some weight and become healthier. Will be doing this one today! Also I subscribed
I absolutely appreciate this. You explain the poses very well and it's easy to follow along with. Plus a lot easier for bigger people than some of the other videos I've watched. I appreciate you taking the time to make sure everyone can have a chance to do yoga at their pace and to match their body type.
Just found this video! It is amazing! The moves are great and the instructions are easy to follow by watching them and hearing them! I subscribed to watch and learn more! Thank you! 💖
As someone with joint and back problems this was amazing. Im not plus sized but this works so great for my body 🥰
So glad I found this, I have back and shoulder problems and found this worked for me just as I needed it too. Thank you
Nice she is amazing I love doing exercise hello how are you doing hope all is well with you and your family and you are all staying safe always over there🌹🌹
Thanks so much for this video! I needed an easier yoga start.
Oh my.... fantastic!!!! Thank you 🙏 thank you 🙏 🙏 thank you!!!! Soooo glad I found your channel!!! Excited about yoga now!!!! 💕💕💕 Very very helpful!!!!
So grateful for this video! I’m very overweight and could not do poses in another video I tried because my belly was literally in the way. This was was much easier for me.
I just wanted to Shout you out and say a big HUGE Thank you. This video has helped me find some peace, and heal my achy knees and lower back!!! I'm so grateful! Namaste🙏🏾
Loved this!!! I tried another video and couldn't do it because I have arthritis in my knees so any poses on knees are out and I am a bigger girl. I really appreciate this video!! If you could do a video with more instruction through the whole thing because I like to close my eyes to get the full effect of the breathing. And I'm brand new to yoga but I love that it relaxes you while strengthen you. I do my cardio then do yoga so I can wind down from the fast heartbeat. Thanks again!!
Thank you so much for this amazing video. It is just what I needed. I could feel my muscles in my hips - so much tension there. I will be doing this daily and I've subscribed :)
Thank you for this video! This is exactly the kind of thing I need to get started. Thank you for creating such a welcoming, encouraging, open minded energy.
I’m glad I found this video - she is calming and very good. I did this and will try to do it daily or 3 times a week. You made yoga fun for me.
Thank you for this video.
Thank you so much for this video! I really enjoyed it! I'm in pain a lot and this gentle yoga was just the thing I needed.
The pace is perfect
Denise has beautiful form! I am recommending this video to my sister, who is curious about yoga, but intimidated.
Thank you so much for making this video. I LOVE your teaching style! Can’t wait to try more videos from you!
Thanks @Journey to Self Love And Inner Strength! More videos coming soon! :) - Zelinda
I put off doing yoga for a long time coz I'm a man and I thought people would laugh at me. I tried doing a beginners' video and the poses were quite tough as a bigger person. I love this video, the exercises are simple but effective and my physical and mental health are already improving as a result!
This is so amazing! The work you put in is deeply appreciated. I'm an extremely obese man working to drop weight and get more active, and this beginner for the bigger is the best! I'll be back more and more. Thank you ;)
Thank you for posting! We need more of these videos!
Thank you. I have always found yoga hard due to my weight and previous injury. This is the first class/video which I found easy to do.
Thank you for this. I am a beginner plus sized women and this made the transition into yoga easy for me. Keep going.
This was amazing i always have so much struggle to find any yoga video for me as i am overweight. Most of the common video require strenght that i still don't have ^^"
Hope there will be more :)
Greetings from France !
I need to tell you how wonderful it is to find this Video. I used to do yoga in my 20s but 34 years later 2 kids and 1 grandchild and 12 years on dialysis I have pain in every joint and trying totake up even what others call beginning gentle yoga I failed until I found this yesterday. Thank you so much. Starting today with this
I really appreciated this! Best video I have watched so far. Just beginning to learn yoga and am larger and have discs in back that are pancaked on top of each other and arthritis throughout my body and these moves I am able to do as I have to strengthen my muscles before I can move on to a more strenuous workout. My physician suggested yoga and you should always consult with your physician before starting any exercise routine if you have health issues. I am NOT willing to become an opioid statistic. Thank you so much!
Thank you for adding this video. I’ve been currently attending a class in a studio and the very tiny instructor makes me feel so uncomfortable being larger. However, I’m determined to show her that just because we are larger, it doesn’t mean we are not capable.
Thankyou so much for doing this considering the larger lady/man x I just tried another yoga video ( never done yoga before) and being a larger lady found it so difficult x
This was great!!! I feel so relaxed and refreshed after this session.
Yoga means unity. No discrimination. This is so good. Thank you 🙏🏻
Nice she is amazing I love doing exercise hello how are you doing hope all is well with you and your family and you are all staying safe always over there
Thank you so much for creating this page for bigger bodies. I felt so good following along. I can't wait to watch the next video.
Nice she is amazing I love doing exercise hello how are you doing hope all is well with you and your family and you are all staying safe always over there🙏🏼
this was lovely, thank you! i look forward to watching more!
I loved your video!!!!...today was my first day of plus size beginners yoga at home and I chose your video to start..thank you so much. I feel more confident and more able to do more. I look forward to more of your videos ❤
You have such a gentle voice and this video really helped metry Yoga for the first time. That you so much ladies.