Blog Post
My Youtube Channel
- by Barbara Hastings
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- 25 Feb, 2022
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Please visit my Youtube Channel here
My Youtube Channel is here for you to browse. They are mainly short clips and classes, for ideas to add to your practice and also some to practise along with. Below are direct links to the kind of things I teach each week either online or in person: firstly a short Yoga Nidra and love meditation, secondly a short slide show of Hatha / Ashtanga postures in an active practice, holding each pose for around 5 breaths each, thirdly a series of yin style postures to be practised much more slowly and held for 3-5 minutes each, and finally a gentle restorative Somatic style class where poses are moved one breath at a time. We are all different and have yoga preferences, and at different times of the day our bodies need different practices too, some focus on muscular strength, some on joint mobility, some on fascia and deeper connective tissue release, and some on mind and emotional release. However whatever we need or choose as our practice, we will find that all styles will help relieve stiffness, and help unblock energy channels resulting in a lightness of body and mind.
Yoga Nidra (short) for relaxation particularly at night
A short active practice (slide show) no commentary.
A short Yin style practice, no commentary.
A gentle restorative Somatic style practice
Yoga Nidra (short) for relaxation particularly at night
A short active practice (slide show) no commentary.
A short Yin style practice, no commentary.
A gentle restorative Somatic style practice
These are two limbs of yoga: pranayama and dyana. Sometimes we integrate them in an asana (posture) practice, but sometimes we need a separate time to check in with how we are feeling, what we are thinking, what our bodies, minds and emotions are telling us. For this reason Yoga with Barbara is now offering Breathing and Meditation as a separate practice online in a group or one to one. These hour long classes cover the essentials of pranayama (ancient yogic breathing techniques) and several meditation techniques. All of these techniques are immediately calming and are ideal for people who know it is hard for them to find time, or stay still. They can be transformational. This class can also be practised as a one to one and privately on-line.
Yin yoga has its origins in China. The language used in class is about
the flow of Chi. The yin practice is a slow and deep form of yoga, where poses
aim at us discovering an appropriate edge of no pain, but rather a "sweet
discomfort". Poses are held for several minutes, with comfortable props if
necessary to maintain the pose, and mindful commentary. This sweet discomfort is a gently applied mechanical stress, pressure or gentle
pulling that release blockages and promote the Chi energy flow through the
whole body along the meridians to all organs and tissues, whilst also
stretching and transforming the connective tissue in a Yin manner. Muscles are
not warmed up11, blood flow and cardiac activity are not stimulated - these are
yang activities that belong to other necessary complementary practices. Yin
completes the whole.