covid 19 yoga

The Covid 19 has driven us all indoors, and our yoga online.  A few weeks into the lock down, my entire teaching schedule shifted online.

After a few weeks yoga teachers across the world realized that this may very well be the future of yoga.  Many senior teachers offering online classes & workshops.  With considerably more time at hand, I started attending some of these online yoga classes.  I even downloaded a few courses and the accompanying reading list.

As more and more yoga studios went virtual, Savitri from Saktiisha Yoga connected with me and soon I was on their virtual schedule.  I started inviting guest teachers to my class too.  So far we’ve had amazing yoga sessions with Medha Bhaskar and Susanne Mayer and look forward to many more.  I wish we’d discovered online yoga earlier!

Here are 5 Things I Wish I knew About Online Yoga Before the Corona Virus

1.  It is absolutely possible to practice yoga with a teacher online.
2. The teaching isn’t diluted on an online medium – in fact, it’s amplified.  Teachers teach from the comfort of their homes and this is evident in their demeanor.
3. An online class will save you a lot of travel time.  That time can now be spent sipping some tea, meditating, catching up on reading, meal prepping etc.
4. There are various online offerings  – from a touch base once a week to membership access to thousands of videos – you can find something that works for you.  I have registered for weekly live yoga classes & membership to the YogaBranches portal.  I’ve also explored Carrie Owerko’s plans.  In addition to this I attended a few online classes with Amrutha Bindu Yoga and a weekend workshop streamed to London by Raya UD.  In addition to this I’ve bought several David Garrigues courses for philosophy study.  I looked at OMStars too, and not to forget – I tried a few workouts with Cult.fit as well!
5. Practicing in your rattiest and most comfortable pajamas beats pulling on a pair of yoga pants any day.

 

Have you jumped on to the online yoga bandwagon yet?