Full Length Gentle Yoga Class for Beginners and Seniors Vol. 1
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- Опубліковано 10 лип 2014
- Full length gentle yoga class, perfect for beginners, seniors or just those of you coming back to Yoga or looking for a gentle practice. All you'll need is a mat.
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Taught by Shelly Nicole from Sovereign Hands Yoga. Follow Sovereign Hands at
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Filmed and produced by www.loscholos.co and www.thematproject.com
Music:
"Rain" from Roomful of Emptiness by Matti Paalanen
"Cylinder Nine" by Chris Zabriskie - Спорт
Packaging: It came in a sturdy rectangular cardboard box that said Yoga on it. ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxZkaD2JsPC-fUMkF3vxJ2echoiXZ3T9aM I didn't like how it let possible package thieves know what might be contained inside but great packaging otherwise. The yoga mat came rolled up in a plastic wrap, which was fairly easy to remove.Contents: I got the green yoga mat and it came with an adjustable velcro carrying strap already secured to the mat. There was also a warranty card. There was a bit of a plastic smell coming form the yoga mat but it quickly dissipated after using it once.I've only used the yoga mat twice so far but I am loving it. It's such a game changer to my work outs, especially compared to my bed and floor, haha! I can confirm that it very thick, slip resistant, and comfortable. i didn't look at the dimensions prior to buying the mat, but it is so much longer than I expected! Width is normal size in my opinion. I don't know if it really is tear resistant yet... only time will tell!
So good after pandemic
Namaste🙏🌿🌿🌿🌿
Dear Shelley, I''m 82 and this is my 2nd month with your class for beginners and seniors. I want to thank you so very much for this wonderful yoga exercise. I started with sitting straight legged because my knees just wouldn't bend enough for a regular yoga sit, but now I can actually sit cross legged! I feel my flexibility coming back along with greater balance as well. Your soothing voice actually put me to sleep a couple of times during the ending relaxation period. What a joy to have found you.
Thank you from deep in my heart!
I am 70 and have been away from yoga for many years. As everyone has said, this gentle class is doable and peaceful, with just the right mix of working and relaxing. Thank you so much! Your voice is calming and soothing too!
I’ve come back to this video time and again. I LOVE the sound of Shelley’s voice. This is a wonderful gift. Thanks!
Me too
me three 😊
Her voice and calming presence is EVERYTHING. I want a room in my house where I can open the door and Shelley is just narrating things! Her yoga practices are just beautiful.
YES YES!
I will join the chorus and say thank you, this is the perfect level and length for my 75 year old body and mind.
Steven B 60 tis 60 year old body has seen everything shoulder surgery, Total knee replacement, budging disks and on and on the today the sun is shinning , the birds are singing and with your gift my depression is losing its grip on me. Thank you
What a great practice led by an instructor who understands the limitations of her audience!
Susan Rose Thank you Susan. Hope to see you back soon :)
totally!
I have searched forever for a guide whose voice did not distract or annoy me and FINALLY I've found one. 😊 It's been more than a year since I practiced, and even then I was only intermediate. Still, I thoroughly enjoyed it. Before I return to a studio, I want to move in my own space. I look forward to working together, and really appreciate your sensibility. Namaste.
I found Shelly Nicole at Sovereign Hands on Facebook.
So true indeed. Very relaxing.
Yes
Agree
I cannot thank you enough for this video! 50-something, had 2 frozen shoulders & herniated disk. I am very stiff and thought yoga would help. But everyone's "beginner" yoga was too hard for me. This is the FIRST video I could do the whole way through! I nearly cried when I was done (happy that I could do it!) Instructions clear and easy to follow--movements perfect level for me. Lovely soothing voice. Thank you!!
Best class for seniors I've found on UA-cam. Your class is well thought out, peaceful and you have a very calming presence. Thank you.
I still come here for yoga
Me too❤
This is a perfect class. Just enough effort to feel like I’m expending energy, pace is easy to maintain, and gentle enough so no pain. Thank you!
Best beginner/returning person yoga class. I am so grateful I stumbled upon this practice.
You are wonderful! I just finished your first class and I am loving your voice, so calm, serene. Thank you!
Finally a beginning yoga class that really is for beginners. I really enjoyed it!
Wow..perfect
I have done this yoga exercise about three times in the past week and a half. Of all the beginner yoga videos on You Tube, this is the only one that's gentle on the knees, yet quite effective.
Really enjoyed the easy pace and the calm flow. I am 73, and the class was just right for me.
I love this video. I am beginning yoga again at 69 years young. It is a perfect start. Thank you.😊
I discovered you years ago and keep coming back...THANK YOU!! Best home practice!!❤️🙏🏻
I have been doing the gentle yoga in this youtube for eight years,, beginning when I was fifty-two, and I've also watched her musical performances. I am a Shelley Nicole fan. She helps.
My sister and I have been doing this class for 5 years. Thank you for inspiring us to keep flexible.
your class is so gentle, and so are you.
Thank you, Shelly, for the blessing of this practice which continues to support me through the pandemic.
I use this video every day for a week now
I am getting better on my stretching. I sleep amazing, since I do this practice before bed. Thank you for this video. I love how you do the motions, and talk me through it!
+fede hall Great to hear, hope you are still enjoying the class. We're releasing a Volume 2 of the same class later today.
I would like to tell you that today is the first time I have done Yoga, and I am 56 years old. Yes, at times it was hard because I have been sitting or standing for so long in my home with no real movement., But, this year I decided that one way or another I was going to learn Yoga and begin to meditate, etc. So, you are a wonderful teacher of this. You calmed my spirit today, and it was a wonderful session. I am coming back again and again..thank you so much, and I am very grateful for you.
Keep coming back too this ... it’s so good.Thank you
Thank heaven during COVID 19 you are still here to start my day.
Because of your videos I do not feel depressed or angry. I will you had a studio near me. Thank you
Thank you for a class with pacing, instructions, and degree of difficulty that matches the title. I am an appreciative beginner.
This is one of the top 3 yoga classes on youtube and you are one of the top 3 yoga teachers. Thank ou for sharing. With thanks Liana
I've been a yogi for 25 years plus & am in my early 50s. I'm a lone parent to a teen with severe and complex learning difficulties & complex health conditions who doesn't sleep very well. I do get lots of support with people constantly in & out of my house everyday when my loved one is not at school. My practice has taken a back seat over the past 2 years and I'm fighting to get a practice up and running even if it means starting off at home. I LOVE this class. Thank you and I will be looking out for more to add to my senior yoga playlist. I do however still feel alive and well even in middle age & good belly laughter still lights up my day even if I have to search for reasons to laugh. Thanks again. Namaste
+Yewande YorubaGyal Amazing to her and thanks for sharing your story Yewande!! It's wonderful to hear you are getting some time to take care of yourself again. Namaste.
+The Mat Project Thanx for the response 😄
+Yewande YorubaGyal This is an amazing story! There is ALWAYS something to be thankful for. Even simply life and breath. Give thanks! Thank you so much!
+blakbushe Yes I thank God! My life is also beginning to change more positively & slowly but surely I'm getting my life back in ways I will have more freedom . Thank you for your lovely comment. Ase o!
Yewande YorubaGyal
Just restarting yoga after a knee injury, and this class was perfect! Great teacher!
Yep, just turned 63. Got very good at yoga in college. Well past time to start again. Your yoga class is WONDERFUL! I can start again with confidence.
After trying several other classes on line YOURS fits me perfectly. I turned 60 this year and need to start an exercise habit and I'm starting with you. Thank you.
Want to thank you I have a lot of disabilities, chronic pain, and migraines. I've gained a lot of weight in a few yrs due to cortisone, epidural, foot surgery and lack of activity. I'de been needing something to do that would make me feel no pressure or get me stressed, not one for gyms or strategic excersize. I'm able to do this in the comfort of my own home, at my own pace, when I have the time. I'm 56yrs old, and a friend & I previously did a yoga class yrs ago, it helped me distress and unexpectedly loose weight. I started vol 1 today, already felt better! You guidance, and gentleness of your voice was easy to follow along, the reminder of breathing and taking time to relax throughout was 👌 I especially like the calming release of the class. I felt like I had no issues physically for the rest of the day, just felt wonderful and calm all day. Can't Thank you enough for making this video for people. JUST AWESOME!!!!!! THANK YOU AGAIN⭐🌷Looking forward to my next day. NAMASTE
This is a really good class. I am 59 years old and just starting up again. Thank you so much
Recovering from Covid, New Years Day 2022. I wanted a short gentle practice, that would feel good in my body, mind and spirit. I have done this practice for years, because it's wonderful and Shelly is a great teacher with a soothing voice. Thanks once again!
I chose this video because I could hear it but then enjoyed the class so much. The breathing is very beneficial. Thank you!
Wonderful class! Just the sort of laid back hatha flow I was looking for -- a series I could easily do every day. Thanks also for the nice production values. The instructor's voice is clear and soothing and the visuals are easy to follow.
I absolutely love listening to your voice. I am a yoga teacher myself, injured and doing short practices to heal my body. Thank you.
This is a great class to return to Yoga. I am 76 yrs old and practiced yoga in the past but I've been away a few years. Thank you for this....I will repeat this video for one month before moving on to your next one.
Been awhile since I’ve done yoga. Love this gentle approach from your soothing voice. Thank you for helping me get back into it Shelly 💕
I have ignored yoga for years, thinking how can this be helpful? Was a jock type forever...if you are not sweating, you are not accomplishing anything. I tried a class and nobody would help me with new positions so I gave it up. I just did this routine and I AM IN LOVE! Whatever you do after this is bonus...Thank you from the bottom of my heart...I will do this every day before I go out and about! Nameste...
What a lovely peaceful and beautiful journey this class is. Thank you
Coming back to yoga after a 2 year gap.....love it, thank you!
Hello Yogi’s. I have not been on my mat since my mother died 18 months ago. I was hospitalised for Covid in the U.K. & then hospitalised again in December 2021 for long Covid complications here in the States.
But this morning March 3rd 2022. I finally found the urge to sit on my mat, which I might add, as been open on my floor for over a week and practice our beloved yoga 🧘🏿♂️ Namaste 🙏🏿
As a senior wanting to reconnect with my practice this is perfect. Thank you Shelley. Namaste
I love doing yoga with you. You are the best! Your movements, your voice, and the accompanying music are great! I’m 75 next week and have been doing yoga for many years and as I get older I’ve slowed my pace a bit but I feel awesome every time I do a class with you. Thank you!!!
Great instruction and pace for a return to yoga for 67 year old male, thank you so much. I look forward to practicing with you each morning.
This practice was just what i needed ! I just loved this beautiful Woman. I will be coming back! Thank You for a beautiful class.
Thank you! I love that the teacher in this video isn't a 22 year old who is a size 0. Watching her made me feel like maybe I can do this, too. I'm returning to yoga and my body isn't at all like it used to be. I modified for my shoulders and ankle, but was still able to do the whole video. :)
Hi, I'm brand new to Yoga and am 60 years old. I really enjoyed this video. Thank you!
Due to health issues, I sometimes have to start over. I so appreciate this video and the next and have been coming back to start here when needed. The instructor is wonderful and welcoming, the movements flow from one to the next. What a gem!
I love the pace of the class because it really gave me the time needed to fully experience each exercise. Thank you!
Thanks so much Shelley. Your class is perfect for me. My friends and l have practiced for a year now. Feeling the fine tuning happening as I am learning. You have saved me physically and mentally. Your voice, timing, technique and 'beautiful' praise is exactly right. Thank you again ❤
Thank you seems not enough for all you give. Freely. I have no other words so simply thank you
Thank you for your slow, soothing voice and your teaching. Coming to yoga later in life (60), strong from hiking but overweight, stiff, aching. I feel better already. Thank you, namaste.
Thank you so much, I am a very beginner age 58, and this is a perfect start for me. I love your calming voice, thank you again.
Thank you for allowing me to believe in my body again. Two complete hip replacements and I’m ready to begin!
In my mid 60s. Been doing yoga for 30 plus years but never found.an online.video that was as good as being in class until now. Even the beginning yoga videos were paced too fast, and rushed through everything. Made proper breathing very difficult. Yourr video is excellent. Soothing voice, excellent pace, covered all the moves. Love it. Thank you.
Love this video! Our family's favorite. My parents do this every morning at 10. Now I am doing it. Feel better and better!
And Deb Cowans, I almost 49 and have been doing a class once a week since 2010. I have only just become more confident and finally managed a shoulder stand. This is great progress as I started my classes in 2010 from a chair, such was the extent of my sciatica and lower back pain. Since 2012, with continuous gentle practice and guided by a great teacher, my back pain has almost complete subsided, I can bend and I'm a much happier person! Stick with it!
What a wonderfull feeling in yoga result. Keep doing everyday would be nice in our life man. Thanks for the video 🙏
Thank you so much, i am so enjoying this practice. I am 70, and have been away from yoga for many years, but have just come back to it. This practice is just right. My plan is to get comfortable with the flow of this one, then add in the next one. I love the pace, your voice and the gentle simplicity of it. And yes, it is already , after four or five sessions helping ease out some of the aches and pains of an active life.😊😊💕
Tried the video for the first time and enjoyed the instructor.
I'm a beginner as well as a senior and I enjoyed this class today.
My husband and I have been trying out different yoga sessions and yours is by far the best. Thank you.
Wow. I'm disabled and was looking for an easy beginners yoga I could do in between this new cardio low impact exercises every other day. Mostly to stretch and give our bodies a day of rest until we got used to it and to stretch our muscles. This one is great. My body feels so relaxed and stretched out. Thank you. Finally a yoga routine I can do for the most part.
I've never done any type of yoga, and wasn't sure at 60 I would even be able to. Well I was able to do this and can I just say, this is the first time in months that my back and shoulders have felt relaxed and loose. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
I love her voice, very calming. I suffer from osteoporosis and back pain. Her moves were gentle, but also helpful for stretching. There was no rush through the moves. I"ve done a 20 minute yoga Ap, always thought it went too fast to really enjoy each pose. This video allows for more time per stretch and pose which is better for my back.
LOVED this class and I often find fault with them, admittedly. From the voice to the music, THIS was fantastic! Such a soothing voice, no music other than during the final resting part (I know the word, just not how to spell it!). This was just what I needed. Thank you!!!
Want to thank you I have a lot of disabilities and have gained a lot of weight, had been needed something to do that would make me feel no pressured or get stressed, I'm able to do this in the comfort of my own home when I have the time. I previously did yoga yrs ago, an! it helped me distress and loss weight. I started vol 1 today, already felt better!
Helpful and practical. Her voice is directive yet calming. I have been away from yoga and was looking for a way to reconnect with the discipline of yoga and to ease my body back into poses. She covers the whole body and it is basic yet my body has let me know, "Oh, I like this. Oh, this is a challenge. Thank you. Will return to this again.
Finally found a yoga instructor for my age. I practiced yoga years ago. Wishing I had stayed with it. I am in my 80s with total hip replacement last year. My ability for movement etc. has been severely limited and I do not like that at all. So thank you so much for your videos. I am follower.
Just found your channel, 65 and preparing for my 3rd heart surgery in less than 2 years. I can not longer do high impact workouts. I walk 4+ mi daily. Needed something I could do just for me. Found you and love you Shelly Nicole. Can't wait until we meet at the mat again!
I am 61 years old and have done Yoga off and on for several years now. I really enjoy this class, thank you. Your voice is so calming as well.
I'm so glad I found you! Your practice was exactly what I needed. Thank you!
I love her. Beautiful voice and beautiful technique. So appreciative to have this video.
SO grateful... I had given up... and then I found you! I could DO it! 65 years old and getting stiffer and stiffer... new beginnings! yay!
This is great. It looks day but, it's very effective. I like the fact that instructor has a clear and soothing voice. I actually worked with her volume II first. It's great to use both.
thank you so much for this wonderful practice! I was actually able to do the whole thing. it's encouraging to find your practice and know that i can do it!!
I really liked this 30 minute yoga class because for myself and my wife who have a 1 month old it was both gentle and very connected. I also enjoyed the gentle voice over...
knute ayhens johnson Thank you so much. We'll be releasing two additional videos from Shelley this month. Hope to have you and your wife back for those new classes. Namaste.
first beginners yoga that i could actually do. thank you!
Lovely slow class - just what I needed, with space and time to move within each pose. Thank you very much!
Thank you. I have had two very intensive foot and ankle surgeries within the last two years and my balance is not good and being able to do this in the comfort of my own home is such a gift. I felt so good after and I'm going to do this one everyday during the week for two weeks and maybe I will be able to go to the next one.
Just getting back into yoga (63y/o) and stumbled across your video....it is excellent!! The instructions & demonstrations are clear, instructor's voice is soothing and the amount of music is just right...bravo!
This course was amazingly helpful. I am getting back into yoga and am so grateful I found this course 🙏🏾
Love this calming, relaxing practice. Its the best one I've found for me (over 60). Use it most days. Thank you soo much.
I'm coming off a bad injury and I'm about to turn 60. This is exactly what I need. Your compassion for your older and infirm audience really comes through.
Thank you
Freeknowledgefan Thank you! Take care of yourself and those injuries. Namaste.
You are the best workout instructor for any work out video I've done, Bravo!
This is great. Straight forward, not too much for my old bones, and yes, great voice. Thank you so much.
Lovely. I rediscovered yoga in spring 2020, using it to manage anxiety and stress. I grew stronger, more flexible in body and mind. Recently I have wanted something new, a different guide.... and - voila! Thank you so much!
thank you so much for this video. It's exactly what I need coming back into yoga after several years and now with a few hip and neck issues. Stretching gently, focusing and soft voice and music. Perfect.
I haven't been to my Silver Sneakers yoga classes since February because of COVID and realized that I needed to start up again because who knows when we will be able to go back to live classes. I found this class and I am so happy. This is a great class - all the basics + savasana. Yay!
Shelly, I am so grateful to you. I finished this session with such an abundance of pure bliss and a hopeful start to my day! Thank you!
It was wonderful to find a beginner yoga video that actually felt like it was for beginners.
At 61 years old and never having really done much yoga, my chiropractor suggested a gentle yoga routine. I found this and really like it. I like the gentle spirit the teacher imparts. Thank you for a great gentle class to get into yoga.
+Linda Forslund Thank you for your lovely feedback on the class - this is what we love to hear!! Congratulations on getting yourself onto the mat and giving Yoga a go. Namaste.
Nice! Nice to see a good teacher-a teacher of color on UA-cam . I am a 71 year old black yoga teacher looking to see what really good teaching is available on UA-cam that is accessible and well instructed.
I am 70, exercised regularly all my life, including bits of yoga. I just got over gastric virus last week and wanted to get back to myself. I searched Google for 'yoga for 70' and found you, tried your class for the first time, and found it perfect for me. I plan to repeat every morning. Thank-you so much.