Beginner Yoga Online For Libido, Insomnia, Mood, Eating Regulation, & More.
By Chris Lalor, Certified Senior Iyengar Yoga Teacher and Certified Yoga Therapist, and Dr Stuart McGill, Yoga Teacher, Flametree Yoga Darwin
Beginner yoga online: the short answer
Beginner yoga online at Flametree is LIVE: the teacher can see and hear you, and gives on-the-spot guidance. You do not need to be flexible. Easy poses, often with props like chairs and blocks, help you feel calmer when stress has left you tired, irritable or sleeping badly. You can also come to the Darwin studios at Woolner and Coolalinga. New students can start with the beginner half price deal ($59.50 for 10 classes, plus 2 free), and the beginner timetable shows every class.
At times, we all have experiences of feeling irritable, angry, exhausted, or anxious.
Sometimes, we also find we gain weight easily, or have low libido, insomnia, or mood swings.
When any combination of these happens, a long stretch of stress is often part of the story. Many of our students find that a regular beginner class helps them feel steadier.
Get calmer. Use yoga to ease stress.
Adrenal glands are your “stress hormones”
The adrenal glands (small glands just above the kidneys) are part of our hormonal system. They make adrenaline and cortisol, the so called “stress hormones”. These help us respond to stress.
We’re built for survival. These stress hormones help us in the short term when under threat. The problem is that, unless we rest and relax, they can keep firing day after day. That is a lot to ask of a body.
Rest is something we can learn. That is where yoga comes in.
Without action, all thoughts and emotions stay locked in your body.
Beginner yoga online or in-studio helps you settle
Practising beginner yoga online, or at any more advanced level, teaches you to rest and to notice how you feel.
Via yoga, we first learn to relate to feelings in our body. Yoga teaches us to enquire into the consequences of our thoughts and actions. The body holds the score, in the sense that thoughts and emotions can stay locked in the body.
We also start to see our habits and how they impact on our wellbeing. Yoga teaches us how to become more “intelligent” in the way we live.
Poses that help when you feel depleted
Yoga also allows us to experience how certain poses change how we feel. Many students find that twists and forward bends give them more energy when they feel depleted.
Examples of those poses are in the pictures with this post, and most of them are easy beginner poses.
Even if you are not a beginner, these poses, or some more advanced variation, are worth trying.
Props, like the chairs and blocks shown, help you monitor how much effort you are using, so you get the most from each pose.
With yoga, as with many other things, the key is regularity. I suggest you use beginner yoga online, or in-studio, or with Flametree’s on-demand yoga videos, to do at least some yoga each day.
Try even using household items for your twists, or furniture at the office.
A forward bend to help the nervous system settle.
Twisting poses and forward bends
Consider the example of twisting poses. Many students find twists wake them up and lift their energy when they feel low. Done with props, the poses need less effort, so you can hold them longer and get more from them.
Forward bends are also fantastic poses to practise. Students often find they help them quieten down.
Again, there are options depending on your flexibility, and individual yoga journey.
How to start or re-start yoga
Flametree teaches beginner level yoga as the first step in a series of levels.
If you are a non-beginner, or a Flametree student who has been away for a while, you can try 14 days of unlimited non-beginner classes for $39.
At this link, you can learn more about the non-beginner deal.
LIVE, beginner yoga online, or in-studio
You can start any time in the beginner level. For beginners, the main deal is the half price 10 class pass with 2 classes free ($59.50). It covers Darwin and online.
You can do beginner yoga online, in our Darwin studios at Woolner and Coolalinga, via yoga videos, or any mix of these options.
Class times & types are in the beginner timetable, including any mix and number of these optional class types:
- standard hatha yoga classes
- backcare
- women only
- breath meditation
- restorative yoga
- gentle yoga.
An alternative is to buy a weekly beginner pass and pay by the week. You do the same beginner classes.
You don’t need to be flexible to start beginner yoga online, or in any other format. You’ll get an excellent sequence of beginner yoga poses, with demonstrations and verbal guidance.
The teacher can hear you, and see you, and give you live, on-the-spot guidance.
At this link, you can learn more about the benefits of yoga.
Check out a FREE video of a Beginner Class, or get started
At the link below, you can see Chris Lalor, Senior teacher at Flametree, teaching a Slow Gentle Focus one hour beginner class. Back Care classes are another type of Special Focus Beginner class.
The free video class will give you a sense of how yoga classes are taught, using demonstrations and verbal instructions.
If you want, you can even do the free yoga video class and see what you think. See the FREE video yoga class here.
Or use one of the introductory deals below to give yoga a try… for whatever you need from it.
Here again are the two top deals to get started or re-started.
Get a pass, and then reserve a class.
NON-BEGINNERS: 14 days unlimited for AUS$39. Online or in-studio.
BEGINNERS: Easy poses, half price 10 classes plus 2 free ($59.50). Online or in-studio.
Beginner yoga online: questions people ask
Can I really learn beginner yoga online?
Yes. Flametree’s online classes are LIVE, so the teacher can see and hear you and give on-the-spot guidance. You can turn your camera off if you prefer.
Do I need to be flexible?
No. You don’t need to be flexible to start. Poses are adapted with props such as chairs and blocks.
What does beginner yoga online cost?
The beginner half price deal is $59.50 for 10 classes plus 2 free, covering Darwin and online. You can also pay by the week with a weekly beginner pass.
Can beginner yoga help when I am stressed and sleeping badly?
Many students find a regular beginner class helps them feel calmer and steadier. Twists, forward bends and supported poses are common choices, and the teacher adapts each pose to you.
Can I do beginner yoga in the studio as well?
Yes. Flametree teaches in Darwin at Woolner and Coolalinga, and LIVE online. You can mix studio, online and videos.
Where do I find class times?
The beginner timetable shows all online and studio beginner classes.
