Welcome to Yoga with Dreena!
If you follow me on facebook or instagram, you’ll know that I completed my YTT200 program early in December.
Here I am with the group and our main instructor (extraordinaire!) Lauren Roegele. I feel blessed to have completed training with Lauren and the other instructors and to have made deep connections with this beautiful, inspiring group of women.
The program involved far more than the ‘technical’ part of yoga which I was expecting.
While we learned about anatomy and asanas (the poses), we explored things like restorative yoga, philosophy, history, pregnancy yoga, meditation, and breathwork.
The training also tapped into emotional aspects for everyone involved, especially when we worked on our philosophy art project.
We were asked to come up with our own mantra, and represent it in some way. They weren’t expecting any fancy art project. Still, when it was announced I said “ugh. I didn’t sign up for art“.
While I have an artistic side, art projects are not my thing. I’m not a crafty mom, don’t knit or sew, or even have a proper good glue gun! So, I cringed at the thought of presenting an art project.
When all was said and done, I actually printed off my art design larger than I initially presented, so that I could frame it properly where I do yoga. Here it’s with some special mementos from the class.
Now, when I started yoga training I wasn’t sure I’d begin teaching. I had posted about yoga at home and created my Yoga with Dreena channel, but still had doubts.
Today I post my intro video, sharing more about why I’ve created Yoga with Dreena and what I want to share with you, including:
- time-accessible videos: most will be around 30 minutes so you can more easily find time to bring yoga into your day
- yoga classes that are inclusive, and bring joy into movement along with strength, flexibility, breathing, and some meditation
- giving wrists a break! I explain in my video!
Now, please tell me what you’d also like to see in online classes!
Watch my short video, and share a comment – here .
See you on the mat soon… x Dreena
Noelle says
What a wonderful at home video, so simple to do which is great because I am a beginner! Thank you
Donalda says
I am 65 years old, and have been interested in the restorative, gentle yoga. Your video has resonated with me and I will surely follow you and your tube channel
Dreena says
🙂 delighted you will be joining, thanks for the note Donalda
Cathy says
Thank you Dreena. I am 62 and have never taken a yoga class but have wanted to. I really like the idea of learning from you and doing it at home.
Dreena says
Oh wonderful, I’m excited you are inclined to learn at home – ‘see’ you soon!
Lynn says
I have also had a knee replacement and have been advised to go gently with the yoga. Kneeling is still tricky.
The short 30 minute is a good idea.
Technically you have a lovely gentle voice but it was hard to hear you on my tabletat times even turned up full volume. Sometimes your voice would drop or your word pace would speed up at the end of a sentence. Could you project your voice more and use your voice with more equal volume/ pace and /or use a more acute microphone which could provide a voice with more volume? Not sure what the technical need would be?
Dreena says
Hi Lynn, great to know, and thanks about the volume feedback. I noticed it was low after recording as well. I’m looking into a microphone for the videos – or I will tape without speaking, then voice-over after. Cheers!
Fiona says
Hi Dreena, thanks for this. I’m excited to see if you can inspire the yogi in me as you have the vegan! I’d really like to see lots of different styles of yoga, as having tried a variety of the online yoga teachers, I fell in love with Adrienne’s style and so usually do her daily practice, but I have a nagging feeling that I should try other styles. I’d also be really grateful if you could do some videos for those with ankle injuries as I’ve been suffering from Achilles Tendinitis for many weeks and so am wary of over stretching in that area. Anyway v excited to see your yoga channel. Best of luck with it and hope it’s fun and rewarding for you too!
Dreena says
How lovely to know, thank you Fiona! I will put on my thinking cap for that – it’s a great idea!
Hilary says
Some chair yoga would be great and also yoga for backs. Thank you!
Dreena says
Excellent idea, thanks Hilary!
Danielle says
I love that you’re starting a yoga channel! The 30-minute intervals is appealing to me for sure. I also like Vinyasa Flow because I like the constant movement and how each pose moves into the next. I always appreciate any guidance in making sure my alignment and poses are correct (harder to do online, but perhaps just voice guidance). Thanks and I look forward to watching!
Dreena says
Appreciate the feedback, thank you Danielle!
JWK says
I think you are a wonderful role model for my daughter who is a junior at UC Berkeley. Like you, she is poised, natural, beautiful…. and she loves yoga. She became a vegetarian in elementary school and then vegan in high school (rest of the family is not) so I started following you to get a better understanding of what we could cook for her. Thank you to your contributions to the world of good health, Dreena.
Dreena says
That’s so incredibly kind of you, thank you. What a strong daughter you have, that couldn’t have been an obvious/easy decision for her at a young age and then continuing with the diet (and then evolving into vegan) into her teens. Kudos to her and to you for supporting her all the way! Thank you for sharing this with me.
Anne says
I’m really looking forward to this! I love the emphasis on time flexibility, emphasizing all aspects of yoga including the meditative, flexibility for all levels including beginners, even the emphasis of protecting wrists, I have that issue too. I can’t wait! I have a yoga teacher at a studio I really love, I practice (briefly) daily, and this would be a great addition to my practice.
Kim Lutz says
Dreena, you are an inspiration! Always trying to make your life and the lives of all of us better. I wish you all the best on your new adventure! Lots of love! Kim
Terry says
I am interested in yin yoga as it is gentler and slower and I’m thinking would be a good way for me to start. I’m a grandma and need to get into this slowly to add strength and flexibility along with breathing and meditation. And to not put extra strain on my sore joints! Thank-you!
Tami says
I would love to see classes for beginners. I’ve never taken a toga class at a studio just on line classes. I’m new to all of this but want to incorporate it into my life.
michelle bishop says
awesome! i would love to do yoga “with” you <3 ever since i broke my leg, doing yoga is the only thing that consistently provides pain relief. when i was doing yoga 3x a week in a studio over the summer, my leg felt almost normal. now that i've been more busy, it has been bothering me more daily. i've never really had a consistent home practice, but i think it would be something amazing to do!
Kim says
Deena, I’m really ooking forward to your yoga videos. I have recently had surgery on my shoulder and have found some poses difficult to do so I like that you will show different modifications.
Joanne says
I have been bracticing yoga for over 30 years. But since I had a knee replacement 6 months ago, I can’t get down and up from the floor very fast. Most yoga classes around where I live involve lots of down and up movement. So I have been practicing at home. I do all the standing poses and then go down to the floor once and do floor poses. If you could minimize the down and up, I would follow your videos.
Cyndi J says
I’m in the same boat as Joanne. Double knee replacements a year ago. So yes to only having to get up from the floor once. I’d love to try.
Holly Mangan says
I’m so excited to see this! Thank you for sharing
Laura says
I love the idea of time choices based on what time nit h I can grab for the day 10-40 minutes as you wxplained. And, Dreena so good to see you acknowledge that we do not have to be flexible to do this. Infor one have never been and feel the privacy and time you siggest is beneficial as I want to be functional still when my future grandkids wanna hang with grandma