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.
I am worth the space I take and the air I breathe
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
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.