This 20 minute yoga for flexibility routine is designed to stretch a little bit of everything with basic yoga poses in a longer holding full body yoga stretch. Perfect level 1 flexibility yoga for getting limber, lean and flexible whether yoga for beginners or just feeling a bit tight. 💙 *Try the HIPS SLOW STRETCH:* www.sarahbethyoga.com/25-minute-hips-slow-stretch
I started yoga on this routine 5 days ago. When I first bent over I could barley get my hands to my calfs because I was so stiff and it hurt so bad. After these 5 days I can now touch my toes and even go a little further and get the first knuckles of my fingers on the floor. You rock!
Some of us girls have a mini yoga group, we meet in our homes. We have tried many yoga cd's and instructors. When we found Sarah Beth we all loved her practices and calm, way of explaining the moves so even a novice can be successful. I joined the 30 day challenge and really enjoyed not only the yoga, but the inspiration was excellent as well. I just turned 69, am overweight, have some arthritis, but find yoga, especially the Sarah Beth style very easy to do. Yoga keeps me moving and going so I can be more active in my senior years. Thank you so much Sarah Beth for your dedication and your fans wish you many yoga years to come. grammyo
So..I know this is a way old video but just thought I'd let you know it's been a huge benefit for me. I have recently dropped +/- 35 lbs by eating healthy and increasing my exercise regimen. Part of that regimen includes doing this yoga twice a week to loosen up after the harder workouts. I do "leg day" on Wednesdays and then this yoga on Thursdays and I am almost never sore. I also am training for a marathon so I do my long runs on Saturday mornings. Again I follow this with a yoga session on Sunday mornings and it really has helped my muscles recover faster. You ought to consider doing a segment geared toward athletes and recovery. Anyway...just wanted to say thank you and also keep up the good work.
I can't express how much I appreciate your verbalization. Each minor adjustment I make based on your cues enhances my practice. I always enjoy my at-home sessions with you!
Did this video twice already. It will be my go to morning practice for now.., Its just right for me right now. Until I get better flexibility. Thank you Beth!!!!
I do this program first time in the morning with my teenage son and it is so good. It is the best way to wake up your body and your mind. Thank you Sarah.
I really like how you continue to give directions once we are in the stance. It helps to make sure everything is in the right place! Great video!! I'll do more of your videos. Thanks
Keep trying, everyone had to start with "attempting" a workout. The first attempt is expected to be poor and not complete, that is the way to revealing the true forms. If someone claims they were already great at something, they are living a façade of ego over conscious reality tucked below.
What I really like about this practice is, that the time for each poses is long. So you really can adjust your body right and try to "master" the poses... Thanks again for a nice video!
I'm only 22 and have issues with my hips and lower back (sciatic-something according to my doctor) so I was told I need to start stretching regularly. To keep me honest, I started going to yoga classes at my college for a while which helped quite a bit. But now with finals approaching I just don't have time to get over to the gym monday/wednesday/friday. I searched youtube for something quick to do in the meantime so I wouldn't go back to being in pain all the time. Glad I found these. Quick enough to do before bed and I can feel it helping the areas I need especially.
Everyone tells you this, but I had to as well. This was a lovely quick flow. You are clear and this was wonderful. I am so glad I found you. Thank you. The light in me honors the light in you. Namaste.
Wow! When I did this video when it was first uploaded, I was barely able to make it half way through the video. I haven't been practicing relgiously, only when I need to gain balance and peacefulness in my life and when I am not working. But now I was able to carry out the whole video, being mindful in each movement. Just shows that you can progress if you practice! Thansk Sarah-Beth.
Thank you for posting content, your instructions are not rushed and seem to naturally synchronize with where we're breathing and exhaling all throughout. This has been great for me to ease into a more regular practice. I've also shared this with my cousin. Thanks a lot. :)
I really enjoy this routine. It has started my 2nd quarter of 2018 with a new beginning. You know your stuff when it comes to yoga. I am 65 years old. I have always loved yoga. This routine i particularly helpful as a beginner. It is challenging enough to begin again.I feel so invigorated. Thank you.
This is still my absolute favourite SarahBeth video, the one I come back to again and again. It has everything I need in one compact package. Thank you.
Have done yoga on and off most of my life. Most teachers are good at doing it, not always good at teaching it. Sarah Beth, I think your videos are the best around. Your voice is soothing, you allow space for people to actually BE in the postures, and in yoga it doesn't matter if your leg doesn't go as high as you wish, it's the journey that matters. Thank you SB so so much!!! Many blessings!
I enjoyed this flexibility practice, and it makes so much difference when you give specific instruction like imagine scissoring your legs pulling your heel and knee together as you tuck your tailbone and tighten your core... I can feel the difference in my practice thanks so much! Everyone should subscribe
First time doing yoga seriously today, and I feel pretty good. My body feels less tensed and I feel calmer. I'm going to have to make this an every day thing. haha. Thank you.
I was so sore from doing your yoga for a beach body video yesterday. This was an amazing way to stretch and get the tension out. I love all your videos and posts. Thank you so much for sharing. Light and love. Liz
This is wonderful! Some of these I could do easily but others were a little harder, so I'll keep working on all of them and maybe check out that second level. Thank you so much for such detailed instructions!
Coming back to Yoga after years of neglect, stiffening, and declining balance. After all of the videos I have used over 25+ years, this was the first instructor to recommend scissoring the heel to bent knee for leg stabilization. It works BEAUTIFULLY! Thank you!
This has been and continues to be my go-to yoga video for the last 5 years. The instructions are detailed and easy enough for a beginner (or a really tight/injured weightlifter), yet the routine is comprehensive enough to provide instant relief for both body and mind. Thanks for the great video, Sarah!
I travel often and I'm always thankful I can bring you along; you are my weapon against jetlag. Thank you for posting such amazing routines, Sarah Beth.
I just found your channel and I tried to do the poses. I know that I wasn't the best at it, but I've never tried yoga before, I feel so relaxed and calm right now, thank you for the video!
this was the first time I did it and I could do all of them thanks to my flexible body. I wanna keep doing that while the quarantine and I hope I will get better in time.
Usually, I hate yoga; cause I know I’m not doing it right, and, they go so fast ,that I never truly relaxed. I sighed, and purred, the entire time I did this! and could keep my eyes closed and relaxed, because you described what we were doing so well! Definitely doing this every mornin thank you!
I've been doing yoga with you in the mornings for a while now and finally discovered this old school video! I am so impressed that it is almost exactly the same as the newer videos you make and you're STILL at it. Amazing! Congratulations on being so consistent at putting out these super helpful videos. We all truly appreciate you!
I love this video....thank you so much....a mother of 4 has to keep that figure right and stay flexible. this video along with a few others helps me do that. I'm learning to meditate so the pose at the end was great. I stayed there for like 5 minutes, lol!
Really enjoying this during Corona self-isolation with my daughter. We like that you just get on with the exercise and don't talk talk talk explaining when it works better just to show. Good job!
Wow! I loved this 20 min video by Sara Beth! I have been having so much lower back pain and this video as well as one of her other sore muscle stretch videos are amazing!!! I'll be doing this one every day until I have less pain so I can move on to her other videos and get back to my regular yoga routines! Thank you Sara!!!
I found your videos 7 years ago & I used a wide variety of them daily for a few years. Then I fell out of practice & strength training for another few years. I'm now 1 week into daily practice & training so of course I went back to the faithful Sarah Beth Yoga. Thank you for your content 🙏❤️
Day one and I barely made it halfway. I always thought yoga was easy like just stretching. But my breathing was so shallow and my arms were shaking just from holding them up (and I'm an athlete) even the child's pose was difficult for me haha but I'll try again tomorrow 😅
Girl don't think about it to much sit back and see what happens in the matter of 2-3 days you will able to finish the video and don't give up easily first start with :yoga for beginners and work your way up 🤗😁👍👍😇☺☺🙂
Literally me too. Anything that requires upper body strength or using "my core" my whole body starts trembling. It's INSANE because I don't consider myself THAT weak but it sure was a reality check when I started. Definitely the yoga helps though, some days it's harder than others but overall it gets easier the more frequently you do it even if it's only a 5 minute video!
I really love your aesthetic. Since I have glaucoma my contrast sensitivity has decreased. Your use of stark backgrounds and simple bold colors is perfect in Assisting my ability to visualize and focus on your poses. What beautiful and helpful videos. Don't change the look and feel and THANKS!!
Great simple routine - love it. I do this between meetings to stay flexible and engaged. Also do a lot of water sports so nice to recover after. Namaste
Thank you! I love your classes. I love that you crafted such amazing routines using basic poses. Your instructions are clear. You don't talk much, which keep me focused.
Really great video. It really did get my energy/chi flowing through my body. What I really enjoy about Sarah is that she takes the time to embrace each pose and doesn't rush through anything. I definitely will be using this again. Namaste.
As a rock climber this is a nice, short sequence you can do every morning as preventative measure. I look forward to level 2 once I can do that silly shoulder flexibility move in the beginning -_-
Love the cues! I really like how you said 'trust that with continued practice you will gain flexibility'. I need to trust that in order to not become discouraged; I cannot do most poses well at the moment.
Just tried this one. Wow!! I really liked it. I have only been practicibg with you for a cpl of months & I am already more flexible than I had thought😊 Thank you Sarah Jane! Will try the second video tmrw
Amazing video! I could do most of the poses - not as efficiently as you demonstrated, but I could manage. Thank you, I'll keep doing this until I reach your level hehe
This 20 minute yoga for flexibility routine is designed to stretch a little bit of everything with basic yoga poses in a longer holding full body yoga stretch. Perfect level 1 flexibility yoga for getting limber, lean and flexible whether yoga for beginners or just feeling a bit tight. 💙 *Try the HIPS SLOW STRETCH:* www.sarahbethyoga.com/25-minute-hips-slow-stretch
I started yoga on this routine 5 days ago. When I first bent over I could barley get my hands to my calfs because I was so stiff and it hurt so bad. After these 5 days I can now touch my toes and even go a little further and get the first knuckles of my fingers on the floor. You rock!
woo hoo!!!!!!!
Dayna Shamberg great job!
holy shit 5 days is fast
What I like about your videos is that you separated actions from talking. Much easier to follow than when combined
When??
Always a good one that pushes you just enough but not too much that you are discouraged.
Some of us girls have a mini yoga group, we meet in our homes. We have tried many yoga cd's and instructors. When we found Sarah Beth we all loved her practices and calm, way of explaining the moves so even a novice can be successful. I joined the 30 day challenge and really enjoyed not only the yoga, but the inspiration was excellent as well. I just turned 69, am overweight, have some arthritis, but find yoga, especially the Sarah Beth style very easy to do. Yoga keeps me moving and going so I can be more active in my senior years. Thank you so much Sarah Beth for your dedication and your fans wish you many yoga years to come. grammyo
So..I know this is a way old video but just thought I'd let you know it's been a huge benefit for me. I have recently dropped +/- 35 lbs by eating healthy and increasing my exercise regimen. Part of that regimen includes doing this yoga twice a week to loosen up after the harder workouts. I do "leg day" on Wednesdays and then this yoga on Thursdays and I am almost never sore. I also am training for a marathon so I do my long runs on Saturday mornings. Again I follow this with a yoga session on Sunday mornings and it really has helped my muscles recover faster. You ought to consider doing a segment geared toward athletes and recovery. Anyway...just wanted to say thank you and also keep up the good work.
Nice info. Thank you!
Half happy baby makes me SO happy! Love this sequence Sarah!
I can't express how much I appreciate your verbalization. Each minor adjustment I make based on your cues enhances my practice. I always enjoy my at-home sessions with you!
Finally a yoga practice without any nonsense bullshit. Just pure instruction, great job!
so glad to find this! you are easy to follow and listen to- no "sing-song" voice that you often find in yoga videos. thank you for sharing.
I can tell you since January 1st i got more flexible.This was easy for me.I am so happy I am getting more flexible and my body feels better.Love MOY.
Did this video twice already. It will be my go to morning practice for now.., Its just right for me right now. Until I get better flexibility. Thank you Beth!!!!
I love how well the music paces the video and let's me know it hasn't lost connection when you are completely still for a few moments!
Amazing. Not too challenging but not too easy either. Exactly what i was looking for
I'm trying the first week video #1 and I'll try next week video #2. You are an awesome teacher. Thank you!
Sarah Beth understands what people like us need to become flexible again. She gives time for the stretch to work. I am a big fan. Thank you.
I do this program first time in the morning with my teenage son and it is so good. It is the best way to wake up your body and your mind. Thank you Sarah.
+jspasic What a great advantage for your son and yourself!
Perfect for unwinding after waking up feeling stiff in my body. Thank you!
I really like how you continue to give directions once we are in the stance. It helps to make sure everything is in the right place! Great video!! I'll do more of your videos. Thanks
I'm so glad to finally find someone with practice levels for different level Yogis. There's enough variety here to make my week not feel too routine.
Every day I am trying different poses from your video and I must say that the way you are teaching.. it's very easy to learn😊😊
I need to bookmark this and do it a few times a week! My flexibility really isn't what I'd like it to be, and this was really helpful.
7 years old but always one of my favorites
This is a good video but i could barely do any of the poses, but ill keep trying
this is random but your willingness and positivity just brightened my day :)
are you still doing yoga?
You can do it!! keep with it :)
Keep trying, everyone had to start with "attempting" a workout. The first attempt is expected to be poor and not complete, that is the way to revealing the true forms. If someone claims they were already great at something, they are living a façade of ego over conscious reality tucked below.
It's okay I struggled with these poses for a long time, you can do it!:)
Always love your videos and I follow on IG as well 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽😘
What I really like about this practice is, that the time for each poses is long. So you really can adjust your body right and try to "master" the poses... Thanks again for a nice video!
I'm only 22 and have issues with my hips and lower back (sciatic-something according to my doctor) so I was told I need to start stretching regularly. To keep me honest, I started going to yoga classes at my college for a while which helped quite a bit. But now with finals approaching I just don't have time to get over to the gym monday/wednesday/friday. I searched youtube for something quick to do in the meantime so I wouldn't go back to being in pain all the time. Glad I found these. Quick enough to do before bed and I can feel it helping the areas I need especially.
Everyone tells you this, but I had to as well. This was a lovely quick flow. You are clear and this was wonderful. I am so glad I found you. Thank you. The light in me honors the light in you. Namaste.
Great session! I am starting to realize I'm becoming a bit more flexible. Thank you!
Showing this in my physical education class today! Thanks :)
Wow! When I did this video when it was first uploaded, I was barely able to make it half way through the video. I haven't been practicing relgiously, only when I need to gain balance and peacefulness in my life and when I am not working. But now I was able to carry out the whole video, being mindful in each movement. Just shows that you can progress if you practice! Thansk Sarah-Beth.
Biggest mistake was stopping Yoga...Ugh! So glad I found you or maybe you found me :)
I have a long way to go with flexibility but I do feel better after all that shoveling today!
Atta girl!
Thank you for posting content, your instructions are not rushed and seem to naturally synchronize with where we're breathing and exhaling all throughout. This has been great for me to ease into a more regular practice. I've also shared this with my cousin. Thanks a lot. :)
I really enjoy this routine. It has started my 2nd quarter of 2018 with a new beginning. You know your stuff when it comes to yoga. I am 65 years old. I have always loved yoga. This routine i particularly helpful as a beginner. It is challenging enough to begin again.I feel so invigorated. Thank you.
This is still my absolute favourite SarahBeth video, the one I come back to again and again. It has everything I need in one compact package. Thank you.
Thanks Sarah! Saved my life twice!
Have done yoga on and off most of my life. Most teachers are good at doing it, not always good at teaching it. Sarah Beth, I think your videos are the best around. Your voice is soothing, you allow space for people to actually BE in the postures, and in yoga it doesn't matter if your leg doesn't go as high as you wish, it's the journey that matters. Thank you SB so so much!!! Many blessings!
Christmas Eve, 2021. I could do this twice more. Calm thyself and embrace the blessings of the season. Blessing to you.
Perfect for me especially as a beginner. I look forward to the results in my body in the coming months. Thank you.
Excellent, thank you! Even the spy music during the first splits prep. Nice touch!
I enjoyed this flexibility practice, and it makes so much difference when you give specific instruction like imagine scissoring your legs pulling your heel and knee together as you tuck your tailbone and tighten your core... I can feel the difference in my practice thanks so much! Everyone should subscribe
Wonderful video ! I will be using this every day for relaxation! X
This was a well-done yoga workout for flexibility. I look forward to doing level 2. Thank you!
Starting again. Good beginniners video. Ar least once a day. I love your style.
First time doing yoga seriously today, and I feel pretty good. My body feels less tensed and I feel calmer. I'm going to have to make this an every day thing. haha. Thank you.
Thank you so much for your videos, SarahBeth! They have really helped me to become more flexible and better at yoga :)
I was so sore from doing your yoga for a beach body video yesterday. This was an amazing way to stretch and get the tension out. I love all your videos and posts. Thank you so much for sharing. Light and love.
Liz
This is wonderful! Some of these I could do easily but others were a little harder, so I'll keep working on all of them and maybe check out that second level. Thank you so much for such detailed instructions!
I really liked how you put this routine together, that quad stretch was a killer! lol. thanks Sara :)
Coming back to Yoga after years of neglect, stiffening, and declining balance. After all of the videos I have used over 25+ years, this was the first instructor to recommend scissoring the heel to bent knee for leg stabilization. It works BEAUTIFULLY! Thank you!
Wow that was the most relaxing and yet invigorating yoga session I ever had! Thank you Sarag Beth!
Thank you for helping to relax my body after an intense chiro session. Very easy to follow and very informative. God bless!
This has been and continues to be my go-to yoga video for the last 5 years. The instructions are detailed and easy enough for a beginner (or a really tight/injured weightlifter), yet the routine is comprehensive enough to provide instant relief for both body and mind. Thanks for the great video, Sarah!
It's really worked and working I'm doing for the last year's, thank you Sarah Beth.
I'm not that flexible (yet!) but I feel so good after completing this routine. Thank you!
I travel often and I'm always thankful I can bring you along; you are my weapon against jetlag. Thank you for posting such amazing routines, Sarah Beth.
I have been keeping up with you for a little over a month now, and enjoy every video I've watched so far !
I just found your channel and I tried to do the poses. I know that I wasn't the best at it, but I've never tried yoga before, I feel so relaxed and calm right now, thank you for the video!
this was the first time I did it and I could do all of them thanks to my flexible body. I wanna keep doing that while the quarantine and I hope I will get better in time.
This was a fantastic video. Can't believe it's taken me so long to find it!
I've tried soooo many yoga channels, and I can say this is by far THE BEST one, easy to follow, really relaxing music
Usually, I hate yoga; cause I know I’m not doing it right, and, they go so fast ,that I never truly relaxed.
I sighed, and purred, the entire time I did this! and could keep my eyes closed and relaxed, because you described what we were doing so well!
Definitely doing this every mornin thank you!
I've been doing yoga with you in the mornings for a while now and finally discovered this old school video! I am so impressed that it is almost exactly the same as the newer videos you make and you're STILL at it. Amazing! Congratulations on being so consistent at putting out these super helpful videos. We all truly appreciate you!
This was the best session I have ever had!
Love this pracrice. This one will be added to my favorite list. Blessings, Paulette
I'll be so happy once I am flexible!!
I love this video....thank you so much....a mother of 4 has to keep that figure right and stay flexible. this video along with a few others helps me do that. I'm learning to meditate so the pose at the end was great. I stayed there for like 5 minutes, lol!
Really enjoying this during Corona self-isolation with my daughter. We like that you just get on with the exercise and don't talk talk talk explaining when it works better just to show. Good job!
Wow! I loved this 20 min video by Sara Beth! I have been having so much lower back pain and this video as well as one of her other sore muscle stretch videos are amazing!!! I'll be doing this one every day until I have less pain so I can move on to her other videos and get back to my regular yoga routines! Thank you Sara!!!
such a nice way to get back into the practice without feeling too intimidated...being at home doesn't hurt either!
I found your videos 7 years ago & I used a wide variety of them daily for a few years. Then I fell out of practice & strength training for another few years. I'm now 1 week into daily practice & training so of course I went back to the faithful Sarah Beth Yoga. Thank you for your content 🙏❤️
Day one and I barely made it halfway. I always thought yoga was easy like just stretching. But my breathing was so shallow and my arms were shaking just from holding them up (and I'm an athlete) even the child's pose was difficult for me haha but I'll try again tomorrow 😅
Girl don't think about it to much sit back and see what happens in the matter of 2-3 days you will able to finish the video and don't give up easily first start with :yoga for beginners and work your way up 🤗😁👍👍😇☺☺🙂
Literally me too. Anything that requires upper body strength or using "my core" my whole body starts trembling. It's INSANE because I don't consider myself THAT weak but it sure was a reality check when I started. Definitely the yoga helps though, some days it's harder than others but overall it gets easier the more frequently you do it even if it's only a 5 minute video!
I really love your aesthetic. Since I have glaucoma my contrast sensitivity has decreased. Your use of stark backgrounds and simple bold colors is perfect in Assisting my ability to visualize and focus on your poses. What beautiful and helpful videos. Don't change the look and feel and THANKS!!
Nice pace to your videos. They have given me many tips on designing shorter routines for my personal practice! :)
Great simple routine - love it. I do this between meetings to stay flexible and engaged. Also do a lot of water sports so nice to recover after. Namaste
Thank you! I love your classes. I love that you crafted such amazing routines using basic poses. Your instructions are clear. You don't talk much, which keep me focused.
Really great video. It really did get my energy/chi flowing through my body. What I really enjoy about Sarah is that she takes the time to embrace each pose and doesn't rush through anything. I definitely will be using this again. Namaste.
I have been doing this every day really helps the rest of my work out thanks very much.
Love this video, thanks Sarah Beth
As a rock climber this is a nice, short sequence you can do every morning as preventative measure. I look forward to level 2 once I can do that silly shoulder flexibility move in the beginning -_-
Levi Davidson What a great practice of self-care! Keep it up :)
I really like this one! I have been doing yoga for 2 months now and these stretches show me how I have gained a bit more flexibility!
Thank u. I dance and being flexible is a must and this a lot.
Anna Williams i also dance and with flexibility im good at but its not my strong feature, but it is a must so working hard at it, in way helps.
Your videos are the best!!
Love the cues! I really like how you said 'trust that with continued practice you will gain flexibility'. I need to trust that in order to not become discouraged; I cannot do most poses well at the moment.
I love, love, love your level 1 videos. Thank you!
Thanks Sarah! Such a simple practice but its always my favorite. Sending love
I feel more relaxed now! :D
Just tried this one. Wow!! I really liked it. I have only been practicibg with you for a cpl of months & I am already more flexible than I had thought😊 Thank you Sarah Jane! Will try the second video tmrw
Thank you! Finally a yoga i can actually do.
Enjoyed the yoga session today. New subbie!
here for the 17th day of yoga challenge and this felt sooo good! thank you.
Thank you for your wonderful yoga videos. I don't find them repetitive, easy to follow and your music choice is also great!
This is a great workout. I love the music too! Thank you, Sarah! Namaste
Amazing video! I could do most of the poses - not as efficiently as you demonstrated, but I could manage. Thank you, I'll keep doing this until I reach your level hehe
Thank you!!! I used to be really flexible a few years ago, I hope I still am haha this was really helpful :)
SarahBeth,
I hope all is well...New yogi baby, happy mom and dad.
This flexibility video was excellent!
Amy deGrood
Hi ! It's my first day of yoga exercise and this Level 1 is enjoyable! Will always watch and follow your routine for a week. Thank you Sarah!
This was amazing for me today. Feel it helped release spiritual as well as physical tension in my body. x THANK YOU. x
loving the 30 days. thank you xxx