Hands Free / Wrist Free Power Vinyasa Yoga: Intermediate / Level 2+
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- Опубликовано: 11 сен 2024
- Dynamic, challenging and intense - but without any weight bearing in the wrists or hands!
Standing balances and tricky transitions strengthen the glutes, legs and thighs, deep core and pelvic floor work fires up heat and power in the body. Expect to sweat!
Lots of options given throughout, but not suitable for absolute beginners.
If you love strong vinyasa, but have a wrist, hand, elbow, or shoulder injury that means you can't put weight in the arms - this yoga flow is for you!
Love James 💜
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Disclaimer
Remember that although yoga and qigong is for everyone, it is up to you as an individual to assess whether you are ready for the class that you have chosen. If you suffer from a specific injury or are managing a condition please remember it is your responsibility to decide if you should practice. If you feel pain or discomfort please stop.
literally just what I needed to get me out of the misery that "I can't practice yoga because of my injured wrist"
Yaaaay! I've got loads more of these videos to Alexandra. I film a new one each week :)
Thank you so-so much! This is a true gem. It took me almost 15 minutes of search to find this and I'm a digital content specialist. I want to say that even at 2023, there are still so much innovations to be made, and so many people with specific circumstances looking for healing. Theres always - and there will always be - a demand for Great free yoga. Keep up the good work, James. Big hug from Israel🥰🌹🌻❤️😘
I greatly appreciate your kindness and words. Thank you Noy for joining me here in this community. I hope you find what you need 💜
I find myself liking the video before I'm halfway through, possibly to distract myself 😂 thank you for a great workout!
My pleasure, glad you liked it!
Phew! You promised a strong practice and that certainly delivered! Loved it. I really enjoy listening to you give micro details, chatting through the countdowns (which distract from the effort required) and how you make it so much more enjoyable with humour. The sequences and flow that you instruct are different from any other practice I have done which again makes it so refreshing. Another fantastic practice from you thank you James 🙏
Thanks so much Joan, really glad you enjoyed it and that the micro details are so appreciated. Thanks for practicing with me 💜
Out of all the yoga teachers I follow on RUclips, James, your classes would be the ones I'd choose to attend in person. You make yoga fun! Even if my legs are cooked! 🤣 Thank you 🙏🙏
Hi Karla - that's totally made my day thank you! If you ever fancy coming to one of my live online classes you can find info below. It's donation based / pay what you can so lots of people come and try it out - low commitment! (I don't have a specific wrist free live class yet, but maybe i should?!) . www.jamesrafael.com/online-classes
Thank you so much for this. It’s difficult to find an engaging, calm, intense practice when you’re carrying around a hand injury. I’m just so happy I could cry, actually. Thank you xx
Im so glad Maija! It's such a relief to find a way to practice when you're injured and feel you can't. More videos on the way :)
so happy to find a challenging no wrist workout! i won't say no to more 20 and 30 min videos!
Hey Uzunma, so happy to get your feedback! A new 25 minute wrist free video is coming today!
The best hands free yoga videos on RUclips. Challenging yet not to the point where you hate the instructor. thank you
Woohoo! Thanks Harry that made me smile. I just now finished filming the next one. Arm balance and handstands strength sequence - without any weight in the hands! It's magic ;-) I'm uploading tomorrow afternoon.
You’re so sweet and funny and soothing and poetic and helpful all at the same time! Thank you !
You are so welcome! Thank you for being here part of this community. I hope you find all that you need here .
It's interesting that I'm now grateful for my wrist injury, because of that I discovered this wonderful, creative and energizing flow :D
The transitions in between each poses were so smooth and the flow was perfect.
Thanks so much for the great and free content
Aww thank YOU so much. I'm so grateful this flow supported you during this time. It's my pleasure!
This was great. Love your yoga style. I just turned 60 and broke my wrist and this was a wonderful yoga workout for me!
Happy Birthday Lori, amazing to hear you are practicing and taking such good care of your mind, body and soul.
Thank you James! It can be challenging to find wrist free practices online and now that I found your channel it seems I have hit the jackpot! My tendonitis thanks you!!
Musician who needs to save her wrists, here! Thank you so much for wrist-free classes that still use shoulder/upper back strength! Many assume that viewers are avoiding upper body altogether. Your classes are awesome :)
Thanks Nathalie - I'm so pleased this helps!
Of course I came here because of an injured wrist, but I'm going to stay for your nice vibes, humor and combinations! Plus it felt sooo good to work some strength after a while
Thank you Celdor, I'm happy to have you part of this community!
Thanks for this lovely wake-up wrist-free. You would laugh so much to see my versions of some of these poses!!
Hey Maggie, all expressions of the pose 😉 Glad you enjoyed this!
I've had some painful wrist pain recently and was worried I was going to have to miss out on my yoga. Imagine my happiness when I discovered your videos! A great workout! Thank you so much, James. 🙏
Welcome to the community Rodney, of course you have many options even with painful wrists! I hope these practices support you in your healing!
I love this guy so much! as someone who knows that stretching and being aware of the body are really important, especially when carrying around as difficult of an injury as a broken wrist, but also cannot deal with the weird breathy "relaxed" vibes most yoga teachers will put on, I am so so glad to have found someone whose practice is genuinely fun to follow and lets me keep moving despite my wrist!
Thank you, I am so glad you resonate with the way I teach and what I share. I'm grateful you found this space and can continue to move your body despite the injury. May you have a smooth recovery.
I loved this practice! Thank you! You're hilarious too - it made my burning legs more bearable. Thank!
Wonderful! Leg burning distraction is my speciality 😂 More videos on the way Amanda!
your videos are the best yoga videos on youtube imo. you bring such a positive and curious energy without compromising intensity and encouragement of strength. thank you for making these videos!
You're so welcome Elena, thank you for your beautiful words of encouragement and support.
"For variety and distraction." 😆 Thank you!!💜
You are so welcome!
what a good class !! I really enjoy your hands-free practices that allow me to exercise despite my wrist problem !!!! Muchas gracias!!!!!!!
Thank you Ines! :)
Thank you so much for this amazing opportunity to work out with broken elbow. I enjoyed this practice and your humor give me eve more strength and joy❤❤❤❤
Aww thank you! You've got this Maya. Wishing you a smooth recovery.
The struggle is real!! Everyday I try to let go of the anxiety and the past. I practice meditation, I practice my yoga and still I am always anxious and wanting to eat sweets to deal with it! Working from home has allowed me time to re-think and try to re-program. Then I get to the office and I am off and running with sweets, sweets, and more sweets!!!!!!!!!! I feel cursed and doomed. This probably isn't the best place to write this stuff! lol Laughter goes a long way when you realize how silly some stuff is!
The sound of your voice James is soothing and always makes me feel better!! oxx
Just what I need to get my yoga flow fix with arthritis. That was challenging!!!!! One to keep returning to - thank you so much for these!
YAY, thanks Rachel, happy to hear how beneficial this flow was for you. Thanks for being here!
Wonderful practice, thank you! Challenging and energizing and absolutely doable with a broken wrist! 🧘🏻♀️☀️🌸🙌
Wonderful to here! Thank you for giving it a go!
I'm recovering from breast cancer surgery so can't use my arms at all at the moment. So happy to have found these practices that are hands free but still challenging. Thank you!
Glad you are receiving so much benefit from them Laura 💜
I love this! Wrists are my weak point. I move my hand around in a rice bucket each day to bring blood flow and energy there.
Thank you, glad you enjoyed it! Interesting technique, must look into that.
Great practice overall -- with definite energizing challenges -- that just happens not to put weight on hands/wrists. Ends with much-appreciated guiding into and out of sivasana for a complete practice.
Thank you 💜
I'm in love. I'm ABSOLUTELY in love with your channel. I hurt my shoulder a few months back and I've really been struggling to find challenging workouts that don't worsen that injury. I'm SO happy I found your channel. Once I found an entire LENGTHY playlist catering for this, I was sold. Thank you!!
My pleasure. Welcome to the community! I'm so grateful you can find you are needing here to support your body during this time. May you have a soft and smooth recovery☺️
I LOVE every one of your hands-free videos! Whenever I feel my wrists (mostly my right) need a break, I come back to your videos. I still get a powerful workout/stretch and I love it. So thank you!!
Yay! that's so nice to hear Kaylee. Filming more in the next couple of weeks 🌟
Recovering from shoulder dislocation & axillary nerve damage ! Thanks James ! Awesome class ! More please !
I am blown away by your practice! My abs might not thank you, but I do!!! lol Once my legs stop shaking, I will move on with my day!! oxx
Haha I hope your abs are feeling ok now Paula. I was shaking quite a bit teaching this one! It's fiery!
Finding your channel is a gamechanger for me. I have had elbow tendonitis on and off for a long time and its kept me from doing yoga during the flareups. Now i have a very valid option for these periods.
Also, your workouts are proper challenging too, love that!
Happy to help and welcome to the community! If there is anything I can help you with, please do let me know.
Love this sequence!
Standing split to a pistol squat is my new favorite flow.
Thank you so much!!
I'm so glad you liked the flow Ella ☺️
Power is what I needed, hand operation and I thought that I would not be able to challenge myself, boy, was I wrong. Thanks James, will be back for more.
You're welcome Tara, so glad this power challenge was exactly what you needed during this time. All the best with your recovery.
Thank you so much for this! Letting my wrist recover from overuse and this was very inspiring. Love your room and all those plants too 🪴✨
You are so welcome Tina, yes its important we give our wrists a break time to time. My "little" plant obsession😉
Life changing for yogis who suffer from arm injuries. I have had carpal tunnel requiring surgery and recurring elbow tendinitis for years, which has prevented me for practicing for months at a time. For someone who practices regularly, it is frustrating and makes you sad. I wish I had found James years ago. Challenging enough for experienced yogis, yet hands free 🙌
Thank you for sharing Anne Marie, you came at the perfect time. Happy to have you here in this community💜
Thank you so much for this. Yoga means a lot to me and my mental/emotional health. Few years ago I got a ganglion cyst on my wrist which made it very painful when I would practice. It comes up every now and again. Wrist free practices like these really help to continue my journey. It is a bit of a challenge finding one that gives balance of mind and body and yours did so well I feel tears welling up. Thank you so much ♥️
Hi Trishana, Oh i'm so sorry to hear about your wrist, that must be so upsetting and frustrating. Especially when the yoga does so much positive good for our emotional health. More videos on the way to help with this :)
I healed my ganglion wrist cyst using a gua sha stone every morning.
Wow, warrior on tippytoes is deceiving ! 🔥i'm so happy I gound your wrist free classes : I still can do yoga without worsening my thumb tendinitis, and I discover new sensations, playing around center of gravity😀. Thank you James !
You're most welcome Karine, I'm happy to hear you are enjoying the classes!
Life saver. Love this. I use it almost every day in my healing! Thank you James!!!
Amazing to hear, thank you for being here daily practicing with me and this community.
Thanks to you I started to enjoy yoga. I used to hate it. Either was too difficult or too much talking. I think you found a perfect balance. Thank you many times!
Love hearing this. So glad you gave this channel a try and that you are enjoying it. Thank you so much!
Brilliant and super challenging for a hands-free! Much gratitude.
It's a strong one for sure! Glad you enjoyed it ☺️
So grateful for your hands free classes! This was invigorating! Thank you!
You are so welcome Hollie 💜
Thank you for creating this practice. I'm going into a year of wrist-to-shoulder pains, and this practice brings me joy and hope to get stronger again
My pleasure, thank you for continuing to practice, be gentle with yourself as your body heals!
Awesome! I have tennis elbow from too many chatarangas - this is just what I needed!
Thank you so much for giving us such a brilliant way to practice yoga still caring about hurting wrists!
It's my pleasure Sunny!
I have to agree with several of the comments I’ve read. I’m looking at 8 weeks recuperation and was distressed about not being able to practice. This was the perfect solution! A good workout with no hand pressure! Thank you!
That was AWESOME! So grateful for these practices - love the balance poses so much!!!! Like doing gymnastics again !🎉😅
You're so welcome Rachel, thanks for practicing with me!
THANK YOU. That was a yoga class Ive been looking for for months. I have two very sore wrists so that was perfect. Really liked the pace too, thank you
You're so welcome Minna, I'm happy to be able to support you during this time! It's an intense class, glad you enjoyed it!
You have such a fun and positive attitude - I appreciate that you make it ok to be a human practicing and growing versus some other teachers who are often too serious and austere. So grateful I discovered your channel recently - will be sharing with my friends who I know will appreciate your fun energy as well 😊
Thank you so much! I'm so grateful for your presence and support here 💜
Thank you for this! I much appreciated the blend of challenge, humor, calmness, and grace. And my wrists are so happy!
You are so welcome!
So incredibly happy to find your channel!! My elbows have been so sore and this is exactly what I needed. Amazing to get in a good strength and stretch session without putting pressure on my elbow. Thank you!!
Glad you found this community, welcome! Happy to hear how supportive this flow was for you 💜 Thank you.
Loved this shorter but very intense hands free flow. Got some shoulder pain right now, so these flows are very welcome.
Thanks Christopher - hope your shoulder gets some time to rest up and heal but you can still enjoy your practice :)
Thank you. That was the most satisfying yoga session I have had since injuring my wrist over a year ago.
WOW, Thank you. I'm so glad you enjoyed it so much Kerrie!
That was so awesome! And hard!! I can’t honestly say a few weeks doing your classes has done more for my arse than years in the gym! Thank you James!! 🙏🙏🥰
LOL thanks Emma, so happy you have been enjoying these flows so much and seeing the benefits!
@@MoveWithJames Do you have your own site yet with a subscription, with more classes and programs? If not i think you should, I would certainly sign up!
I love this practice, even with healthy wrists!
Amazing, thanks for giving it a try!
Wow James, just found this one in the archive. Perhaps we should've left it there.
🤣 Nice to practice with you again. Thank you & Namaste.
Thanks for practicing with me again! Glad it came back into your awareness. Hope it was another powerful session.
I have a shoulder injury and was looking for options and honestly, I think I might like this better than regular hands-on yoga! Your energy was so positive! Awesome, thank you!!
You're so welcome, thank you for being here 😀
My wrist is a MESS! I have been doing some other hands free flows, but they didn't really challenge me much. You change all of that today! Thank you for this.
This is one of my new favorite practices👐🏻🌞 love your creativity, love your energy 🤍🦋 Thank you so much, James 🌈💕✨️
It's my pleasure, so grateful you loved this practice so much!
Woow, this was true challenging power class!!! Just what I need!
Wonderful! Glad you enjoyed the challenge and received exactly what you needed!
While I don't love having an injured wrist, I do love that it brought me to your channel. My wrist has been healing, but I'll definitely be here to stay!
I was not expecting that pistol squat! I love this, love you and love that you have continued to make wrist free options. Every time my chest starts feeling tight, I say I need some James in my life!
Oh that's so sweet! Thank you. More videos on the way. I've been a bit relaxed after New Year (lol!) but getting back into it now!
Thanks for this practice! I'm after hand injury and this yoga is perfect for me👏
Thanks so much, James 🎀
Thanks so much Dovilė! :)
thank you so much for this! My lupus hand actually feels better after this flow!
A wonderfully intense, effective, power and strength building and energizing practice from one of the most knowledgeable and best yoga teachers in the endless space of the internet! Thank you, James!
Aww Marie, Thank you as always!
Thank you for this wonderful session! broke my right wrist and had an operation almost 4 weeks time now, this is my first vinyasa practice while recovering!
My pleasure Chia, I'm so grateful you are here, using these videos to support your body as you recover and heal.
Thanks for these nice, strong flows! I can feel the love and thoughts you put in them and they are so useful and fun with my shoulder problems.
I'm glad you like them Annette, and find them enjoyable💜
Omg, I loved it, I'm with a wrist injury and it's hard to stick to a practice now, this was just what I needed, thank you 🙏🏼
So glad I can help! 🙏🏻🌿
You're so encouraging and fun! Say, i bet some of us are doing this because we did sloppy chaturangas and planks too many times and have sore shoulders. Maybe you could do a chaturanga reset and rehab class! I'd sure watch it!
That made me laugh! yes chaturanga is often the culprit, or more specifically shoulder position. A rest class is such a great suggestion! i'll add it to the list :)
finished everything sweaty... thanks for everything! greetings from Argentina
This is a strong flow indeed, glad you enjoyed it!
yet another awesome, difficult and fun class!! Thank you James!
My pleasure Beia, It was a powerful class for sure!
this is lovely, did it after covid vaccine last year. And today just because my arms are too sore, this second time doing it I manage to get up from pistol squat!
Well done Charlotte, great job, thank you for sharing!
Well, aren't you lovely! I just happened upon this absolutely gorgeous flow. Thank you! I look so forward to practicing with you again.
Loved this practice. Was the boost I needed to get into power and vinyasa again.
Amazing to hear Joana, well done for getting back into it with this powerful flow. Thanks for being here!
James, you are a true gem. I broke my wrist a few weeks ago and it’s amazing to still be able to not only do yoga, but get a full body workout. Not to mention, you are an amazing instructor and I love your kind and gentle soul. Thank you so much for these incredible videos!
I really enjoy practicing with you, James. Strangely, I find myself smiling through the whole practice!! You are a wonderful teacher!!
Ah thanks so much Diana! Glad you enjoyed it and its helpful 💜
Another ripper, but ouch that was tough! Thank you James
LOL Well done for giving it a good go!
This was perfect for my husband who injured his hand! Your cues are exceptional, this was our first time practicing with you and we appreciate you! Will be visiting regularly, thank you!
Welcome to the community Holly. So grateful to hear that you and your husband enjoyed the flow so much. Thanks for being here!
This was challenging but you have such a great way of supporting us! Thank you, James!
My pleasure Tricia!
Thank you so much and glad I found your channel. I did so much yoga during quarantine (really trying to improve upper body and core strength for arm balances) that I now have shoulder impingement on both sides from overuse, so these hands-free practices are a godsend~!
You're so welcome!
I am glad I found this hand/wrist class of yours! I am having CMC arthritis joint replacement on my thumb Wednesday and I do quite a bit of yoga so I'm excited that your class looks perfect for what I'm going to need for a few months!!
All the best with your surgery, I hope you have a smooth recovery!
Thank you so much! I feel so strong and relaxed after that!! I'd like to request a series for those of us whose wrist/shoulder injuries are nearly resolved yet we don't feel quite ready for endless downward dogs. In other words, something to transition gradually into upper extremity weight bearing. Bless your face James!
Hey Annie! that's fab! have you tried any of my rehab flows? I released a new one a few weeks ago, Sounds like it should hit the spot hopefully 🤞
I like this video very much! I like yoga but always had trouble with my weak wrist. I like it very much because it's also difficult course. Thanks!!!
Wooooh thank you James! This was a CHALLENGE and I loved it! I love what you say about building strength with repetition. It's very encouraging and keeps my mind from going negative and automatically thinking "I can't do this". Om shanti shanti shanti. Thank you thank you thank you!
You're so welcome Jessenia, keep practising, you can do it!
@@MoveWithJames Thank you so much for the encouragement! I will!
Amazing in all of the good ways! Challenging and rewarding. Thank you so much James!
Glad you enjoyed it Ann, thank you!
I’m so excited to flow with you! Again, thank you so much for doing a wrist free flow! Just love challenging my yoga practice in a different way and ofc I love your focus on active flexibility, strength and mobility! Thank you so much and I hope you keep these wrist free challenging flows coming! Thank you!!! Absolutely loved the single leg and balance focus of this class!
Hey Sessy - love getting your feedback, thanks for writing. Yep! When we can't use the wrists we use the legs and glutes and challenge our balance to generate heat. It's a great idea generally anyway I think!
That was definitely a tough one for me, but I did what I could 😅, and feel great now that I did it! Thank you!
Great job! Well done for giving it a go, it's definitely a powerful flow!
Thank you so much for this flow! Though I cant do the pistol squat I'm a little bit proud of myself that I can almost do this flow, as a woman of almost 60!
Well done Monica! Definitely something to celebrate ☺️
I am so happy i found your channel because I can't do any wrist exercises at the moment but still love doing yoga. Love it! Thanks again 🙏💜
Thanks so much for your comment- really makes me happy to know you can still keep up your practice without hurting your wrists :)
Thank you James, just what I needed. This is the first video I've found of yours. Practiced this one yesterday and today, look forward to finding more. Thank you 🙏🏼🌞🌱
Thanks Angie and welcome to the community. Yes plenty more here for you to discover!
This was a wild ride and I loved it! Thanks James. I haven't quite mastered the squat-down-with-one-leg-out-straight move, but it's a goal.
You will, it takes patience and practice💜
I just got my COVID-19 vaccination and was looking for a practice I could do without bearing too much weight on my arm. Your practice was perfect, thank you!! And I love your plants!
Hey Elizabeth - oh good for you! I've heard it does make your arm quite sore! Movement I think is really good though for the immune system and helping everything get flowing :)
Thank you so much for the flow. I loved the challenge and softness at the same time.
this was great, finally yoga without hands *g* will save and repeat!
Thank you Martina, so happy you enjoyed it.
Thanks so much for this. I really enjoyed the power of it with my wrist injury!
You're welcome Jurriaan, well done for still practicing!
nice practice and beautiful plants!
Thanks for this James. Very challenging indeed but I gave it a try with modifications. Terrific for a no wrist practice though. Keep giving us these fab practices.
You're welcome Eleanor! :)
Hi James, this was really great and am so happy to find so many wrist free yoga practices. I do daily yoga and hiit classes so I put a lot of pressure on my wrists. Thoroughly enjoyed this! :)
You're so welcome Rebecca!
This was just great. And your calm, warm, reassuring voice and matter are like the eye of the hurricane. Thank you so much.
Thank you Meryl💜
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