Hand and Wrist Free Power Yoga / Vinyasa Flow
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- Опубликовано: 11 сен 2024
- This power vinyasa flow is dynamic, uplifting, and includes lots of options to play with. It's a full, total body practice just under 1 hour long. We build strength and endurance in the legs with standing balances, long holds, and tough transitions. Are you up for the challenge? 💪
There’s also plenty of core and ab work to give you that total body glow afterwards. It's a strength based sequence with options for different levels of flexibility.
As always, no weight in the hands or wrists at all. There are options for forearm planks to build strength, but with modifications if you have a shoulder injury.
In love and strength,
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.
Your hands free, wrist free yoga classes are phenomenal. I have elbow issues and was so concerned I would have to stop my yoga practice, but then I found your classes. I only wish you had more wrist free classes, as I have tried others, but your are the best by far! Thank you for providing a way for those of us with injuries to continue our yoga practices in a way that doesn’t cause more injury.
Thanks Kristi, that's so great to hear it worked for you. Hope you're healing journey is smooth and steady!
I love this class!! Great work with balance, strength, flexibility and fun! I love James’ encouragement and positive energy!! Thanks!!
Thanks so much Barb, happy you enjoyed it and found it so useful.
Thank you so much for this practice... your versionof pigeon on the back was a revellation! And the thought of fresh laundry - brilliant! 🙏🙏🙏
Amazing, so great these resonated for you. Thanks for the feedback Monica ☺️
This workout is awesome! It includes good core work and balance poses that always challenge me! 😂 It's my new favorite workout. Thanks again for sharing your practice with us, James! You do such a good job in your videos! 🎉❤
Thanks Christi for the feedback, always appreciated.
My favourite so far thank you! Hard to find proper challenging wrist free vinyasa! More! More! :)
I will try get some more on here soon! Thank you for your support💜
The best yoga classes in youtube are yours. Most other channels confuse doing yoga with teaching yoga. You are interested in showing how to do it correctly, showing alternatives all along with your funny comments. It feels always short although some classes are almost an hr long. It is so sad that youtube does support only big channels. Because your classes are so good it is sad not to have new classes. Thank u James!❤❤❤
Thank you for your comment. So grateful you resonate with these flows and my way of teaching. Should be having new flows uploaded in the coming days for my beautiful community here!
🙏🏻☀❤@@MoveWithJames
This was such a wonderful practice James, thanks you for that! I hope one day you’ll bless us with another new practice of yours again❤
Thank you so much. I really am trying to find the time to record, edit and upload more videos for this wonderful community. Thank you for your patience 💜
As always a such a good practice! Thanks James 😊 oh and happy Father’s Day!
Thank you and I'm so glad you enjoyed the practice Debora.
I love your lessons, your calm, your smile...i love this strong work without wrists!
Glad you like them! Thank you for being here practicing with me.
@@MoveWithJames I wait new lessons 🥰😃
I really appreciate this class. Thank you so much for a solid wrist/hand free flow 🙏🙏
Thanks :)
Lovely practice. Thanks so much for offering these wrist free options
You're welcome Josie, happy to be able to help!
I just finished this session....and loved it! 🥰Thanks sooo much James 🙏🏻for your teachings and for your amazing (and rare) sense of humour! 😁A lot of yoga practitioners are very serious, but you bring smile (and even laughter) to my yoga and this makes me feel much better after the sessions! Thanks again so very much! 🙏🏻🙏🏻
Oh wonderful to hear, thank you for sharing. I'm so grateful you enjoyed this practice.
Thank you so very much for such a beautiful flow, love the practice space, its so beautiful and lovely. so much love and gratitude to you 🥰🙏
You are so welcome, Thank you for practicing with me!
the class is amazing and made me feel happy, strong and calm at the same time. Tnank you so much for the teaching. :)
You're most welcome Lucia, thank you for your words!
I too was excited to see a new hands free video from you!! This is my new favorite 💕 Love your energy, positivity and your Vinyasa flows! Thank you from Texas 😁
Yay! Thank you Dana! Love hearing what you like and what I can offer more of - always feel free to let me know 💜
Absolutely loved this class! Thank you for what you do and who you are!
You're so welcome, thank you for such kind words Svetoslav 💜
Love love all your hands, wrist free videos! Thank you so much 🙏❤️
My pleasure Marina!
yes yes yes, i miss your hands free yoga classes!!!!!!!!
More on the way 😉
This is my new favourite practice
Thanks for doing this for those of us with weak wrists due to arthritis and old injuries
My pleasure Polly, I'm happy these videos support you and your wrists!
Whew! Wow! Fantastic, challenging practice! Love the warm laundry image! Thank you James!
You are so welcome! Its the winter that's got my wanting warm laundry 😂
just discovered your channel as i have a shoulder injury. your flows are stunning and i will continue to practice with you every single day! thank you james, you are truly inspiring :)
Welcome to the community, so happy to be able to support you during this time!
Yay! A new class! I love this practice! I'm finally getting somewhat secure in my balance poses, and it feels very satisfying. Thanks for these wrist-free practices, James. It seems as if half the time either my wrist or my shoulder is grumpy, so it's great to give them a rest and still have a good workout.
That's so great to hear Deb, the more you practice the balances the easier they get and the lighter they feel and they do get really satisfying! 💜
Really loved this! I like to do these classes in the evening before bed, so I get really sleepy in the shivasana and I can just roll into bed! Can't wait for the next video :)
Great to hear Rebecca, sounds like a perfect way to end the evening and enter the dream state☺️
You are a ray of sunshine! Thank you for a lovely class, as always.
You are so welcome!
This was an amazing practice. Your words are so great. I appreciate the mix of challenge and stretch and the different options. Thank you for sharing. Thank you for sharing your blessed talents with us. I have a shoulder injury, so finding a challenging practice is difficult. I will keep searching your site for appropriate practices. You are fabulous!
Thank you both, I really appreciate such a heart felt comment. Thank you for being here practicing with me and this community! I'm so grateful to be able to make these videos for those with injuries, or who are wanting variations. Appreciate your comment ☺️
I am so happy to find another wonderful wrist-free practice from you. Wow this one is so great! I love how you've linked all the balancing poses, the longer holds and the binds. I can't thank you enough James for your enthusiasm and positivity and keeping me inspired. Blessings to you! 🙏🏻
You are so welcome Dee. Always a pleasure to connect on here. You've been a wrist free warrior for a good while now - kinda VIP hehe! Do let me know what you'd like to see more of on this channel 💜
This is the first time after three years of practice that I was able to do a proper bind with warrior two legs, i'm so happy i don't even have the words. i loved this practice so much, it didn't even feel like 50 minutes. thank you so much
My pleasure, well done and keep it up!
Thank you for spreading your beautiful energy through the continents... Send you back love and peace
Thanks so much Fadia - good energy heading your way too 😉
Wonderful session! My balance poses are improving . Thanks James
Woohoo! Congrats Paola, it's amazing how much better balance gets with a little repetition of the same poses for a few weeks 😊
I love this flow. Thank you, James
You're welcome! 💜
Another great practice James. Loved it🧘🏼♀️💕
Thanks Belinda, Happy to hear this.
Oh thanks god a new video! I’ve done your other ones dozens of times. Can’t wait to do this one a million times too!
Bless you! that made me smile, I should be a bit more regular with videos now yoga retreat season is over and im back in London consistently yay! 💜
Thank you James, I will try it today!
Please do! 😊
Thank you for taking the time to upload wrist free practices. Recent wrist surgery leaves me with limited options. This was great! 🙂
My pleasure Marina, I hope you find what you need here!
James!! How excited I am to see this new offering from you this morning! Thank you!! I am so looking forward to practicing with you today❤
Hope you enjoy it Denise! 💜
Another great practice and a beautiful savasana, thank you James! 🥰 I'm also very jealous of your amazing plant collection! 🌵🌵
Thankyouuuu! the plants say hi! (some of them are not enjoying the central heating right now in winter though lol)
This was great. More of these flows please.
On their way to you every month 😊
Your classes are truly lovely thank you.
You're very welcome Jennifer 💜
I follow you from Germany and I am finally getting into your flow. This class didn't feel like wrist free, but was though. Thx for this challenging, but very creative session, - loved it - looking forward to trying out some more......
Great to hear Michaela, glad you enjoyed it!
Your class is awesome. Thank you for your labor of love and care. I fully enjoyed practicing with you. Thank you for pushing us with kindness to grow and explore.
You are so welcome!
@@MoveWithJames Hey James, r u still making videos? I tried to say $Thanks but it didnt go through!!
I've been stuck with your hands free series for long and far more due to my condition, I hope to have more coming
More on the way every month 😊
Thank you, James. I love how you are so genuine, so humble, and I love having the occasional chuckle during yoga class!
I was just about to say all of this! James, you’re wonderful
Thanks Vikki - you're so welcome!
Thankyou so much Lucy! 💜
I did it! Thank you once again, very challenging, but I was able to stay in halh moon !!!!
Great job Elena! Woohoo! That deserves some sort of treat or celebration I think 😉
I know this is an older one James, but I needed something familiar this morning. My lovely dog died at the weekend. This really helped me prepare for a day of work at home without him. Thank you ❤
Aww, I'm so sorry for your loss, may you find the support you need as you and your body processes the grief and change that the loss has caused. It's never easy when we loose a beloved pet. Thank you for tending to yourself with this flow. Take care
I fractured my elbow Monday, devastated...stopped my training. Found your hands free flows today and smiled and laughed for the first time all week. Thank you 🙏
Great to see your comment on here too Ginnie! Really hope it's getting less painful now, you'll be on the mend in no time 💜
Great practice, strength and balanced flow. Recently injured my hand and this was just right. Namaste
My pleasure Federico, so glad it supported you. I hope you have a smooth and graceful recovery ☺️
Thank you James 🙏 grateful for this practice and the lighthearted moments you brought to this, Half moon for 10 so tough but I did it 🙏🥳 sending positive vibes your way today from Ireland ☘️
You are so welcome Farrah, well done for making it through the practice!
@@MoveWithJames thank you 🙏
What lovely yoga. Thank you - I will be back 🙂
Great to hear, thank you!
Oh yay!! 😍 Before going to bed I saw on Instagram that you uploaded this new flow and felt like the night before Christmas because I knew this Sunday would start in the best possible way. And it did! Thanks for making me sweat, smile and stretch (ok and suffer, but just a little bit 😁). Thank you for your positive energy that spreads even via wifi 🥰💚🙏🏻 (I was just thinking - maybe you should do an all grumpy flow once in a while to let it all out. The yogi grinch edition! 🤓)
Hey Inga! 💜 Oh bless you that's the sweetest ever comment yay! Glad you smiled (and the suffering a bit is also fun some times haha). Well noted on the grumpy flow lol - maybe for Christmas 😉
Thank you so much for this lovely practice
My pleasure!
I appreciate your proportion of challenge and humor here. These wrist-free classes are very helpful as I recover strength after cancer surgery. Thank you for your generosity and skill!
My pleasure Claire 💜
Grateful for this to be my 1st class back to yoga in 2022 - your flows anchors me back to what I love about yoga with my challenged wrists. Huge bouquet of thanks to you James!
Welcome back to practice Sally 🎉 Quite honoured you started the year with me 😊
Hello James! How happy I am to see a new session from you! :) It was a wonderful one, exactly what I needed, as I kind of drifted away from regular practice. Please, make a couple of more sessions like this, I love these long, fun ones! Thank you so much!
Glad you enjoyed it! And well noted on longer flows. 💜
Really brilliant 🤩 thank you 🙏 great routine and teaching 👌❤️
Thank you Kate for practicing with me 😀
James - In your classes I find that I can really focus on the breath. So grateful to you for this gift.
You are most welcome Elspeth, so wonderful to hear!
Thank you for this practice. The length is perfect. The cue to lift the kneecap really helps me stabilize a wobbly leg. The guided shivasana is a lovely closing.😊
Thanks again Christine! great to know the cues work for you!
Wonderful! I love your classes and greatly appreciate the hands-free options. Your detailed notes (tuck, tighten, etc) are very helpful and your commentary throughout is delightful. Thank you!
Thank you so much, I'm glad you enjoyed it!
I love these series with emphasis on core and legs strenght for my wrists rainy days. I would love it if you created more of the Wrist Free practices in the future particularly the flows which include your beuatiful Qigong movements 🙏❤ Thank you so much James!
Thank you, yes I am hoping to find the time soon, to film and upload more videos for this wonderful community! Thank you for the request ☺️
Look, I can't say I'm happy I broke my hand...but...I can say that doing so led me to find you and your hands free flow classes! You have an amazing ability to make these creative classes challenge, flow and not feel like they are missing the hand element. They are perfect! So, not the worst possible outcome, really : ) Thank you
Hey Pip, oh I hope your hand starts to feel better soon! So glad you enjoy these practices, I feel like our wrist free community must be getting really really strong glutes and legs by now 😂
Thanks!
Thank you for your support 💜
That was so great! Thanks James!!
My pleasure Kim!
This was perfect... So many instructors underestimate the people who have to take in easy on the wrists when it comes to yoga and you do not... This was challenging... Please keep up with the wrist free yoga practices I am enjoying... I release so much... I really love the guided meditation at the end... This practice is so well rounded 🙏
Thank you so much, more wrist free videos are planned for the coming month!
Awesome all bases covered type of practice ❤
Glad you enjoyed it Georgia 💜
Powerful sequence and great encouragements: ' pretend you are enjoying this,' 'heroic effort,' 'you are stronger than you think you are,' 'imagine it feels great,' 'sinking into a pile of warm laundry.' Mmmm
Heya Maggie! That's great to know, glad you like those phrases. It's quite cold and grey in London right now so warm laundry is needed lol!
Thank you James.
You're so welcome 💜
Thank you! Your classes are great and Im always looking forward to them :-)))
You are so welcome!
Hello from Vermont! I slipped on black ice & broke my wrist and am so grateful to have found your videos. It feels good to have challenging sessions each day. Your instruction, motivation & humor makes the time fly. Thank you!
Ouch, sorry to hear this Erin. Thank you for being here and all the best with your recovery!
i broke my wrist and this sequence us perfect. thank you
You're very welcome Mary
Thank you James! This class provided me the strength work, stretches and relaxation I needed for my body! What a great class! ❤️🙏🧘♀️
You're very welcome Rebecca!
Excellent, James. Thank you so much. Will DEFINITELY be doing this class again. Despite the cast on my wrist I pretty much managed to keep up ... mindfully of course :)
Woohoo Kerry! Glad it's going well - Im catching up on comments and looks like you've been practicing consistently! Congrats! 🎉
You are truly a lifesaver 😊
Happy to hear this Joske, if there is anything more you are needing, do let me know!
Awesome practice as always! :)
Thanks again!
Thankyou so much for this practice! I’m beginning my recovery from surgery after breaking both my wrist and elbow, this class was perfect to get me moving and sweating again safely.
Hi Andrea - that sounds painful! Yikes! hope you're healing well. And yes - I always joke with our lovely community here on youtube that while the wrists and hands may miss out for a bit, the legs and glutes will get the ride of their life for a while 😂
Excellent again! Still struggling with my shoulder. Usually I fight through the pain (which doesn't help). With your workouts I challenge my balance, get a good workout and even stretch my shoulders. thank you for these practices. Much love from Anguilla!
That's great to hear and I can relate to pushing myself haha! Much love back from London! 💜
hard but very effective, thank you
You're welcome Lala💜
This was perfect for me today. Thank you.
You are so welcome!
Such an amazing class! Thank you so much, James, for making these videos. These are the best wrist-free yoga classes I've ever done. I've done several of your videos recently and today I felt myself already getting stronger as I did this class! As someone with chronic wrist issues, these videos are such a gift. Thank you for your loving energy as well.
Glad you like them Rebecca, thank you for sharing and for practising with me💜
Lovely practice. I would love a practice where you integrate tai chi or Qi gong with yoga. Thanks
Thanks Ellen! I'll do more like this 💜
James THANK YOU for such a BEAUTIFUL practice!! Once again, your positivity that made me smile or giggle and your encouragement to keep with a pose or to treat our bodies with love just elevated the heck out of this already super strong and fun flow! I love 45-60 min classes, so this was a perfect length for me, and I'm so happy that you make wrist free power flows. Keep making videos, because you are now hands down (sort of a pun, right?) one of my fave yogis to practice with!
Rachel, thank you so much for your kind words. They mean a lot to me and I'm so grateful you are here practicing with me.
I love these practices … I have a shoulder injury for making chaturangas and these ones have helped me recover
That's great! Thanks Javier
What an amazing flow! I sprained my wrist last week and I was so depressed to lose my daily yoga pratice. Thankfully I discovered your channel and I LOVE your wrist-free classes! I was so into it, I almost forgot about my injury. I will keep practicing with you, even after my wrist is healed! Thank you so much for offering quality classes adapted to wrist issues.
You're very welcome Catherine ☺️ Welcome to the community!
Wonderful James! With the sun returning to lengthen the days, how about an energetic wrist-free class? I loved the side plank today on the elbows and I'd love to see if there are elbow inversions or more balances to gently build up/maintain my arm and shoulder strength? Keep them coming 😀
Great that the side plank works for you! I'll add in more forearm stuff in the next flows. Oooo maybe we will get snazzy and creative with the wall for some powerful postures! 💪
Yay! About time, lol! looking forward to this in the morning :-)
Made me smile to see your comment Serpent Lady! I missed being with you all. Thanks for being connected to my channel all this time 😊 💜
Great practice
Glad you enjoyed it Amy!
Oh dear James 💜 what a joy see a notification from here....I'm going to enjoy your new class, thanks for this beautiful gift you are sharing today 🙏🌺🦋
Thanks for the lovely comment on here! 😊 💜
Absolutely loved it!! Thank you
So glad! Thank you for practicing with me!
Thank you so so much for amazing wrist free yoga videos 🥺❤️🥺
Absolutely my pleasure, I'm glad you find them so beneficial!
This was great! I was having some hip pain today, so was a little hesitant to try it, glad I did, that hit stretch at the end end was great!
Thanks Kelly! Glad you liked the hip stretch, feels good after you work hard doesn't it?
You've read my mind! Thank your for a new workout. The pace was relaxing and the workout was challenging. My glutes were on fire.. Enjoyed the mind-body meditation to close the workout.Have a request for a 30-min power wrist/hands free yoga workout. Would love to see more squat/standing sequences - sumo, malasana, toe balances ( no pistol squats, please).
Hey Traci - that is GREAT that your glutes were on fire, it means you're working well and getting all the correct muscles engaged 🎉 Well noted on the 30 min squat focused flow. And yes haha pistol squats are a bit full on for ankles and knees!
Is awesome love it🙏
You're welcome Norma💜
Great class! Thanks James
Thanks Peggy!
Dear James, thanku so much for this great wrist free yoga class ..i really enjoyed it!!!! looking forward to new ones!!! Can you pls do one for building bone density...thanku.
Oooh that's an interesting one. Some of the Qigong. Tai Chi I teach is thought anecdotally to improve bone density. I think long holds using strength are good!
Thank you so much for creating these wrist free videos! As someone with an autoimmune condition that causes chronic pain and the reason I had to have 2 partial wrist fusion surgeries, I feel seen and heard. 🥹 I am finding new and creative ways to continue developing my practice thanks, in part, to your amazing flows! 🙏🏻🙏🏻
Thank you Heather, you are seen and I'm so grateful to be able to provide these flows for this loving community where they are so well received!
Perfect
Thank you☺️
Thank you so much for these classes James. I've been experiencing mysterious joint pain in one hand, made worse by traditional vinyasa sequences. Your hands-free classes have been such an amazing resource to continue practicing, and they've all felt so creative and refreshing.
You're very welcome Jaclyn! Fingers crossed it starts to heal and feel better, and in the meantime, strong legs! 😉
So needed this! thank you
You're so welcome!
Very nice practice, thank you!
Glad you liked it!
Fabulous! Thanks!
Thanks Barb, my pleasure!
Amazing!! Thank you :)
Glad you liked it!
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Thank you!