Intense Wrist Free Power Yoga Workout and Flow
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- Опубликовано: 11 сен 2024
- This Intense and dynamic, power yoga flow is a total body workout without putting any weight in the hands or wrists! Expect to sweat, shake and hopefully have a laugh and be playful at the same time.
In this sequence we have fun exploring:
✅ Preparing and building toward elegant backbend Dancer's Pose
✅ Intense hip, butt and thigh strengthening, toning, and stretching
✅ Fire up the deep core and get your abs burning
✅ Work towards single leg squats
✅ Strengthen shoulders with forearm planks and dolphin pose (optional, if you have elbow or shoulder injuries I offer modifications).
✅ For me, yoga is absolutely not about weight loss or torching belly fat, but that is an inevitable byproduct with a sequence like this*
*For the record, yoga to me is about freedom, peace, and inner strength. It's about feeling at home and fabulous in the skin you're in whatever your shape, skin tone, gender expression, or physical limitation).
This sequence is definitely not suitable for beginners though!
Sending you heroic 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.
You’re currently my favorite yoga person on RUclips, and I’m glad to see that your channel is beginning to grow.
Thanks so much! 🙏🏻🌿 many more videos to come, I really appreciate you being here with me
Me too!
Me three! I broke my wrist a few months ago and though I'm almost fully recovered I still can't withstand the pressure from plank position. I found you when looking for wrist free classes and haven't looked back! I usually do the 30-60 min practice and feel fantastic afterwards. You push me just the right amount and I love the optional binds that I can work towards. Looking forward to trying your other classes in a few weeks when I've fully recovered. Thank you so much, you're by far my favourite yogi bear 🙏😌
Mine too! Love your videos James xx
And mine ✌️
I found you while nursing sore wrists and must say... thank GOD! You are so talented and such a beautiful spirit. I get lost in the moment while practicing with you and time just disappears for awhile. You could make a 4 hour video and I would do it 😂!!! I used to practice only with Adriene but you have intensified my practice and strengthened my body. Oh the dreaded pistol squat... I will have it down very soon at this rate! You are the bomb! You have won a loyal follower. Much love! 💕
This is best yoga channel, I always feel so peaceful and energetic at the end of every practice. Thank you James!
You're so welcome!
What an amazing practise! The second one I joyned you with and have to say I'm loving these :)) You can truly forget time and place while you're doing it, thank you so much for such a good spirit
Wonderful to hear Friede, it's a pleasure to have you here in this community.
James, you ARE a popstar, this is your stage!! I am challenging my strength consistently in ways I never have before. All with a playful and positive/realistic attitude thanks to you. You are such an amazing teacher. I am so grateful for you! Thank you!!
Such a beautiful comment Jessenia, thank you so much. I am grateful you are here in this community!
I love your energy and balance between playfulness and Harmony. Very grateful for all of your videos!
I'm so glad you like them Melissa ☺️
Thank you, James, this was wonderful. Please more of this length and style, with and without hands. Best, Susanne from Frankfurt
Thanks Susanne, so grateful you enjoyed it.
I'm really enjoying these challenging wrist free yoga flows and your unique style. Thank you!
You're so welcome! Happy you are enjoying them, thanks for being here.
Loved, loved, loved it❤ Finding your wrist free strong and fun yoga flows here is such a gift 🙏 Thank you🤗
You're so welcome Marianne, it's my pleasure 💜
This was an amazing morning session. Loved the kneeling knee to the side rotation balance. Always something new to explore in your sessions! Thanks for making these available and your calm, positive guidance
You're so welcome! Thank you!
Flippin amazing!!! You continue to challenge me👍… healing from wrist surgery has been so much better, thanks to you…Namaste
Aww I'm so grateful to hear this. You are most welcome. Keep up the incredible commitment to your recovery.
This is one of my favourite classes so far. Wonderful pace and intensity and some wonderful challenges. It's so rewarding and interesting noticing my body growing and changing daily in response to tumbling out of bed and into this every sunrise. You've turned me into a morning exercise person for the first time in my life! The time I spend here in the mornings stays deeply with me through long days confined to my desk. Thank you for all your care, affection and attention.
Thank you Sue for such a beautiful comment. I am so grateful to hear that you are waking up and starting your day practicing here with me. Keep up the incredible work!
Yay!!! We love you James! Lol. Thanks so much for the amazing videos 😁🙏🏼
My pleasure Ruby!
I really do like the calmness of the videos regarding sound/voice and visuality.
Thank you so much for your kind feedback, I'm so grateful you are enjoying the sessions.
By far, THE best wrist free yoga workout channel that is super challenging. I’m sweating….and it’s wrist free. Thank you.
LOL , this made me laugh, thank you Helen! I'm glad you enjoyed it and got a good sweat from it!
@@MoveWithJames btw, I did a couple of ur Qi Gong bc the moves r very familiar. My hubby does them and I watched him in the past. It’s funny that after all these years, I didn’t learn from him but I’m doing it w you! Lol
This may be my favorite flow of yours yet! Thank you James.
Thanks Kelly, Glad you enjoyed it so much!
Thanks for putting together intense practices that avoid wrist pressure. Not easy to find.
My pleasure Katherine💜 Glad I can be of support.
Love these classes. Keeps me moving with a wrist injury. My balance is improving!
Amazing to hear, thanks for sharing Lawrence!
I absolutely love your yoga videos. I feel so happy when I do them. Thank you!
You're so welcome Deborah, thank you for flowing with me today!
Thank you for your sweet natured humour James. Not often found in yoga classes. Made what for me was a difficult routine fun. Shall continue to seek out your wrist free routines. Also love your plants, they're all so healthy and happy!
Ah thanks Debbie! That brightened up my day. The plants are a labour of love 🌱 Some of them are quite demanding for plants hahaha 😉
I'm so grateful I found your channel ! just when I though I wouldn't be able to practice yoga again due to my carpal tunnel syndrome...Sincerely, your classes are like food for the soul to me.
Great to hear, welcome to the community. If there is anything you need, don't hesitate to reach out.
Thanks again for the amazing powerful practice! And specially for the micro details! Very helpful! God bless you
Glad it was helpful Sunny, Thank you for flowing with me.
I started doing a different yoga practice this morning and then noticed my wrist acting up and knew immediately I needed to switch to one of your classes! Thank you James for another beautiful and strong practice!!
You're welcome Rachel, glad you are listening to the signs from your body.
I am so glad that a injury of my finger led me to your channel. Thank you!
Thank you! I initially started practicing your wrist-free flows as a way to keep active while recovering from a pec strain, but I now see that this practice has an enormous amount of intrinsic value, and covers so much that the more routine power flows do not. I will definitely continue incorporating your flows into my practice even after I recover from my injury. Om Shantih: Shantih: Shantih:
Thank you, I'm so grateful you are receiving value from these flows. Thank you for practicing with me.
Thank you for giving us this wrist free yoga. I was upset thinking that this type of intense yoga was no longer something I could do without plank etc but this routine is so good and is a real workout without the wrists. Thank you so so much.
It's my pleasure Luisa, I'm so glad you found this community, welcome, there is definitely a lot you can do even if it is wrist free!
That was the best sequencing to get to Dancer's Pose that I have ever done. I appreciate the care and thought you put into creating your classes.
This is a challenge and strength builder for sure. Your wrist-free videos are so inspiring and keep me coming back. Thank you so much James! 🙏🏼💫💕
Thank you Dee!
Most of these comments are older but..things live on the internet forever (for better or worse). I love this so much! Thank you!! I have a major wrist injury that means I will never be flowing with downward dogs and chaturangas. My mind tends to go to all the bad places and that I will never be able to do the challenging/fun/good things. In a moment of extra despair I was lucky enough to find your videos and remember that flows are possible (AND challenging AND fun) without using wrists. I just needed the guidance and you provided that along with hope. Thanks
What a beautiful message Sarah, thank you for being here and for practicing with me, even with your wrist injury. I'm grateful to have been able to help you 💜
Just tried the intense wrist free power video. Love it, you are fabulous, will be trying more. I also love your backdrop, especially ALL the plants ❤️❤️❤️
Fantastic Tracy. Yes, I love my plants too!!
I AM DRENCHED IN SWEAT! Woooooo this was awesome! You have renewed my love of yoga after years of struggling to enjoy it. Thank you, you magical human
WOW Valerie, you're so welcome! I am so happy to hear how much you enjoyed this flow.
Great video! I really love all your classes, you have amazing energy and your classes have the perfect level of intensity and relaxation!
Thanks Rebecca, wonderful to hear💜
Discovered your videos in the last month after injuring my wrist and have already done more than 7 of your videos! Love the moves and your instruction
Welcome to the community Lynn, I'm happy you are enjoying the videos.
You've being a good helper to me during my elbow injury. With your practice i'm able to keep enjoying ma daily routine and feeling good. so thank you ..send you love and peace
Love this flow (and all of your wrist-free videos)! You're a wonderful teacher, and the sequences are so fun.
I love that you have wrist free options. My arthritis in my thumb joint makes chatarangas impossible nowadays. Thanks you
Thanks Lindsey, so glad these flows are allowing you to continue your practice!
Thank you for guiding me through my Christmas practice. I really appreciate your teaching and your wonderful flow, because you helped me overcome my shoulder injury. Now I just had sore wrists and missed you, that’s how I found this nice flow. Didn’t regret at all, it’s a wonderfully powerful sequence
Thank you Sophia, glad you are enjoying the flows here! Happy holidays to you.
thank you for this amazing practice and for posting a wrist free power yoga flow
Welcome, I am happy to help, all the best with your recovery!
This video is my favorite wrist free workouts you have posted so far. I'm dealing with an elbow injury, and I was concerned about not getting a strong session in without planks etc. This one got me sweating and moving. Thank you for making these and your wonderful attitude.
My pleasure Jessica, I'm glad you found it intense yet rewarding.
Hi from Hong Kong! Love your classes! Chance upon you during the early days of covid and really enjoy your teaching style. Am also doing your 5 day qigong course! Thank you!!
Wonderful to hear Michelle, it's a pleasure to practice with you!
Another fabulous sequence! Thank you! 😊
Thank you Jennifer, happy you enjoyed it!
That ab sequence! Phew. Namaste James.
Right! LOL glad you got through it Kim! Well done.
Wow I am so happy I found your channel! I loved this class! 👌
Welcome to the community, happy that you found these videos so helpful and supportive 💜
Thank you James for this incredible video. With my broken elbow this is exactly what I needed. I enjoy you playful practice . Of course I was skipping Delfin . You are given such positive influence so when some of my poses wasn’t perfect I feel confident
A super intense flow, well done for giving it a go!
Found you today! Thank you so much for an amazing class James, namaste
You're so welcome!
Another amazing challenge of hands free, wrist free poses! Your sequences are so beautiful and creative and TOUGH!! I am "glistening "!! Thank you once again!❤
Thanks Denise - its great to hear that you're enjoying my videos
Love your practice, the intensity, and great detail, thank you
Thank you Nicola, you are very welcome.
Thank you so much ..loved this longer workout 🇦🇺
You're so welcome Helen, thank you for tuning in all the way from Aus!
Thank you! Great to have more lower body involvement & flowing arm movements. New sub
You're welcome!
So happy I found you, James! These flows are so great and challenging. Love the creativity and intensity with these videos. I'm definitely shaking doing these flows, but I know I'm walking away stronger every time. Thank you!!!
So glad you like them Katy!
Thank u James! Again a great class! 🙏🏻🙏🏻
YAY! So happy you are enjoying the classes here.
Great class as always! Really appreciate all the wrist-free classes you're providing. It's hard to find quality classes that are long enough. Thank you.
My pleasure! thank you fro your kind words 🙏🏻
This is just what was needed to protect a shoulder injury but still be challenged. Your classes are always creative and playful, too! Namaste
Thank you Carol 💜
Your videos are really special, James! When i need wrist free yoga, or just something diffrent i always look to your channel! I hope you have plans to make more vids :D namaste from Norway!
Thank you for these James, myself and my husband have been doing these for the past week and we love them.
Glad you like them Nina!
Whoa, this was a good one! :D Challenging and rewarding in many ways. Thanks for the great video! :*
Grace and strength in one practice. Creatively fun!
Love this! Thanks so much ☀️ 🌿
Beautiful and sweaty! Perfect 💗
Glad you liked it Amelia.
thanks James, wide awake now, better than expresso!
LOL oh yes, absolutely, well done for getting through the intensity ☺️
Best yet!!!
Amazing, happy to hear you enjoyed it!
Another wonderful, challenging sequence from a fantastic instructor! Thank you!
Thanks Gretl 🙏🏻
Great flow class James! Love doing those dragon wings! :) Your wrist free classes are a great addition to my yoga program. Cheers!
Thank you Jay! 💜
I just melt when I see you smile! oxx
LOL thanks Paula😀
These balances!!!!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you. Loved the sequence. One day I hope to get the use of my wrist back - I miss downward dog so much! Namaste.
You are so welcome!
Thank you, James. I have a cast on my left wrist but these practices have meant I can continue yoga. Brilliant! :)
Wonderful Kerry! hope everything heals well 💜
Thanks as always James!!
You're welcome Debora!
Thank you! Great sequence, your energy and fun comments make the practice even nicer :)
You're so welcome Lina! 💜
Love this class Mahalo James♥️🌈♥️
There're days when this feels so easy and there are ones when it feels so difficult. Either way, I'm so grateful that you made these wrist-free videos, James. They helped my lower body grow stronger and me more balanced. Thank you, James🎉🎉🎉
You're so welcome! I'm so grateful to hear this.
A great practice, thanks James
My pleasure Helen! ☺️
What a great and fun flow! Thank you!
Thank you. Some poses i could not get, but I am working on it! ❤
Wonderful, no rush, remember to be gentle with yourself, it will happen. Well done for giving this class a go!
whoowee!! loved the sequence ,glistened so much that even my nose ran! much joy from SA
Thanks Priscilla 💜 🙏🏻
Just writing this comment for the algorithm :) I've been doing these hands free flows from you for quite some weeks now and I'm getting so much better at them.. hardly any wobbeling just the pistol squats oh my.. they are too much 2.0 for me.. maybe in a year (or 3) I can do those too. I'm super thankful for all your videos James!
This is fantastic!! Thanks so much Siebke- the algorithms and I really appreciate your comment 😉 pistol squats are suuuuper tough but with time you will get there 🙏🏻🌿💜
My wrists are fine but I suffer from unknown chronic neck and trap pain whenever I activate them. Pain started after my spinal fusion surgeries. So, I avoid poses like downdog/ plank/ anything that really puts stress on my trap or neck area, so this was the first time trying a 'wrist free' video because I noticed there's no DD/planks and it was the first yoga class I was able to completely get through without quitting early due to pain. Thank you. Can't wait to do more.
YAY, thats fantastic to hear Priscilla, well done for giving it a go and getting through it all.
thank you for another amazing hands free lesson! beautiful practice!
You're so welcome!
"A royal person twisting" 😂 made my day!
P.S.: I'm so so happy to see that your channel is growing, you deserve it
Thank you so much!!
Love you from across the pond. Thank you for being you
Thank you Katherine 💜
I just was released from my Dr from a very bad wrist break and your hands free yoga classes helped me make it through it!!! Thank you so much - your amazing!!!
Thanks Jane! Hope you have a speedy recovery 🙏🏻🌿
Lovely practise, thank you, James! I don't have a wrist injury but I do your wrist-free videos in between other pilates / yoga practices to avoid straining them and it's worked really well for me 😊 You deserve waaay more views but I have a feeling it won't take long for everyone to find you 😄🧘🏻♂️
Thanks for your kind words Kate 💜
wow I got sweat this time :) since I start your classes my balance got better and my both elbows are happier now .
thank you so much new hands free class , super fun class !!
Thank you, you're doing great - keep it up!
This was amazing! Thank you so much!
My pleasure Kaylee!
What a fantastic, strong yet energising practice! Thank you, James! You often ask for suggestions so... 🤗 I am a Patreon subscriber of your channel but sometimes I only have 30-40 min to practise and I'd love it if you could create more of these wrist free vinyasa flows focusing on neck & shoulder release and core strenghtening. Much love and gratitude! 💕
Ps. I think there was a sequence that was only done on one side, around min. 15 mark - with the standing hip semi circles. I went back today for the same practice and replayed the same sequence on the other side to even things out ;)
Thank you for your support on both my platforms, so grateful. I am currently writing my list of requests, so have definitely added it. Also thank you for pointing out the imbalance of the sequence, on both sides, it happens sometimes... opppss. Glad you noticed and evened it out yourself!
@@MoveWithJames 🙏❤️
That was fabulously challenging; I actually built up a sweat, which is very unusual as I live in a mobile home and it is bloody freezing! Just what I needed today, loved it, Much gratitude, thank you, James!
Great job! thank you 🙏🏻
James, your routines are so challenging!! My arms are better now but I'm still practicing with you 💖 thank you, you are an amazing instructor ✨
Thanks Lola! If you're looking for other flows that use your wrists do check out the other videos on my channel too
As I heal from carpal tunnel surgery, James' workouts are incredible! The intensity and wrist free practice I was looking for.
Great to hear Melanie, thank you for sharing and for being here practicing with me and the community!
I have an elbow injury, and my husband who have a shoulder injury. This was a perfect workout flow for us to enjoy and work together! Thank you, James.
My pleasure, so grateful you both enjoyed this flow together!
Fantastic flow that had me sweating and giggling and falling all over the place! A challenge for sure but I feel fab now :) I find it amazing that you don't have more followers by I think that will change quickly. Thanks James! Also, you kind of remind me of Tom Ellis!
So happy to hear you enjoyed the class Ayisha, and are feeling great! Thank you for being here - LOL the younger version of Tom Ellis I hope 😉
Hi James hello from Ireland ...hope all is well with you ... totally in love with you & your approach to yoga so much so I’m now repeating your videos .... would love some new ones ,,,
Thank you so much!! Yes my aim has been all year to upload new videos here, it's on my list to do. My Patreon does have more consistent uploads, but not just wrist free, there is vinyasa, intense vinyasa and wrist lite. Thanks for your support and for practicing with me!
Just discovered your channel and I'm already loving it!!
Loved the class, thank you!!
So happy I found your channel, have just been diagnosed with Kienbock's, so no weight-bearing or stretching of the wrists until I am post-op. Thank youuu!
Thanks Kimberly, so glad you like my videos 💜
You are simply AMAZING!
Thanks Emma, so grateful you are loving this flow!
Amazing flow !!!! Can you please please post few more intermediate level wrist free ones with 1 hr practice ??
Hi Indira, thank you for your interest and commitment to your practice! My longer practices can be found on Patreon, where I share 4 practices a month, one being wrist free. Thank you so much for your support💜 www.patreon.com/movewithjamesrafael
@@MoveWithJames That sounds great!! Would definitely practice those . Thanks a lot 😊
Thanks so much for this video. This helps me a lot with my elbow pain & never thought I could do this sequence without feeling out breath (except for the pistol squad haha) and at the same time feeling energized. Keep these vidoes coming please 🙏🏽
Thanks so much Kiki! Pistol squats are super challenging so I hear you 🙏🏻 ☀️
Thank you!
You're welcome!
thank you 🥰
My pleasure ☺️
I did something unknown to my wrist a few weeks ago and your flows are saving me--hands-free but definitely still challenging! Thanks.
Thanks Julie- hope you are healing well 🌿
Thanks again James, another awesome class x
You're very welcome Kelly! 💚 ☀️