Strengthen and Stretch with Tim
One of western Oklahoma's most popular teachers, Tim Bodenstein, visits Yogalife about once a month to help with our teacher training and shoot a few videos. He is known for his great voice, gentle asana, and detailed thoughtful instruction. We love having him as part of our teaching group!
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Standing Poses with Weights - 11 Minutes
In this short practice Tim shows you how to incorporate small hand weights with your practice. props: 1lb or 2lb hand weights. Find more of this type of practice in our Yoga with Weights collection.
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Seated Stretches with Variations - 14 Minutes
Join Tim for some gentle seated stretches. Modifications and alignment are covered for beginners. Props needed: blanket and strap.
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Gentle Standing Flow for Shoulders and Hips - 16 Minutes
Join Tim for this gentle standing flow working on opening the chest and the warming the hips and legs. A few dogs and gentle shoulder work. Props needed: blocks.
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Stretches for Runners and Walkers with Tim - 17 Minutes
Join Tim with warm-ups for runners and walkers. Includes yoga stretches for quads, hips, and calves.
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Fun Balance Sequence - 19 Minutes
Get strong and grounded with Tim as he moves through this challenging balance practice including moving from warrior 3 to half moon and back. Focus on one legged standing balances.
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Stretch the Chest and Shoulders - 19 Minutes
Work with Tim on some chest and shoulder opening. Includes standing and sitting work. End with reclining over a bolster. Props needed: bolster, blanket, strap.
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Sun Salutations and Hip Openers - 23 Minutes
Flow through standing poses and sun salutations, includes dogs and hip openers.
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Seated Stretches and Strengthening Flow - 30 Minutes
Join Tim starting with seated stretches, and then practice a challenging standing flow focusing on strengthen your muscles!
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Breathing Flow with Sun Salutations - 32 Minutes
After a short sitting warm-up join Tim for this fun yoga flow. Moving with the inhales and exhales flow through sun salutations and standing sequences. Challenging and centering!
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Sun Salutations and Hip Stretches - 34 Minutes
Join Tim for this hip opening focused flow! Start sitting and then flow through warriors and sun sals. Work deeply into the hips with pigeon, cobbler, and bear. Finish with reclined twists.
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Work the Core with Boat and Planks and More - Part 1
Start with boat and reverse table, move into reclined abdominals, and then dogs and planks. Includes challenging updog variations with one leg lifted. Works well with video #325 for a full sweaty core class. props: blanket
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Standing Core Flow with Hand Weights - Part 2
This video can be practice alone or you can choose to do #293 first for a challenging full core class. Start standing and flow through warrior poses with hand weights, then move into planks and side planks. Props: small hand weights
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Seated Stretches to Open the Hips and Hammies - Part 1
Join Tim and warm the hips and hammier with some seated twists and forward bends. Works well with #337 and #338 for a full class!
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Twisting Flow with Tim - Part 2
Standing flow focused on twisting including warriors, half moons, and down dogs. Works well with #336 and #338 for a full class. Props used: blocks
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Cool Down with Gentle Twists - Part 3
Join Tim for a gentle stretch focused on twisting and gentle core action. Start with pose of the child and thread the needle, and then move to reclined twists, and gentle core activation. Finish with a short shavasana. Works well with #336 and #337 for a full class.