Between your busy lifestyle or #quarantine, we all know that yoga provides us benefits beyond the mat. Even better, being able to flow anytime or anywhere is awesome, so why not try an online class? Online yoga is cost effective, and you can find your zen from the privacy of your home!
We know it’s confusing for a novice or experienced practitioner to sift through YouTube and search for classes. Thankfully, you can focus on your Om’s because we have done the research for you! Whether your goal is to find inner peace or tone your body, we have shared our top picks.
Yoga with Adriene
Yoga with Adriene’s YouTube channel is perfect if you are a newbie looking for a friendly introduction to yoga. Her classes fit a variety of needs, such as “Yoga under 10 Minutes” or “Yoga for Complete Beginners.” Her YouTube channel gained over 7 million followers, and her mission is to make yoga easy and approachable for all.
As we practice social distancing, Adriene led 30 days of yoga for beginners. Her focus on the foundations of yoga helps break away our intimidation of yoga poses. The 30 day journey helps the beginner yogi meditate, activate, and strengthen the mind and body.
Subscribe: Free classes, join Adriene’s YouTube channel, great for your beginner yogi
The Yoga Collective
The Yoga Collective is great for the intermediate level yogi looking for a variety of styles, and instructors online. This custom yoga experience provides classes for challenging power yoga, flow yoga, and hatha yoga. They even offer pilates videos for the advanced fitness guru. Be sure to take advantage of their Refresh Archives after your session. It is full of high energy food recipe vlogs, like protein smoothies or a turmeric ginger latte!
This California based yoga studio also provides live stream classes from their Venice Beach studio for yogis to log on from anywhere. The unlimited online subscription provides access to a library of classes for beginners, experienced practitioners, and even prenatal yoga classes that can be taken anytime. You can view a selection of great content for free. When you’re ready, enroll for unlimited content.
Subscribe: Three months of unlimited online yoga starting at $5 from Groupon, best for all styles of yoga (including power, vinyasa, prenatal yoga)
Daily Burn
Rather than surfing YouTube, the Daily Burn is a great app to break a sweat and meet your fitness goals. The app helps create a weekly plan, and is best for all levels of experience. The yogi can choose the level of intensity and length for the workout. The Daily Burn will guide you through each yoga pose one-on-one, and provide the flexibility for you to choose a workout schedule or browse through their video collection.
Briohny Smyth is the internationally followed yoga instructor leading classes, and her reach allows yogis to practice personally with her, through the app. A great addition to the program is the nutrition plan to guide us on the nutrients needed, like protein, to replenish our bodies and feel healthy!
P.S. yogis can practice with Briohny Smyth on YouTube with this 45 Minute Power Vinyasa Flow session focusing on the core, while also having some fun.
Subscribe: 30-day free trial when you download the app, great for the beginner or advanced yogi, or even at-home gym workouts
Alo Moves
Alo Yoga’s motto is “mindful movement,” and their YouTube channel practices just that. The classes range from 15 minutes energizing morning yoga to HIIT flow classes. Some of our favorite YouTube playlists are Yoga Abs and 60-minute Power Vinyasa flow. Each series gives you energized content, perfect for when you need to go deep into a flow.
YouTube classes are free, and if you want more, enroll in their site for a 14 day trial. Also get your kids moving in tree pose with Alissa Kepas featuring the Yoga for Kids series. With guided meditation, and “How To” videos for more challenging poses, it’s time to join the Alo obsession!
Subscribe: Free YouTube Classes, for more – sign up for Alo Move’s 14 day trial
Glo Yoga
With 16 (yes, 16!!!) styles, and 4,000+ classes, Glo Yoga is the ultimate guide to your practice. Through the Glo app or browser, personalization is endless for you. This program is great whether you are a novice or even advanced yogi looking to master the practice. Feeling like a live class, Glo Yoga records sessions at their Santa Monica studio and shares it on their online platform.
It’s variety in style is incredible – hatha yoga, iyengar, kundalini, your choices are endless. The curriculums led by renown teachers provide a truly unique experience. The membership fee is $18 a month. If you’re debating whether to make the purchase, definitely check out this Glo app review. “YogaGlo Is the Only Yoga App I Think Actually Rivals Taking an In-Person Class.”
Subscribe: Download the app, Glo is a great fit especially if you are looking for a like-IRL experience
