Best Free Online Yoga Classes and Podcasts

Pam Gaulin
The best free online yoga available online range from full HD classes to three minute yoga segments. The best part of all these yoga experiences is that they are free.

Yoga classes can be expensive, especially when added on top of the price of a gym membership. For yoga beginners or those who like to enjoy yoga in the privacy of their own homes, free online yoga is an ideal work out.

No DVDs or DVD required. No VHS or drive to a studio or gym. All you need is a computer and an Internet connection to enjoy free online yoga wherever you have a computer. Or upload the audio-only to an MP3 player for travel or to share.

Yoga Today

Web site: www.yogatoday.com

Take a free online yoga class at Yoga Today. The classes run an hour long, which is a standard time for a basic yoga class. Yoga today delivers a fresh hour of yoga every single day of the year, keeping your body and your mind challenged.

The yoga classes are set outside in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, providing a peaceful backdrop to the free online yoga classes.

There are technical drawbacks to viewing the live free online classes at Yoga Today, however. First, download the free Instant Media Player. The drawback to this free yoga class is that the player only runs on WindowsXP. It also requires a broadband connection.

Luckily, there are download options available for viewing a streaming playback any free online yoga class on Yoga Today. Options include IHD (wmv), QuickTime, or an iPod download.

Best Free Online Yoga Podcasts

YogAMAZING

Web site: www.yogamazing.com

YogAMAZING brings you 10 to 15 minute yoga routines.

Yoga Jam with the Jiva Diva

Web site: http://jivadiva.libsyn.com

Available through iTunes: Yes

Yoga Jam with the Jiva Diva features yoga classes and related lectures, in the form of yoga podcasts. The site is archived all the way back to July of 2005.

A Moment of Yoga

Web site: http://a_moment_of_yoga.vitalpodcasts.com

A Moment of Yoga is a "spiritual New Age uplifting podcast."

Available through iTunes: Yes

The name of the site captures the essence of these yoga podcasts. They are all under 10 minutes, with most clocking in around five minutes. This makes A Moment of Yoga podcasts ideal for work or for a quick morning wake up.

Yogapeeps.com

Web site: http://yogapeeps.com

Most of Yogapeeps is about the practice of yoga. The reason this web site is worth visiting is for their free online 20 minute video of the Sun Salutation. The Sun Salutation is pretty basic, yet essential to any yoga practice. Beginners should try the Sun Salutation, and more seasoned yoga practitioners can use this video to start their day.

Get started with these free online yoga classes and yoga, for a healthier, more centered you.

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Pam Gaulin is a freelance writer, journalist (B.A., Journalism), new (and next!) media writer and artist. Associated Content named her 2007 Content Producer of the Year. "First for Women" magazine featured...  View profile

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