The second in our Hot Yoga series, this class is based on the Bikram Yoga method and incorporates 26 poses designed to deeply stretch the muscles and detoxify the body. Lauren is an incredibly inspiring instructor, and she takes her time in this class to focus on proper alignment for each pose and transition. This class is perfect for students of all levels, and is especially beneficial for intermediate to advanced students as it will allow you to hone your technique and deepen your practice. There is a long relaxing Savasana at the end to help you soak up the benefits of this class. We recommends using a space heater to heat your room before performing this class for best results.

Click here to go to the Hot Yoga #2 class page!

This unique and gentle Hatha Yoga class takes you through a thoughtful series of poses renamed after various ancient goddesses. The poses are held for a long time allowing you to tap into the power of the divine feminine while you invoke the energy of each specific goddess, helping to renew and empower your body, mind and spirit. This is a very special class that will reveal your own inner goddess, and will help you to incredible build strength and stability in both the body and mind.

Click here to go to the Goddess Yoga page

We have several new exciting classes available:

Detox Yoga #2 - Detox Challenge Flow

This is an intense Power Yoga class designed to completely detoxify your body as well as your mind. Through the use of specifically designed twists and compression poses you will rinse the spine and internal organs, riding them of harmful toxins. The result is a completely refreshed feeling throughout the entire body.

Detox yoga helps with weight control, clearing your skin, and increasing your energy! Please remember to drink LOTS of water after this class to help flush the released toxins out of the body!

Pranayama - Alternate Nostril Breathing

This is a pranayama, or breathing class. This particular alternate nostril breathing exercise will balance both hemispheres of the brain, and open up both sinus passage ways simultaneously.

Prism of Light - Aura Strengthening Meditation

This incredible and powerful meditation will work to strengthen your aura - the field of subtle, luminous radiation surrounding you like the halo or aureola of religious art. The meditation uses visualization of color to help bring balance to your emotional state.

This is the next in our highly regarded series of slow and gentle yoga classes that will soothe and relax you like nothing else. More like a massage than a workout, this class is gentle and restorative and will leave your muscles feeling relaxed, and your mind calm and tranquil. From the dreamy music, to Jackies soothing and calming voice, you will be whisked away to a place of complete serenity.

Go to the Gentle Hatha Yoga #2 class page

This is an exciting power vinyasa flow class brought to you by top instructor, Dawnelle. This creative and challenging class works to build strength and stretch every muscle in your body. This is the fourth addition to our popular Power Vinyasa Flow series and is sure the be a favorite in your YogaDownload library.

Click here to go to the class page for Power Vinyasa Flow #4

Our new gentle prenatal yoga class uses yoga poses perfect for pregnancy and will help you relax, stretch all the muscles in your body, deeply connect with your baby, and will help prepare you mentally physically for labor. Yoga has proven to be extremely beneficial for woman during pregnancy and this class is the perfect way to take a prenatal yoga class in the comfort of your home, at a time that is convenient for you.

This class was designed by expert instructor, Liza Janda, and is can be done during any trimester of pregnancy.

Prenatal Yoga Class

Need a quick break from work so you can stretch your cramped muscles? Feeling stuck and need to step back so you can regain focus? These are just a couple of the many benefits youll receive when you take a little time out for this amazing stress-busting Office Yoga class.

This class guides you through some rejuvenating yoga poses that you can do while sitting in your office chair, including neck stretches, chest and shoulder openers, twists, side bends, and breath work. Its appropriate for all ability levels, easy to follow, and will help you to increase your focus, productivity and creativity at work.

Office Yoga #1

Interested in yoga but dont know where to start? Well, this class is the answer. This Into to Yoga class moves slowly and carefully through some common yoga poses and gives thorough information about proper alignment for each pose. A detailed pose guide with large clear pictures is used throughout the class to further help with understanding of proper alignment.

This class is the perfect way to learn yoga in the comfort of your own home (or just about anywhere) and experience the incredible healing benefits it has to offer. Find out why yoga has become so popular and feel better than ever with this Intro to Yoga class! *Please be sure to print the pose guide and have it with you for the class.

Click here to go to the Into to Yoga #1 class page

We have two new incredible classes we`ve added to the site, both from our newest instructor, Dave Farmar. These are both must-haves for your collection, so get to downloading!

Sun Salutations Flow #2

Baptiste Power Vinyasa Yoga #1

This is a brilliant introduction to the style of Power Yoga, taught in a soothing and pleasant manner by instructor Jackie Casal. This class assumes that you already have a little experience with yoga and are familiar with some of the basic poses. The class is well-rounded, covering a wide range of poses and all of the major points of a power yoga class. You will strengthen and lengthen every muscle in your entire body while  the outside external world melts away from your consciousness. Find out why power yoga is one of the most popular styles of yoga in America today.

This class is also a perfect opportunity for more experienced practitioners to slow down and concentrate on your alignment and form.

Power Yoga #3 class

We are very pleased and excited to welcome Dave Farmar to our roster of world-class instructors! Please stop by and take a look at his bio to learn more about him.

Dave`s first class, Baptiste Power Yoga #1 - All Levels, will be available by the end of the month! We know you will enjoy his incredible teaching skill and technique along with his unique sense of humor he brings to each of his classes.

Welcome Dave!

Are you feeling tightness and tension through the shoulder area? Many of us tend to store a lot of our stress in our shoulders. This Shoulder Opener class is designed to release the built up tension in the front, top, and back of the shoulders.

Stretch and lengthen your muscles and release the stored stress from this area. Its like a massage for your shoulders. You will feel the tightness melt away and will instantly feel like a new you!

Shoulder Opener #1 class page

Yoga for Runners was designed with the runner in mind, but is a flow for everyone to enjoy.  This Power Yoga class helps you to enjoy life to the fullest, and will enhance your experience in any activity you choose: hiking, cycling, climbing, running, walking, or simply going about your busy day. Use this class after any athletic activity to stretch and lengthen your muscles, or any time you are looking to slow down, become focused and create space in your body and mind.  Ahhh, you we feel amazing, refreshed, and renewed!

View the Yoga for Runners class page

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Take advantage of our 40% OFF New Year`s Resolution Sale and fill your library with our portable and amazing yoga classes! Give yourself a wide selection of convenient yoga classes you can do on your schedule and increase your chances of keeping up with your practice!

Enter the following coupon code during checkout to receive your discount: NewYearsRez

Hurry! Sale ends this Thursday Jan. 17th at midnight (PST).

We understand how different each of our yoga students are, so we want to offer yoga classes that you can tailor to fit your schedule and individual needs. Use these short yoga segments to create your very own customized yoga class. Each class begins and ends in Down Dog, so they are easy to mix and match!

Click here to create your very own customized yoga class!

This is another addition to our slower more mellow Gentle Hatha yoga series of classes. This class is restorative and soothing and can be done by candlelight for added restorative benefits. This class can be done any time of day, but is best to do at night, before bed, or any time you need to let go of stress, let go of the outer world and go deep inside to a place of utter calm and serenity.

The 60 and 45 min. classes include Chandra Namaskar, which is a Moon Salutation and is the counterpart to the more common Sun Salutation (Surya Namaskar).

Lunar Flow #1

Solar Flow #1

This incredible power yoga class will allow the vibrations of your life force to radiate throughout your entire body. Join Lisa Richards as she guides you through an unbelievably uplifting and invigorating advanced-intermediate power yoga class. The 60 min. class includes several advanced arm balances that you can choose to perform, or stay in a less advanced posture and work your way up.

Lisa offers notes of wisdom and inspiration throughout this entire class, leaving you feeling amazingly refreshed. This Solar Flow is designed to warm both the body and the soul.

Power Yoga #2 class has been added! Go to the class description page to listen to a preview and view the pose guides for this class.

Something totally different...

This unique class takes you through a journey of the Chakras and uses yoga poses to help you focus and center on each of the Chakra locations in your body. Natalie begins the class in relaxing Savasana and then moves you into a seated forward bend while guiding you to concentrate on the red light illuminating from your Root Chakra. She then moves through each of the Chakra locations in this manner, taking you into poses where you can focus on the corresponding color of light associated with each of the Chakras.

This is a gentle flowing class where Natalie expertly uses visualizations along with notes of inspiration to guide you to a place of balance and serenity.

Click here to go to the Chakra Balancing Yoga class description page

This is the second class in our Forrest Yoga series. If you are new to Forrest Yoga, we recommend you first try the Forrest Yoga #1 class which is a beginning class. The focus of this class is to open and awaken your core. You will be lead through poses designed for this very purpose, and will continuously be instructed to send your breath through the region of the core to help open and lengthen tight areas.

Click here to go to the Forrest Yoga #2 class

You asked for it, and now it is finally here! This is a slow and gentle yoga class that will soothe and relax you like nothing else. Unlike our power yoga classes, this class moves slowly through the poses, and holds them for longer lengths of time so you can soak in and reap the full benefits of each posture. From the dreamy music, to Jackies soothing and calming voice, you will be whisked away to a place of complete serenity. A truly amazing and healing class that is perfect for those times when you want the yoga, but not the intense workout.

Click here to go to the class description page

Lunchtime Flow #1 - This power yoga Lunchtime Flow can be used anytime, but is especially great for use during lunch time as a way to break up your day, release tension and stress, let go of your morning, and prepare for an amazing rest of your day. Dawnelle expertly guides you through an invigorating flow, and offers words of encouragement and inspiration throughout to get your mind and body in the right place and ready for the rest of your day.

Enjoy!

Click here to go to the class description page

Heart Opening Flow #1

Most of us spend countless hours each day slouched over a keyboard, and hunched over the wheel of the car while driving. Counter all of this rounding of the upper back by opening and stretching the front line of the body. Your back and entire body will thank you for it!

Click here to go to the class description page

Sign up for the Yoga Download podcast called "20 min. Yoga Sessions from YogaDownload.com" and get free 20 min. classes delivered each week!

Visit our podcast page to get signed up right now!

We are extremely excited to have on board a man of vast knowledge and a presence that is awe inspiring. Salvatore Zambito is a well-traveled and educated man who has spent many years living in India. He now comes to Yoga Download to share his wisdom with us through his amazing meditations that will take you to a place of light and tranquility you never knew existed. Please take a moment to download his meditations and experience the life-changing power of his words.

Click here to view and preview his meditations

We have two exciting new classes available. Please click on the links below to read more about them and to view their pose guides.

Power Vinyasa Flow #3 - an advanced Power Vinyasa Yoga Class

Yoga for Buns #1 - tighten up those problem areas through specific yoga postures

We have added a printable pose guide for the Forrest Yoga #1 class. If you have purchased this class and would like a copy of the pose guide, please send an email to info@yogadownload.com

Thanks!

Introducing Yoga for Cyclists!

This class is designed with the cyclist in mind, but is a great short flow for anyone to enjoy. If you are a cyclist, perform this class after your ride to stretch and lengthen all of the muscles you use during your ride. Whether your ride is indoors or out, long or short, this yoga class will help you prevent injury, and will allow you to create long lean muscle mass.

This class is Chaturanga-free, and is perfect for anyone who has just a little background in yoga. The class is medium-paced, and focuses on stretching the hamstrings, calves and hips, along with other parts of the body.

The 10 minute class is the perfect way to get in some excellent stretching in a short period of time.

*Printable pose guides are available for both classes

Enjoy!

For those of you who have been trying to access the site lately, you probably know that we experienced some unexpected down time and technical difficulties. While we are deeply apologetic for any inconveniences this may have caused, we are very proud of the upgrades to our site (now that the troubles are finally over).

We hope you notice the faster loading pages and much quicker downloads. We are consistently working to make your experience with Yoga Download better and faster than ever.

Enjoy!

We have added our very first Forrest Yoga class brought to you by Forrest Yoga associate Christine Miyachi. This is a beginning course and is perfect for those new to yoga or anyone who wishes to explore this amazing style of yoga. Forrest Yoga was created by renowned instructor Ana Forrest and is designed to awaken every cell in your body. See for yourself by downloading our first ever Forrest Yoga class today!

Thank you to everyone who took the time to submit an entry in to our contest for the free Year Elite Memberships. We had quite a few responses and hope that the process was fun for everyone who got involved.

We encourage you to continue using the Forum as a means for communicating with us and everyone else in our virtual yoga community. Also, we really appreciate it when you guys write a review for a class you`ve done as it is the best way for customers to get an unbiased opinion about the class.

And now for our winners!!

Elina Victoria of Santa Cruz, California

Shawn Oberrath of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina

Lisa Klein of Oakland, California

Congratulations to all of our winners and thanks again to all of you for making this contest successful and fun!

Only one week left until our drawing for three FREE Year Elite Memberships!!

If you have been waiting to add your review, post on the Forum, or Tell-A-Friend about our website, do it now before it is too late. Be sure to get as many entires as you can into the drawing to increase your chances of winning!!

Good luck!!

From now until May 15th, you can enter to win one of 3 FREE YEAR ELITE MEMBERSHIPS! That means you will have unlimited access to our entire library of classes, meditations and music until May of 2008, for free!

We have big plans over the next year to add a ton more classes (including totally new creations like audio yoga with slide shows and yoga videos), a beginners section with a printable e-book, plus much, much more!

There are 3 different ways you can enter to win (up to 14 entries total!):

1. Write a review for a class that you`ve done. You can write your review by clicking on the `add review` button on the class description page - up to 3 total (we will add your name to the drawing for each review you write, up to 3)

2. Use the `Tell-A-Friend` button and tell your friends and family about our site - up to 10 total (one entry for each valid email address you send to, up to 10)

3. Introduce yourself on our Forum - (post a little blurb about yourself under General Discussion and get one entry)

That`s a total of 14 entries in our drawing for just a few minutes of your time!

The drawing will be held at 4pm (EST) on May 15th and we will notify the winners by email. Win your free year Elite Membership, get started now!!

Our website has been chosen as the "cool pick of the day" for Saturday, April 7th on CoolPick.com! Thanks Cool Pick!!

The new website handles customers` accounts differently than our previous website as it requires a user name for login instead of an email address. This means that all customers will need to create a new account in order to use the new site.

We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may cause, and hope that all of the new features of our site will make up for it (have you seen how cool the new pose guides are?!).

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We are proud to welcome three new amazing instructors to our growing family.

Lisa Richards - Lisa has many years of experience teaching yoga and stays busy leading teacher trainings, workshops and retreats across the globe from Tulum, Mexico to Tobago/Trinidad, from Yogaville, Virgina to all across Colorado. Please visit her biography for more information.

Natale Maisel - Natalie owns and manages Magic Moon Yoga in San Diego, CA. She has several meditations available and will soon be adding Power Yoga classes to our library. Visit her biography for more information.

Christine Miyachi - Christine is a certified Forrest Yoga teacher and currently assists under Ana Forrest herself. She will have several Forrest Yoga classes available, including her first offering, Beginning Forrest Yoga, which will be available the first week in April. Visit her biography for more information.

A big welcome to all of our new instructors! We know you will enjoy their amazing classes, unique teaching styles and their incredible expertise in their respective fields of yoga.

We have many new exciting features on this website including: Printable Companion Pose Guides for each class, a complete Pose Guide section, subscription membership options, a Forum where you can meet other like-minded yogis as well as `Ask the Experts` all of your questions, an articles section where you can read inspiring quotes and informative articles, and MUCH more. We sincerely hope you enjoy the many changes we`ve made with our new site.

For our loyal customers who had an account on the old website, you will need to create a new account on this site as it uses a user name instead of email address for login. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause, and hope that the new features will make up for it.

We love to hear from you! Please don`t hesitate to drop us an email to tell us your thoughts, ask questions, and/or tell us just how great we really are. : )