# Yoga Strength Basics for Beginners with Dylan Werner Canonical URL: ## Overview Skill level: Beginner Classes: 12 Time: 20-30 minutes Cycle: 30 days A yoga routine for strength practice offers so many incredible benefits to creators. It helps clear the mind and relieve stress, leaving you better able to think and concentrate on your work. It exercises the body and builds strength and endurance while tapping into the deepest parts of your mind to discover true inspiration. These strength yoga for beginners classes will help you: - Feel confident and empowered - Build your strength in the four major strength categories: core, straight and bent arm, back and legs Instructor Dylan Werner grew up in the mountains of Southern California and became interested in fitness, movement, extreme sports, photography and nature at an early age. Dylan travels extensively, teaching at workshops, instructor trainings, festivals and retreats. He has taught more than 400 workshops and events in more than 60 countries. He is passionate about spreading his love for yoga and helping others by sharing his journey. Dylan’s strength yoga for beginners course will instruct you in: - Movement, handstands, arm balances and creative sequencing - Building your confidence - Achieving a profound level of calm and peace **Workout Descriptions:** Day 1: Scapular Strength This series will begin by focusing on scapular strength, which is very important when working through any yoga movement that involves straight arms. Day 2: Core Strengthening A strong core is one of the most essential parts in a balanced yoga practice. It’s involved in every pose in yoga, and this class will focus on dynamic yoga for abs and core. If you're just starting out, some of these poses may challenge you, but they’ll provide room to grow. Day 3: Front Body Opening Backbends use the shoulders, chest, psoas and hips. In this class, we focus on yoga poses to stretch hips to open the front body and improve mobility so that you can prepare your body for backbends or deepen your existing backbend. Day 4: Rest Day Recharge today! Day 5: Mobility and Movement These yoga mobility exercises are essential to combat the side effects of being stationary, especially if you are stuck at a desk all day. Even if you have an active lifestyle, there are benefits from increased movement and activity. Day 6: Bent Arm Strength Yoga arm exercises require bicep, tricep, core, chest and back strength. This class is designed to help strengthen your upper body so you can better execute poses like chaturanga, down dog and up dog. Day 7: Core Stability One of the most important parts of the core is the ability to stabilize the body. Through developing yoga core stability, a whole new group of yoga poses and transitions are available to you. Day 8: Back Body Strength This yoga poses for back strength class develops the other side of your core, highlighting the muscles in your upper and lower back. Day 9: Rest up! Day 10: Leg Strength This yoga for leg strength class will help strengthen and improve mobility in the quads and hamstrings, which will make warrior, chair and crescent poses much more attainable. Day 11: Strengthen Your Vinyasa links postures and breaths into a basic vinyasa flow. Through strengthening your vinyasa, you are able to move more efficiently and quickly through a flow to advance your practice. Day 12: Side Body and Core Lift By lifting and drawing up from the pelvic floor, you will begin building the foundation to eventually move into more advanced yoga poses for strong core, postures and transitions. Day 13: Back Body Opening These yoga poses for your back will not only help open the back body, but also help you with backbends as you further your practice. Day 14: Standing Balance This standing balance yoga class helps you build balance and equilibrium to help you with standing postures. Day 15: Rest Take a rest! Day 16: Rest Take another rest! Repeat for Programming Day 17: Scapular Strength Day 18: Core Strengthening Day 19: Front Body Opening Day 20: Mobility and Movement Day 21: Bent Arm Strength Day 22: Rest Day 23: Core Stability Day 24: Back Body Strength Day 25: Leg Strength Day 26: Strengthen Your Vinyasa Day 27: Rest day Day 28: Side Body and Core Lift Day 29: Back Body Opening Day 30: Standing Balance ## Instructors ### Dylan Werner Dylan grew up in the mountains of Southern California, where at an early age he was into fitness, movement, extreme sports, and nature. At 18, he joined the U.S. Marine Corps, where he served as an aircraft firefighter, and also wrestled for the All-Marine wrestling team. ## Pricing **Tuition:** $29