Beginner Classes
These classes will help you get started slowly with basic yoga flows, poses and sequences.
Beginner classes and students can vary with difficulty level and required skills, browse around and find the classes that suit you the best!
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Sara's Rejuvenating Hips
Hey yogis! Sara is back with another cozy restorative class to help you relax! Join Sara for this slow and relaxing class focused on releasing stress and tension, it's a nice class to try just before bed or anytime you need to slow down and open up! The class moves slowly and certainly can suit b...
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Carleen's Cool Down Stretch
Join Carleen for a great cool down and stretch flow! This is a nice short sequence which will work well after completing a more intense sequence or you can use this class as a stand alone sequence to end your day or to get a nice stretch or restore when you're looking to take it a bit easy. The c...
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Sara's Heart & Shoulders
If you're looking for a great restorative class, hopefully you will decide to join Sara for this relaxing heart and shoulder opening restorative sequence. This sequence would work nicely as a relaxing wind down at the end of your day or could also serve as a nice way to start the day as well. Sar...
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Sara's Wind Down Relaxation
Look no further if you're seeking a nice restorative relaxing sequence after a long stressful day. Sara will guide you through a peaceful 20 minute restorative stretch class geared to help you wind down and chill out. This class will work for yogis of all levels, so whether you're a beginner or a...
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Christine's Anytime Backbend
If you're a lover of a good deep backbend, then we encourage you to join YogaMerge instructor Christine Comerford for a very nice backbend sequence. This great sequence is short and sweet which makes work for a quick stretch just about anytime of the day. This class will work nicely for beginners...
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Ariana's Fun Strap Class
It's possible that you may have a love/hate relationship with props! However, there's no doubt that props can be very useful in advancing your practice. Props are especially beneficial for beginners who are trying to achieve correct alignment. This class will focus on using a yoga strap with a va...
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Carleen's Beginner Flow
This time Carleen leads us through a nice 20 minute vinyasa flow beginners class. If you looking a simple introduction class to get the blood flowing but not wanting to take on too much, then this class may work well for you. The class is heavy on repetition with a simple vinyasa flow sequence gr...
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Ariana's After Work Flow
There's no doubt that most of us can benefit from a tension release or energy increase after a long day stuck at work, especially if you spend a lot of time sitting behind a desk! Hopefully, this short sequence with Ariana will help clear the mind and create fresh energy to finish off your day! W...
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Kim's Simple Inversions For Better Health - Part 1
When we think of inversions, we usually think about headstands and handstands. However, there are many simple inversions that are suitable for the beginner student, yet offer all the same health benefits. In this class, Kim will guide you through a series of simple inversions that will still reve...
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Nikka's Slow Flow & Cool Down
Of course, not every yoga class has to flow non stop and create a big sweat. Sometimes it's nice to flow but keep it on the slower side of things. In this class, Nikka will lead you through a slow but steady flow with grounded and seated postures, many of the poses will also help provide a nice s...
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Katie's Slow Yin For Detox
Instructor Katie Baki has a real passion for Yin Yoga and all of it's many benefits. In this class, Katie will guide you and your mind through a nice steady class geared to help detox and stretch the body. In Yin, we practice holding the poses longer and focus on controlling the breath! Most Yin ...
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Leeza's Relax, Restore & Unwind
It's no secret that Restorative classes may not be for everyone, but many students grow to enjoy them over time. Restorative yoga can be especially helpful to those who wish to calm the mind and find stillness. In this class, Leeza offers a variety of common restorative postures, including spendi...
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Katie's Short & Sweet Stress Reducer
Remember, Yin yoga is a slow paced style of yoga in which poses are held for longer periods of time. Usually poses are held for about 5 minutes each in a Yin sequence. I guess you could say that Yin is in the same family as Restorative, so if you're looking to move slow, focus on unwinding and co...
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Ariana's Yoga For Posture & Shoulders
Chances are like most people you likely struggle with maintaining good posture. It's easy to catch ourselves slumping at our desks or simply just not standing up straight throughout the day. Poor posture can have a negative impact on us physically and let's face it, poor posture just looks bad! Y...
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Katie's Yoga For Sleep
It's great to welcome Katie to our site as an instructor! Katie's first class is a relaxing Yin class focused on trying to aid your efforts for a deep sleep. All of us look forward to a good night of sleep and Yin yoga may help with your time under the covers. Yin yoga is a slow paced style of yo...
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Ariana's Yoga For Posture & Neck
Chances are like most people you likely struggle with maintaining good posture. It's easy to catch ourselves slumping at our desks or simply just not standing up straight throughout the day. Poor posture can have a negative impact on us physically and let's face it, poor posture just looks bad! Y...
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Kimberly's Stretch & Unwind
This class with Kimberly is a short and sweet sequence that will help you to stretch and hopefully unwind. Most of us can agree that almost nothing feels better than a good stretch. Many believe that stretching becomes more important as we age, and many also consider stretching to be an important...
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Lulu's Sweet Moon Salutations
It's always nice to have Lulu and her soothing voice back on the site for another class! This time Lulu will guide you through a short and sweet class that's focused on traditional Moon Salutations. The class will help you to ground your energy and tap into your Yin receptive energy. Lulu starts ...
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Ariadne's Open Hearts & Open Mind
We're thrilled to add Ariadne to our site as an instructor! In her first class, Ariadne will guide you through a short sequence to help open the heart and the shoulders. After a day of hunching at our desks and driving through traffic, we tend to gather tension in our shoulders and neck. Heart op...
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Nikka's Loving Kindness Meditation
In this class, Nikka will guide you through a short 25 minute Loving Kindness Meditation. The meditation will help you lower stress, activate empathy and emotional processing, increase positive emotions and decrease negative emotions. Hopefully, you may also fine that meditation will increase you...
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Nikka's Restorative Flow
If you're looking to slow your pace but still keep moving, then Nikka's Laid Back Restorative Flow may just hit the spot! Many of us may find a true restoative class to be a little too slow paced, this class will offer a nice mix of movement and restorative postures. Nikka will serve up a little ...
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Lulu's Gentle Core
Lulu is back with another class! This time Lulu will guide you through a short 23 minute sequence that is geared to take a more gentle approach to working your core. During this class you will stay grounded to your mat with no standing postures. Strengthening your core is a vital part of your yog...
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Kim's Mellowing Forward Folds
Kim is back with a short and basic flow focused on taking advantage of forward fold postures. Forward folds are beneficial in a number of ways. Folds are known to help release stress and tension and they also offer a nice stretch for the hamstrings and calves. If you have any significant back iss...
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Lulu's Free The Hips & Back
Naturally, we're very happy to welcome instructor Lulu Lam to the site! Lulu is a local teacher in Los Angeles, plus she's a hula hoop professional! She has a soothing voice and warm personality that's sure to put you at ease. Lulu's first class is a slow moving flow geared toward opening the hip...