Lena Schmidt

Cultivate the Steadiness and Ease of the lotus flower with Lena. Includes Anahatasana (Extended Puppy Pose), Malasana (bead pose), and Ustrasana (camel pose.)

Experience yoga from the comfort and safety of your chair! Warrior, tree pose, twists and more. Suitable for all levels.

Sitting a lot lately? Give your back muscles a healthy stretch and improve your balance in this 10 minute yoga video for middle school.

Improve your balance and have fun playing with handstand and jump switching in this 10 minute yoga video for high school.

Make a pizza, take a bite, grow a tree and make cat and cow sounds. This is 10 minutes of yoga for elementary school students.

Pilgrimage of the Heart offers yoga in schools to help children find strength, balance and flexibility in their bodies, minds and emotions.

Chaturanga Dandasana. Chatur significa cuatro. Anga significa miembro. Danda significa bastón. El parte bajo de un flexión.

Bhujangasana. La cobra levanta la cabeza con fuerza y atención. Fomenta la confianza al inhalar, fortaleciendo los músculos de la espalda al alzarse y estirarse hacia adelante y hacia arriba. Fortalece la espina dorsal, alarga el pecho, expande los pulmones, hombros y abdomen, reduce el cansancio y la fatiga.

Utthita Trikonasana. Mejora el equilibrio y la digestión. Alivia dolor de espalda, cuello y ciática. Reduce los síntomas de la menopausia y el estrés.

Virabhadrasana I. De pie, con firmeza y valentía, concentrado y decidido a enfrentar los desafíos de la vida. Las piernas, fuertes, sostienen la columna vertebral alargándola, la mirada puesta en un punto fijo.

Virabhadrasana II. Un guerrero fuerte, con los pies firmemente plantados en el suelo y las dos manos y brazos estirados hacia los lados. Siente tu energía al mirar con atención un punto fijo.

Práctica de pranayama (respiración) en silla guiada por Lena. Incluye giros suaves y estiramientos de articulaciones.

Dandasana. Esta postura le da un nuevo significado a la frase “sentarse derecho” con la espalda y la columna vertebral recta y las caderas flexionadas a 90 grados.

Uttihita Chaturanga Dandasana. Aumenta fuerza en las abdominales y determinación en la mente. El parte superior de un flexión.

Strengthen your core with standing and seated postures, which includes twists, plank, and balancing asanas.

Strengthen your solar plexus through asana and pranayama, which include sun salutation variations, camel pose, and breath of fire!

Open your shoulders in this 10 minute seated sequence, which includes twists and bends. Be sure to grab a strap before you start!

Open your heart through deep twists, shoulder openers, and variations of downward dog in this sweet video with Lena Schmidt.

Awaken your heart awareness. Explore gentle backbends to open the front body. Build confidence. Lead with your heart!

Lena guides an energetic practice to activate and stimulate your core. Core strength is basic to good posture. 10 minutes a day…

Deepen your back bending practice. These postures build strength and confidence while opening the heart… Let your heart guide you!

Shalabhasana. Fly like a superhuman with your arms and legs lifted as you lengthen and stretch your low spine and expand your shoulders and chest.

Chaturanga Dandasana. Feel your core strength as you hover inches above the ground, feet and hands planted firmly on the floor.

Plank pose builds core strength in the body and determination in the mind. Lena offers excellent instruction making this pose accessible and fun.

Dandasana. This pose gives a whole new meaning to the phrase “sit up straight”. Upper back and spine is straight, hips are flexed 90 degrees.

Bakasana. Balance the weight of your body on bent arms. Strengthen your arms and wrists and improve focus and balance.

In this 30 minute seated flow you will expand your practice with poses such as supported tree and down dog, seated cat/cow and forward fold.

A great 20 minute flow that stretches wrists, shoulders, opens your hips and stretches your spine all from the comfort of your chair.

Practice your pranayama (breathing) in this 10 minute chair yoga video with Lena. Includes a gentle twist and stretching of the joints.

Utkatasana. Sit back in an imaginary chair, arms lifted overhead. Show your fierce power as you strengthen your hips and thighs.

Utthita Parsvakonasana. Feel your whole side body stretch as you reach out from your planted foot to your fingertips.

Virabhadrasana II. You are a strong warrior as you solidly ground both feet into the ground and stretch out from both hands. Feel your power as you gaze with focus.

Prasarita Padottanasana. Legs spread wide, fold forward and release any tension of the day. Great stretch for hamstrings and low back.

Stand up and get energized in only 5 minutes with this short but stimulating yoga video. Learn some new cool and fun poses.

Breathe, twist, fold and stretch in this 5 minute yoga video for high school all done from a seated position.

Who thought making a silly face and smelling stinky toes could be healthy? Lena Schmidt shows how yoga can be healthy fun in this 5 minute video for elementary school.

Tadasana. When you stand like a mountain, you are in the foundation pose for all standing poses. Tada!

A elementary school introduction to yoga in 5 minutes. Breathing and stretching made fun with examples like peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, butterflies and more.

Setu Bandhasana. From a supine position, build your bridge to health with this relatively easy back-bending posture.

Utthita Trikonasana. The triangle’s base is strength, the sides rise up with aspiration reaching the zenith, the pinnacle of mind and emotion. With strength and balance reach for your goals.

Bhujangasana. The Cobra raises her head with strength and awareness. Confidence builds as you breath in, engaging your back muscles lifting and lengthening forward and upwards.

Virabhadrasana I. In Warrior pose you stand strong and courageous, focused and determined to face life’s challenges. Your strong legs support your lengthening spine, your eyes focused on the goal.

Lena’s longest prenatal class focuses on balancing poses, a modified Sun Salutation flow, tree pose and of course ends with happy baby! Use of blankets and blocks recommended.

A gentle flow for you and your baby. Start seated with neck stretches and progress to standing poses, including goddess pose. Ends with a relaxing supportive savasana using blankets and blocks.

Honor your body and your baby’s health with this gentle flowing prenatal yoga session. Demonstrates use of props for support and comfort.

Need a little more practice? Try this 30 minute class that features balancing half-moon pose, wide-legged forward fold, side bends and star gazer pose.

Yoga teacher Lena Schmidt discusses her journey in discovering yoga and how it has changed her life.

Salamba Sirsasana. The crown of the head is cradled between the hands and the back of the head rests against the fingers while the spine and legs are vertical.

Get moving and warmed up! Experience the benefits of Sun Salutation A in this flowing 20 minute video with Lena Schmidt.

Good for beginners, this 10 minute flow will relax your mind and energize your body. Also includes relaxing supine twists.

Try this quick-paced 30 minute flow class that will leave you feeling energized and alert! Features poses such as plank, down dog, pigeon, cobra, puppy pose and a seated spinal twist.

Вирабхадрасана II. Вы — сильный воин, ваши ноги прочно стоят на земле и вы растягиваете в стороны руки. Ощущайте силу, взгляд при этом сфокусирован.

Дандасана. Эта поза придает совершенно новое значение словам «сидеть прямо». Верхняя часть спины и шеи прямые, бедра согнуты под углом 90 градусов.

Практика Пранаямы (дыхания) в 10-минутном комплексе йоги на стуле с Еленой. Включает мягкие скручивания и растяжку суставов.

Вирабхадрасана I. В позе Воина вы стоите, ощущая силу и смелость, в состоянии концентрации и готовности встретить все жизненные препятствия. Ваши мощные ноги помогают распрямить спину, глаза сфокусированы на цели.

Ширшасана. Аккуратно опираясь головой о пол, расположите тело вверх ногами вертикально, упираясь руками.

Буджангасана. Кобра поднимает голову сильно и осознанно. Вдыхая, в этом упражнении вы укрепляете уверенность, при этом задействованы мышцы спины, которые поднимают и вытягивают туловище вперед и вверх.

Уттхита Чатуранга Дандасана. Поза планки развивает основные мышцы тела и решительность ума. Елена замечательно объясняет, как выполнять эту позу доступно и весело.

Тадасана. Вы стоите, подобно горе, и это упражнение является основной позицией для всех стоячих поз.