Expand Your Yoga Practice with iPhone Yoga Apps

Over the last couple of weeks I’ve accumulated a fair number of yoga apps on my iPod Touch. Though I haven’t played around with them enough to decide which ones I like best, here’s the current list of yoga apps on my iPod [links go to iTunes App Store]:

I did most of the primary series yesterday using the iPhone YogaMat app to follow along with an Ashtanga podcast I downloaded on iTunes. The app thing worked much better than I expected, especially since the full version of the YogaMat app has the primary and intermediate series sequences already programmed in. However, the YogaMat app only has poses, no instruction. The little stick figure guys are great though.

That worked so well that I decided to practice today with Yoga Journal’s iPractice app. The iPractice app has voice instruction and background music to practice with. The full version of iPractice has 15 complete classes. It’s basically Yoga Journal’s “Home Practice” section on steroids. Having some good yoga instruction on my iPod made squeezing yoga practice into a busy day away from home a cinch.

FYI: This weekend only, if you’re looking for a nice yoga app, Authentic Yoga with Deepak

Chopra and Tara Stiles is on sale for 99 cents. I bought it for $2.99, so that’s a real good deal. It’s one of the best looking yoga apps I’ve seen and it has tons of great video and audio instruction. Highly recommended!

For the love of lululemon…

…in case you were wondering what to do with all your lululemon bags…

30 Dr. Seuss Quotes for Yogis to Live By

Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting, so…get on your way!

2011 iPod Touch vs. 2001 iPod…Evolution on Display

It’s a beautiful thing…

Daily Yoga Practice — Sometimes Less Is More…

With life constantly on the move and not enough hours in the day, it can be tough to fit in an hour or more of yoga on a consistent basis. Unfortunately, a lot of us talk ourselves out of unrolling the mat if we don’t think we have time for a “long” yoga session. Twenty minutes just doesn’t seem like enough time to make much difference, does it?

For the love of lululemon…

…in case you were wondering what to do with all your lululemon bags…

To Take the Posture is the Purpose of the Practice

“These forms are not a means of obtaining the right state of mind. To take this posture itself is the purpose of our practice. When you have this posture, you have the right state of mind, so there is no need to try to attain some special state. When you try to attain something, your mind starts to wander about somewhere else. When you do not try to attain anything, you have your own body and mind right here.” ~Shunry Suzuki in Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind

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Airplane Yoga for Holiday Travelers

Traveling during the upcoming holidays has its plusses and minuses. You know it will be great to see family and friends, but the enhanced airport security measures stress you out. Then there’s sitting in a safety-oriented airplane seat that was not built for comfort. With a few planning tips and yoga poses to do at the boarding gate and on the plane you can arrive feeling rejuvenated and refreshed.

Comments

callah says:

March 7, 2010 at 2:50 pm

Thanks for the heads up on the sale! Great deal

Ben says:

March 9, 2010 at 7:51 pm

You might want to check out YogaLocal NYC for a super-easy way to find actual classes in NYC.

- Brian says:
  
  March 9, 2010 at 8:37 pm
  
  Thanks Ben. YogaLocal looks like a great app, especially for those in the New York City area. I downloaded it to test it out even though I’m not in NYC. You can’t beat free though
  
  - Ben says:
    
    March 19, 2010 at 10:40 am
    
    Right on, Brian, thanks. We’re expanding: LA and SF will be out soon, just keep an eye out for our update. And we’ll be posting special deals for our App users only, so peeps might like that, too. All the best!
    
Saulius says:

January 23, 2011 at 5:31 am

Hi, we recently published another Yoga trainer app, fell free to try it http://bit.ly/cfppv0