Caley, I’m 68 and have been doing yoga for 6 months to strengthen my core and improve my flexibility. I stumbled upon your video and I must say I was doing the poses wrong. Your instruction is excellent and easy to follow. Especially about stacking from the ground up. I have felt a tremendous improvement in a short time just from watching your video. I only do standing poses for now but I’m working my way to the floor. Thank you for job well done. I have watched many yoga videos and yours is by far the best👍 Michael in Burbank CA

This is literally the best instructional video I've come across. I've been doing yoga for more than 2 years now and I realized how wrong I was doing all of these basic poses. No wonder I felt so much pain and tension afterwards. But I'll make sure I do it properly next time. Thanks a lot!❤

This girl rocks! If every teacher would have to know these things before starting to teach, it would make a world of difference; i'm really grateful for these explanations. Namaskar

Others have also said this, but I very much enjoyed how thoroughly Caley covered each pose. She not only showed the right way to do it, but she also went over the common wrong ways to do it and how those wrong ways would look or feel. I found mistakes in how I have been doing several of these poses, and I feel like I have gained understanding of each form itself rather than just trying to mimic someone else. Thank you, Caley!

Understanding the fundamentals for any subject is essential, so I watched this video to compliment what I am learning in class. And I have taken so much away from your instructions! I really want to get the most out of each pose, and your delivery is articulate, thorough and crystal clear. I am grateful I found this video and I am saving it.

You just reaffirmed to me that yoga 🧘‍♀️ is something you can’t just pretend to do. It takes skill. I am glad you explained the stacking to me. That alone is something to get used to

Caley is great in so many ways. For each pose, she 1. Keeps us honest on our form. 2. Understands the science of how it works to improve our spinal alignment and the resulting associated benefits (e.g. core strength, flexibility, posture, balance), 3. Translates complex medical concepts into lay terms. 4. Isn’t too hard to look at 😉

Best instructional video for yoga poses! I just started yoga, got my 2nd class today. My wife has been doing it for years. I showed her this video and she dislikes instructional videos on anything, she agreed this is one of the best instructions on staying stacked and in alignment. It's also to the point, no nonsense and easy to watch. Besides showing the proper way, she also addresses some of the common mistakes. After watching this a few times, I feel more confident to show up to class now.

I hadn't seen a teacher throughout my life who is so interested and meticulous about teaching/explaining his/her topic.

Hi Caley I found this video very useful to start my yoga session with knowledge of proper way to do asanas.thank you

I enjoyed Calley Alyssa's clear description and technique in her 18 basic poses video. I've been a fitness instructor for over 30 years and a yoga instructor for over 15 years.I appreciate your clear and concise direction! Thanks

I am doing daily yoga now for 1 a half - 2 still learning, I love it, yoga saved my life and back pain I had years

I love this video! She is quick and to the point. She is very beginner friendly and she shows how to move your body correctly.

I appreciate that you demonstrate the correct and incorrect way to perform each pose.

I LOVE THIS! Sometimes I’ll make a connection between bottom ribs and hip bones. Just a small energy to keep my ribs from popping out. Or to lift equally from back and front of heart.

Finally found instruction on correct form. I didn't get the impact of yoga till I saw your video. Thank you!

Best instructions I’ve ever heard, hands down. No fluff in this video at all. Excellent. Thank you.

There is so much info out there on Yoga practice. I'm trying to find a good place to start for a beginner. I appreciate your instruction. I just need a simple path to begin practicing at home, I'm short on time, trying to reduce stress and become more flexible.

Awesome explanations on how to stack your body and engage the required muscles. I shared with a couple friends. I recently started yoga classes and was concerned that I was not positioning my body correctly. Thank you so much for your tutorial.

Beautifully instructed Caley, I am about to start a yoga teacher training course and will definitely aim to teach as thoroughly as you do once I start my own classes. I’ve been to many yoga classes in my time and never once was instructed as you just clearly explained…the key is positioning…thank you so much 😌🙏

Caley, really enjoyed the video.I learnt a lot from your instruction on this video. Thanks for explaining the moves in depth.One of the best videos I seen on you tube for explaining positional posture 👏👍

The cues suggested here are great. I thought I knew how to do some of these basic poses, but after doing them along with the video, they felt very different. It is better to focus on doing fewer poses well than doing many poses poorly. Recommended!

bEST YOGA INSTRUCTOR I HAVE SEEN YET 💪❤

I've been teaching and seriously practicing for over a decade and found this video most helpful. Thanks for sharing!

I've been having struggles in my family and in life. I'm 11yrs old. Not that flexible 😂. But I think this is best for me. To calm myself down.

I came for the plants in the background

So much of this I've been doing with improper form. Good thing I've only been at it for a short time. Thank you for posting this.

What a great teacher! She is truly gifted in the way that she details the fine points, so you can do poses properly. Every word is of essence, no nonsense here. What great looking asana! There is another video by Caley Alyssa that is a beginners class-it it right on point!

I'M NEW TO YOGA AND I'VE ONLY WATCHED THE FIRST 5 MINUTES OF THIS VIDEO AND IT'S VERY GOOD. CLARITY, WELL EXPLAINED, SHOWS REAL BASICS. THE ONLY FEEDBACK AT THE MOMENT WOULD BE WHEN THE CAMERAS ON CLOSE UP, IT WOULD BE EVEN BETTER IF YOU LOOKED MORE AT THE CAMERA AS IF TALKING DIRECTLY TO THE AUDIENCE..OOPS SORRY FOR CAPS!

I love the way you teach. Thank you for explaining posture and platforms. Extremely important. Excellent video.

This was so well explained!!! I’m struggling with arm strength and your advice helped me so much for how to keep alignment before trying to do the pose all the way. Thank you!!! You have a talent for teaching😊

Absolutely awesome instructor, stacking & alignment helped tremendously. I will most definitely smash like & subscribe. Also, very well spoken, informative & beautiful.

I'm starting yoga for the first time at home. I want to have a more healthy connection between my body and mind. I know I have a lot to learn and hopefully I can go to a class one day. Thanks for this video

This is a great video, I really appreciate the simplicity of your form explanations. Thanks 🙏

❤❤❤thank you I'm IN YTT AND it's perfectly in alignment with my learning!!!❤❤❤

Thank you so much, we are in lockdown in Australia and this has been very helpful to remind of the correct poses.

By far the best yoga video on KZfaq. Thank you 🙏

I am currenty getting back into yoga after a few years, I found this to be a great refreshment video! Thanks

Very clear explanations! Great class! Just: you didnt explain us why you said shavasan is the "most advanced pose" (following Iyengar s words): and that s the crucial point: real shavasan is meditation. and meditation should be our goal in yoga practice. Too often forgotten.

My gosh, you're georgeous! Absolutely breathtaking. Perfection personified

So I just tried starting yoga as I've become very inflexible over the past few years, I felt lost, that I wasn't doing anything right, in pain (largely due to stiffness) and an instructor that yelling at me to do things that I didn't understand, like drive down the hill (I live in Houston, there are no hills) and he kept telling me to breathe properly, (I was breathing properly, I just couldn't make those weird pig noises). Anyway, it had me feeling very discouraged, like I just didn't understand anything and I felt the instructor was frustrated. I say all of this because I want to let you know how helpful this video is. By simply taking the time to explain how to position the body and why the body should be positioned that way allows me to understand what I am doing well and what I am doing wrong, it allows me to know what to work on to improve, and I fell better in my body when I practice, thank you so much for your thoughtful, and thorough, explanation.

I find your instructions well thought and spoken from a serious practitioner. I find this very helpful. Subscribed.

Best explaining video about poses I have seen so far. Thank you.

As a beginner in yoga (started attending classes about 2-weeks ago), and viewed your 18 Basic Yoga Poses ... Excellent explanation on some of the nuances of each pose and the position of the various parts of the body as a whole! I enjoyed your emphasis on the foundation and the various alignment and angles of the body parts relative to each other. Again... and excellent video and explanation on the various yoga poses for beginners like myself. I haven't had a chance to research, but do you have any videos on the breathing aspect (i.e. timing on breathing relative to each pose/movement or the basics on where the breath is being targeted)? Example: breathe in thru your nose with tongue to the roof of the mouth with a slow breath inhaling flow to the lower portion of lungs (focusing on the 2nd-chakra /sacral chakra) and expanding the lower lungs and not the upper portion. Pause for 5-seconds, slowly exhaling your breath targeting/clearing/stimulating each subsequent chakra while the breath is exhaled through your mouth and the lower lung being deflated? I'm still eager to learn, so forgive me for these potentially "nonsense" type questions/examples. Again, an excellent video.

great explanations and very detail information, thanks for this video. you make yoga look not difficult, love!

I'm not huge into Yoga but that might change. Caley is gorgeous.

So true ! Beautiful ❤️ very needed video

Caley, thanks so much for the detailed explanation of each pose.

she’s so pretty ! thank you for this

She has had the best instruction that I have seen by far

Thank you so much, this was the video that I needed for a long time! 🌸💖

Thanx Caley. This answered a lot of questions for me.

I love yoga ❣️

Wow great explanations! Definitely helped me with a few that I haven't been able to do properly. And you are very beautiful its incredible!

Very good instructions! Great tips ! Thank you very much !

Started doing yoga a few weeks ago. Very helpful. Very beautiful as well.

This is a great class and very informative.

Excellent! Thanks for the great details

Me and my friend where doing this and I almost feel asleep at the end because it was so calming

This was a great video thank you 🙏 doing my 200 hour certification

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Excellent video! Thanks for sharing. Namaste

I can appreciate this

You're an excellent teacher! Thank you.

Thank you for the video, you're really doing good in both poses and explanation, now i want to do yoga

Great for the basics of the poses

Thank u. I fixed my SAVASANA pose & also the bridge. xox

This is so informational. Very thorough. Thank you!!

Excellent teacher! Thank you 🌀💫

Namaste 🙏🏼 Great tips for my journey towards flexibility Edit: Every like I get I will do this session, I just done me second session, lets see how this pans out 🙂

You are a great teacher, I hope you know that.

Great video! Very comprehensive explanations for beginners.

namaste. wonderful and generous explanation. thanks

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thanks Caley. I do martial arts and this really help me a lot. peace.

Excellent video I think the last pose is my favorite. The I made it pose. 😂

This is the best instruction I’ve ever seen

This yoga teacher, deserves to be an Hollywood artist 😊😊😊😊😍😍😍😉😉😉🙏🙏🙏🙏

Such concise yet detailed explanation - thankyou

Love the explanation.....

This video has been the most comprehensive and detailed explanation on how to do these stretches, thank you !!

Your a joy to watch. Thank you

great expertise! Great instructions and you're also Beautiful!

This video is amazing!!! Thank you!

Excellent video and detailed explanation. Thank you for posting.

Good, useful for us. Thank you

Great explanations on alignments thank you ❣️

Excellent video! Exactly what i was looking for. Thank you!

Excellent video , learnt a lot, thank you.

Very detailed!! 👍👍

Thanks! Very thoughtful, and professional! 🖖🏼

Thanks for a very helpful tutorial.

thank you so much, a very helpful video!

Thank you so much 🧘‍♀️❤️🧘‍♀️❤️

Where are those leggings from? I love them

excellent video, very helpfull. Thank you so much.

Thank you for the info in this video!!

Super helpful, thank you!! 🙏

This video is amazing 👏

Thank you for the thorough descriptions!