Ready to give yoga a chance? Here’s why you shouldn’t be intimidated.

For those who are new to yoga, there are some benefits to trying it out from a livestream class when you’re stuck at home.

“The thing that’s really fun about it is it takes away that feeling of self-consciousness that a beginner can have walking into a yoga studio,” said Lisa Maria, National Workshop Director at Yogaworks, which is offering more than 100 free livestream classes per day on multiple YouTube channels.

The company launched into the livestream space with eight classes on March 18 as some states initiated stay-at-home restrictions amid the global pandemic. The number of livestream classes quickly scaled up as staff put in extra hours to get the project going. In the first couple of weeks, Yogaworks had 150,000 views, Maria said.

“We just felt it was super important to get it out there are soon as possible and give people the ability to stay connected to their teachers, stay connected to each other and really maintain their yoga practice, which is so important, in times like this,” Maria said. “Important all the time, but especially now when there’s so much uncertainty and stress.”

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Of course there are many free yoga classes online with just about every type of instructor you can imagine. (Adriene Mishler is one of the most popular with more than 6 million followers.)

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