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Are Yoga Live Streaming Classes the Future Wave?

• Posted by james flick December 16, 2020 Filed in Arts & Culture #yogitimes.com  117 views
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  In the lotus position on the table in the office, a young man sits. He relaxes from work and with his eyes closed, meditates. Through the glass, the view is. 

  Fitness classes for groups aren't for everyone. There are those of us who think of the energy of practicing with others, but there are still many of us who choose to fly solo. Who you are, you know. 

  And while yoga videos have long been accessible online through platforms such as GaiamTV, YogaGlo, and especially YouTube (because it's free), the fast growing empire of Finland, Streaming platforms, is riding the waves of the live streaming frontier. Founded in 2013 by M P, who became CEO of the Helsinki Director, They Offer a unique offering of interactive yoga classes at a lower cost than many of its rivals. 

  About the caveat? Be warned that two-way webcam feedback enables the instructor to see that ripped, coffee-stained t-shirt and sweatpants if you practice in your pajamas, although rest assured, the other students will not. The advantage of this innovative home practice style is that you are still under the direct supervision of a well-trained teacher who if necessary, will correct your form and even give some encouragement (yes, using your first name). It's like the Shiva-Siri of real life. 

  Live streamed classes reach practitioners all around the world with a team of 50 instructors and counting, with its virtual studios headquartered in London, Helsinki, and Tokyo. Somewhere around 50,000 yogi users in more than 50 countries have been calculated by the startup, so clearly it's obvious that this live stream asana thing is picking up some serious steam.

  These numbers are up from 5,000 users only one year ago, TechCrunch reported: 

  As part of its market expansion push, it plans to add classes in Germany. The U.K., the U.S, Australia are the main market objectives for expansion, says CEO and founder MP. "U.K. The U.K. Although Australia and New Zealand is also growing fast, it is growing the fastest, he adds yogitimes.com.

  About two thirds of the classes it offers currently have English instruction, P says. He says classes have between 30 and 300 participants, while the average class size varies. Given such large numbers per class, All instructors are unlikely to be able to offer users a lot of individual instruction during live classes, although that is also true if you do yoga classes via YouTube (although those classes are free). 

  As well as pushing for international growth, the new funding will be used by Yoga Apps to improve its mobile device experience, with the launch of the iOS app scheduled for September. To expand its team, it will also use the new funds. 

  Wait, is there also an app for this? It is highly predictable that once that technology is unveiled, we'll see a surge in North American users. But, despite the vast differences in time zones from across the pond and beyond, Some Companies have already noted that many of the users are indeed Americans. 

  Even without a studio in the U.S., more than 25% of the users come from the U.S. (That number climbed to 29% last week.) Anyone in the world can subscribe and use it. P says, "[The U.S. is] where a lot of our gold comes from." "In terms of the use of online services and potential online fitness solutions, consumer awareness in this market is in some ways greater." 

  Using apps in U.S. time zones, though has one drawback. Night Yoga" is broadcast at 7:30 pm. From London at 2:30 p.m. but streams From New York City.

  Meerkat and Periscope, the newest such applications on the market, are competing for users, but monetization models have yet to be implemented.

  And even if a yoga class online is not your thing, with kettlebells or even a "Core and Legs Express," Platform offer a few fitness-y options. The brave and curious will also try a class called "Selkä," although its description is written entirely in Finnish. It's entirely up to you as an affordable, pay as you go service, how much dough you want to spend on the flow. If this is the future of yoga, what's next? Hatha holograms, mind-melds of Vinyasa, or Savasana time-travel? Let's just hope the ancient art of practice is not lost along the way in (cyber)space.