The free podcast “20 Minute Yoga Sessions” from YogaDownload.com, an online virtual yoga studio, has surpassed one million downloads. In April 2007 YogaDownload.com began offering 20-30 minute podcast classes in a wide variety of yoga styles, each with a printable pose guide. These podcast classes can easily be downloaded as either an audio only class or audio with a yoga pose slideshow.
“I began the podcast not only as a way for people to sample the longer versions of YogaDownload.com classes, but also as a way to bring quick, free classes to everyone,” owner Jamie Kent explains. “Finding the time to maintain one’s yoga practice is increasingly difficult. Everyday life places so many stresses and time constraints on people that it is understandable they have difficulty getting to a studio for a class. With these 20 minute podcast classes, people have the opportunity to take a rewarding yoga class on their own schedule in a short amount of time.”
As of mid-March when the millionth download was reached, there were over five thousand subscribers choosing from twenty-eight episodes. Each episode features various top yoga instructors from YogaDownload.com who use their experience in an assortment of yoga styles to present in-depth yet concise classes. To assist with proper yoga form, there is the option of downloading and printing a companion pose guide, or choosing the pose slide show version. The slide show versions of each episode display the pose images in various media players or video capable iPods.
The response to 20 Minute Yoga Sessions has catapulted it to a #1 rank amongst all Fitness and Nutrition podcasts on iTunes. In the sizeable iTunes Health podcast category, it has risen to a rank of # 6, and maintains a 5 out of 5 star rating. While its popularity on iTunes continues to grow, it is also ranked #41 for number of subscribers out of over 200,000 podcasts listed by FeedBurner.com (a leading directory for blogs and podcasts that was recently purchased by Google).
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