TIPS FOR BEGINNING YOGA - Part One

Yoga can have some truly great benefits for health and overall well being.  If you are just beginning your yoga practice or are considering taking it up and want to learn more, here are some tips to help keep you happy, healthy, and on the track to success. 


Keep comfortable and take things slow.  We practice yoga to help better ourselves.  While it's good to push the limits of your comfort zone, it's also important to make sure that you're looking out for your own mental and physical well being.  Take the time to perform each position properly, and move on to more advanced positions at your own pace, even if that means that your friends and classmates get ahead of you.  And if you ever encounter a position that makes you uncomfortable or that you just can't seem to get the hang of, drop into Child's Pose and take a break.  If you find yourself struggling or uncomfortable on a regular basis, talk to your instructor and work out a plan that's better suited for you.  Sometimes a certain style or instructor just doesn't work out, and that's okay.
Source: Spirit of Change




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