Saturday, January 8, 2011

How to practice yoga.

By Ashley Walker


Let's now come to the significant aspect. "The way to practice yoga." Exercise can be life long fun without costing a lot of money for equipment. When you decide to embark upon yoga, that is exactly not what you should do. So, all right, you invest in a prayer mat on which you can lie down straight on the ground. But hey, a carpet does for me perfectly. And did I tell you that I invested a couple of dollars in really loose-fitting clothes. Normally cotton clothes are the best choice because they allow you to breathe and then also, they do not get clammy when you do a little bit of mildly sweating exercises.

Now, we know that yoga is the practice to bring about physical and mental harmony as well while strengthening both states. Mental clarity and physical relaxation can be achieved by practising yoga daily. Go ahead for the attainment of your physical and mental relaxation through the deep breathing methodology and ensuring to put your meditation mat in an open, airy and sunny region.

Make sure you check with your doctor before beginning a yoga practice. You will get the most success with yoga practice by working with an experienced teacher to work with you on breathing deeply, and to demonstrate the correct seated postures. But even if you do not have an instructor, I am going to tell you about some easy yoga exercises which can be done without the help of an instructor.

Yoga postures are done slowly and smoothly. Like learning the steps to a dance, you will make the transition from one stage to another. So sit yourself down and close your eyes. Take deep breaths from the deepest part of your chest. Slowly breathe in and breathe out. Breathing exercises follow these basic steps. The main point is to relax your body in such a manner that it starts feeling calm and tranquil. As you go through your exercise routine, your breathing will be steady and even. Yoga is not a series of strenuous exercises that leave you gasping for breath.

One wonders about yoga classes which make you sweat. I don't think that true yoga classes exist. Yoga is a soft kind of physical and mental exercise and as a result does not cause the intensive burning of calories in order to lose weight. What do we do once we have positioned ourselves on the prayer mat, shut our eyes and breathed deeply? We are wise enough to know that we are in this for the long haul and not trying for quick results.

We don't believe in rushing things in India, and are not sold on the idea of rapid weight loss programs, rather, we prefer something that will work over the long run. There is no way that can happen. Therefore, here we come to the beginner poses and methodologies for people just beginning to learn yoga..




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