Sunday, August 28, 2011

Yoga For Beginners

By Tommy Blue


If you're a novice to yoga, then it's a good idea to make your way down to the local Border's Books & Music and purchase a book on the basic postures, guidelines, and different practices of yoga. You'll get a good understanding for what's required of your body and mind in lieu of just jumping into at some improper stage. Your book should be divided into beginner, intermediate, and expert so that you can go along the normal lines to progression.

If you belong to a local gym or fitness center, then head on down there and check the bulletin board to see if they're offering free yoga classes. A lot of times, gyms will have these services for their members, and you shouldn't neglect to take advantage of them. You can also ask the front desk if there are any special services throughout the year. This will be a great chance to network with other beginners and learn all the basic postures and guidelines. You'll also be able to pick up a friend that may help spot on you on some exercises that require another person.

It's a smart idea to learn the different elements of yoga before you fully immerse yourself in the different exercises. Yoga is a heady discipline that requires a lot of thought, and you don't want to just jump in without a good idea bout them. There are several interrelated ideas in yoga like moral discipline, self-discipline, spiritual discipline, breath control, sensory withdrawal, concentration, transcendence, and meditation. There are sub-divisions within each discipline, and there are also names that correspond to originals in the Hindu language.

There are also several different branches of yoga, and each offers specific benefits to the person doing them. It is a good idea to investigate each form before you dive into one and devote yourself to it. There is Ananda yoga, Ashtanga yoga, Integral yoga, Iyengar yoga, Kripaluoga, Kundalini yoga, Sivananda yoga, Viniyoga, Yoga College of India, Choudhury yoga, and Bikram yoga.

The number of postures is astounding. There are seated, standing, prone, and supine postures. Each one works out a different part of the body. They help you concentrate on different areas that need the most work. Some have you recline forward, bend backward, bend sideways, twist, invert yourself, and learn to balance yourself upright. It should make your muscles lose tension just thinking about them.

The basics of when, where, how, and what to practice are along specific guidelines that will instruct your daily progress as you learn from a yogic master. Don't do this unless you learn from a licensed professional.




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