Three Secrets To Know Before Your First Yoga Class

If you’ve never done yoga it can be intimidating.

You picture fit people dressed in trendy yoga clothes bending

easily into poses called out by the instructor.

SECRET NO 1 — DOING THE FINAL POSE IS NOT THE GOAL

Whaaaat?  Yep, that’s right!

Building body awareness that leads to mindfulness and living in the present moment at peace is the GOAL OF YOGA

The instructor is there like a tour guide on the expedition of YOUR PERSONAL yoga journey.

She can show you the sights but how you experience them is under your control.

SECRET NO. 2 — FLEXIBILITY IS NOT NECESSARILY HELPFUL

No Way?  Way!  Super flexible people can actually go too far in a pose; they have no “stop signs.”

It’s harder for them to know when to back up in a pose for the best benefit unlike a stiffer student

who can only go so far and must work to get to the next level.

SECRET NO. 3 — PHYSICAL AILMENTS DO NOT HINDER YOGA

In fact, it’s very often the time to get to a yoga class!

Bad back?  You can use a chair.  Bad knee?  You can use blocks instead of bending.

Bad balance?  You can hold onto a rope.

Especially in the Iyengar method of yoga, any ailment in the body can be worked around.

Pregnancy, Arthritis, MS, Cancer, Parkinson’s, you name it, Iyengar Yoga can help it.

So grab a friend and a mat

Find a beginner class

LET YOUR INNER YOGI COME OUT AND PLAY