Avoid strain and injury by always ensuring that you perform appropriate warm-ups and preparations before engaging in Asana practice. Simple things like stretching your muscles and hydrating effectively before starting your third limb should never be neglected since these things … Read More … Read More
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Yoga Tip/Challenge # 13: Modify Accordingly
Remember to honor any preexisting injuries or conditions that you have to safely perform your Asanas, Pranayamas, and all other limbs of your Yoga practice effectively. You can adjust most poses and techniques to suit your individual needs. … Read More
Yoga Tip/Challenge # 12: Do Not Overdo Or Overuse Any Pose Or Flow
Although consistent progressive action will build strength and resilience in your Yoga practice, excessive repetitive poses and movements can be damaging to your body’s ligaments, tendons, muscles, nerves, and bones over time. … Read More
Yoga Tip/Challenge # 8: Trust That Your Body Will Not Break If You Stretch It Further
Trust your body. It has gotten you this far! … Read More
Yoga Tip/Challenge # 7: Breathe Through, And Then Breathe Out, Physical And Mental Tension
Do something every day to maintain good health and to care for your body, mind, and spirit by breathing and stretching into the parts of you that are stuck, stagnant, and tense, and are, therefore, not fully alive and vibrant. … Read More
Yoga Tip/Challenge # 4: Practice Where You Are With What You Have
Remember that all you need to get started in Yoga is yourself. Mats are suggested for Asanas, but not even a mat is required for practice. … Read More
Yoga Tip/Challenge # 3: Apply Foundational Self-Generated Tools
Incorporate slow, deliberate, movements, deep, intentional, breaths, and gentle, purposeful, physical touch into your Yoga routine each day. … Read More
Yoga Tip/Challenge # 2: Be Kind To Yourself
In order to practice effectively, and challenge yourself to do better than you did before without breaking your commitment to ahimsa (non-violence), you must be able to distinguish between injury-inducing pain and growth/transformation-inducing discomfort. … Read More
Yoga Tip/Challenge # 1: Strive For Improvement
Always aim to hold your pose, your breath, your concentration, your compassion, your kindness, and so forth, a little bit longer than you think you can each time that you practice. … Read More
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