The Easy Part is to Look at the Images – Now Try it Yourself If you are new to yoga and want to check some easy yoga poses for beginners that you can do at home – you have arrived to the right place! Without further ado, I will let the images speak for themselves if you want to learn more about a specific yoga pose simply press the image. The Locust Pose The Cat-Cow Pose Low Lunge Would you give it a try? Let me know in the comments which pose you did and how did it feel? Paulina
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How Often Should You Do Yoga
It’s up to You! For those of you who don’t like to read long posts I will summarize the answer for you and leave the long post for another day. The answer to how often should you do yoga is within the question, it’s up to you! Between 3-5 times a week would be perfect, one day of yoga and a day of rest. But if you only manage to practice for 1 hour a week you will definitely experience the benefits of yoga. The most important thing to remember when practicing yoga is to listen to your body, it is important to let your body recover between sessions just…
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Practicing Yoga in the Evening
A Daily routine Having a daily routine is something most of us can agree is a good thing to have, you wake up in the morning, brush your teeth and your day begins. Whether you immediately eat breakfast or start with a few sun salutations, we all have the basic things we do in the morning that barely ever change, that is wonderful, it keeps us focused and leaves us space in our mind to think about the day ahead or reflect on the previous day while we are on auto-pilot drinking our morning coffee. An evening routine is also common to many people, we eat, shower, maybe read a…
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Combining Yoga and Meditation
Yoga Practice If you are reading this post then you probably know a thing or two about yoga, maybe you have been to a single yoga lesson or maybe you are practicing every day. It doesn’t really matter where you are on our journey exploring yoga, you know that practicing makes your body feel healthier and stronger, your mind calmer and more relaxed. Combining yoga and meditation can boost your practice to a higher level. There are many different approaches to yoga and different ways to practice, there are no strict set of rules, only ancient history and teaching transferred from teacher to student. One can practice alone at home…
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Coming Home to Yoga
I have had times when I challenged myself to practice yoga every day for 30 days or promised myself that this time I will make it and I will be able to wake up early every morning and do 5 sun salutations. Needless to say that even if I had managed to achieve those goals they didn’t stick for long, I couldn’t make a habit out of it and that frustrated me. Sometimes I try to aim high, all those motivational speakers keep telling us to dream big or fail forward, but they also forget to tell us to look at the bright side. So what if I couldn’t practice…
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What Is The Downward Dog Pose – Adho Mukha Svanasana
What Is The Downward Dog Pose One of the most popular yoga poses in the western world is the Downward Facing Dog pose, you’ve probably heard the name once or twice in your life or maybe even a hundred times in your yoga studio. Asking yourself what is the downward dog pose in yoga shouldn’t be an embarrassing question at all! Never keep your questions to yourself! Once you start practicing yoga, whether at home or at your local yoga studio you will find out that the downward dog is a famous pose in Astanga, Vinyasa and other yoga classes. Knowing what is the downward dog pose and how to do it properly…
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Mysore Ashtanga Primary Series – My Experience
What is Mysore Ashtanga Primary Series Mysore is the name of an Indian city where Srii K. Pattabhi Jois taught the Ashtanga yoga tradition. The Mysore Ashtanga Primary Series is a method of teaching yoga which is different than what we usually experience when going to a yoga class, usually there is a yoga instructor who guides us through all of the asanas (yoga poses) one after the other and rarely stops to give any specific corrections (though some yoga instructors do). In Mysore Ashtanga Primary Series the instructor doesn’t have to take a break or two during the lesson to give their own emphasis on a specific yoga posture, because they…
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Is Yoga for Men
Yoga is for Everyone So you’re asking yourself “is yoga for men” and the simple answer would be DEFINITELY YES. The truth of the matter is that everyone can do yoga, this is one of the reasons why I love practicing yoga so much. When you practice Yoga you are never judged, never criticized. The whole point of practicing yoga is that you can simply be who you are, and I would guess that the first thing that pops into your mind when you think about yoga is woman in tights who can pull their leg behind their head, and I’m probably right since that is what the internet is…
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Less Than 30 Minutes of Yoga Exercise
If you are looking for short yoga routines then there are many ways you can practice, you can go online and find dozens and dozens of online tutorials that explain specific yoga poses and postures. Focus on One Pose You can choose one specific pose to focus on and practice that for 5-10 minutes. There are many great tutorials on youtube and you can also check my own tutorials here: The Eagle Pose The Chair Pose The Locust Pose The Cat Cow Pose Legs Up The Wall Pose And More Poses Here You can check an online short lesson (that isn’t free) like these: 5 Minute…
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Yoga and Me – My Personal Story About Why I Started To Practice Yoga
Body-Awareness When I was a teenager I used to compete in Triathlon, which is a sport combining swimming, biking and running one after the other. And I was pretty good at it too, I used to have a high ranking and I even won a few trophies. I remember my coach talking to me about the importance of stretching before and after practice, and how I should always be aware of my body and notice if my body is signaling me that something isn’t right. The story about yoga and me didn’t really start then, at a time when I was focused only on competing and winning, it actually started much…