| Beginning your yoga journey can seem like a daunting | | | | a more restorative, or meditative approach to yoga. |
| task at the onset. There is a chance that one can feel | | | | Ultimately, it is best to follow your intuition and stay |
| overwhelmed by the options available to them and the | | | | open to trying out a few different styles and studios |
| decisions that have to be made. Questions on which | | | | until you find the one that suits you. |
| class to take, what to bring, what to wear, and how to | | | | Many studios offer classes that are specifically |
| behave often arise. One of the guiding principles of | | | | designed for beginners to yoga. They may be called |
| yoga is that there are no right or wrong decisions, just | | | | "Intro to Yoga" or "Beginner Level" classes. These |
| choices. Perhaps this information may be of some | | | | classes are perfect for those who are trying yoga for |
| assistance to you as you move forward in your | | | | the first time, or for those who have been practicing |
| practice. | | | | yoga at home and are transitioning to yoga classes in |
| From Hatha to Vinyasa, Bikram to Anusara, the | | | | a studio. After you try out a beginner level class and |
| landscape is littered with different styles of yoga one | | | | you decide that you'd like to something more |
| could choose to begin practicing. Selecting the one that | | | | advanced, you can move up to the next level of |
| suits you is not too different from picking a restaurant | | | | classes. |
| to celebrate a special occasion. The best thing to do is | | | | Yoga is above all a personal journey. Listen to your |
| check out the description of a few different studios, | | | | intuition and your body. If you are uncomfortable in a |
| and see if any one of them appeals to you personally. | | | | studio or a specific class, it is probably not the right fit |
| You can then read a review to get a sense of what a | | | | for you. Check in with yourself after the class and ask |
| former student feels about the studio and why. | | | | yourself if it felt "right" to you. If not, keep exploring! |
| Sometimes one person's con is a pro for you and vice | | | | There are plenty of yoga styles, studios and classes |
| versa. There are people who like a vigorous workout | | | | out there and one of them will be just what you're |
| that makes you sweat buckets and some that prefer | | | | looking for. |