| Are you interested in yoga? Has your partner recently | | | | or attend lessons. Everything in life is energy. The |
| started yoga lessons? Maybe your doctor has | | | | clothes you wear for practice will, over time, become |
| suggested you take up yoga as a form of stress | | | | energized and attuned to your body 's subtle energetic |
| management. | | | | qualities. When you put on your "yoga clothes" your |
| Yoga, is a holistic health care system. It consists of a | | | | mind becomes attuned and prepared for practice. |
| series of yoga stretches, known as asanas or poses, | | | | 5. Give Thanks. The art of appreciation and gratitude |
| meditation techniques, breathing exercises and | | | | underpins all yoga practices. During your yoga lesson |
| relaxation. Together, these techniques give your body | | | | spend a few minutes in silence to give thanks for the |
| a complete overhaul and calms and clears your mind. | | | | teachings, your body, your health and well being. This |
| At the end of a yoga lesson you are blissed out, chilled | | | | opens and deepens your connection to spirit. |
| and relaxed. | | | | 6. Listen to your Body. During your practice take time |
| Yoga clients love the post yogic glow. Because of this | | | | to listen to the sensations and movements you can |
| I am often asked for tips and advise to improve their | | | | feel in your body. Yoga encourages body awareness |
| yoga experience. | | | | and alignment. During the course of your day you may |
| Here are seven key things you can do, which will help | | | | not be aware of your posture, aches and pains. When |
| to deepen your yoga experience. | | | | you become more aware of what is going on inside |
| Enhance Your Yoga Experience With These Tips | | | | your body, it is easier for you to adapt and adjust to |
| 1. Relax. Take two-five cycles of deep breathing | | | | the poses. |
| between poses. This allows your body to fully absorb | | | | 7. Look back and remember how far you have come. |
| the benefits of each pose and prepares you for the | | | | Yoga is a journey. Each time you practice, your body |
| next pose. | | | | and mind becomes stronger and more flexible. Take |
| 2. Practice. Practice makes perfect. When you get | | | | time every now and then to reflect and look back on |
| home, make a note of any tips or techniques you | | | | how far you have come. Do you remember how stiff |
| learned in your lesson. Maybe your yoga teacher | | | | or inflexible your hips and shoulders were when you |
| reminded you to lengthen up through your spine before | | | | first started, or how you struggled to get into the Tree |
| twisting in the Spinal Twist. Little pointers like this help | | | | pose? It is easy to forget just how well you are doing |
| you to get the maximum benefit from your lesson. | | | | and how far you have come. |
| 3. Conscious Breathing. Stay focused on your | | | | Learning yoga is a lifetime journey. Whether you are a |
| breathing as your body moves and stretches into the | | | | complete beginner or seasoned yogi, the seven tips |
| poses. Deep breathing helps to keep you focused | | | | above - relax, breathe, practice, wear light colored |
| during your lessons; relieves tension in your body, and | | | | clothing, give thanks, listen to your body and remember |
| brings calmness to your mind. | | | | to acknowledge how far you have come, are useful |
| 4. Wear clean light colored clothes. If possible, set aside | | | | strategies to adopt to help you enhance and deepen |
| a few light colored outfits to wear when you practice | | | | your yoga experience. |