BEFORE YOU PRACTICE YOGA
Yoga Postures for Beginners
Ready to learn some beginner yoga postures? Let's get started.
For many people, learning yoga postures is about getting fit and in shape.
While there are undeniable physical benefits to yoga, the true purpose of yoga goes far beyond losing weight, putting on muscle or becoming flexible.
Yoga postures, or asanas, have a much deeper impact [...]
Ready to learn some beginner yoga postures? Let's get started.
For many people, learning yoga postures is about getting fit and in shape. While there are undeniable physical benefits to yoga, the true purpose of yoga goes far beyond losing weight, putting on muscle or becoming flexible.Yoga postures, or asanas, have a much deeper impact on you, as Sadhguru explains below:
“If you observe yourself, when you are angry, you sit one way. If you are happy, you sit another way. If you are depressed, another way.
For every level of consciousness or mental and emotional situation you go through, your body tends to take certain postures.
The converse of this is the science of asanas.
If you consciously get your body into different postures, you can elevate your consciousness.
Understanding the mechanics of the body,
creating a certain atmosphere,
and using the body to drive your energy in specific directions
is what yogasanas are about.” - Sadhguru
Yoga offers tremendous possibilities, but it also demands discipline and precision.
Improper yoga could cause more harm than benefit.
Those looking for basic yoga asanas, may want to begin with what is called Upa Yoga (literally pre-yoga) which comprises of easy yoga postures for beginners that give you physical and mental benefits.
Learn Upa Yoga - 5-minute practices of your choice. These beginner yoga postures are potent tools to enhance health, joy, peace, love, success and inner exploration, helping one cope with the hectic pace of modern life and realize their full potential in all spheres of life.
For those who have the focus and commitment to venture into yoga, the best way is to learn is by attending an Isha Hatha Yoga program near you.
These programs offer a variety of powerful and beneficial classical yoga practices taught with dedication and care by certified Isha Hatha Yoga teachers.
Yoga at Home
Here, we offer you some tips on how to do yoga at home.
Here, we offer you some tips on how to do yoga at home.
Daily Practice at Home
Yoga brings you to your fullest potential - physically, mentally, emotionally and energetically.
It is meant to be practiced at home daily (ideally in the morning), so that when you go out into the world for your day-to-day activities, you will be at your best in every way.
In the yogic tradition, it is advised to do yoga practices every day for at least a mandala.
A mandala is a period of approximately 40 days in which time the human system completes one physiological cycle.
By doing yoga at home for one mandala, you can firmly establish the yoga practice on all levels - body, mind and energy - and reap the benefits.
Mornings & Evenings
The practice of yoga can generate a lot of heat or ushna in the body.
Sadhguru explains, "If the temperature outside is high and the ushna rises beyond a certain point, it will cause cellular damage." So it is best to do your daily practice at cooler times of the day, i.e. mornings and evenings.
A Practice Area
It is best to allocate a space when doing yoga for beginners at home. When you do yoga practices in the same space every day, that space acquires a quality or energy about it which is conducive to your inner growth.
Light an Oil Lamp
Oil lamps provide light and create an aesthetic ambience, but more than that, they create a positive atmosphere of energy in your home.
Lighting a lamp before you do yoga at home will surely enhance your practice.
3-ft Radius Free of Movement
Yoga recognizes that the human body is a microcosm of the larger cosmic macrocosm.
The practice of yogasanas is about aligning the geometry of your system with the cosmic geometry.
When such a powerful process is underway, there needs to be sufficient space for your energies to move.
It is best to keep an area of 3-ft radius around you where there is no movement.
No Distractions - Music & Phones
When you practice yoga, you are aiming to shift your attention inward to the source of creation within you.
Music or any kind of sound that directs your attention outward is a distraction when you want to do yoga at home.
It is also best to keep your cell phone switched off or in silent mode. Keep this time just for yourself!
Ready to learn some beginner yoga postures? Let's get started.
For many people, learning yoga postures is about getting fit and in shape.
While there are undeniable physical benefits to yoga, the true purpose of yoga goes far beyond losing weight, putting on muscle or becoming flexible.
Yoga postures, or asanas, have a much deeper impact [...]
Ready to learn some beginner yoga postures? Let's get started.
For many people, learning yoga postures is about getting fit and in shape. While there are undeniable physical benefits to yoga, the true purpose of yoga goes far beyond losing weight, putting on muscle or becoming flexible.Yoga postures, or asanas, have a much deeper impact on you, as Sadhguru explains below:
“If you observe yourself, when you are angry, you sit one way. If you are happy, you sit another way. If you are depressed, another way.
For every level of consciousness or mental and emotional situation you go through, your body tends to take certain postures.
The converse of this is the science of asanas.
If you consciously get your body into different postures, you can elevate your consciousness.
Understanding the mechanics of the body,
creating a certain atmosphere,
and using the body to drive your energy in specific directions
is what yogasanas are about.” - Sadhguru
Yoga offers tremendous possibilities, but it also demands discipline and precision.
Improper yoga could cause more harm than benefit.
Those looking for basic yoga asanas, may want to begin with what is called Upa Yoga (literally pre-yoga) which comprises of easy yoga postures for beginners that give you physical and mental benefits.
Learn Upa Yoga - 5-minute practices of your choice. These beginner yoga postures are potent tools to enhance health, joy, peace, love, success and inner exploration, helping one cope with the hectic pace of modern life and realize their full potential in all spheres of life.
For those who have the focus and commitment to venture into yoga, the best way is to learn is by attending an Isha Hatha Yoga program near you.
These programs offer a variety of powerful and beneficial classical yoga practices taught with dedication and care by certified Isha Hatha Yoga teachers.
Yoga at Home
Here, we offer you some tips on how to do yoga at home.
Here, we offer you some tips on how to do yoga at home.
Daily Practice at Home
Yoga brings you to your fullest potential - physically, mentally, emotionally and energetically.
It is meant to be practiced at home daily (ideally in the morning), so that when you go out into the world for your day-to-day activities, you will be at your best in every way.
In the yogic tradition, it is advised to do yoga practices every day for at least a mandala.
A mandala is a period of approximately 40 days in which time the human system completes one physiological cycle.
By doing yoga at home for one mandala, you can firmly establish the yoga practice on all levels - body, mind and energy - and reap the benefits.
Mornings & Evenings
The practice of yoga can generate a lot of heat or ushna in the body.
Sadhguru explains, "If the temperature outside is high and the ushna rises beyond a certain point, it will cause cellular damage." So it is best to do your daily practice at cooler times of the day, i.e. mornings and evenings.
A Practice Area
It is best to allocate a space when doing yoga for beginners at home. When you do yoga practices in the same space every day, that space acquires a quality or energy about it which is conducive to your inner growth.
Light an Oil Lamp
Oil lamps provide light and create an aesthetic ambience, but more than that, they create a positive atmosphere of energy in your home.
Lighting a lamp before you do yoga at home will surely enhance your practice.
3-ft Radius Free of Movement
Yoga recognizes that the human body is a microcosm of the larger cosmic macrocosm.
The practice of yogasanas is about aligning the geometry of your system with the cosmic geometry.
When such a powerful process is underway, there needs to be sufficient space for your energies to move.
It is best to keep an area of 3-ft radius around you where there is no movement.
No Distractions - Music & Phones
When you practice yoga, you are aiming to shift your attention inward to the source of creation within you.
Music or any kind of sound that directs your attention outward is a distraction when you want to do yoga at home.
It is also best to keep your cell phone switched off or in silent mode. Keep this time just for yourself!
