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Yoga Classes

June 18th, 2007    Subscribe To Our Feed

Should you take yoga classes or learn on your own? You can buy DVDs or read books, after all.

However, yoga classes are, for the most part, a much better idea, because then you are able to have a teacher right there with you. You’ll also be inspired and motivated by the other students. It’s difficult to learn yoga completely on your own if you’ve never taken a single class. Once you’ve seen and experienced the basic asanas, then you can certainly continue on your own if this is more convenient for you.

Find a yoga studio that is in your area. There are yoga studios in most cities, and in many towns.

Yoga teachers also teach in work places. If your company provides a gym, explain your interest in yoga to the manager, who may be able to arrange someone to hold a series of classes.

Yoga at home: can you learn yoga by yourself?

June 5th, 2007    Subscribe To Our Feed

If you live in a rural area, or in a location where there are no yoga studies within easy distance, you can certainly do yoga by yourself.

Learning yoga at home - books, DVDs

There are many books and DVDs which will teach you yoga. Here are some tips to help you to get the most from them:

* When you’re beginning your yoga practice, work with just one pose at a time. The next day, add another pose. Work with these two poses only for a few days. Yoga is not a competition, it’s a way to become familiar with your body, and your mind. This means that you must be very aware of what’s happening, both with your body and your  mind, in the moment.

* When you’re familiar with four or five poses, practice these poses for a week or two. If you’re working with a DVD, work with just the first five or ten minutes of the DVD, then rest in Savasana (Corpse Pose). This pose is not as easy as it appears. It’s extremely difficult to relax completely.

Bikram Yoga - Popular, and it works

April 26th, 2007    Subscribe To Our Feed

A man name Bikram Choudhury is an Indian who used some of the ancient techniques of the Hindu religion for physical and mental fitness. The unique factor of Birkram yoga is that it uses many of the techniques of regular yoga classes, but the sessions are conducted in a temperature controlled room with the thermometer set at 105 degrees Fahrenheit. Bikram yoga is so hot that there are not as many people involved in the sessions. While regular yoga sessions have attracted thousands of people, Bikram yoga has not attracted as many people. The intense heat of the rooms for the sessions often leads people to quit the sessions. They do not realize that eventually they will get used to the temperatures, and will probably benefit from this factor.

Bikram yoga has its roots in the Hindu religion prominent in India, but this yoga really got its start in California. Like the more popular yoga classes, Bikram yoga is usually led by a qualified instructor in a studio. The temperature is crucial to the principles of this yoga so not many people are able to practice this yoga except at a special studio. The instructor leads the students through all of the moves during a session which usually last ninety minutes.

Bikram Yoga Has Stretches And Breathing Exercises

The poses in Bikram yoga are similar to those of normal yoga poses. Those who know the usual yoga poses will be able to easily adapt to this yoga in most cases. Bikram yoga uses more than twenty different poses and a couple of breathing practices that make it special for physical fitness. During the course of a session, each exercise is performed twice. Bikram yoga requires steady progress rather than quick results like the normal yoga sessions. This helps to eliminate any injuries.

Bikram yoga is usually done under the guidance of an expert who will analyze the moves of all of the students in the session. The students of this yoga should never be competitive with others, but they should work conscientiously for steady progress. Each individual should watch their progress carefully so they do not injure themselves in the course of a session. The students who stick with Bikram yoga are usually enthusiastic about their progress. Most of the students will say that they feel great at the end of each session once they have mastered the basics. Each session usually ends with a couple of minutes of quiet rest and meditation.

Learning Bikram Yoga by yourself with Bikram’s Beginning Yoga Class

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