How to practice yoga at home?

Some people do not have enough time to go to the yoga studio to practice yoga with a coach, but they still want to practice yoga to make their bodies more graceful and beautiful, so they want to buy CDs and practice at home. In fact, if you cannot practice yoga with a coach, your practice will generally not be thorough. If you want to practice at home, you can simply practice some basic poses.

First pose: Shoulder rotation

Place the fingertips of both hands on your shoulders, and circle your elbows from front to back, coordinating with your breathing, moving upward when inhaling and downward when exhaling. Do this 9 times until your shoulders and neck feel slightly warm.

Shoulder rotation can relax the shoulder joint and is also a very good exercise for adjusting the cervical spine. If you want to treat the cervical spine, you must first improve your shoulders and back, so unblocking the shoulders is also unblocking the neck, which can also prevent colds.

The second pose is Mountain Pose with arms stretched upwards

Stand up straight, cross your arms, and push your palms upwards. You can bend your body to the left and right as you breathe. Inhale up, exhale to the left, inhale up, exhale to the right, do 5 times. Be careful to keep your ribs slightly retracted, your abdomen tight, and not to sag at the waist. The mountain pose with arms stretched upward can further stretch the shoulders and back, stretch the muscles in these areas, prevent stiffness in the shoulders and back, and unblock qi and blood circulation.

The third pose: Double Angle Pose with arms crossed behind the back

Spread your legs as wide as your pelvis, cross your hands behind your back, palms facing inward, and open the front of your shoulders and chest. Inhale and lift your chest upwards, exhale and fold forward from the hip joints, raise your arms as high as possible, but keep your shoulders lifted up and away from your ears, let your head drop naturally, and look towards your knees. Hold for 5 breaths, then inhale and slowly lift your upper body, exhale, relax your hands, and breathe naturally.

Because most of the movements you practice at home are not accurate, even if you learn step by step by watching a CD, it is recommended that you go to a yoga studio to practice with a coach. If you want to practice at home by yourself, you need to practice with a coach for a period of time before practicing on your own. Only in this way can the standard postures and movements achieve the effect of yoga practice.