7 Steps to Yoga

As living conditions are getting better and better, many people have begun to pay attention to beauty and health. Young people will use their free time to go to the gym and practice yoga, while the elderly will use the morning and evening time to visit the park, dance square dances, and practice Tai Chi. The increasingly rich entertainment life can not only exercise the body but also enrich oneself. However, many people who want to learn yoga don’t know how to get started. This article introduces the basic methods of learning yoga. Let’s take a look.

Part 1: 4 Steps to Awaken Your Body and Mind

Step 1: Self-diagnosis and self-assessment - a comprehensive scan of the body, mind and spirit

Physical health self-diagnosis

Mental health self-diagnosis

Self-test of body aging degree and physical condition

Step 2: Calm down and de-stress - let your body and mind temporarily return to zero

Meditation can calm your mind and body

Candlelight Meditation

Step 3: Breathing and Chanting – Awakening Life Energy

Segmented breathing exercises

Yoga Chanting

Step 4: Warm-up exercises - Yoga starts with warm and soft happiness

Routine warm-up exercises before class

2. Persistence. When you first start learning yoga, you will find that every yoga move is difficult to do, and you will often want to give up. At this time, you need to have a belief to persevere. You must firmly believe that yoga will bring you considerable benefits, and you must not give up.

Yoga is best practiced on an empty stomach. When a person is full, the effect of practicing yoga is far less than that of practicing on an empty stomach.

The environment should be quiet, flat and have good air circulation. Do not practice yoga poses on an empty floor or uneven surface. Instead, practice on a folded blanket on a flat surface.

Meditation. When practicing yoga, the first thing to do is to get rid of distracting thoughts, forget all the ideas in your mind, and concentrate on doing the yoga movements. At this time, all your thoughts are related to yoga movements and have nothing to do with the outside world. This requires meditation before doing yoga moves, preferably guided meditation.

Do what you can. When it comes to yoga, no one dares to say that their movements are standard, and no one can accuse others of having non-standard movements. Different people may perform the same movements very differently due to different body flexibility. You need to know the limits of your body. Don't force yourself to reach a certain point. Just do your best to reach your limit. Over time, you will do better and better.

While practicing, you should not feel any uncomfortable pressure in your face muscles, ears, eyes or breathing. If you feel pressure, you should stop immediately.

breathe. In all asanas, you should breathe only through the nostrils and not through the mouth. Do not suppress your breathing while practicing and holding the asana. Practice the different asanas according to the breathing instructions given in the back of this book.

After the exercise, be sure to relax. The relaxation method is the same as the initial meditation method, which requires you to fully relax every part of your brain and body.

A special note for women: you should not practice headstand pose during your menstrual period.