Starting Your Yoga Journey
If you want to start practicing yoga but aren’t sure where to begin, this blog will help you get started in the comfort of your home.
“Yoga is a journey to the self”
Whether your interest in yoga stems from the desire to increase your flexibility, calm your mind, or find community, something much deeper happens when you show up regularly on your mat. One often finds profound transformation in the practice. The mat becomes a place of returning home to yourself.
You don’t need to join a studio, go on a retreat, or spend hundreds of dollars to get started. You can get started right away at home. All you need is a TV or cell phone, an exercise mat, and the willingness to show up.
Before you get practicing, let’s cover the foundational guidelines yogi’s uphold:
Yoga’s Guidelines for Living: Below are the foundational guidelines for living in the yoga community. Follow these principles to enhance your success in your yoga practice and life.
Yoga Don’ts: Yamas
- Do not harm
- Tell no lies
- Do not steal
- Cool it, Casanova
- Don’t be greedy
Yoga Do’s: Niyamas
- Be pure
- Be content
- Be disciplined
- Be studious
- Be devoted