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Yoga at Home for Beginners: 10 Tips to Get Started

Yoga at Home for Beginners: 10 Tips to Get Started

Yes, you can start yoga at home as a beginner. You need a floor space the length of your body, a mat or a folded blanket, and a class that is labelled for beginners. Start with 15-30 minutes, two or three times a week, and repeat the same class until you know the poses before you try something...
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Bakasana (Crow Pose): How to Do It Step by Step

Bakasana (Crow Pose): How to Do It Step by Step

Bakasana (Crow Pose) is an arm balance in which you squat, plant your hands, rest your knees high on the backs of your upper arms and tip forward until your feet leave the floor. It is usually the first arm balance people learn, and it takes more technique than strength: the lift comes from...
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The 5 Niyamas of Yoga: Meaning and How to Practise Them

The 5 Niyamas of Yoga: Meaning and How to Practise Them

The niyamas are the five personal observances of yoga: Saucha (cleanliness), Santosha (contentment), Tapas (discipline), Svadhyaya (study) and Ishvara Pranidhana (devotion or surrender). Patanjali lists them in Yoga Sutra 2.32 as the second of the eight limbs of yoga, right after the yamas. The...
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Yoga Challenges for Beginners: How to Pick One and Finish It

Yoga Challenges for Beginners: How to Pick One and Finish It

A yoga challenge is a set number of days, usually 7, 21 or 30, where you commit to practising yoga every day or on a fixed schedule. For beginners the best challenge is short daily classes, 10-20 minutes at level 1, with the same start time each day. The point is the habit. Nobody needs to...
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