Here are some tips to make your practice of yoga more successful. You can develop a simple and effective routine of hatha yoga postures and meditation. The benefits — greater harmony, energy and well being — can be yours as soon as you begin.
The big question is: How do I start? A simple, effective routine is to first enjoy 15 to 20 minutes of hatha yoga postures — including deep relaxation. Then meditate 15 to 20 minutes. These are best done before breakfast or in the evening before the evening meal — whatever works for your schedule. Yoga in the morning tends to energize you all day. Doing your yoga routine in the evening often relaxes and refreshes you. (A routine just before bed, however, may keep you awake.) Also, it’s fine to meditate without first doing the postures but a complete routine is most beneficial.
Your attitude, ideally, is one of releasing physical tension and mental/emotional turbulence to live in the harmony of body, mind, emotions and spirit. So, begin your routine with postures. Maintain a sense of well being throughout your body as you move from one pose to another. Remember, never strain or force a posture. End your postures with deep relaxation. The corpse pose, lying completely relaxed, is one of yoga’s most important poses. It teaches you how to relax each body part.
Of course your first few weeks of meditation will likely reveal how restless the mind is. Simply appreciate and become a loving friend to it. Be patient. Through dedicated, steady practice you can discover and abide in your true self.
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