A yoga practice can easily become an integral part of your day to day and be the continuation of life long learning. You might start by taking a weekly class at a beginners level and end up studying to become a yoga teacher and opening your own centre. Or you may adopt your own home practice. That’s one of the beautiful things about yoga. Not only does it help to stretch and open your body, but your mind and thoughts about yourself expand too.
You can start studying yoga at any age. You might consider yourself overweight and unfit. You may be in the midst of struggling with a serious illness or recovering from an injury. Perhaps you are pregnant. No matter what your physical condition, there will be a natural entry point for your yoga learning to begin.
Yoga classes tend to last from 50 to 90 minutes. You may choose to study yoga in a group setting or take private instruction. I do both. I love the attention and assists that I get in my private class. And I love the sense of community and connectedness I get from my group study. Private classes are more expensive but offer flexibility to fit my schedule perfectly. Group study is regularly scheduled and cheaper.
Three words resonate for me with my yoga practice. Breath. Gentle. Relax. Imagine being reminded and making space for such self care. In a world that is more hurry up than rest back, this is precisely what yoga is. The ancient practice of genuine self care.
There are many styles of yoga to choose from and many different yoga teacher personalities to experience. Over my 15 years of study, I’ve enjoyed at least a dozen teachers, in a wide variety of settings, under very diverse conditions and every teaching has been worthwhile.
For your added pleasure, our bookstore, magazine rack, video and music store offer a selection of titles. Yoga lovers love yoga instruction in many forms.
Welcome to the wonderful world of yoga. Enjoy your journey.
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