Link to VIDEO tutorials included below...
How to get started with yoga? This is the million dollar question that anyone looking to explore the practice of yoga wants an answer to. The question comes in many forms:
- How do I get started with yoga?
- Where do I start – home, studio, gym?
- Which yoga poses do I start with?
- Should I start with meditation instead?
- What yoga books do I read?
- What yoga videos should I watch?
Because the field of yoga is so vast (physical, mental, spiritual) and because there are innumerable resources out there, it is impossible to find a one track answer to your question. Every yoga instructor or experienced practitioner will have his/her own version of an ideal way to start yoga.
I am no different! I have my own version as well…
“In my view, one should start with the physical practice of yoga!” Because only after you have learnt to train and discipline your body, will you be able to penetrate your mind.
If you are with me so far, then your mind is already asking:
- What poses do I start with then? OR…
- Maybe you have already searched “Yoga for Beginners” on YouTube. Your searches have pulled-up a ton of videos – each entirely different from the other. Each covering different sets of yoga poses. And now your mind is questioning which videos to actually start with!
Although those videos are good within themselves, they can be overwhelming for a beginner. Anyone exploring yoga (or any practice) for the first time prefers to have a step-by-step approach. Something that they can “repeat” without the pressure of having to choose.
I say “repeat” because repetition makes perfect! Repetition helps you track your progress in terms of strength & stamina. It will help you get comfortable with the basic yoga postures, to which you can then add more poses to.
For these simple reasons, I believe that Sun Salutations / Surya Namaskaras are the best way to get started.
Click on the links below to explore more:
What are Sun Salutations (Surya Namaskaras)?
- Here you will find everything you need to know about Sun Salutations
VIDEO Tutorials – How to do Sun Salutations (Surya Namaskaras)?
- Here you will find instructional videos to the three most popular and widely used Sun Salutations