Sunday, May 9, 2010

Practice at Home

Taking a regular yoga class once or twice a week is awesome! Classes give you an opportunity to be part of a community of people as well as gain instruction for healthy alignment and so much more.

Eventually, adding a regular practice at home will take you to much deeper levels in your practice. It also gives you an opportunity to go inside to connect and ask yourself "What do I need today?" I am always giving suggestions and recommendations in my class...um, ok sometimes I'll even say to someone you need to do this every single day. The point of this is because as a teacher I am a guide and my goal and intention to bring people back with in themselves, trust themselves, and connect to their bodies. As my teacher would say "You are your greatest Guru"

An at home practice can be really simple. It doesn't have to be a full hour practice although that is something you can work towards. Taking 15 minutes out of your day is a great way to start. Maybe its doing a few stretches you enjoyed in class in the morning to get you moving or a couple poses at night to help you relax and get to sleep. Maybe its about just sitting and focusing on your breath practice.

Any way you approach it, having an at home practice is a wonderful thing to do for yourself. If you're fairly new or wonder what are some things you need to work on, I offer private sessions where i can design a sequence for you to work from.
At any rate, have fun practicing, and remember to take what you learn from class and see how you can integrate it into your daily life...even if its just remembering to breathe through the challenging parts of life.

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