By Jennifer Clawson, RYT
Creating a home yoga practice can be daunting, but practicing at home consistently will bring you great rewards. When you commit to practicing at home, you begin to really make yoga a part of your lifestyle. Remember, it’s better to practice five minutes a day, seven days a week than to practice 90-minutes every week or every two weeks. Consistency is key.
Here are a few tips to keep in mind:
- Know what your intention is for your practice. Do you need to relax or energize? Make sure your practice reflects what you need.
- Realize that every practice will not be great. Sometimes, you’ll feel bored or irritated. Every yoga practice is not a bliss-out session. That’s normal. The work comes from being consistent, even when you don’t feel like your practice is exactly the way you wanted it.
- Expand your definition of practice. You don’t have to do 108 sun salutations. You don’t have to move through a particular series. You don’t even have to do asana at all. Your practice can be meditating or breathing or spinal warm-ups. Anything you do with mindfulness and awareness is yoga.
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commingle
March 4, 2010
Great points! We sometimes feel like we must be perfect. Yet, half of the battle is showing up on the mat…even when eating cheetos seems more appealing!