Gear up with these 8 yoga tips and yogi’s attitude
Yoga is a divine discipline. Although it has its root in India’s ancient tradition, yoga is more relevant in today’s modern stressful life. Yoga is now a globalized phenomenon and the knowledge of yoga is easily available to each one of us. It is important for attaining physical, mental and spiritual well-being.
There is always scope for Improving and enhancing your Yoga Practice. Here is a List of Tips and Tricks to Improve Yoga Practice:
- It is imperative that you do every asana correctly. It is important to bend less but correctly than to bend more but incorrectly.
- Warm up: Do some sun salutations or some gentle exercises to loosen up before formally going deeper into other Yoga Asanas.
- Drink plenty of water, continuously throughout the day.
- Respect the limits of your own body. Doas much as your body allows you to do. Push slightly beyond your limits butdo not force yourself into an asana. Know the difference between pain and a good stretch.
- Breathe: Take deep breaths or Ujjai Breaths as you gracefully flow from one asana to another. Use your breath and awareness to stretch a little further. Observing your breath during yoga movement brings the body and mind on the same platform and can have a healing effect.
- Keep a gentle smile on your face while you do yoga. Notice your breath and facial expression; they both will change when you start to overexert yourself.
- Practice asanas with awareness, inwardness and with a feeling of honoring your body. This will bring an increased grace and beauty to your asanas. Yoga is not just a physical exercise, it is moving towards your very nature.
- Have patience and do not compare your yoga practice with others. Your flexibility, strength, and posture will improve over time.
- Be regular in your Yoga Practice. Once you have mastered a few basic asanas, learn more variations and new asanas. This will improve your overall practice.
- Relax and Meditate. Rest in Yoga Nidra after you finish your asanas. Yoga asanas prepare you for meditation and meditation, in turn, deepens your yoga practice.
Why Improve Your Yoga Practice?
Yoga has many benefits when done properly. However, if done in an incorrect fashion, Yoga Asanas can cause many complications and inflict pain and injury. It is essential to improve and correct your yoga practice and perform poses the right way. Follow the above Yoga Tips towards a better health and enhanced lifestyle.
Your Yoga Practice does not just end on the Yoga Mat; it affects every aspect of your life. It is about having a sense of awareness of your body and breath throughout the day, especially when you’re under stress. This meditative attitude gears you up with a positive outlook. You are able to ease through and challenging situations that would otherwise give you stress. Learning to introspect and reflect on life with a clear vision and a perception that is not blurred is the sign of a true Yogi.
(Based on inputs by Dinesh Kashikar, senior Sri Sri Yoga teacher.)
