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Its easy to startand stickto a home yoga practice with these tips fromWell + Good.
Photo: Sarah Keough
At-home yoga seems like it should be as easy as rolling out your mat and easing into downward dog.
What did she find?
The intention you set and the awareness you bring to your actions are what make yoga personal.
Home practice is as much about ritual as it is about content, she says.
Roll out your mat and let the vinyasa flow.Larkin Clark for Well+Good
Dont skimp on savasana.
(Normally its about 3 to 5 minutes in class.)
And its not the same every day.
Its a listening game.
After the listening, true activity unfolds in a natural and harmonious way.
Mark your calendarsand make it mandatory.
James Brown, founder of American Yoga School
Prioritize your practice in your ongoing daily schedule, suggests Brown.
Thats the number one thing that gets me there.
Nothing works better for me than a nonnegotiable time slot.
Build your practice slowly.
Sharon Gannon, co-founder of Jivamukti Yoga in New York City
Start small!
Meditation is daunting to people when they hear that someone meditates for an hour.
Do I have to do that?
Just sit for one minute.
Close your eyes, let go.
Breathe in, breathe out.
Do that for a week.
And then the next week, do it for two minutes.
The point is, just do it.
Show up with nonjudgmental curiosity.
The beginning should be some kind of check-in and grounding; the ending should always include savasana.
Do a little bit each day and cultivate a generosity of inquiry.
The question, What do I really need and want?
is more important than What is expected of me?'
