20/02/2022
Some great tips here for anyone thinking about a home practice.
Do you want to get into the habit of practising yoga regularly at home? Try these tips from Level 3 teacher Brenda Booth
"Will power develops by regular discipline" ~ BKS Iyengar
⏱Start with just 10 minutes a day; that way you can get into the habit in a realistic way (it’s best if you’ve already been to a class with a qualified Iyengar yoga teacher, so that you know the correct way to do the poses)
🗓 Make an appointment with yourself for either morning or evening practice, and stick to it – just as you would an important meeting.
✅ There’s no need to be too rigid, and you can allow yourself a day off! BKS Iyengar used to take one day off a week to spend with family.
⏩ Try these five base standing poses to start off with. They are the groundwork for all the other asanas, and everything grows from them:
Tadasana (Mountain Pose)
Trikonasana (Triangle Pose)
Virabhadrasana II (Warrior II)
Virabhadrasana I (Warrior I)
Parsvottanasana (Intense Side Stretch Pose)
⏩ These can be followed by a seated pose, for example Virasana (Hero Pose), which is a very important pose for supporting a good blood supply to the legs.
⏩ Then finally, go up into Sarvangasana (Shoulder Stand), and finish off with Savasana (Co**se Pose).
Once you’ve been practising every day for a week or a month, you’ll have got into the discipline and you can start to develop and explore the poses further. And if you want to include poses you’ve learnt in class, try to work with what your body remembers, rather than what your brain remembers."Will power develops by regular discipline" ~ BKS Iyengar
