Before Practice Tips

• Consult your doctor before beginning yoga
• Avoid eating a large meal 2 hours before practice. Avoid snacks 1 hour before practice
• Wear comfortable clothing, free from restictions like zippers or snaps. Take off jewlery
• Avoid consuming alchohol or drugs prior to practice
• Lay our your yoga mat on a flat, smooth surface
• Practice indoors in a clean place that is not in direct sunlight
• Remove distractions so that you willl not be disturbed
• Consult a qualified teacher or yoga school with questions and feedback on your alignment, or body positioning in the poses
• Always remain aware of your breath during practice. Easy breathing ensures a safe and beneficial practice

Yoga 101 for the Beginner

• The point of yoga is to enhance your perspective on life
• When doing the yoga postures, the goal is to achieve the delicate balance of steadiness and ease
• The yoga poses are designed to bring health to the body. The yoga positions encourage our joints the explore natural range of motion (it is not contortion). Posture improves
• While yoga is a deep system of study addressing the body, mind and spirit, a curious sense of adventure is all that is required to begin
• A good yoga practice results in a greater sense of well being
• The yoga postures are one of an eight limbed path of yoga, which means to unite the mind, body and spirit

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