Somehow it hadn't occurred to me to do yoga in my home; I'd always gone to a studio and paid for the privilege. What a nice, low-bar (in terms of no shame in front of the class, low cost, and low effort!) way to get into it, especially since some of the online "classes" are short and sweet and a lot easier to fit into a busy day than:
- going somewhere,
- waiting for class to start,
- feeling like you must stay the entire hour because everyone is watching and there are expectations
Years ago I took a Yoga class (Beginner) with a very demanding instructor and I had to quit as I wonder how he became an instructor. Later, I bought several books and started yoga at home but like Yuezhong, I prefer doing Yoga with another person or a group. Yoga is great! I saw a great documentary on meditation explaining that meditation is not recommended for everybody as it can increase anxiety especially if you have suffer trauma or have mental health issues you need specialized meditation. I think that most people are not aware of that.
Glad you find instructors that work for you Yvonne. Fitness is customizable to each person and I found tweaking what works best over the years is the way to keep any practice sustainable. I didnt know that about meditation, makes me curious to read more about it
I enjoy doing yoga too, but only in a group setting. I think it's the community aspect that works better for me. I'd get very impatient if I do yoga alone at home following a video, although Yoga With Adriene is so great! Great piece!
Somehow it hadn't occurred to me to do yoga in my home; I'd always gone to a studio and paid for the privilege. What a nice, low-bar (in terms of no shame in front of the class, low cost, and low effort!) way to get into it, especially since some of the online "classes" are short and sweet and a lot easier to fit into a busy day than:
- going somewhere,
- waiting for class to start,
- feeling like you must stay the entire hour because everyone is watching and there are expectations
- waiting for the group to file out,
- and commuting back.
Thank you for this recommendation!
thank you for sharing Chris. I love practicing at home a lot and it's how I started
Years ago I took a Yoga class (Beginner) with a very demanding instructor and I had to quit as I wonder how he became an instructor. Later, I bought several books and started yoga at home but like Yuezhong, I prefer doing Yoga with another person or a group. Yoga is great! I saw a great documentary on meditation explaining that meditation is not recommended for everybody as it can increase anxiety especially if you have suffer trauma or have mental health issues you need specialized meditation. I think that most people are not aware of that.
Glad you find instructors that work for you Yvonne. Fitness is customizable to each person and I found tweaking what works best over the years is the way to keep any practice sustainable. I didnt know that about meditation, makes me curious to read more about it
I enjoy doing yoga too, but only in a group setting. I think it's the community aspect that works better for me. I'd get very impatient if I do yoga alone at home following a video, although Yoga With Adriene is so great! Great piece!
Thank you!