Hi Andrea,
Thank you for your post.
I am so glad you are a member of the community.
First, I would consider your goals. What is it you are looking for
in a yoga practice?
There are as many types of yoga as there are goals. Many times in our quest for fitness and a hard body, at some point it becomes just a workout and not yoga. If you come to this path with fitness in mind that is important, but yoga is extremely powerful on other levels.
After writing down some goals, it is best to experience some different kinds of yoga, as well as, different types of teachers.
Sometimes, the teacher can become more important than the type of yoga you choose to study. If you gel with a teacher, you will see that they have a lot to offer the willing mind. In yoga, the mind is used to perceive (diagnose) and guide (heal) the body.
Yoga is not mind over body. It is harmony between them.
The big lesson is that yoga takes time. Time for muscles to coordinate. Time for tissues to grow. Time for breath, spirit, and energy to flow. The time you invest in yoga comes back with interest in greater vitality, presence of mind, reduced need for sleep, and longer life.
Yoga should be conscious action not "learning routines." The skill, grace, and poise develop naturally as an inevitable result of regular practice. No major effort is required or even effective. Trying hard will make your practice painful, even injurious, and will actually slow your progress!
The therapeutic effect of yoga comes from involving your mind totally in inspiring (breathing) your body to wake.
I hope this helps.
In happiness,
Andrew Pacholyk, MS, L.Ac
http://www.peacefulmind.com/yoga_therapy.htm
Therapies for healing
mind, body, spirit
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> How does one determine the best type of yoga to practice?
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> > September is national yoga awareness month. I am dedicating my
> > writings to the power of yoga! Yoga has been a huge influence in my
> > life and has given back to me in so many ways! So this month, I am
> > introducing the power of yoga and how it may have an influence over
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> > National Yoga Month: Reasons To Incorporate Yoga As A Lifestyle
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