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3 months ago
I want to practice yoga daily for at least 30 minutes. Even when I was heavily into yoga I wasn’t doing it everyday, so this is a really new goal for me.
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How to practice yoga daily
It made me
happy and calm
 "calmer, more flexiable, happier and graceful; my body is grateful."
How I did it: Every morning, which took awhile to perfect but once I did, i was up at 6 every morning and stretching for 15 min, I built up to 30min. Then I included the sun salutation in my routine every morning. It was on this site that someone suggested yogatoday.com which I subscribed to; i did their classes and stuck with it until i felt strong enough to go back to my classes. I went to my yoga class once a week, and did my downloaded classes everyday as soon as I found a moment. In time I found that in the mornings i only had time to stretch for about 20mins and then I would make an appointment with myself everyday to yoga and I would keep that appointment and that is how I managed to do yoga everyday. Now I feel out of sync if I don't get a chance to do at least 30min. Lessons & tips: Tips: be gentle with yourself, find a class near to you so you have no excuse of distance as to why you can't make it; you don't have to do an hour everyday, do as much as you can, it is not a race. Get a mat and I found a block really useful, especially if you have dodgy joints. Resources: www.yogatoday.com
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