| ou beginning a Yoga practice? If so, you are probably | | | | functions and can improve mental performance in the |
| aware of the many physical and emotional benefits of | | | | daytime and restful sleep at night. Also, the deep |
| yoga. Benefits to mood, energy level, decreased | | | | breathing techniques taught in a yoga practice, known |
| stress, increased metabolism and more restful sleep | | | | as Pranayama, can calm and steady the mind as well |
| have all been associated with the practice of yoga. | | | | as improve overall health. |
| However, in today’s busy and hectic world, you | | | | In the morning, a vigorous practice to wake up your |
| might still be looking for ways to fit yoga into your | | | | body and to focus your mind can be beneficial. The |
| schedule. | | | | calmness and feeling of vitality that follows your yoga |
| It used to be that if you wanted to practice yoga you | | | | practice will leave you ready for even the most |
| either had to go to a yoga studio or try to practice on | | | | challenging day! Even a short sequence can really |
| your own. With the advent of online yoga, there is | | | | make a difference. More and more people are turning |
| another way to do yoga that better fits busy lifestyles | | | | to online yoga since it allows them to practice yoga in |
| and can still offer us competent and personalized yoga | | | | the comfort of their own home. A moderately vigorous |
| instruction. Many beginners would like to practice yoga | | | | morning routine of around 25 minutes works best for |
| more often than a once-a-week yoga class; online | | | | me but of course, your level of yoga experience and |
| yoga can help make yoga a way of life rather than a | | | | your physical limitations will affect your choice of |
| sporadic exercise routine. At home and even at the | | | | routine. |
| office, people are taking time out of their busy | | | | In the evening, winding down the day with a slower |
| schedules to log onto their online yoga studio, take a | | | | paced restorative class will slow down the autonomic |
| deep breath, and practice a few minutes of yoga. | | | | nervous system and promote restful, deep sleep. |
| Morning and evening yoga have long been a luxury of | | | | Yoga can promote detoxification and healing, and |
| experienced yogis who could create their own yoga | | | | slipping into sleep after a gentle yoga practice will |
| routines at home. But we can all use a pick me up at | | | | enhance this health benefit. My favorite practice in the |
| the beginning of a busy day and a relaxing stretch at | | | | evening is a 20 minute restorative or gentle class for |
| the end of it, although we rarely have time for a studio | | | | maximum relaxation and sleep enhancement. |
| yoga class! | | | | Even if you do not have time for a long practice, |
| Time of day definitely affects your yoga practice. | | | | between the two shorter sessions you will have |
| Body and mind are just so different at different points | | | | practiced around an hour of yoga and you will receive |
| in the day. Doing appropriate exercise at different | | | | all of the health benefits of yoga without ever leaving |
| times of day can be effective in regulating body | | | | your home! |