The benefits of Yoga are know to everyone who has ever tried the discipline but if you are new to Yoga let me explain what other benefits that it provides you. Yoga is a popular and effective way of strengthening you physically, your core muscles, and your mental health to deal with stress. Yoga can be used as exercise or used as a form of meditation, making you a calmer and happy person.
So you've heard a little about Yoga and wondered what it's all about and can it help you, although some people might have a few assumptions and picture an old man with a long beard sitting in the lotus position doing the chanting of, "Om", but it is not like that. Here are the steps to get started and what you can expect in a typical Yoga session.
Step One: Introduction and Preparation
Most Yoga classes begin in a standing position, as this is the most natural position to start with. There are both mental and physical reasons for this and they are closely connected, with the image below for example as you are getting in a state of not thinking about anything. Yoga can be done by everyone regardless of their height or weight. We concentrate on the state of the body, by doing breathing exercises for the warm up stage for your routine. You will be 'taught' to control your breathing with techniques and it's a common skill which allows everyone to reduce stress on their mind and bodies.
Step Two: The Main Routine of Stretches and Poses
This is the start of your Yoga session which will vary depending on what forms of Yoga you are learning, if you are a beginner you will be taught simple poses and they will have different names, for example "downward dog" or "lotus position". While the individual exercises you will be doing are going to be quite different, the nature of them will be very similar and later you will be taught more advanced positions. You will be holding these poses to allow your body to stretch out muscles and muscle groups that in many cases haven't been given much attention during the week or at all. Some Yoga experts will talk to you about energy points of chakra's. These are important junctions in your body where congestion occurs and stretching them out allows energy to flow freely around your body.
Step Three: Ending the Session
While the main session is about releasing your pent up energy and managing your stress, this stage of your Yoga is all about allowing that energy to flow around your body. Many people have trouble thinking about some strange force that is flowing through you and driving it to certain parts of your body. Just replace the word, "energy" for "blood". We know that blood carries nutrients and oxygen around our body, and we know that if any part of our body is lacking in this that we will become ill, so it's not a huge stretch to think of blood as the energy force that brings health around our body, and exercises like Yoga being the method of ensuring the successful flow of that blood to our bodies.
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