GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR YOGA

 Guidelines for Yoga:

• A mattress, yoga mat or folded blanket should be used for practice. 
• Light and comfortable cotton clothes should be preferred for easy movement of the body.
• In case of chronic disease, pain, cardiac problems, pregnancy or menstruation, a yoga expert should be consulted prior to performing the asanas.
• Cleanliness of the area, body and mind is a prerequisite, along with a calm and quite atmosphere.
• Yoga should be done on an empty or light stomach and the bladder should be empty before starting.
• Practice slowly and breathing should be always through the nostrils, unless instructed otherwise.
• Practice according to your own body’s capacity. Don’t over exert and be aware of the precautions for each asana.
• It takes 2-3 weeks to get good results, so persistence and regular practice is very essential.
• Yoga session should end with meditation or deep silence.
• Food should be consumed after 20-30 minutes of practice.
• Avoid in a state of exhaustion, hurry or illness.

 WARNING For YOGA:

• Asanas in this book may not be suitable for all. You should do only those asanas which are prescribed by doctors or a Yoga Expert. Any attempt at the asanas which are not recommended for you, may aggravate your ailing condition.
• All the asanas in this book contain the methodology, benets and precautions. However, it is strongly advised to rst understand the proper technique, under the guidance and supervision of a Yoga Expert and then practice independently at home.
• The asanas in this book are arranged according to a certain sequence. Consult with a Yoga Expert to follow the sequence best suitable for you. 

Without mistrustfulness, one needs to learn yoga from an educated schoolteacher. On the other hand, because some attempt to perform exercises guided only from a book, these general guidelines might be useful. 

 

 DO NOT FORCE YOUR BODY under any circumstances. No matter how numerous times we say this to people, they just keep on doing it. They try to push their bodies into the exercises, whether the body is ready or not. This is a great mistake which does further detriment than you can imagine. Work sluggishly with your body. Admire its limits. These limits will gradationally extend and you'll gain inflexibility if you work regularly and sensitively at stretching your limits. The body will get the communication and the pressure which is precluding you from proceeding will gradationally be released. 

 BE REGULAR in you practice. A many times a week isn't enough if you really want to heal, transfigure or develop your body. 

 

 DO NOT CONTINUE ANY EXERCISE WHICH CAUSES PAIN. Check with your croaker or exercise educator what you should do. Pain is a communication from the body which must be heeded to. In some cases it may simply be the body's process of changing. In similar cases, you simply need to bear with it and continue (without forcing) and it'll gradationally pass. In other cases you may be doing detriment to some part of your body and may have to stop and do some other introductory exercises before returning to that bone. 

 

 EXERCISE ON AN EMPTY STOMACH at least three hours after eating. 

 REMOVE ALL JEWELRY AND TIGHT Apparel. Let your body be free of any restrictions. Find some loose, comfortable apparel or body- hugging cotillion tights for exercising. 

 BE CONSCIOUS AND CONCENTRATE on what you're doing. Keep your mind on feeling what's passing in the body and concentrate on your breath and position. Don't suppose about other effects or talk to anyone while exercising. However, it would be stylish if you were alone in the room, without distractions similar as radio or Television, If possible. However, just try to concentrate on yourself and ignore what's going on around you, If this isn't possible. 

 

 GIVE Significance TO YOUR BREATHING. Each exercise has a specific way of breathing. This is an extremely important aspect of the exercise. In numerous cases, it's indeed more important than the physical movements themselves. By conscious of your breathing and breathe sluggishly and deeply, according to the instructions for each exercise. In general (with some exceptions) we gobble when we stretch overhead or backward and exhale when we bend over or forward. 

 COMPLETE YOUR EXERCISE SERIES WITH DEEP BREATHING and, if possible, with DEEP RELAXATION. 

 To begin and stay motivated in your yoga practice, it's essential that you understand the system how yoga works upon you along with a progressive yoga schedule. A unique tone- literacy course helps you do that relatively remarkably. Estimate this Yoga for Newcomers course. 

 AVOID EXERCISING AT LEAST THREE MONTHS AFTER SURGERY, unless you have specific authorization from your croaker. Some exercises should be proceeded only 6 months after surgery, unless you have your croaker's authorization to start before. Also, avoid all exercises at any time when you suspect internal bleeding or an inflamed excursus. 

 

 ALLOW YOUR ATTENTION to inflow through the body as you come apprehensive of each muscle and the pressure and energy stored there and allow that energy to inflow and the muscle relax.