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Seven Steps to a Home Practice
1. GO SHORT. Set aside fifteen minutes to start. It's hard to convince yourself that you don’t have that amount of time.
2. CENTER YOURSELF. Sit, settle, and prioritize your breath over what's on your mind. When thoughts bubble up and come to a boil, put your breath back on the front burner. This can be your entire practice, or it can serve to center you before moving into asana.
3. TUNE UP. Gently warm up with seated movements that may or may not look like yoga: neck and shoulder rolls, side-body stretches, easy twists, back extension and flexion, and/or wrist and ankle rolls,...
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Top Ten Reasons to Avoid Yoga Class
A Teacher Responds
1. I’m not flexible.
If you can get in and out of a car, you are flexible enough. And of course a yoga class can help you gain flexibility safely.
2. I don’t have time.
Give up an hour of TV or Facebook and you will be amazed at what you can do.
3. I can’t afford it.
Free, donation-based, and sliding-scale classes abound. Rumor has is that there are more yoga teachers in Austin per capita than anywhere else in the United States, which gives students a wide range of options for connecting with (or tripping over) teachers all over...
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