Simple Yoga by Cybéle Tomlinson

Author:Cybéle Tomlinson
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781609252243
Publisher: Red Wheel/Weiser

The practice of yoga invites more attention to everything we do with our bodies. Of course, all of this takes more effort. And as with our yoga practice, we have to balance effort with ease in our day-to-day living. Eat sensibly. Cut yourself slack when you need to. And keep noticing how you feel.

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FINDING A YOGA CLASS

If your interest is sparked and you think you want to try taking a yoga class, it will be useful to have some idea as to what's out there and what might work best for you. The kind of class you'll want depends on your age, your state of health, and your personality.

As yoga has become more and more popular, it's easier to find all kinds of classes. Of course, you can begin your search by looking for a studio devoted exclusively to yoga. But you can also find yoga classes in dance studios, gyms, health clubs, hospitals, and senior centers. One thing to be aware of is that yoga studios are set up especially for yoga practice, and so they tend to be cleaner and better equipped. This is not to say, though, that you can't find a perfectly good class elsewhere. What's most important is to find the right yoga style for you and a teacher whom you like–and there's no telling where good teachers may crop up.

Some yoga studios specialize in one style of yoga. You're just as likely, though, to find a mixture of classes at any given studio. The kinds of yoga classes that you'll most likely see offered in studios and health clubs in the United States go by the names of Hatha yoga, Iyengar yoga, restorative yoga, Ashtanga yoga, prenatal and postpartum yoga, and Kundalini yoga. (Remember that the term Hatha is sometimes used generically to denote the practice of physical postures.) You may also run across Bikram, Kripalu, and Tantra yogas. There are others, of course, and sometimes teachers come up with their own names, too, like Yoga Flow or Yoga Movement. Such labels usually indicate a blending of styles, or a mixture of yoga with some other form like dance. Sometimes classes are simply labeled “Beginning,” “Intermediate,” or “Advanced,” and if you come across a class like that, you may have to contact the teacher directly to find out what style the teaching is based on.

The descriptions below should give you some sense of your choices. Be aware, though, that you can't really know what a class is like until you attend it. Even when two teachers use the same names to describe their classes, the classes can actually be quite different. So what may work best is to get a general idea of what style would be likely to suit you, and then start looking around for a teacher.

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