Beginner Yoga & Stretching

It’s time to roll out your yoga mat and discover the combination of physical and mental exercises that for thousands of years have hooked yoga practitioners around the globe. 

The beauty of yoga is that you don’t have to be a pro or expert to reap the benefits. Whether you are young or old, overweight or fit, yoga has the power to calm the mind and strengthen the body. Don’t be intimidated by yoga terminology, fancy yoga studios and complicated poses.

Yoga for beginners to advanced offers three beginning yoga practices, each with beautiful video and clear instructions followed by advanced practices.

Yoga app is your number one source for in-depth yoga pose instruction, yoga sequences for beginners to advanced practitioners, guided meditations to keep your day stress-free, and yogic wisdom to inspire and strengthen your path to enlightenment

Physical benefits:

The purpose of yoga is to build strength, awareness and harmony in both the mind and body. While there are more than 100 different types, or schools, of yoga, most sessions typically include breathing exercises, meditation, and assuming postures (sometimes called asana or poses) that stretch and flex various muscle groups.

Other physical benefits of yoga include:

* increased flexibility
* increased muscle strength and tone
* improved respiration, energy and vitality
* maintaining a balanced metabolism
* weight reduction
* cardio and circulatory health
* improved athletic performance
* protection from injury

Mental benefits:

Yogas incorporation of meditation and breathing can help improve a persons mental well-being. Regular yoga practice creates mental clarity and calmness, increases body awareness, relieves chronic stress patterns;, relaxes the mind;, centers attention, and sharpens concentration.

Aside from the physical benefits, one of the best benefits of yoga is how it helps a person manage stress, which is known to have devastating effects on the body and mind. Stress can reveal itself in many ways, including back or neck pain, sleeping problems, headaches, drug abuse, and an inability to concentrate. Yoga can be very effective in developing coping skills and reaching a more positive outlook on life.

Yoga’s incorporation of meditation and breathing can help improve a person’s mental well-being. Regular yoga practice creates mental clarity and calmness; increases body awareness; relieves chronic stress patterns; relaxes the mind; centers attention; and sharpens concentration.

Don’t be intimidated by yoga terminology, fancy yoga studios and complicated poses. Yoga is for everyone.