I am going to start with this course from tomorrow. I am still checking out different courses on YogaAnytime and see which feels right after few days practice.
To give you some idea about me, I am a complete beginner, not very flexible and bit scared of doing yoga. I want my focus to be on building up my strength and stamina, so can you recommend me which courses would be good for this purpose?
Also, the reason I am a bit scared is because I have read that some poses where there is tension on the back(where we are bending our back), increase the chance of injury to spine, so they should be avoided. I was hoping you could advice me how to have a safe practice and are there poses that should be avoided. Thank you.
Happy New Year, Mohsin J! Glad you are here. Yes, please approach your yoga practice with tender care and self intelligence. This might be an alright place to start. We also have a Start Yoga Course with Alana and a Chair Yoga Show with Karen Kelly where you might feel more supported. If you can help me know what you are seeking from your yoga practice, I can more easily guide you. Warmly, Kira
Thank you for the suggestions. I am already trying Alana's course. Chair Yoga by Karen also looks a very good place to start, i will give it a try too.
As for what I am looking from my yoga practice, I have never been active in sports, so I would like to become more flexible and develop strong body. I want to be able to have enough strength in my arms so that it can support my body weight and have strong core. I would also like to focus on building stamina and endurance as I easily get out of breath when doing strenuous work, but I am not sure if yoga can help me with that or I should go for cardio exercises instead. I hope this information is useful and you can guide me from this information.
Mohsin J, wonderful! You might also try Alison's Beginning Arm Balances to develop upper body confidence.
A lot of members really appreciate Robert Sidoti's easy going nature and how he combines some fitness moves into the Yoga. He has lots of shows here, I have linked to some below.