How to do yoga at home

How to do yoga at home? 10 Steps to Home Yoga Practice

Practicing yoga at home has some benefits over doing it in a yoga center or gym. Here are some steps that will help you create a yoga practice at home that helps you grow physically, mentally and spiritually.

1. Identify what your goals are in your yoga practice. There are numerous types of yoga, and people do yoga for different reasons. It can be a form of physical exercise, a way to reduce stress, a way to relieve pain or heal an injury or even a whole lifestyle. You’ll also need to think about what component of well-being you want to work on, such as strength, flexibility, endurance, anxiety, depression, etc. If you want to do yoga because you want to have a strong body and a calm mind, and you want to be able to practice yoga whenever you want, without having to pay a monthly fee at a gym or yoga center, creating a practice at home may be right for you.
2. It creates an atmosphere of tranquility. Make sure you have enough space to move forward, backward, left, or right without hitting yourself with any obstacles. If you don’t have that space, you may have to clean up some of that clutter. If you wish, you can help create an atmosphere of peace and quiet by lighting candles or incense.
3. Buy yourself a mat for the practice of yoga. You can get it in a store in your city or online. On Amazon you have several options to choose from: Yoga mats in Amazon.es
4. Buy yoga DVDs for beginners. If you are a complete novice or an experienced practitioner who wants to be guided through your practice, you can try to buy a Yoga DVD. Here you can find some: yoga dvds. Some videos give you an orientation for body training and fat burning while others are more oriented towards meditation and relaxation. If you don’t need a guide, you can simply create your own routine accompanied by some music of your choice.
5. If you follow your own routine, start your practice with a short meditation and breathing exercises to calm the mind and focus your thoughts. Then move on to a warm-up, standing postures, back bends, twists, forward tilts, reclining postures and, finally, a final relaxation posture.
6. Practice when no one bothers you. Make sure all your phones are turned off or unplugged, no one is going to bother you, and the rest of the inhabitants of the house are out or busy. You should have at least one hour off to yourself.
7. Decide how often you want to practice. The ideal is to practice every day, but you can practice as often as you want. You will get more benefits if you practice 5-7 days a week.
8. Deepen your practice. Once you’ve been doing yoga for some time, find some ways to add variety and take your practice to the next level. One way to do this is by doing different types of postures on different days of the week. For example, on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, you can do a physical exercise practice. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays you can do more meditative, therapeutic and relaxing practices. You can skip Sunday altogether or just do a gentler practice. It can also focus on specific areas of your body on different days. There are a lot of ideas.
9. Keep a journal of your yoga practice. Write down all your experiences and what is happening to your body/mind. Keep track of what works and what doesn’t, as well as how your practice is evolving and helping you become a better person and learn more about yourself. You can read more about creating a yoga journal in our article Yoga Diary: Why Every Yogi Should Have One
10. Be patient and consistent. The benefits of yoga are too many to list here, but with regular practice you can get them all. Keep in mind that yoga is not about whether or not you can do a certain pose exactly like the person in a video or photograph. It’s about the journey to posture, enlightenment, or whatever your goal is. Keep an open mind at all times.