Namaste and Welcome to Namaste Yoga.
My name is Surbhi. I am a Yoga Teacher.
The Goal of my Channel is to tell you
all those little tips and tricks that
many Yoga teachers know
but somehow in class setting
they do not get conveyed to the students.
In today's video we are going to talk about
do's and dont's that you really need to know
no matter where you are doing yoga.
Whether you are going to a studio, or ashrama, or you are doing it at home
watching YouTube videos like this.
Few things that you really need to pay attention to.
No. 1. As you know, yoga is a union of body and mind.
Yes, many people use it as a way of exercising
just for the physical, but
if done properly yoga can really calm your mind.
So when you are doing yoga there should be a break
between two poses.
Once you are out of one pose, relax your body,
take couple of breaths, calm your mind.
In order to gain balance, we need to balance our sympathetic and para sympathetic nervous system.
Or surya or chandra side of the body, or ida or pingala nadi.
So every time you are doing a posture
and once you get out of it. Just stay.
Calm down. Just for two breaths, that's enough, but
there should be a little bit of pause in between two postures.
Second thing you need to make sure is your breath.
Breath plays crucial role in yoga.
Your breath needs to be really calm and relaxed.
Also, at any given moment, in any pose, or any time in yoga,
do not hold your breath.
When we are breathing, oxygen is going in and once we are in a posture,
and our mind is focused on that particular part of our body
and we are breathing, we are directing oxygen
to those muscles, which rejuvenates those muscles.
and makes them healthier. So one key or hint is;
Whichever pose you are in, whether it is Pascimottan, Ardh matsayendra, Janu Sirsasana,
whichever pose you are in, once you are going all the way in the pose,
but you are not able to breathe.
It means you need to come back a little bit.
Go only as far as you are able to breathe properly.
Third and most important thing that many people think
people who are flexible, they can only do yoga,
other people cannot do yoga. Which is a total myth.
Yes, all the yoga teachers you see, they are flexible because they
have been doing yoga for so long.
Their body has become flexible. But if you are too stiff,
does not mean that you cannot do yoga.
All you have to do is make sure that your posture is correct.
Even if you cannot bend down all the way,
make sure your posture is correct. That you are not making a hunch back.
The curve of your spine, which is a natural curve,
keep it intact, and everything else will just fall in place.
Use props, use blocks, stools, blankets,
bolsters, all these things. Use props if you are not felxible.
But absolutely not true that you cannot do yoga if you are not flexible.
The fourth important thing is: go in the pose slow and steady.
For example if I am doing Pascimottanasana,
So, I am not gonna go like......
No, no, don't do that, please don't do that.
Be very gentle and slow, inhale
exhale, then again
watch your posture. Is your posture correct, are you hunching back.
Stay here, watch your posture, then again inhale.
Exhale and again bend down.
So every single pose you do, follow this trick.
Go in the pose, but be very gentle on yourself.
Do not rush. Yoga is not about rushing, its about calming yourself.
Taking the stress out. Take your own sweet time
to go all the way in the pose.
Once you are in the pose, and you are feeling that something is off.
May be I am feeling a little you know, muscle tightness here.
Something just doesn't feel right.
Please do not try to adjust yourself while you are in the pose.
You are working on your muscles. You are in a pose, your muscles are all stretched.
Now you feel something is off.
You do not want to change the position of those stretched muscles.
Because if you want to change the position, you might end up injuring yourself,
breaking your muscles. Instead what you want to do, slowly come back
out of the pose. So bring those muscles back to normal.
Then adjust your position, and then go back in the pose.
And the last thing: once you are getting out of the pose,
Just like you went in slow and steady, come out of the pose slow and steady.
As I mentioned your muscles are all stretched.
So bring them back very gently and very slowly.
And then relax for couple of breaths.
So these were the few quick tips
quick dos and donts that you should pay attention to when you are doing yoga.
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I would love to answer them.
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I wish you all a very Happy and Healthy Day.
Namaste.