Practicing yoga at the same time daily builds routine and accelerates your progress. Before focusing on poses, tune into your breath. Breathing exercises (pranayama) help calm the mind and prepare the body.
Benefits of a Consistent Yoga Practice
Whether you’re new to yoga or have been practicing for years, there are always ways to deepen your practice and gain more from each session. Here are seven simple, effective tips and tricks to help you get the most out of your yoga journey:
- Start With the Breath Before focusing on poses, tune into your breath. Breathing exercises (pranayama) help calm the mind and prepare the body.
- Choose a Consistent Time Practicing yoga at the same time daily builds routine and accelerates your progress.
- Invest in a Good Mat A comfortable, non-slip mat makes all the difference in stability and safety during poses.
- Listen to Your Body Don’t force yourself into positions that cause pain. Yoga is about awareness, not competition.
- Create a Personal Space Find a quiet, clean space for practice—this helps enhance focus and relaxation.
- Replay Your Sessions If you attend online or live classes, replaying them helps reinforce challenging moves.
Focus on foundational postures
Many of the foundational postures that you learn when you first start practicing yoga — Chaturanga, Mountain Pose, Downward Dog, etc. — will help you develop the arm strength, core stamina and balance that you’ll need for arm balances. Pay particular attention to your alignment when practicing these postures, as it will help train your body to achieve correct alignment when you advance into arm balances.
