True Yoga is Simple: 13 Steps to Deepen Your Home Practice by Olga Yumasheva - HTML preview

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practice to serve your unique needs. You will

need to test proof of them. No intellectual

knowledge can substitute direct experience.

You have to try things to understand what

works best for you.

 

YOGA. WHAT’S REALLY the POINT?

To start, let’s understand what yoga is about.

Apart from various health benefits yoga

provides, there’re also certain qualities we

develop while practicing. We train them on the

mat again and again, and slowly they become

a part of our nature, overflow into our ordinary

life, giving us invaluable advantages.

 

CENTER

First of all, the practice helps us to find a

center. Every day we meet people, face

stressful and challenging situations, perform

multiple duties at work and in families. It’s not

surprising that we may get overwhelmed or

feel drained.

If we don’t have a center, we’re likely to go

into extremes: either happy-happy or really