Yoga for Beginners - Just What I Need
We got a dog, school started, we rescued two kitties - on top of just the regular life with kids and work. I haven’t been walking because I am still trying to get my new routine down. I have been stressed and not walking to balance my busy day out is affecting me, so I need to do something in my room that’s easy and I can do at anytime. So, I went on youtube and found some yoga to do! This is what I’m starting with:
She’s awesome. I was so excited to tell my daughter about her, but before I could finish she said, “Is it Yoga with Adriene?” Apparently I am the last to know about her, I am seriously loving her and so glad I found her. I quickly grabbed an easy morning video, street yoga video (something I can do standing anywhere off the mat) and a bedtime video.
I just love her personality.
It’s so easy to get wrapped up in our busy schedules, but our bodies will let us know when we need to slow down. We can either add some balance to our days, or forced to stop by sickness and exhaustion. In addition to the videos, I hope you enjoy these quotes about yoga:
Health is a state of complete harmony of the body, mind and spirit. When one is free from physical disabilities and mental distractions, the gates of the soul open.
B.K.S. Iyengar
Yoga is a mirror to look at ourselves from within.
In truth yoga doesn’t take time – it gives time.
Ganga White
Balancing in yoga and life is a reflection of our inner state. Can we dance with change? Can we fall and try again with playfulness? Do we have the focus, skill, and attunement to find the still point within it all?
Shiva Rea
Doing anything with attention to how you feel is doing yoga.
Jean Couch
The answers you seek never come when the mind is busy, they come when the mind is still.
Yoga is the dance of every cell with the music of every breath that creates inner serenity and harmony.
Yoga is not about touching your toes, it’s about what you learn on the way down.
Jigar Gor
It is indeed true that by practicing yoga we gradually improve our ability to concentrate and to be independent. We improve our health, our relationships, and everything we do.
T.K.V. Desikachar
The body benefits from movement, and the mind benefits from stillness.
Sakyong Mipham
Peace is in every breath.
Yoga does not just change the way we see things, it transforms the person who sees.
B.K.S Iyengar
Yoga begins with listening. When we listen, we are giving space to what is.
Richard Freeman
Yoga allows you to find an inner peace that is not ruffled and riled by the endless stresses and struggles of life.
B.K.S. Iyengar
Stretching your body and mind is essential to avoid rigidity.
Haresh Sippy
Them:
Where do you live?
Me:
In the moment.
Yoga takes you into the present moment. The only place where life exists.
Yoga means addition – addition of energy, strength and beauty to body, mind and soul.
Amit Ray
Yoga is not a religion. It is a science, science of well-being, science of youthfulness, science of integrating body, mind and soul.
Amit Ray
The light in me thinks the light in you is freaking awesome.
Namaste
Calming the mind is yoga. Not just standing on the head.
Swami Satchidananda
Yoga is the journey of the self, through the self, to the self.
The Bhagavad Gita
Yoga does not remove us from the reality or responsibilities of everyday life but rather places our feet firmly and resolutely in the practical ground of experience. We don’t transcend our lives; we return to the life we left behind in the hopes of something better.
Donna Farhi
I'm sorry for what I said when my chakras weren't aligned.
The yoga pose you avoid the most you need the most.
If you fall over, you fall over. If you have to stop, you stop. But you start again. Just like life itself, you start again.
Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa
All kidding aside, if everyone did yoga, we would have world peace.
Rory Freedman
