Thursday, November 18, 2010

The Right Beginner Yoga Class For You

The Right Beginner Yoga Class For You
You have four main points you should consider how to find the right Yoga class for you. Of course, I am considering you are a beginner, and you probably are going to have doubts about what you are going to find and what to expect when you first enter a beginner Yoga Class on your first day.

To answer these doubts you should read to following four points. They will help you to take the right way to succeed as a Yogi.

Point 1:  Decide on what you want to achieve before choosing a style.
We may find many different reasons to join to a Yoga Class. However the most common are:
physical health; mental health or spiritual health.  
All three reasons are important and all three are realistic targets to be reach. Whatever it is what you are trying to achieve through Yoga there will be a type of class and style that is more suitable for you.  You must do your research in a library, online or even by asking various Yogis and this will help you find the Yoga that will give the best results for you.
Point 2:  Join a Pay as You Go class.
Pay as you go classes referrers to a drop in class. These kinds of classes are a good way of getting a better feeling for Yoga. There will be a regular rotation of many students and the contrasting of the different levels will mean the instructor will keep the classes at a relatively calm stage and give everyone an experience of many different aspects of Yoga.
These different kinds of aspects will open your perspectives and will be a great opportunity for get the right sense of the type of practice you want to follow and to readjust your initial plan.
Now you know the kind of classes you want to assist it is time to jump to point three.
Point 3: Be sure to get a good instructor
Be careful about the instructor knowledge. The wrong teacher may cause you more problems than physical benefits. All your exercises and their intensity should be according your student level.
Pushing too hard at the beginning may cause physical injuries. In addition, this issue should be an aspect that students and instructor should have always in their minds.
So, ask for the credentials of your instructor a good one as nothing to hide from you and will not be offended.

Point 4:  Be aware of the additional costs.

Take care to know all the rules of the gym so you do not have unpleasant surprises such us: special kind of materials request to use on the classes and that you should pay for, and books that you must buy for following the classes, and so on.
These materials can cost you a considerable amount of money you may not expect. Therefore, it will be better to ask for all that kind of stuff before you decide to join that Yoga classes.

Hope you find these lines useful and thank you for reading.

Jose Zózimo.