How will you start practicing Yoga?

Making a decision to do yoga is the first step of starting yoga for beginners. Then the next step is to find a right yoga class or to do yoga at home. Now you go for the next steps and start enjoying them.

Choose a Yoga Type

There are many types yoga asanas, and some yoga poses cannot be the the right match for beginners and their physical fitness level. Therefore, you should check all the yoga poses.
A simple vinyasa can be most appropriate yoga for beginners and later you can practice basic styles, and difficult poses.

Take guidance from an instructor

Though you can find many yoga books and videos, it is always better to learn from a good instructor. In the absence of yoga class nearby, you can start practicing simple yoga poses at home and try to take advice from an experienced person.

Use a sticky mat

For yoga you need a sticky mat, because it does not disturb you during the practice as it grasps the floor properly.

Make it a habit

If you do yoga irregularly, you cannot get its benefits at all. So, make it a habit to do it in a certain time in a day and dusk is the best time to get most of the benefits.
What asanas are preferred for beginners?
Before practicing any yoga not only beginners, everyone needs to start with warm-ups and gentle exercises. Because these warm ups make your muscles and tendons flexible and also make you fit to start yoga exercises. For beginners here are a series of easy to do poses.

Seated forward bend (Paschimottanasana)

Stretches the muscles of shoulders, spine and hamstrings, tones abdominal muscles and improves kidney, uterus, ovaries.
Warrior pose (Veerbhadrasana)
It improves your balance, increases stamina with eliminating stress from the shoulders.

Cat pose

It increases digestion, makes your spine flexible, strengthens the joints and relaxes the mind.

Child pose

It decreases constipation and calms down the nervous system.

Other yoga poses for beginners are yogic sleep, child pose, butterfly pose etc.

How much time should you need to spend on each asana?

The first question of most of the beginners is, “how much time they should spend for every yoga pose?” The most common answer is, “it depends on the person”.

The beginners are able to hold a pose for a maximum of a few seconds and they can practice for around 10-15 minutes initially. As you have sufficient grasp on yoga, you can do for more time and it may last for 60 to 90 minutes.