I want to take up yoga! Help with beginner stuff please?

Question

Basically I want to take up yoga but dont know alot about it. Do any of you guys know any decent websites, tips, etc?

Thanks very much

Answer 1

The best thing you can do if you really want to start yoga is by buying a 15 dollar yoga mat.  The Yoga Mat makes it very comfortable to lay on the floor and it is extremely important that you have a really good grip when doing different positions, like the forward facing dog.  There is a lot of different kinds of Yoga, so studying up on what kind of yoga you want to do and whether or not you are gonna be doing yoga for just exercise or if you want to be more serious you can get into the spiritual aspects of Yoga.  The Yoga i am doing right now is Ashtanga Yoga, which is kind of a newly discovered Yoga this guy learned in the 50's.   I dont know his name off the top of my head, but i do know who his grandson is, R. Sharath, so if you search that name you'll find his official website and its got a wiki and what not too.  

          Once you do more research about yoga and you have a better idea what you want to do,  since you are just starting out, any beginner yoga video would probably get you nice and stretched out.

            One of the most important things you'll have to consider is the breathing exercises that come with yoga.  Pranayama and Ujjayi breathing will greatly enhance how effective the yoga