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I have found that when I am doing my yoga practice on a regular basis, that is when I feel my best. A day where I am just dragging myself around is probably a day where I can look back and see that my yoga practice has fallen to the side lately. But how to stay on top with the crazy kind of lives we have today?

I find that one of the best ways to stay on top of my practice is to do it at the same time each day. For some people this means first thing in the morning. For me, it is about an hour after I have done my first round of writing. That is because I need a good stretch then and will welcome my yoga mat.

The next thing you need to do is be sure that you have plenty of sleep each day so that you can go to that yoga practice ready to greet the day. If you are tired or cannot let yourself flow into your yoga pose, it will be hard to do. This will just discourage you and make it hard to come to the mat the next time.

Finally – forgive yourself if you are not perfect. We all strive to do our practice faithfully each day, but no one can always be on top of it. If you miss a day, allow yourself to have missed it and move on with your practice. If you are not yet quite able to hold tree pose as long as you would like, allow yourself to be where you are now with it, and know that if you are meant to achieve it you will.

Always – be with where you are now in your yoga practice and it will always reward you.

No matter if your yoga practice involves spending three hours a day in a yoga studio or a half hour a week in your living room, everyone at some point needs help with it. We know we feel better if we stick to the yoga practice we decided on, but it is always hard to keep that schedule when life intrudes. This is where some good videos or books can help us to stay focused on what we want to accomplish in our personal practice.

But what to choose? These days there are so many kinds of yoga and so many schools of thought about yoga; it is hard to define the one practice that will work for you. That is why The Heart of Yoga is such a great find. This is based on the teachings of Sri Tirumalai Krishnamacharya, one of the great modern yogis. His work helped to define modern private yoga practice and The Heart of Yoga was put together by his son to help others learn from his father’s practice.

Viniyoga, which is Tirumalai Krishnamacharya’s approach to personal yoga was the first to develop a way to personally adopt yoga to individual needs. He taught that we all change in our lives and so our needs change as well. To truly be a part of our lives, our yoga practice must changes with us. This makes his practice so particularly well-suited to today’s modern needs.

In it you will find a complete step-by-step introduction with sequences that show how the ancient practice of yoga can be a part of our modern daily lives. No matter what age you are, if you are a beginner or have been doing yoga for years, this is the perfect place for you to establish your own yoga practice for your life and needs. In it is discussed everything from poses to meditation, breathing and the philosophy behind it all.

Whatever you are looking for from a yoga practice, this is a great place to start. You can download The Heart of Yoga on your Kindle to take with you everywhere or buy the paper book. Either one is a great start to your lives yoga practice.

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 Although you probably could do yoga without great yoga gear, under a tree in your bare feet without a mat – why would you want to? Just think of all those cool yoga videos with people in wonderful yoga gear, by the ocean or in the mountains. Read the rest of this entry »