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    Yoga: 2021 Yoga Newbie Resources Thread - Share Your Favorite Resources Here

    December 26, 2020

    Yoga: 2021 Yoga Newbie Resources Thread - Share Your Favorite Resources Here

    2021 Yoga Newbie Resources Thread - Share Your Favorite Resources Here

    Posted: 26 Dec 2020 09:50 AM PST

    January is coming, and with it the uptick in those who, by nature of the new year or Christmas gifts or whatever other interests, are coming to r/yoga to ask the questions many of us know so well. I'd like to start compiling a general resource. Feel free to share links or advice here for any of the topics listed below, or anything else you wish you'd known. Thank you!!!

    Usual disclaimer: spammers, just don't. If you're not sure if it's spam, read this first.

    • I can't take classes, where do I start?

    • What style? (If you've read the Getting Started section of the FAQ (it's at the top) and the styles list and still have to ask, the answer is likely hatha)

    • What's the best YouTube channel? (There are about half a dozen people you'll see named over and over - there is a reason for this, these really are the community favorites)

    • What's the best app? (Down Dog is offering a free trial currently)

    • What about a subscription? What's a good one? Most offer a free trial

    • What mat should I buy? Do I need to spend a lot of money?

    • What should I wear?

    • How about practicing on carpet?

    • My wrists/lower back hurt from down dog/vinyasa, etc.

    • Is there a list of challenges this year?

    • What did you wish you'd known when you got started?

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    COMP One of the positive things to come from 2020: discovering my love for yoga and being able to share it with my mom.

    Posted: 26 Dec 2020 01:40 PM PST

    [COMP] Can I please have some critique on my downward dog? Im just not 100% sure if this is how it should look. I’m still working on getting my heels down but I feel like I’ve come a long way.

    Posted: 26 Dec 2020 01:18 AM PST

    Get I filter so I see less comps?

    Posted: 26 Dec 2020 04:24 PM PST

    I love seeing comps, but I sometimes feel like that's all I see. I prefer to see information on certain poses. Is there a way to filter?

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    Severe Pain after yoga pose

    Posted: 26 Dec 2020 02:39 PM PST

    Hey Yogis I'm kinda new to yoga and currently I am working on flexibility. After a certain pose I often have severe pain so I wonder if I am doing anything wrong, that's why I look for help or advise. Let me try to describe to pose: I do a variation of the butterfly pose where I put my arms under my legs so that they lay on the ground and my hands grap my feet. So I can pull my upper body down and lay on my tighs. I always hold that pose for a few breath and then try to go a bit deeper. While I do that I feel perfectly fine and there is no pain but when I release and go to standing or laying I have severe pain in my lower back for like 5 minutes. I wonder if it is just because my lower back isn't used to that stretch? Maybe I should do a bit less of a stretch? What are your thoughts about this?

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    I'm new to yin, this channel is a hidden gem...thought I would share. Namaste ��

    Posted: 26 Dec 2020 06:14 PM PST

    I’m looking for teachers, like Noah Maze, that approach teaching from a technical / anatomical perspective. Who can you suggest and what platform can I find them on?

    Posted: 26 Dec 2020 12:29 PM PST

    Down dog app best setting.

    Posted: 25 Dec 2020 10:20 PM PST

    I know many people are using down dog app. I am using it too. Just wanted to check what are the best settings for this app? Specially for the Type and Boost.

    Thanks

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    What does yoga mean in the spiritual dimension of life?

    Posted: 26 Dec 2020 05:15 AM PST

    The true meaning of yoga in the spiritual dimension comes from the word Yuj which means Union. It is the union of the Spirit or the Soul with the Divine. Unfortunately it has been manipulated and misrepresented as union of body, mind and Spirit and therefore it confuses all of humanity. The spiritual definition of yoga is the ability for one to live as a yogi, one who is in constant connection with God. Imagine a good SIM card that is constantly connected with its satellite without being interrupted - such is the need or the goal of yoga. Unfortunately due to our body, our mind and ego, we are constantly disconnected from the Divine and our yoga is disrupted, but this is the true meaning of yoga.

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    lifeforme mats — worth the hype?

    Posted: 26 Dec 2020 10:16 AM PST

    I've been contemplating buying one for like, two years (lol) and could never bring myself to do it, but now I'm like...you know what? I have some money from the holidays, maybe I'll treat myself! Worth the hype? Are there other yoga mats you recommend? Right now I'm practicing with a lulu mat that I love. I have two other lulu mats that I slip and slide on a bit, so I'm looking for something with better grip!

    Happy holidays everyone xo

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    Questions regarding chakras and awakening

    Posted: 26 Dec 2020 08:25 AM PST

    Hi!

    I have a few questions regarding chakras, which I couldn't find answered on this sub.

    1. Regarding practising and chakras: if some of them are over active and some are under active, should I practice yoga in order to balance the under active ones and leave the over active and balanced ones alone, or should I practice yoga for all of them and will eventually get balanced?.

    2. Is there a reliable online test to see which chakras are unbalanced?

    3.While trying to find my answers on this sub, I came across a post where someone activated his anja (??) - can't remember the name properly-- chakra and experienced some negative effects. Or someone that had a kundalini awakening etc. Is it possible that something like this can happen to me while I do yin yoga or Vin to Yin yoga for the chakra's? Although I already have experience with my intuition being very developed and eg thinking of someone and this someone calling me a minute later and such, I wouldn't want to have any spiritual side effects or similar experiences.

    Thanks a lot.

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    Is there a way to fix claw marks on yoga mats? I just bought this nice new mat, and I left it for second, and my cat just went crazy on it. I’m extremely sad about it.

    Posted: 25 Dec 2020 10:39 PM PST

    Wondering how to learn more complicated yoga poses

    Posted: 25 Dec 2020 02:32 AM PST

    Hi everyone,

    Basically I want to start doing yoga more often and already follow many yoga videos on youtube like yoga with adriene, however her youtube videos don't really seem to be for people wanting to learn more poses that are also more complicated such as a head stand and I was wondering how all you learn new poses and practice more complicated ones. Are there any YouTube channels, online courses you can recommend or do you just search up tutorials for one specific pose and just make your own yoga plan? Any help would be really appreciated!

    Thank you.

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