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- The time most
suitable for Yoga is in the morning before breakfast when the mind is calm
and fresh and the movements can be done with ease and vitality.
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The
most important things you'll need to get started - as they say - are a big
heart and a small ego.
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A
person must seek a place of quietude, which is well ventilated, free from
dust, insects, unpleasant smell, draught, and moisture. There should be
no distraction whatsoever.
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You must empty your bowels and bladder, clean your nostrils and throat of
all mucus, consume a glass of lukewarm water and then begin the exercises
after 15 minutes.
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Always
remember that you should begin with the easy postures and then proceed to
the difficult ones. One must follow the graded steps of Yoga.
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In the beginning, all movements should be practiced lightly and you must
cease to go further if fatigue shows.
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Yoga
must pep up and not impart weariness and despondency.
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Periods
of relaxation are advisable if a particular exercise proves to be tiring.
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Yoga
trainers recommend a balanced diet (sattwik). There should be an
interval of 4 hours between meals.
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The
ratio for the composition of meals should be:
- Regarding the
quantity of food, it should be moderate (mitahara), only that which
satisfies one's appetite.
- One should avoid
overeating, fasting or eating once a day. Stale or non-nutritious food, you
know, is harmful.
- The clothing
should be loose and as scanty as possible, because maximum amount of the skin
should be exposed to air.
- Form-fitting
cotton/Lycra pants and shirts are the best.
- The breathing
should be long and deep. The mouth should be closed and inhale and exhale
only through the nose.
- Always take
a mat of kusa or any other grass or hay for sitting postures.
- For lying postures
use a woolen carpet, and spread a clean sheet over it.
- You can check
out some other commercial Yoga accessories, like Yoga belt, foam blocks, Yoga
pillows and rubber mats.
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