Depending\non your physical capabilities, you might work your way up to these classes in\njust around a month of regular practice. Regular practice for most is\nconsidered to be at least a few times a week, though many seasoned\npractitioners will get on their mat every day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While\nadvanced classes may be accessible to practitioners after a few weeks or a\ncouple of months of regular practice, again depending on where your body is\nphysically, there are many advanced postures that may take years to become\navailable to you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s not\nuncommon to hear of people practicing for five or six hours a day. This is\nextreme \u2013 and has the potential to cause injury if not under the instruction of\na skilled teacher \u2013 but there\u2019s no substitute for putting in the hours. The\ngood news is you don\u2019t need to practice six hours a day to see improvements in\nstrength and flexibility. Practicing daily (instead of a few times per week)\ncan speed up your progress though.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yoga should\nnever be rushed. Everyone\u2019s body adapts at different rates, so trying to\n\u201cforce\u201d progress is nearly always going to end in pain and injury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learning\neach pose is a process. You see it performed by instructor, then try and do it\nyourself. Over time, you work on the position, gaining a little bit of\nflexibility each time you practice. It could take a few weeks or it might take\nyear. Eventually you\u2019ll perfect the pose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In conclusion\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you\nfirst start, try to practice at least twice per week. This should initially be\nunder the instruction of a competent instructor, but once you know the basics\nyou can practice at home too. The most important thing is to practice\nregularly. If you leave too long between sessions, you\u2019re effectively starting\nagain each time \u2013 which can make yoga frustrating. The more regular of a\npractice you have, the more quickly you\u2019ll experience positive changes in your\nlife. It could begin with an improvement on a mental level that then develops\ninto physical results or the other way around. If practicing every day doesn\u2019t\nhappen immediately for you, just a couple of classes a week can be considered a\nregular practice. Take whatever you can get! Results of any kind\u2014physical,\nmental or spiritual\u2014can be felt almost immediately, and your body and mind will\nlikely be craving more right away.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Whether you\u2019re learning yoga via YouTube videos or in-person classes, it sometimes seems like everyone can do the perfect triangle pose or downward facing dog.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1590,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1586","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-yoga-pose"],"yoast_head":"\n