Welcome to the Anxiety Slayer series. Our mission is to assist you with creating more peace and tranquility in your life

through anxiety release exercises and supportive tools created to slay your anxiety. Today I'd like to share with you.

Today I'd like to share with you five misconceptions about practicing yoga.

Number one, you have to be in great physical shape to practice yoga.

This is simply not true. You can begin practicing yoga no matter what shape you're in.

There are several gentle asinas you can learn and benefit from today.

Resting in sponge pose or shavasana is yoga.

Learning knee to chest, thread the needle in child's pose are all gentle yoga

postures that activate your root chakra.

And each of these postures are practiced while lying on your back.

Number two, you must perform every posture perfectly.

Again, this is a misnomer.

You do not have to perform anything perfectly.

The idea is to get in touch with your breath and your body.

A good yoga teacher will assist you to move into

poses based on your body type and range of motion. There is no judgment, no

expectation. Just breathe and move your body.

Number three, you have to register for high energy flow classes or hot yoga. There are several styles of yoga to choose from.

Most yoga studios will offer a beginning level class or a gentle yin style class. These offerings are a great place to start your practice.

I recommend sampling several classes and teachers to find out the right fit for you. You can often walk into a class without signing up for the full

8 to 12 week program. Just drop in and see what it's like. And if you can't make it to a yoga studio, you certainly can do a quick search online for

YouTube videos or podcasts that are very supportive and can teach you a beginning yoga practice.

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