To state it very simply - WHY PRACTICE YOGA?
You've heard all the hype about people finding their zen, finding their purpose and completely changing their lives using the power of yoga.
But what are some tangible reasons why you should start practicing yoga?
Here are a few good reasons to practice yoga:
- Releases stress
- Helps to alleviate your anxiety
- Boosts your immune system
- Exercises and tones your muscles
- Rewires neural pathways and increases mental focus
- Helps you feel REALLY good
- You will make new friends
- Fall back in love with your life; wake up EXCITED about your life!
- Get to understand yourself on a deeper level
- Rediscover your creativity
- Helps with heart health and the cardiovascular system
- Boosts your productivity at work
- Releases limiting beliefs that have been holding you back in life
These are just a few of the benefits that I have personally experienced by having a regular yoga practice over the past 3 years.
Are there different types of yoga?
YES! Not all yoga styles are the same.
The styles of yoga that I personally love the most and have found the most transformative are Vinyasa Yoga, Kundalini Yoga and Yin Yoga.
My personal favorite being Kundalini yoga and that is what I specialize in teaching. Then, Vinyasa and Yin Yoga are right up there as my other two favorite styles.
Each style of yoga can help you through a different time of the day or chapter of life.
In this article, we will discuss the benefits of kundalini yoga, vinyasa yoga and yin yoga.
Below you will find why I personally love each of these styles of yoga.
Kundalini Yoga:
This is your morning wake-up call, your carpe diem workout, feel high, unlock huge massive energy boost and take over the world type of yoga!
- The BEST morning yoga workout, huge energy increased and you will feel this brand-new vitality for life
- Unlocks massive energy boost in your body
- Heals the gut and digestive organ (really effective for detoxing and healing the endocrine system)
- Very effective at deeply clearing anxiety from your mind and body
- Powerfully rewires the brain and gives you laser focus throughout the day (It's excellent if you have ADHD)
- Gets you feeling REALLY good
- Unlocks a feeling of "ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE" - you will experience the "kundalini high" (it's better than drugs my friends)
- Reprograms your subconscious mind
- Incredibly powerful at helping you release limiting beliefs
- Strong immune system boost
- Great for releasing tension and anxiety
- Incredible for defining muscle tone and getting summer sexy
- Major confidence boost
- The best yoga practice for inspiring power and motivation
- You will fall back in love with life again and realize that ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE!
- Makes you feel VERY carpe diem!
I LOVE KUNDALINI YOGA!
If you are looking for deep life transformation and do a total 180 on your current reality - kundalini yoga IS the style for you!
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Gloria Latham is an INCREDIBLE kundalini yoga teacher.
Try this 17-minute kundalini yoga class on YouTube to start your day!
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Gloria's full body workout video is one of my all-time favorite morning kundalini classes.
It's a great 30-minute workout for the morning or to refresh your day mid-afternoon.
Vinyasa Yoga:
If you are going to do Vinyasa yoga, do it HOT!
Hot yoga is incredibly detoxifying, quite frankly it's addictive! The dancing flow yoga and deeply reconnects you to yourself!
- It is really FUN! Feels like a dancing flow!
- Amazing for opening the heart
- Excellent aerobic workout, increases heart rate
- Great way to start the day
- Resets your mind
- Amazing way to connect with yourself on a very deep level
- Cool poses, you feel like an acrobat when you're in class!
- Tones the body, detoxifies the organs
- Great way to meet people
- Incredible confidence boost - the more you practice, the more you will see how you learn ANYTHING new!
- Gets you back on track in life - find a hot yoga studio near you and start going 3 times a week to start your new life path
If you want a list of some incredible HOT YOGA studios throughout the USA, check out my article HERE on LinkedIn!
Yin Yoga:
This is the ultimate evening relaxation, the pure feeling of zen, arriving at a place of deep peace and tranquility.
I have actually fallen asleep in some yin stretches lol because it is so powerful at releasing tension from the mind and body.
Look for a yin yoga by candlelight class for the ultimate experience.
- The ultimate relaxation practice
- Incredible for stress relief
- Best yoga for evening and unwinding before bed
- Releases lots of tension in the thighs and other parts of the body
- Great for stretching out your back
- You will experience a deep sense of peace, calm and relaxation after your yin yoga class
- Perfect for practicing by candlelight
- Releases stagnant emotions, anger and resentment from your mind and body
- If you are extremely stressed out and have a hard time relaxing at nighttime, this is the yoga for you.
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I absolutely LOVE this nighttime yin yoga class by Kassandra.
It is a 30-minute flow and releases muscle tension, helps you let go of the day and really sets the vibe for a night of relaxation.
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These are just some of the reasons why practicing yoga is one of the most amazing wellness activities that you can do for yourself.
There are a myriad of ways that you can practice yoga.
Here are a few ways that you can start practicing yoga:
- Go on YouTube and start right now!
- Go to an in-person class at a yoga studio near you.
- Attend a yoga retreat at your dream travel destination!
- Book a teacher for a private lesson online or in-person.
If you want rapid transformation and to completely reverse your exhaustion - unlocking massive new energy in the mind, brain and body - then book an online class with me!
I'll be your personal cheerleader to help you learn yoga and get excited about your life again!
Yoga has been a huge tool in helping me to transform my life over the last 3 years and I maintain my personal practice by doing it 4-5 times a week.
It's super fun, invigorating and is an incredible way to boost your confidence.
The way it tones your body and wakes up that spark inside you is gorgeously exhilarating!
Another thing that I really enjoy about progressing with my yoga practice is seeing my progress with poses that I used to find really hard.
When you commit to a regular yoga practice, it is YOU time and it's a beautiful thing to be able to see the strength unfurl in your muscles and mind that you didn't know existed before.
I hope this article has shed a very bright light on the gorgeous benefits that you can experience by incorporating a regular yoga practice into your life.
Share in the comments which style of yoga you will be trying or which one you already love the most!
Let me know any questions you have and you can always connect with me on LinkedIN!
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Always remember LIFE IS TO BE LIVED.
YOU ARE LIMITLESS!
Until next time,
Nikki
Xo
