{"id":86,"date":"2012-07-24T14:14:17","date_gmt":"2012-07-24T18:14:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yogaforreal.com\/?p=86"},"modified":"2012-11-16T16:46:15","modified_gmt":"2012-11-16T20:46:15","slug":"86","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yogaforreal.com\/?p=86","title":{"rendered":"A Little Dab&#8217;ll Do Ya!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When you were growing up, do you remember that commercial for <strong>Brylcreem<\/strong> &#8211; the hair styling product for men &#8211; that said &#8220;<strong>a little dab&#8217;ll do ya!<\/strong>&#8220;? The point being that you didn&#8217;t need a whole big glob of the product to make a big difference &#8211; just a little bit would do the trick.<\/p>\n<p>I feel the same way about yoga! <strong>Even just a little bit of yoga makes a huge positive difference!<\/strong> Let&#8217;s face it &#8211; some yoga demonstrations and classes can be quite intimidating. But, just starting with very easy do-able stuff like learning to <strong>breathe <\/strong>better, learning better <strong>posture, <\/strong>learning even a few <strong>poses<\/strong>, and giving yourself permission to <strong>relax<\/strong> will bring about changes you cannot even imagine right now!<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s so cool when people come to my class saying, &#8220;I really don&#8217;t think I can do yoga.&#8221; and when class is over, they say, &#8220;That wasn&#8217;t hard and I feel SO much better!&#8221; Yep, a little dab&#8217;ll do ya! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>Of course, once you taste the goodness of yoga and start feeling it&#8217;s benefits, you will want to do more and you will know that you can.<\/p>\n<p>Here are a few tips as you begin exploring yoga:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Start simply and honor your limits.<\/strong> Don&#8217;t dive into the deep end and over-do by trying hard stuff you aren&#8217;t ready for! Listen to your body &#8211; and find the right class and teacher that will honor where you are.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Focus on what you <em>can<\/em> do.<\/strong> \u00a0Don&#8217;t worry about what you <em>can&#8217;t<\/em> do. \u00a0You&#8217;ll get so many benefits from practicing what you can do, that the rest won&#8217;t really matter.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Be patient and keep practicing.<\/strong> Don&#8217;t expect all your problems to go away after a couple of classes. You didn&#8217;t get this way overnight and yoga won&#8217;t correct everything overnight, but keep practicing and the benefits keep coming!<\/li>\n<li><strong>Build up gradually.<\/strong> To grow, we must challenge ourselves. In yoga, we want a gentle challenge and to stretch our limits &#8211; but never pain, strain or ignoring limits. Take your time &#8211; there&#8217;s no clock you are racing against.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There&#8217;s so much to be gained from a good yoga practice, but you&#8217;ve gotta start!\u00a0So, <strong>give yoga a try! Even a little dab&#8217;ll do ya!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Copyright 2012, Cheri Harvey, Yoga For Real, LLC., www.yogaforreal.com.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you were growing up, do you remember that commercial for Brylcreem &#8211; the hair styling product for men &#8211; that said &#8220;a little dab&#8217;ll do ya!&#8220;? 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