Whenever you start something new it is normal to have feelings of uncertainty of the unknown but in most cases it is completely unfounded and you get over it very quickly and easily. Yoga has so many health benefits, on both a physical and spiritual level, that it would be a tragedy for you to quit because of a silly avoidable mistake on your first few attempts. This article looks at the 3 most common mistakes of people new to Yoga, and how to make sure they don't happen to you.

1) Not kn...

by Dada Vedaprajinananda

People come to yoga looking for various things: peace of mind, stress reduction, improved concentration, and weight loss. Yoga can help you to accomplish all of this, but “yoga works, if you work!” You have to do the practices on a regular basis in order to get the results.

Yoga postures and basic meditation exercises are simple enough to learn. In fact, I teach them to children and they pick them up quite easily. So, I am sure that you can learn what to do fairly...

There are a lot of people that start to use meditation time and then never do it again. Usually it is because they get frustrated that they are not see the results that they want in a short time frame.

Here are a few tips that can help you to make the most out of your meditation.

A. Always practice meditation in a quiet area.

It is not always possible to find an absolutely quiet room, but the more calm your surroundings, the better your meditation will be. Try to keep outside distraction...