Online Yoga Classes For Beginners
Some days, the warrior inside us feels restless, distracted and unable to rest. There are times when we spend hours distracted, scrolling through our smartphones and on other days, just one yoga asana has that ability to hold our attention and interest . Most of us have that one favourite asana. Holding that posture, we take a few breaths and everything quiets down.
The pose one keeps returning to time and again, is indicating to us, who we are right now. Whether it’s about how to cope, or what we are avoiding, or what's bothering the heart the right yoga asana can make a practitioner experience feelings and settle imbalances that they don't realise in their distracted state.
If we have ever wondered why we can't resist curling into Child’s pose, or why a good backbend feels like relief instead of effort, then stay tuned. And for those who are just beginning their journey of moving their body about and observing facets about their own physical abilities and shortcomings, Online Yoga Classes For Beginners is the gentle way to start listening to what their body is trying to say.
Ready to know what our favourite yoga pose says about us? Let's find out!
Why Do Poses Feel Like Personality Tests
Most people start by asking questions like -
- What are the best yoga poses for weight loss?
- Which yoga poses improve balance?
- Or what yoga poses help with back pain?
This isn't wrong, but we should internalise that yoga isn't only physical.
Every asana demands something different of our body and mind. For instance
- The poses concerned with balance demand focus.
- Forward folds ask for surrender, and
- Backbends require vulnerability and the ability to release.
The pose that we keep returning to is usually the one that either comes naturally and offers release of tension, or the one that quietly challenges a part of our subconscious that needs work.
Either way, Yoga works as a mirror.
This isn't just anecdotal - according to surveys, roughly 81% of people who practice yoga do so for general wellness, to feel more balanced and not to treat an illness. This tells us something important: people aren't picking asanas randomly; they are selecting an exercise form that makes them feel in tune with themselves.
The Pose-to-Personality Table
Here's a quick and fun breakdown of what our preferred yoga asana might say about us.
If we see ourself in more than one row, that's normal because our perceptions keep shifting depending on what life is throwing at us that week.
What If We Don't Have a Favourite Yet
I would say that's actually a great place to be because there's a whole range of postures to explore. Especially if one is newer to the mat, a good place to start is with foundational, low-pressure poses that one can start experimenting with and which one can do almost anywhere.
Feel free to check out our 7 Simple Yoga Poses One Can Do Without a Yoga Mat, which is a great starting point before we begin to discover our favourite poses.
Conclusion
One of the most wonderful things about yoga is that it allows for change our go-to pose evolves as our day progresses or as time progresses. For example, the Warrior-obsessed hustler of our twenties might become a Child's Pose devotee a decade later, once slowing down finally feels okay. That's not inconsistency it's growth and that's just fine.
Ready to discover your pose? Learn Yoga Online at Yoga with Sapna today, and set the first foot forward in understanding different asanas, as well as gaining a deeper understanding of and connection with, our own self.