Rules of Yoga

  1. Like any other exercise, Yoga should be practiced empty stomach. In case you had food, wait for atleast 3 hours before practicing.
  2. Relax for 10 seconds atleast after each yoga expercise. Do not exert.
  3. Avoid excessive intake of tea or coffee when you are practicing yoga.
  4. Wear loose and comfortable clothes for practicing yoga.
  5. Like all other workouts you must begin with easy poses, thereafter you can advance to the tough ones.
  6. Do not practice yoga on bare ground, use thin yoga mat or thick bed sheet for Yoga.
  7. Before you start Yoga, you must clear your bowels and bladder; clean your nostrils and throat of all mucus.
  8. Woman should not practice yoga during menstruation.
  9. Food should be taken after ½ hour of practicing yoga.
  10. It is a normal rule to exhale while bending forward and inhale while moving backwards.
  11. The most appropriate time for practicing Yoga is in the morning. It is the time when the mind is calm, composed and fresh.

3 thoughts on “Rules of Yoga”

  1. strawberrykid

    Under your “Rules of Yoga”, you state that “Woman should not practice yoga during menstruation.”.

    There are in fact very good Yoga Asanas which will benefit the female body greatly, and ease certain discomforts that some women experience during menstruation, and these are the gentle Asanas.

    Generally, women are recommended NOT to practice the following during menstruation
    1) No vigorous Asana routine during the first 3 days of menstruation. Practice may resume on the 4th day depending on one’s personal individual well-being.
    2) No full body Asana inversions during the entire duration of menstruation. But Viparita Karani (legs up against the wall with the body flat on the floor) is soothing to the body’s system during menstruation.
    3) No Uddhiyana Bandha during menstruation.

    Thank you for the opportunity to comment on your site.

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