Sometimes those who have never practiced Yoga but would like to start find themselves in the position of not knowing where to start and above all which type to choose.
A fun way to clarify your ideas and try this new discipline could be to participate in the 30-Day Yoga Challenge, a challenge invented by Natalia Tabilo, yoga teacher and creator of Yoga for All Bodies.
The mission of this path is to offer the widest possible overview of the disciplines, trying to make it perceive as inclusive and suitable for everyone, regardless of age, size, ability, experience or time availability. To practice Yoga, in fact, it is not necessary to have a specific physicality or invest a lot of time, since the benefits for the brain and the body can be evident even with a few minutes a day of exercise.
, trying to inhale and exhale evenly and deeply through the nose.
When to practice the challenge
Yoga is not only a physical discipline but also a mental one, where concentration and meditation play a fundamental role, therefore the choice of the moment in which to practice it is fundamental, even if there is no pre-established one.
The ideal, if you have this possibility, would be to do it when you feel the need to take a break all to yourself. It could be a little break from work or play with the kids, or a moment of relaxation at the end of a fitness workout or before starting an "activity that requires special concentration."
What it takes to do the 30 day yoga challenge
The 30-Day Yoga Challenge is suitable for everyone, and you don't need a lot of equipment to participate. Just get the basic accessories of the discipline, i.e. a yoga mat, some elastic resistance bands to choose according to your strength and training level, yoga blocks in bamboo or wood, a towel and an electronic device or a watch. precision to measure times.
If you do not have these tools, you can work around by looking at home for objects that are equally functional to the success of each exercise.
There is no more suitable location than another to carry out the 30-Day Yoga Challenge but you can do it in the gym, in a room of your home, on the balcony or on a lawn, the important thing is that the surrounding space is sufficiently wide to allow the expected movements to be carried out.
Third week
- Side angle position (Utthita Parsvakonasana)
- Wide Leg Forward Bend (Prasarita)
- Work with shoulder strap
- Tree position (Vrksasana)
- Pigeon pose (Kapotasana)
- Chair position (Utkatasana)
- Twisting while seated
Fourth week
- Seated Butterfly Pose (Baddha Konasana)
- Sitting Forward Bend (Upavistha Konasana)
- Position of the camel (Ustrasana)
- Squat Yogi (Malasana)
- Corpse position (Savasana)
- Position of the hand to the big toe (Supta Padangusthasana)
- Knees to Chest (Apanasana)
Fifth week
- Stretching of the figure 4 supine
- Happy child (Ananda Balasana)
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