Yoga for Beginners | Beginner Yoga Step by Step 1 hour | Yoga with Dr. Melissa West 271

http://www.melissawest.com/271/ For show notes click on the link above This is a one hour yoga for beginners class. In this beginner yoga class I will show you step by step how to do beginning yoga poses. In the age of digital media there can be a desire to skip the stage of beginner and go to the end of the path of mastery. In our culture of image rich contortionist yoga poses it can be challenging to occupy the space of beginner and take things step by step. To walk in a gradual way on our path seems counterintuitive in an environment where images of perfection confront us at every corner. It is not realistic to compare your beginner yoga practice or everyday life to somebody else’s highlight reel. Remember somebody else’s artistically created social media photos and videos were painstakingly created step by step laborious practices. Do you expect to skip a bunch of steps and become frustrated when you cannot jump to an artistically created endpoint? In our insta-matic culture it is important to remember that practices like yoga are actually practices and take time to master. Today we will focus on the progressive practice of yoga. We will spend time preparing for your yoga pose, we will create space to experience your pose and we will honour the time spent coming out of the pose. This step by step experience of your yoga practice will honour your experience as a beginner or beginner’s mind. Sign up for my 31 day beginner yoga challenge: http://www.melissawest.com/31-day-beg... Related Videos: Yoga for Beginners:    • Beginner Yoga Videos   In the age of digital media there can be a desire to skip the stage of beginner and go to the end of the path of mastery. In our culture of image rich mastery it can be challenging to occupy the space of beginner and take things step by step. To walk in a gradual way on our path seems counterintuitive in an environment where images of perfection confront us at every corner. It is not realistic to compare your beginner yoga practice or everyday life to somebody else’s highlight reel. Remember somebody else’s artistically created social media photos and videos were painstakingly created step by step laborious practices. Do you expect to skip a bunch of steps and become frustrated when you cannot jump to an artistically created endpoint? In our insta-matic culture it is important to remember that practices like yoga are actually practices and take time to master. Today we will focus on the progressive practice of yoga. We will spend time preparing for your yoga pose, we will create space to experience your pose and we will honour the time spent coming out of the pose. This step by step experience of your yoga practice will honour your experience as a beginner or beginner’s mind. Please Subscribe Here: http://bit.ly/RMV4hC Here's my Website: http://www.melissawest.com/ Facebook:   / yournamasteyoga   Follow me on Twitter:   / drmelissa   Follow me on Instagram:   / drmelissawest   Follow me on Pinterest:   / drmelissawest   Follow me on Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/0/+DrMeliss... Join our Membership Site: http://www.melissawest.com/membership...