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  from Ann Pizer
It's tough to start a home practice, especially as a new yogi, but often times students have this goal in mind from the very beginning. I always recommend taking classes with a qualified teacher at first, but as soon as you learn a few poses, you can start to do them at home too.

 
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How to Start a Home Practice
For most of us, attending class is a yoga studio every day just isn't practical or affordable. But you can still get out your mat at home daily. Here are some ideas of what do when you do.

 
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Sun Salutations
Sun Salutations are the heart of vinyasa-style yoga. This series of poses is also a nice sequence to practice at home. I recommend at least three rounds of the sequence. Then if you have time and are feeling up to it, you will be nice and warm and ready to do a few more poses.

 
Daily Stretches
Don't feel like you have to commit to an hour plus of yoga every time you get out your mat. This short series take only 10-15 minutes, but it is a really nice way to start your day and will help carry you through until you can have a longer session.

 
 
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Pose of the Week - Lizard Pose - Utthan Pristhasana
Pose of the Week - Lizard Pose - Utthan Pristhasana
Lizard pose is such an intense hip opener on the front leg than the back leg often gets ignored. Once you are able to get hunkered down in the pose pretty comfortably, show your back leg some love. Don't let the back knee sag towards the floor: keep the thigh engaged and the knee lifting. You can pretend someone is pressing down on your hamstring and you are pressing back up in response, or, better yet, recruit a friend (neighbor, loved one, small child) to apply that bit of pressure for real.
 
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