Improve Your Yoga Practice with Yoga Blocks

You’ll remember to put your yoga blocks in your yoga bag once you’ve discovered their many benefits to your practice. But, before we talk about the many uses of yoga blocks, it’s a good idea to review a bit about the good things Yoga, itself.

The Benefits of Yoga

Yoga practitioners find that consistent yoga practice awakens both mind and body! As you clear your mind to give your undivided attention to each pose, you stimulate your “inner body” awareness of the present moment. Your “outer body” is enriched as each pose nourishes, energizes, and revitalizes every cell, fiber, and tissue as a result of enhanced breathing, flexibility, strength and alignment. The goal of yoga practice is to create a union between the body, mind and spirit.

If you would like to master a yoga pose, you will need extraordinary patience, plus time and dedication. Do not expect perfect poses in the beginning. But, slowly over time, as you practice and try to perform each pose perfectly, without pushing yourself too far physically or beating yourself up mentally, you will find that you are developing flexibility, strength, and energy physically and feeling more peaceful and clear mentally.

Try to create an uncluttered, serene space for your yoga practice, with a bare floor, if possible, and a clear wall. Don’t forget to turn off your cell phone while practicing your yoga routines to avoid any distraction. Ideally, you should not eat for at least 2 hours before practicing. If this is not possible, then try to eat something light, such as a piece of fruit, but no more than 1 hour before you start your yoga practice.

Always be mindful with your movements, and if you encounter pain or discomfort as you try a pose, pause or stop, and then try again.

Yoga props and accessories, such as yoga mats, yoga bolsters, yoga straps, yoga blocks, yoga mat bags, and even a yoga towel are designed to help you in moving deeper into a pose, in performing an impeccable pose, and in practicing in a healthful way.

Yoga Prop Benefits:

• Pain relief and body comfort

• Structural strength to avoid injury

• Stress relief and relaxation

• Maintain proper alignment

• Enhance movement

• Create space in the joints

• Deepen awareness, development mindfulness

Yoga Blocks

Comfort, or rather the lack of it, can more often than not make yoga newbies end their efforts before they’ve barely begun! Yoga blocks can assist in improving your alignment and, in the process, make you more relaxed during your yoga practice. For example, when a standing pose entails one hand being on the floor, flexibility issues show up. In other words, the floor can look like it’s a long way down for a beginner. Think of a yoga block as adding length to your arm. By positioning your hand on the block, you will be able to do the standing poses appropriately while you are in the process of developing your flexibility. A yoga block is a wonderful transitional aid.  Also, several sitting poses specifically require a yoga block.  A yoga block assists you in going a lot farther in your practice, and maybe even in your life. Who could ask for more from something so “square.”

Yoga blocks come in a fairly wide range of materials. To name a few: Foam blocks are durable and lightweight, an effortless add to your yoga mat bag! Wooden blocks are also not heavy and hollow, yet essentially indestructible (even Fido would find one hard to destroy!). And, then there is the eco-friendly cork block.  An additional bonus is that the natural texture of the cork gives a little extra traction.

Yoga blocks are usually sold separately but, for versatility, you’ll likely want to buy several.

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