Recommendations for the practice of Yoga

  • Do not wear clothes that will restrict the blood circulation or impede free bodily movement.
  • Bring with you a non-slip mat to work on and a blanket for cover during relaxation.
  • Ensure that you get to your class on time.
  • Before you begin your session obey the calls of nature.
  • It is generally recommended not to wear contact lenses during a Yoga class especially during relaxation.
  • Switch off your mobile phone.
  • Yoga should preferably be done on an empty stomach. Allow 3 hours to elapse after a heavy meal; or one hour after a light meal, and half an hour after a drink.
  • Although effort is required in order to progress, no undue strain should be felt, especially in the facial muscles, ears, eyes or in breathing, during your practice. Allow your body to be your guide.
  • If you suffer from dizziness, high blood pressure or any similar ailment then seek medical advice before starting Yoga.
  • If you know of any reason why the practice of Yoga postures—some of them fairly strenuous—may be unwise for you, please inform your teacher.
  • Special Provisions for Ladies
    If you are pregnant, please tell your teacher at once and only do prescribed exercises after the third month.

Yoga is harmony.

Not for him who eats too much, or for him who eats too little; not for him who sleeps too little, or for him who sleeps too much.

A harmony in eating and resting, in sleeping and keeping awake; a per­fection in whatever one does; this is the Yoga that gives peace from all pain.

The Bhagavad Gita

Find a quiet retreat for the practice of Yoga, sheltered from the wind, level and clean, free from rubbish and ugliness, and where the sound of waters and the beauty of the place help thought and contemplation.

With upright body, head and neck lead the mind and its powers into the heart; and when the body is in silent steadiness, breathe rhythmically through the nostrils with a peaceful ebbing and flowing of breath. The chariot of the mind is drawn by wild horses, and those wild horses have to be tamed.

The Upanishads

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