I want to get into yoga, but I struggle in doing so (hexbear.net)

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I want to integrate yoga in my fitness routine, because I am pretty weak in balance and stress management. But when I try searching for stuff on it online, I run into two problems:

I get overwhelmed by the amount of content. A Youtube channel like "Yoga with Adriene" has hundreds of videos and dozens of playlists, each covering a different perspective and set of exercises. I don't know from myself what I want, so it leads to me unable to choose.

I either get impatient or roll my eyes at the way yoga is commonly talked about. Even if there's no mention of more spiritual elements, I feel prejudiced against the usually slow pace and mindfulness talk, even though that's precisely what I want to practice.

I have a membership at a small gym, but they don't have any yoga classes, and I don't want another membership for yoga coaching on top of that. Are there ways around this?

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[-] [email protected] 8 points 3 days ago

I've been doing "yoga with Adriane" for a couple of years. I would recommend starting with one of her 30 day challenges. We have done the same 30 day challenge a few times. I don't do it every day either, so just go at your own pace. Yoga isn't something that you do like a workout video, it trains you to integrate the movements into your life and it's not supposed to add stress

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