WELCOME TO YOGA CLASS

If this is your first yoga class, I hope you enjoy it and leave feeling great - invigorated, energised, stretched and relaxed.

Practising yoga is a completely different experience for most of us when we first start classes and in the beginning the postures (movements) can feel much more difficult than they look. However, stamina, strength and flexibility will improve more quickly than you might at first think.

The most important thing is to give enough time for regular practice, to see improvements - six to eight weeks is fair to yourself.

You should leave a two to three hour gap between eating and yoga. Clothing should be comfortable enough to move easily in.

Yoga mats are easily obtained these days in sports shops or online at sites such as - www.ruthwhiteyoga.com and www.theyogashop.co.uk It's also a good idea to have a lightweight blanket that can be folded to sit on, provide support in some of the postures and to put over you for relaxation if required.

If you have any health queries, please talk to me before class. Women should avoid inverted postures during the early days of menstruation.