Finding a great yoga class is like finding a great arts school. A perfect art school that has amazing teachers with experience in subjects related to your interest can make you a great artist, while an average school or a not-so-great school won’t be able to make you shine. So the question is how do you find that great yoga studio? Well, below are five tips that helped me find the perfect yoga studio for me.
- Try and find the best. So many different types of yoga, so many different types of studios and teachers. In fact, it seems to me a general term. So one way to find the best class for you is to try out several classes for a few days before choosing the one that feels best to you.
- Before leaving a class, try at least twice. Judging a class in one visit is not the right thing to do. You must take a class at least twice before judging it. A teacher may be trying something different than when he first walked into the class or he may be having a bad day. So never judge a class just by a new visit.
- Find a class that challenges you physically and mentally, but also isn’t so difficult that you’ll be discouraged from going to it. Yoga certainly works wonders in life, but only if practiced regularly! Your yoga class shouldn’t be miles away from home, making it hard to get there. Try to find a class that gently helps you build a habit and then challenges you once you’ve established your own pattern.
- Commit to the class, but don’t hesitate to drop too much if it doesn’t feel right. Sometimes the key to becoming good at yoga is to consistently attend the same yoga class for a week. Of course, the commitment helps to learn faster. But at the same time you also have to understand if things don’t work for you and you ask for a change.
- If there isn’t a perfect fit for you, try this. Sometimes it may feel like no yoga class is perfect for you. And it can also be true, of that there is no doubt. Depending on where you live, there may not be enough yoga classes around you. Or even if there are enough classes, they may not align perfectly with your schedule, fitness, and other preferences. In such circumstances, you should choose the class that fits most of your requirements. Once you get involved with yoga, you will forget about the things that don’t align correctly between your yoga class schedule and your life. That is the point of yoga: it makes you forget about things that are not right and increases the focus on positivity.