Day 1 Get Started Beginner Yoga Challenge

Welcome to Day 1 of the Get Started beginner yoga challenge!

This yoga challenge is for you if, you’ve wanted to get started. But feel intimidated, unsure exactly where to start. Or would like to know what the hell is going on when you go to your first group yoga lesson? 

This yoga challenge is super easy! So no matter how inflexible you think you may be, this Get Started yoga challenge is for you.

I won’t be sneaking you to get you into the splits (not yet, joking) I promise! 

As I know myself, its super easy to get off track, you’re busy, I get it! 

So I’ve created a cheatsheet, that you can download straight onto your phone or computer and check each day off, sign up below.

Day 1

‘Get Started’ Beginner Yoga Challenge

When I said that this yoga challenge is easy, I wasn’t being entirely honest. 

You see, certain poses in yoga seem “easy”, when in fact there’s a lot more subtle going on, which when you’re a complete beginner, you may only realise, because you just “feel good”. 

The pose I’m introducing, is my absolute favourite pose and probably the number 1 reason why I love yoga. 

Welcoming in, Shavasanna, called Corpse Pose in english, it’s essentially the societally approved adult “nap time”! 

Doesn’t it sound dreamy? Well actually this is the part where I lied just a little. 

Shavasanna looks like a sort of nap pose, however you’re meant to lie down, facing upwards, without moving, without thinking and without falling asleep. 

You’re supposed to relax *gasp in horror*.

For some people this is the hardest pose of all, I have seen countless students, who just don’t know how to just rest! 

They keep moving, stretching while in Shavasana, which is fine, you do you. But its just literally 5, if you’re lucky 10 mins you’ll ever be allowed to just totally be. 

Nothing has now become a luxury, something that we think monks and enlightenened beings can attain or something left for those “lazy” people. 

Your brain cannot cope with all of the over simulation that we deal with on the daily, especially with social media and our phones. 

Use this pose, to embrace nothing and enjoy it!  

I’ve taught a few classes with complete beginners, when its time for Shavasana a lot of people just don’t get it. It’s also always done right at the end, so I guess it does sort of sneak up on you. 

This is why I’ve made this the yoga pose for Day 1. 

Shavasanna has many benefits here’s a list of them below:

• Shavasana relaxes your whole body.
• Releases stress, fatigue, depression and tension.
• Improves concentration.
• Cures insomnia.
• Relaxes your muscles.
• Calms the mind and improves mental health.
• Excellent asana for stimulating blood circulation.
• Beneficial for those suffering from neurological problems, like asthma, constipation, diabetes, indigestion.
• This posture brings a deep, meditative state of rest, which may help in the repair of tissues and cells, and in releasing stress. It also gives time for the yoga poses, to sink in at a deeper level.
• It helps reduce blood pressure, anxiety, and insomnia.
• This is an excellent way to ground the body and reduce the Vata dosha(imbalance of the air element) in the body.

So give the video above a try and if you enjoyed it, let me know!

Any comments, or questions, let me know in the comments below.