5 Yoga Websites for Beginners

Amanda Abella
If you are just beginning to do yoga you may be overwhelmed by the amount of information out on the web. After all, it would seem as if everyone and their mother are doing yoga these days. You may find yourself asking, what are the different kinds of yoga? How do I find great yoga videos to practice at home? What on earth is a chakra? What do I need? Fortunately, there are some great websites out there to help the beginner venture into their yoga journey.

Yoga for Beginners Website #1: Yoga Basics

If you have absolutely no idea what yoga is or would like to know more about what you are getting yourself into, Yoga Basics is a great website for resources and information. Here you can learn about the different kinds of yoga, the philosophy behind it, and its history in an easy and informative manner. There is also a great blog and a forum to connect with other aspiring yogis.

Yoga for Beginners Website #2: Yogatic

If you are tired to sifting through YouTube and can't find anything basic enough to begin a yoga practice, Esther Ekhart of Yogatic has got you covered. In addition to simple, easy to follow, and effective videos Yogatic also offers a yoga dictionary to help you identify poses. Yogatic has an entire beginne'rs sequence which gives you a good grounding on the basics you would need to know. Yogatic also offers a wide range of videos for different conditions and diseases. To put it short, if yoga videos that are blasting Yanni music by the beach are not for you, Yogatic is your best bet.

Yoga for Beginners Website #3: My Free Yoga

My Free Yoga is actually a combination of resources and social networking for yogis of all levels. They offer amazing HD videos for all levels, yoga blogs, and events. Best of all, their entire focus is how to do yoga in your own home for free.

Yoga for Beginners Website #4: Yoga for Beginners - A Practical Guide

Yoga for Beginners is a great website for everything that is yoga. It provides useful information on practice as well as lifestyle and diet for those wanting to start a yoga practice. The website even offers a great beginner's guide for those who don't know where to start.

Yoga for Beginners Website #5: Yoganonymous

Once you have mastered the basics of yoga and have somewhat come up with your own routine, Yoganonimous is a great website to visit for the lifestyle behind the practice. Featuring lifestyle articles, blogs, product reviews, videos, and even free music downloads, Yoganonymous is a hip and trendy place for the yoga lifestyle.

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Published by Amanda Abella

A freelance writer since 2009, Amanda Abella has had work published on Yahoo News, eHow, Miami Examiner, Environmental Graffiti, The Smart College Grad, and Handmade News. She also runs a Gen Y personal deve...   View profile

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