Creating a Daily Yoga Practice

Creating a habit can sometimes feel very challenging — but it doesn’t have to be. The trick is to help train your mind into getting used to your new daily yoga habit.

Most of what we do is part of an established routine. So, adding a new habit to your day-to-day takes a little bit of planning. If you want to cultivate a consistent yoga habit, here are a few ways to easily integrate it into your daily life.

1) Start with small goals

One of the best ways to nurture a daily yoga practice is to take it one small step at a time. Sometimes when we’re excited about a new activity, we are filled with enthusiastic energy that motivates us to commit to big goals.

This isn’t necessarily a bad thing, but have you ever gotten so excited about something, tried it for a few days, then started to make up excuses to avoid doing it? It’s not your fault, it’s our brains! When the brain is not used to a new activity, it starts resisting the change.

Cultivating a habit requires repetitive actions to help your brain understand the new routine. It helps to set small goals, like 10 minutes of yoga a day for a week or two. Pick a goal that’s almost too easy, so you can successfully show up to the mat each day. While feeling proud of your accomplishment, you’ll be more likely to stay motivated to…