How To Start a Yoga Practice if It’s Your First Time

A beginner’s guide

Mika A.
4 min readApr 7, 2023

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Photo by Carl Barcelo on Unsplash

I started my yoga practice in 2013 when a friend recommended I try a de-stressing workout to help me recover from a life-shattering breakup.

My first time wasn’t as smooth as I wanted it to be. Ten minutes into the practice, I thought I was going to pass out and we were just on a standing forward bend. My arms were…

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Mika A.

I write about books, freelance writing, wellness pursuits, and my life as an overseas Filipino in the US.