Beginner’s Guide to Yoga

Arriving at the Beginning

Beginner’s mind. A place of infinite possibility, where nothing is taken for granted, where each breath is a discovery.

You do not need to be ready. You do not need to be strong, or flexible, or wise. You only need to arrive, right here, as you are.

Let the beginning be enough. The rest will come.

Dear New Yogi,

Welcome. You have arrived exactly where you need to be.

Stepping into yoga is not about learning how to stretch, balance, or move a certain way, it is about learning how to meet yourself, exactly as you are. With patience. With curiosity. With kindness.

This space is here for you. Inside, you will find simple practices, gentle guidance, and invitations to explore what yoga can be, not as a performance, but as a homecoming.

There is no right way to begin. You might find a posture that feels natural, a breath that steadies you, a sequence that awakens something inside you. Over time, these small moments will weave together into something steady, something familiar. A practice of your own.

Let it unfold in its own time. Some days, yoga will feel effortless, like a river flowing downstream. Other days, it will feel distant, unreachable. Keep returning. The practice is not in how perfectly you move, it is in your willingness to show up, again and again.

Take what speaks to you. Leave what doesn’t. Allow yourself to explore, to rest, to question, to find what feels true.

This journey is yours. And you are not alone in it.

With warmth and encouragement,
Maray