Are you a little bit impatient? 

As a beginner yoga practitioner, you’re probably wondering how long it will actually take to get more flexible from yoga. 

The answer to this question depends on two things:

• Your starting point
• How flexible you want to be

If you are practicing yoga regularly, you should start to see improvements in the first couple of weeks. Major improvements in flexibility could take longer, perhaps months or years. 

Don’t let this discourage you though. Here are three tips to become more flexible with yoga.

3 Tips for Getting Flexible From Yoga

1. Relax and Breath

It’s going to be hard to practice flexibility if you are holding mental or physical tension. Don’t rush through things, just breathe, be present, and relax.

One of the basics of yoga is practicing syncing your breath and movement together. Breath deeply and steadily. Don’t worry about keeping up with the instructor. Just focus on linking breath to each movement. 

2. Test Your Limits

Yoga is a personal journey, so don’t measure yourself against other people. It’s important to play around with the poses. 

Challenge yourself slightly by pushing beyond your comfort zone. Find the edge of what feels comfortable, but don’t push yourself too far. Find a balance between testing the limits without causing too much strain. 

3. Keep Practicing

A lot of people think they can’t do yoga because they aren’t flexible already. This is the wrong mindset. It’s called a yoga practice. You absolutely do not have to be perfect in order to try. As you keep practicing, you will only continue to improve your flexibility.

Many people who start taking yoga classes find that they really enjoy the practice and want to incorporate it more into their daily lives. It provides deep relaxation and is an amazing way to stay fit and healthy. But how often should you really be doing yoga? Some people do yoga every single day, but as a beginner, you want to make sure you don’t over-exert yourself.

As a virtual reality fitness and yoga instructor, Nicole Brar teaches all branches of yoga, including hatha, bhakti, jana and hot yoga. Read on to learn more about how often you should be practicing yoga each week.

How often you should practice yoga depends on the style of yoga and your current fitness level. If you are new to yoga, you may be surprised at just how much it works out your muscles. Beginners may find that they can only do one session a week at first and slowly add in more sessions throughout the week.

It also depends on what other physical activities you do outside of yoga. If you are really active at the gym, you probably don’t need to do really intense yoga sessions every day.

Some styles of yoga are more physically demanding than others. It is perfectly fine to do yoga every day if you want to. Just make sure that one or two days a week is more relaxed. Yoga is all about listening to your body, so don’t push yourself harder than you can handle. Yes, yoga can be a really intense workout, but it doesn’t have to be all the time. It’s also about meditation and relaxation.