Meditation can be practiced every day. Beginners can target 5-10 mins a day, and those with more experience can work up to 30-60 mins twice a day or more.

Start small, sit for only 1 min once a day. Then make it 2 mins twice a day and then make it 3 mins thrice a day. Everything takes practice and patience, it doesn’t matter where you begin, as long as you start and stay consistent.

The choice of the best yoga mat can vary from person to person. It’s really all in the material and thickness. 4-5mm is the average thickness of mats in the market and is generally suitable for most people. But if your joints are very sensitive, you would want to go for a 6-8mm thickness mat.

The best way to choose a comfortable yoga style is by practicing different styles and then staying with what you like the most. Your preference may change from day to day or season to season or as per your mood. One day you may feel like doing a slower yoga practice, and on another, you may want something dynamic and fast-paced.

Yes! Everyone can do Yoga, and there is no limit to who can or who cannot. You may feel intimidated or discouraged seeing a lot of performative Yoga on social media, but please know that such extreme flexibility is unnecessary to get the benefits of Yoga. The basics of Yoga are in mindfulness and building breath awareness.

It depends on the intensity of your yoga practice and how much variety you bring into your weekly routine. If you practice the same routine every day or if your yoga practice is very slow and focuses only on stretching, then you may need to include other forms of exercise.

If you’re not doing any other exercises you can practice easy yoga asanas 6 times a week for 45mins to 1 hour. Pranayama and/or meditation exercises can be practiced daily for 10-15 mins or longer.

Eat something very light as you don’t want to be twisting and bending with a full belly. A small piece of fruit, or a handful of nuts, works well. Although, a light yoga practice can be done on an empty stomach.