from overstretching, use 3 or 4 folded
blankets in Shoulderstand and in Plow pose.
While most yoga schools don’t have too many
quilts in class, it’s worth having your own
props at home for personal practice.
Making a few changes here and there in your
yoga practice is vital to meet your current
needs. But don’t get too excited about
modifications. Your workout should have a
core that remains unchanged.
You see 20 different asanas on a yoga class,
and then you try to include all the 20 asanas in
your personal practice. Don’t let your mind
trick you when it says that you need a great
variety of asanas. You’ll perform most of them
on a surface level, and you’ll hardly go deep
on any of them. It’s wiser to choose quality to
quantity.
Treat yoga classes as general education. They
are made for all types of students and have to
include numerous asanas. At school, you learn
all sorts of subjects, and then you realize what