It can be challenging to start a new practice and make it a habit.

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Here’s some advice to help you stick to it:

• Make a realistic commitment as to when you will practice and how often.

• Start saying to yourself, I practice yoga on a XX (and choose a specific day and time).

• To feel a difference in how your mind and body feel, I would recommend practicing at least 3 times a week.

• Hook up with an accountability partner. If you can, do it together with a friend in person or on Zoom, or get a friend who’ll commit to doing the 3-month calendar with you.

• Note the benefits you’re feeling. Keep a journal or use an app to track your sleep, mood and how you feel in your body.

• Decide on a posture, movement or functional task or movement that you would like to achieve and make that your goal. It could be something like holding a balance or a strenuous posture, getting up and down off a chair without using your hands, getting your arms straight above your head, or improving your sleep.

• Follow a calendar - click on this one to download or print it.

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