Gear & safety — yoga guides for beginners
Mats, blocks, straps and what to wear, plus the beginner mistakes that cause wrist, knee and lower-back pain. What matters, and what you can safely skip.
5 guides
Yoga Safety: How Beginners Actually Get Hurt
Where yoga injuries really come from, which poses account for most of them, and the conditions that need a doctor before your first class.
Common Beginner Yoga Mistakes and How to Fix Them
Ten mistakes almost every beginner makes, why each one happens, and the single correction that resolves it.
What to Wear to Yoga: The Only Three Things That Matter
Forget the brands. A top that stays put, a waistband that does not dig in and bare feet cover everything a beginner needs.
Yoga Props for Beginners: What to Buy and What to Improvise
Blocks change more poses than anything else you can own. What each prop does, what you can substitute from the house, and what to skip.
How to Choose a Yoga Mat: Grip, Thickness and What to Ignore
Grip is a safety feature, thickness is a trade-off, and most of the price difference buys durability rather than performance.