On International Day of Yoga, we have rounded up a list of diverse yoga apps for you to try
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Available on: Android and iOS
All you need is five minutes
If you have struggled to build and maintain a daily practice, 5 Minute Yoga Workouts is the app for you. Regular practice helps tone muscles, improve flexibility, reduce stress, and increase strength. Offering quick five-minute yoga sessions, the simple yet effective poses are ideal for starting the day right, stretching during a stressful work day or even unwinding before bed.
Available on: Android and iOS
Mindful practice
Known for benefits far beyond physical exercise, yoga is a holistic practice. Supplementing yoga with mindfulness and meditation is something practitioners recommend. The Insight Timer is an award-winning app that offers more than 75,000 guided meditations, sleep soundscapes, sleep music, and much more. Kundalini Yoga, Vipassana, and Yoga Nidra are few of the practices that are taught by leading meditation experts on the app. What is most interesting is that users can also engage with a like-minded mindful community through thousands of discussion groups.
Available on: Android and iOS
Body positive
If you have always believed that to practice yoga, you need to be of a certain size or at a high fitness level, The Underbelly is here to squash those beliefs. Created by Jessamyn Stanley, a yoga teacher and body-positive advocate, the app is designed to help users cultivate mindfulness in their everyday lives through yoga. The Underbelly offers an extensive number of sessions that vary in length and intensity. Users can look up classes based on specific body areas they want to exert, for example, neck or back.
Available on: Android and iOS
Figuring out what feels good
Exercise should not hurt or make you feel miserable, Find What Feels Good offers you the yoga lifestyle tools to help you find what works well for you. The app comes with over 100 hours of yoga sessions including prenatal yoga and yoga ritual alongside interesting categories empower, boost and chill, and many more. Founded by international YouTube star and yoga teacher, Adriene Mishler, the app is designed to encourage users to do their
best and be their authentic selves.
Available on: Android and iOS
NOTE: Please consult with your family doctor, nutritionist or dietician before trying out any of the above routines.
