Software designed for yoga teachers is a great gift idea for a yoga instructor or anyone who loves creating their own practices. Teachers use yoga software to create varied practices to meet the needs of their students and provide a supply of fresh material for classes.
Even if you aren’t a teacher, but design your own sequences for your home practice, you may find yoga software helpful. You can put together a balanced practice that has a good mix of balance, standing, twist and restorative poses, or create a practice to target a specific area of the body.
There are many benefits to using software, rather than DVDs for your home practice. The typical DVD can become boring with day after day of the exact same yoga practice. In addition, it is common for some parts of the DVD practice to be too easy or too difficult for your level of proficiency.
When you create your own practice using a software product, you can tailor the practice to your level of experience. Since you can continually create new sequences, it never gets stale or boring, which helps you stay motivated and look forward to your practice.
There are several yoga software products on the market and prices range from $50 to a few hundred dollars, depending on the features of the software. You will have to spend some time browsing and comparing products to find the best one to fit your needs.
Some features to look for include the ability to customize asanas for modifications or variations of the poses, step by step instructions and photographs of the poses. Some software products have pre-programmed sequences that you can use to get started or modify to fit your needs.
When researching software, look for software demo or tour options that allow you to view the features of the software. Spend some time exploring these and note the features that you think will be most useful for your requirements.