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None at all. Our foundational sessions are specifically designed for complete beginners. We start with simple breath awareness and build gradually. The only requirement is showing up.

Apps offer recorded audio. Navyoga offers live, guided sessions with a trained teacher who can observe your progress, answer questions, and personalise guidance. The lineage matters too — our practices come from Sri Sri Ravishankar's tradition, not from content writers.

Pranayama and meditation have strong evidence for managing stress, anxiety, blood pressure, sleep disorders, and hormonal conditions. However, we always recommend consulting your doctor alongside the practice. Our trainers will adapt the techniques to your health situation.

Most people notice a change in sleep quality and stress levels within 2–3 weeks of daily practice. Deeper changes in anxiety, blood pressure, and mental clarity typically appear after 6–8 weeks. Consistency matters more than duration per session.

No. Yoga Nidra is a state of pratyahara (withdrawal of senses) — you remain fully conscious but completely relaxed. It is not hypnosis, trance, or sleep, though it may feel like all three. You are in complete control throughout.

Especially then. A restless mind is not a barrier to meditation — it is the reason to practice. The techniques are specifically designed to work with the busy mind, not suppress it. Many of our students started exactly where you are.

Even 15–20 minutes daily produces measurable results. Our structured sessions are 60 minutes — but within that, the active meditation portion is 20–30 minutes. Consistency matters far more than duration. A short daily practice beats a long occasional one every time.

Pranayama is breath regulation — a physiological technique that directly influences the nervous system, energy and mental state. Meditation is awareness practice — working with the mind itself. Both are essential. At Navyoga, every session includes both, in sequence, because pranayama naturally prepares the mind for deeper meditation.

Falling asleep means your body needed the rest — which is fine. But the actual practice requires remaining at the threshold between waking and sleep, not crossing into it. With regular practice, you will train yourself to remain in that borderline state. It takes time, and falling asleep is a completely normal part of the journey.

Yes, and the earlier the better. We offer age-appropriate breath and awareness practices for children from age 8 upward. These are not the same as adult practices — they are shorter, more playful and focused on building attention and emotional regulation.

No. The posture requirement for meditation is simply that the spine is upright and the body is comfortable enough to be still. You can sit on a chair, against a wall, or on the floor. The tradition values an alert but relaxed body — not a particular shape.

The techniques we teach — pranayama, Yoga Nidra, breath-anchored awareness — are from the Indian yogic tradition, but they are not religious practices. They work on the nervous system and the mind regardless of your faith. Students of every religious background practice at Navyoga without conflict.