• Gyms and health clubs. Because of the popularity of yoga, most gyms and health clubs have at least one or two yoga classes a week for practitioners. Most of these classes are the basic type of yoga, while some gyms offer classes of trendy or novel yoga. But if you're not already a member of a gym, signing up for one can be expensive. Expect to pay an average of a couple hundred dollars in sign-up and processing fees, on top of a monthly fee.
• Yoga studios. Many cities also have yoga studios that offer a wider variety of classes of different types of yoga than a traditional gym. These studios are generally just as expensive as gyms, although many of them will allow you to pay for each class as you go without being a member.
• DVDs. There are dozens, even hundreds, of yoga DVDs available for people who want a cheaper or more convenient option for practicing yoga. These DVDs come in a wide range of types of yoga that are suited for a variety of different ages, levels, and conditions.

Free online yoga
If you have an internet connection, you can also access yoga online. This is great because you can also watch it and practice yoga for free at home, on the road if you have a lap top, or anywhere else with an internet connection.

There are a number of sites you can go to find free online yoga, including the following:

• www.youtube.com YouTube is an online video sharing site that has videos about anything and everything. You can type in "yoga," "yoga poses," "Hatha," "Namaste," or pretty much any type of yoga and a number of videos will be returned. These are mostly going to be demos and not much longer than 10 minutes or so, so you're not going to get a full-length workout from doing them. However, they are a good option for learning different poses, or if you need a quick overview of different types of yoga.


• www.hathayogalesson.com This site is a great resource for yoga in general. Part of this site features animated instruction of the various Hatha yoga postures, stress postures, and breathing exercise. With over 70 different animations, you can spend as much time as you want practicing them.


• www.corepoweryoga.com This website features a free one-week trial of their Yoga On Demand, which is a video stream of various yoga practices and demonstrations. There are over 50 different videos to choose from that you can watch and practice from your computer screen. After your trial runs out, you can purchase it for a monthly fee.

Free online yoga is a good way to learn basic yoga postures or do short video clips of yoga practices. You can find a number of sites that offer free online yoga by simply typing free online yoga into a search engine, but be sure they are really free before you sign up for them.