A friend just back from Beijing told me quite confused that there many girls spent more than 1,000 Yuan in Yoga classes every month. Yes, it seems that Yoga has gained its popularity in China, not only in Beijing. If you search for Yoga on line in Chinese, lots of pages are there to see, most of which are main-pages of .Yoga clubs. People take part in Yoga classes to learn Yoga to keep fit and loose weight. However, are you really ready for it? There are several things you need to know before you really take it. (来源：老牌的英语学习网站 http://www.EnglishCN.com)

First, do not compel your body too much. Yoga has many difficult poses. They are beautiful and worth boasting if you could finish them. But if you compel yourself to do as exactly as an experienced Yoga teacher does, you may hurt your body, instead of strengthening it. Do you remember you original purpose for playing Yoga? It is self building, not competing.

Second, do some research about the Yoga class that you are to register. Yoga is new in China and there are not so many certificated well-trained Yoga teachers. Some not-well-organized clubs just find someone learn a little Yoga and certificate them. But be aware, a non-eligible teacher might wrongly guide you and you could not benefit from the classes much except that they force you to exercise your body a bit. Considering about the large amount of money you invest in it, it is worth and reasonable to make sure the teachers in the club are eligible before you join.

Third, it would be better to learn something about nutrition when you practice Yoga. In the very beginning, Yoga was part of the Vedas, bible of the traditional Indian philosophy. So it could be regarded as a kind of life style. When you have decide to care for your body, why not feed it properly? In fact, good clubs have their own nutritionists.

Anyhow, make sure you are ready before you act. The fashion may change quickly. But what benefits is still good for us.

P.S.: If you would like to know something about the Yoga poses, try this:

http://www.yogajournal.com/poses/index.cfm?ctsrc=tnav