After four weeks of casual yoga practice, some people will notice an increase in flexibility. Others will need four years of disciplined work merely to touch their toes or link their forehead to their knee in an intensive side stretch. Generally speaking, the more you practice yoga, the more flexible you will become. When you first start practicing yoga, you may feel like you're going too slow. If you want to speed up your body, you have to go slow enough so that you can truly understand what you are doing. This is a good thing because it allows you to focus on each part of the pose, which will help you build muscle memory and be able to do it easily later without thinking about it. As you continue practicing yoga, you will begin to see changes in your body. Your mind-body connection will grow stronger, and before you know it, you'll be able to bend forward from your hips instead of your back with ease! The more you practice yoga, the better you will get at it. You will learn how to control your breath and quiet your mind so that you can focus on your body's postures and gain confidence as you reach new levels of awareness. Eventually, you will be able to do all kinds of poses that you never thought were possible.