Hi so I have recently picked up yoga as a new hobby to learn during this quarantine. But I guess I have a few questions on exactly a routine should be like? I'm not quite sure if I'm doing it right, or if I even have the right idea. Is yoga meant to be just for your body or is it for your body AND mind? Because some positions do hurt but some dont. For example every morning consists of warrior II pose, downward dog, plank, I do a couple stretches where you bend your leg where your ankle is on the opposite knee which stretches hamstring , tree pose bridge pose, and a couple other beginner poses.

I guess I'm just unsure and not even sure what I'm asking. Are these poses good and actually beneficial for a beginner? I have noticed that I am so calm and collected after doing these, my mornings are so much more alert, I'm more awake than if I had some coffee, and my mind just seems to feel so much more at ease. Is this what you're supposed to feel like with yoga, even as a beginner? When do I know if I should move to harder poses? Is yoga a long term processes? I'm very intrigued to know everything there is about this!

My apologies if this is poorly worded.