Day0110
Personally I find the system set up on AYPsite.org to be the esiest home practice to do. After studying many books he seems to have outlined many strong practices. He starts you out with Deep meditation and works from there.
My .02
brother Neil
Namaste Ell!
Of course, as others have already posted, it's best to take a class with a qualified teacher, but I have a couple suggestions for you if you feel it's not possible to go that route.
First, could you possibly schedule a one or two time private session with a teacher? You could go over your regular asana practice with them, and just ask them to observe and critique you. Quite often, we feel like we are doing a posture correctly, but in reality we are not. I'll give you an example from my own life.
Once, my dad and I were debating the benefits of yoga. He doesn't know much about it and thinks it's mostly "fancy stretching". I showed him Downward Dog, explaining that the goal is to have the feet flat on the floor. He said "Oh that's so simple!" and immediately took this exact pose:
When I tried to explain how that differed from this:
it was very difficult for him to understand what he was doing differently. To him, what he was doing felt like it was the same as what I'd shown him. It wasn't until I got my strap out and pulled his hips into the correct spot and pushed his head down, etc, that he finally got it. Once you have some idea of what the postures should feel like, then practicing on your own will probably be more productive.
This is why I think you should pay for one or two private sessions. You can have the instructor's full attention, and get the most out of the time. If it were me, I'd explain my purpose to the instructor upfront. "I'm here to get a foundation so I can practice alone. I don't plan to take classes on an ongoing basis."
The other thing you can do, maybe, is if there is someone who lives with you (spouse, roommate, friend), you could ask them to watch you along with a video or book, then you can ask them to check certain aspects of your pose. I will sometimes ask my husband to notice certain aspects of a pose -- such as the flat, almost-curved back in a Downward Dog -- and ask if I look the same. My husband has studied martial arts and is very observant, so that has worked for me very well.
I hope you'll find something I've said helpful!! 
[QUOTE=MBelleK;18053]Namaste Ell!
First, could you possibly schedule a one or two time private session with a teacher? You could go over your regular asana practice with them, and just ask them to observe and critique you. Quite often, we feel like we are doing a posture correctly, but in reality we are not. [/QUOTE]
I think this is spot on. 
I totally agree with the idea of starting with yoga home practice! There are so many online (free) yoga home resources, from completely free yoga home practice tutorials, yoga home videos and DVD’s to books and magazines, that make starting a yoga home practice a lot easier!
Of course, you could also go to your library - most of them have books on yoga that can help you get started.
If your really want to start learning yoga, have a look for a few of the free yoga home resources out there, give it a try, and see where it takes you… You could always switch to classes or private yoga home lessons when you get some spare cash in your budget!
There are a few great online yoga sites that you can do yoga classes on. Many of them are very professional and some are even free!
My favorite is called Do Yoga With Me. It’s full of great information, lots of videos on asanas, pranayama and classes. It also has meditations you can download to your computer/Ipod. And best of all, it’s free! Just google doyogawithme and you’ll find it.
David
Try searching on amazon or ebay. There are lots of used yoga books and dvds for sale there.
When it comes to starting a new habit of moving, one must also consider the cost of starting without adequate instruction. Please be gentle with yourself!
Are you concerned mainly with asana, or are you also interested in the other 7 limbs?
[QUOTE=day0110;17705]Hey everyone, I had a quick look through the posts and found quite a few about beginning yoga but not much about home practice. I’m trying to save for a house and yoga classes are ridiculously expensive where I live (in my opinion), in South Australia. My main question is can I practice yoga effectively from home with no class experience? I have a few DVDs I’ve used on and off over the years which seem quite good so am I able to get to a good level of yoga ability solely by practising with DVDs?
My aim was to go to a class once a week but the ones I’ve found are over $100 for only about 3 months or limited classes
Any advice and suggestions are highly welcome for this newb!
Ell[/QUOTE]
Many yoga studios struggle with staffing, particularly having desk staff during class time. You may approach a studio and offer your time in exchange for participating in class.
your decision on startin with yoga is indeed very good… its not necessary tht u need to go for classes , u can start it at home also… but it always good if u take assistance from someone who has practiced it. this is because he will be able to guide you in the right way…
keep readin more n more on yoga tht will really help…
Start reading yoga books, look up videos online, you can just practice at home. Yoga is all about practice anyway. Like 99% practice and 1% knowledge. I practice at home and I get a lot out of it!
there are also lot of free lessons you can find online. Some sites I have run across that have good information and teachings are www tureyayoga com and www dlshq org (I put spaces because it wont allow me to post a url). Both are free and have great resources.
Aum
yes, yog is a one big market these days…essentially against the very purpose of Yog.
Poor Saints never thought that the Science that they reflected and gave to humans, following the Lord’d Orders, would one day be billion $ business. They gave this esoteric science to the public without any expectation as they got it as a gift from Bhagavān. And the ‘intlligent’ humans started filling their pocket outta it…
Anyway, well we at Jagadguru Kripalu Yog have got some classes around several US and many more coming up…we are not into hardcore Aṣṭāṅga Yog…we are into the Divine Bhakti Yog, culminating Āsanas, Prāṇāyām and Dhyān…
If you are really sincere just mail me your place of living and i will inform you the rest as to how to contact these folks…there are no charges for joining in…
Actually My Guru is currently on a US Tour…please check his US itinerary at
jkyog.org/events.html
and see if you can attend. He is offering the 7 days sessions Free.
one unsolicited advice if you are really serious about yog, don’t learn it yourself or through books or dvds…yog is a science. it is much more than physical exercises…it is not a DIY learning tool.
Thank you for your time.
Your Servant,
Sadāśiv Dās
Plenty of good advice in this thread.
Local to me is a yoga class that only costs AU$2. If you look hard enough in your local area, you will probably find a yoga class at a more budget price
DVD’s aren’t bad but the main benifit of having a teacher is that they can correct you if you are doing a pose wrong. And doing poses right is very important because you can possibly end up hurting yourself and or you will never get the calming benifts of the yoga poses
Hope This Helps,
Faranak
[QUOTE=Light_Of_Life;19704]there are also lot of free lessons you can find online. Some sites I have run across that have good information and teachings are www tureyayoga com and www dlshq org (I put spaces because it wont allow me to post a url). Both are free and have great resources.[/QUOTE]
Great websites!!! Lot of interesting reading material. Lots to learn. Thank you very much for sharing.
Here we could really open up a discussion about money and yoga!
For me if it’s something I should be doing and I’m open enough to receive it the money comes…
This is very interesting and sort of plays with the idea that money does grow on trees… hahahhaha
Anyone got any further thought about this?
I really appreciate what Louise Hay has to say about it, and positive thinking in general.
Here you can find a nice and lively debate on this forum on the topic of money and yoga. Perhaps you would like to add your views there?
Thanks pandara, I’ll have a read though 
Hi there,
just type in “art of living yoga sun salutation” in google. The first result will solve your purpose. Sun salutation (Surya Namaskar) is a great Yoga exercise and is substitute to all the other yoga exercises. do 10-15 rounds per day to stay fit mentally and physically!
I actually started from a DVD, I did watch it about 50 times before I actually started practicing. I used Babara Curries DVD and I have to say she was good as an Instructor on DVD.