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I have now been taking weekly yoga classes for almost 3 years. It has become a real passion and a necessity for my general well being. I started to notice the benefits of the yoga practises after a few months and I am still thrilled every time I squat/bend/stretch and feel that I am more flexible and stronger than I used to be. Sitting on bent knees or squatting was something I could never do as the knees would hurt too much. That is no longer a problem. I rarely suffer from any types of back aches (I have had a bad back for many years) and I just love the feeling you get after a yoga class. I can go tired into a class, yawning and just wanting to curl up and go to sleep, but after the class I am calm, awake and refreshed. No wonder yoga means 'to join' body and mind!
And I know that I will sleep deeply that night waking up refreshed the next day. The breathing practise is great for focusing the mind and you feel how good it is for the body to take deep concentrated breaths as we all tend to shallow breathe too much.
I highly recommend yoga to anybody - no matter what size or age you are. In yoga you don't compete with anybody else - we are all differently made and just because you can't do a posture perfectly doesn't mean there is something 'wrong' with you. Perhaps your body just can't do that particular posture. A friend once lent me a DVD where this fact of different physical limitations was illustrated very clearly - simply because we are not all built the same way! But that doesn't mean that you can't enjoy yoga and benefit from it! Yoga is not about pushing through pain. If you feel pain, you are not doing it right.
This fall I have also signed up for some lunch time classes on Thursdays. I have to admit, I am not that good doing the practises on my own although I am getting better and I actively use the breathing practises in my day. So, Thursdays I rush from the office to get my one hour of yoga before I go back relaxed and ready to take on the rest of the day.
Tuesday evenings and Thursday lunchtime is
ME TIME
Do you make sure you get some YOU TIME during the week?
Morsomt å lese - jeg som som du sikkert vet, nybegynner i yoga....gjør det en gang i uka, i Italia / Bolsena, og liker det veldig, veldig godt ! Nå som resten av høsten blir mer eller mindre hjemme i Norge, vil jeg savne mine yoga timer.....men, begynner friskt på igjen på ny året ! For dette vil jeg fortsette med også :)
ReplyDeleteNyyyyt din "egentid" !
Yoga i lunsjen høres bra ut :O)
ReplyDeleteSom du vet så elsker jeg også yoga....det gjør så godt både for kropp og sjel. Skulle ha vært på yoga i morgen formiddag, men må droppe det siden jeg har en arm som ikke er så samarbeidsvillig for tiden. Jeg er heller ikke så fokusert at jeg klarer å gjøre så mye øvelser hjemme. Satser på gode yogatimer neste uke....
ReplyDeleteHer gjør vi yoga på jobben, det kommer en søt ire hver tirsdag og drar oss gjennom en lynsesjon på 15-20 minutter. Kjempedeilig!
ReplyDeleteJeg har bare prøvd et par ganger, men syntes ikke det var noe for meg. Forsøker heller å trene kondisen..men det er ikke så lystbetont, så det blir jo ofte nedprioritert :)
ReplyDeleteHar prøvd yoga en gang,men fikk ikke helt taket på det. Burde kommet meg inn i det. Bra for kropp og sjel :-)
ReplyDeleteHar prøvd yoga en gang,men fikk ikke helt taket på det. Burde kommet meg inn i det. Bra for kropp og sjel :-)
ReplyDeleteHei!! Ja jeg er enig!! Yoga er supert!! Dessverre er lærern min sykmeldt så denne høsten er det et savn. Håper bare at hun blir bra snart. Min erfaring er at det ikke er så lett å gjøre det på egenhånd, selv om jeg har en fin klasse på dvd. Bra for alt er min erfaring!! Så fint at du har fått svenske varer i nærheten....ingenting er som knekkebrød!! AnneK:-)
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