week 7

This week we practice Sivananda yoga. Out of all the practices we tried so far I think I'm gravitating towards this practice more. I liked dhow you would do some positions and then have a moment of rest. The resting part is a big plus for me. I like to do yoga as a relaxing "exercise", although there were handstands to be done, you can always modify just like I did. After the vigorous postures a relaxing breathing minute was much needed.

This weeks theme was yoga as a lifestyle and culture. "Yoga has made a transition from "traditional culture" to "counter culture" to "pop culture" here in the West. What have you observed about yoga that firmly establishes it as "pop culture"?" Of course yoga as established into "pop culture". Every social media outlet advertises yoga as a young hip exercise. If you do yoga and post it on social media you're automatically better looking than the girl who doesn't do yoga. Many people who do yoga today do it for the wrong reasons. Most of them just go so they can wear the super cute outfits and stretch. Yoga to me is something more. I go to let go, I go to have a peace of mind for 90 minutes, I go to seek help from my anxieties. Yoga does a lot of good much more than just getting more likes on your photo.

Week 6

This week I did another all levels power yoga. Which again kicked my butt. Yoga at my practice is considered a healing practice because it heals you from within. At Grace and Glory they are very much into the healing aspect of yoga. If you ask anyone what they consider "yoga" they'll say a healing exercise. When I was in pain in my lower back a few years ago my doctor suggested to go to yoga class a few times to help with the pain. I just looked at him and thought well wouldn't that make me feel even more pain? I never followed up on his suggestion. Knowing what I know about yoga know I probably would of started a while back.
After practicing for yoga for a few weeks now I see why people go and practice for healing. Every class after I feel energized, healthier, and have a better out look on life. I feel like I can conquer anything in my way. I feel like my body is slowly changing. I feel more flexible than ever, I feel like I may have lost inches around my waist (although the scale doesn't agree). After this semester I am going to stick with yoga because it helps me mentally and physically.