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It has been a while since I did a post for that 100 Challenge. So, the next up is yoga. This is a little different from the first two, in that it isn't an instant "this makes me feel so much better!" like the other two. This one isn't about being connected to people, it is about being connected to myself.
I love yoga. Truly. I started it as a way of losing weight, but it became much more than that. I'm not advanced by any means, and really am more of a beginner than anything but even the basic poses can be amazing.
It gives me time to think. I can either keep my mind empty, or I can think about whatever it is that is going on in my day. Others have said that it helps center and person, and really, it does for me. Taking those minutes entirely for myself makes a difference.
When I've had a long day, I can do some yoga to help myself relax and release tension. I especially love yoga before bed, because it helps me to sleep all that much easier.
It really wasn't until I was doing it for a few weeks and stopped that I realized the effect it was having. I was thrown off without doing at least 2-3 days of it. I was more irritable, my body did not feel as good.
Here is a video of some amazing yoga. There is another longer video, but I like this one more because it really shows amazing control over the body. That type of control is not something that many can do, and I would like to be able to do that one day. I'm years and years away, and it will require a great deal of practice and dedication, but one day I hope to achieve something similiar.
Yoga, on the sunshine, is another mood booster by the time I'm done. The wind, the birds singing, the warmth of the sun, here is such peace in it.
I love yoga. Truly. I started it as a way of losing weight, but it became much more than that. I'm not advanced by any means, and really am more of a beginner than anything but even the basic poses can be amazing.
It gives me time to think. I can either keep my mind empty, or I can think about whatever it is that is going on in my day. Others have said that it helps center and person, and really, it does for me. Taking those minutes entirely for myself makes a difference.
When I've had a long day, I can do some yoga to help myself relax and release tension. I especially love yoga before bed, because it helps me to sleep all that much easier.
It really wasn't until I was doing it for a few weeks and stopped that I realized the effect it was having. I was thrown off without doing at least 2-3 days of it. I was more irritable, my body did not feel as good.
Here is a video of some amazing yoga. There is another longer video, but I like this one more because it really shows amazing control over the body. That type of control is not something that many can do, and I would like to be able to do that one day. I'm years and years away, and it will require a great deal of practice and dedication, but one day I hope to achieve something similiar.
Yoga, on the sunshine, is another mood booster by the time I'm done. The wind, the birds singing, the warmth of the sun, here is such peace in it.
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Date: 2012-05-24 04:25 pm (UTC)From:no subject
Date: 2012-05-24 04:52 pm (UTC)From:I came across this one (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPr4g7o46DY) and it looked pretty good. This channel (http://www.youtube.com/user/lrockwood?feature=watch) has quite a few videos that explain the poses in really good detail too.