Yoga is one of those amazing practicesthat truly makes so many parts of our lives better. It’s amoving meditationwe know is “good for us” but so many of us cannot commit to. I’ve heard every complaint in the book, and many I’ve felt myself — from I get bored in yoga, to it’s harder than I thought, to I’m not flexible, yoga isn’t for me (or my gender, or my body type) to it’s too spiritual, to it’s not spiritual enough to disliking the class attendees, to disliking the music, the studio, etc. — and the list goes on.
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我认为瑜伽最基本的是呼吸。如果您可以呼吸，那么您正在做瑜伽。
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这些都是瑜伽课可能不适合您的正当理由，但是让我们淘汰为什么这些可能发生的原因。我在2014年开始与Trillyoga开头的工作是打破瑜伽中的污名和刻板印象，并表明这是一种治愈，变革性的实践，对每个人都可以像他们一样可行，以及他们喜欢。我认为瑜伽最基本的是呼吸。如果您可以呼吸，那么您正在做瑜伽。
IT GOES BEYOND THE PHYSICAL
Often yoga is seen as a privileged Westernized practice for the flexible, but true yoga is a way to get back to our most authentic self. It consists of many different qualities for living — past just asana (the poses you see) or pranayama (the breathing techniques used in practice). Yoga teaches us to be in the present moment.
I understand why this practice can feel off-putting. Yoga has become an all too often homogeneous space that veers heavily from traditional teachings and such images are perpetrated by the media. It can also feel wholly unfamiliar with poses, positions and ways of being present we have not experienced before and a range of personalities populating the space.
READ MORE:7 Ways to Practice Mindfulness That Aren’t Meditation
WAYS TO EASE INTO A PRACTICE
This is all to say, yoga might not be your thing and it’s OK. I’m a huge believer in making wellness and the practices or activities you engage in your own. I also don’t think we should force ourselves to do things that simply make us unhappy.
However, I would say, give yoga a chance.
It might take trying different studios or styles, but yoga is a practice where we live our way into the answers. Keep showing up. Working through the day’s class can be hard; explore what frustrations come up. Oftentimes, what we experience on the mat is a mirror for what we experience in our lives outside of yoga.
THE BOTTOM LINE
Yoga and other forms of mindful movement support a host of health benefits including stress reduction, better sleep,increasing muscle tone and strength, improving flexibility and mobility, improving our breath quality and ability to regulate our heart rate and calm ourselves through breathing. It also increases personal power and self-awareness, improves your attention and focus, can help you learn to在更有机的光中看到您的身体, and can create a more calm and balanced feeling in your life.
