Thursday, August 13, 2009

Why yoga ?!

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i am so proud of myself , the graceful and steady mind led me to
complete these 2 poses Eka Pada Galavasana ( one leg crane pose )
Baddha Parivritta Ardha Chandrasana ( Bound and Revolved Half Moon )
The teacher always asked us after class " why yoga ? " ...
In the beginner stage , i will properly answer " to lose weight " ...
and yes , i found that this is the reason why i start practice .
However ... the perspective changed ever since the first class .
i am glad that i met a good teacher who said to me on the very
first day that " YOGA IS NOT FOR WEIGHT LOSING !
That's something to do in fitness centre not your yoga mat " .
Everytime when i try to be lazy student , teacher will push me harder .
Everytime when i given a pinched face for some crazy poses , teacher
always said " TRY ! " .

Throughout the year of practicing i've learned " trust myself and keeping
an open mind on everything new . " ... in between ...of course i also want
to give up , i also have puzzling and struggling period ...

The reason keep asking myself back to the mat is the space and a
very private moment to concentrate only on one thing , one point .
The private moment which only have me and myself .
i feel light and free ...

Om shanti .

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Yoga for weight loss??? I've never thought of anything like that...is it effective?

ericajane said...

Yes , there are so many yoga centers using this gimmick to promote themselves .
IN fact , yoga CANNOT help to lose weight .