Yoga with Gabriella

Yoga has become extremely  popular in the culture. First it started in traditional cultures to counter culture and now pop culture. We see so many celebrities doing yoga and trying to stay fit. It has turned into this phenom that everyone is seeing that yoga can help with the mind and body. Each culture sees yoga differently, the west could see it one way while we would see it a different way. In Sivananda yoga we see that everyone has their own way of teaching it and way they do yoga. I feel like pop culture has put a different view on yoga and the way it can affect the body. Celebrity's go to all these classes and have changed the way we see yoga. They have starred in movies trying to promote the way yoga feels. In today's society we have seen that yoga has changed. In this yoga there is more breaks after the poses which could get boring after a while. I like it when we move non stop and don't have so much of a rest time. Everyone sees yoga differently in today's soci...

After going to yoga every week this semester since starting class I have felt completely different about life and the way I see things. I would say that yoga is seen as a healing practice because of the way it makes you think about life. After walking out of class my body has felt completely different and I have felt healing in the body. I did not know that I would be able some of the certain stretches and poses and my body felt like it was healed after doing them. I did not know yoga could have such a big impact on someones body. I feel like the practice space as well brings a healing vibe, it is usually dark in the room and everyone is just worried about themselves and not worried about the people around them. I feel like the vibe that is in the room when I have gone to yoga has only helped me in the process of going to yoga and not worrying about outside matters when I am in class. It has changed my mindset as I have gone to more classes. Even after this semester I still ...

After attending Ashtanga yoga it was completely  different than what I expected, it was very fast pace and not like the other types of yoga I have done in the past. With it being so fast I found myself losing balance and not completing the pose fully but overall I felt like this was my favorite yoga I've done. The practice space promotes a sense of community, when I do it in a studio, TRLC, or class I feel like the people around make the class more engaging. If everyone is completing the poses the best they can while others are doing better in the class because they have done yoga before. The people that have completed the poses before look more comfortable doing the poses. I feel like if the instructor is helping and wants everyone to do the poses correct feels more like a community to me, as in everyone is willing to put the same amount of work into it. I feel like if you are serious and want to leave the session feeling a different way then when you walked in you gave the class...

This was my first time doing Iyengar yoga, it was different than what I expected we held the poses for a while compared to the other yoga classes I have gone to. A  ritual  is a process that has a positive side effect that does not involve the task being completed.  Yoga  teaches us to connect with ourselves and think about the purest intentions.it is always important to check with your body, mind, emotions and spirit. Once connecting with yourself you are able to set the mood for your body and mind. During Iyengar i was able to see that the way you think about the ritual could change the nature and intensity of the practice. When you stand in the poses for a while you are able to find yourself slowly balancing better and clearing your mind of things that you were worrying about. The ritual feel change the way of nature because you begin to relax and not feel like you are in the same place. You begin to feel better about yourself and stand a little taller a...