Yoga with Gabriella

Before coming into this class, I never really knew the affect yoga could have on someone and the way it affects the body. After learning about the history of it and how each culture looks at yoga differently it has broadened my eyes that yoga actually has a positive affect on people. Some people have think let me just do it because I see famous people doing it. They try to jump on the bandwagon of the newest trend as we saw in certain movies that we watched in class over the semester.   Like many beginner yoga students, it took at least a couple weeks of classes before I stopped looking around to see if I looked like everyone else while doing the poses. I wondered how ridiculous I looked in various poses, thinking for sure that when the instructor suggested a modification, it was meant for me alone. Following the breathing cues felt like trying to write with my left hand, and after five minutes in “Savasana,” I was convinced we were left in the dark to fend for ourselves. it wasn...

 In think in the west when they say cultural appropriation  they show it is a cultural thing and each  culture sees it differently.  Yoga  stems from the Vedas - the Indian holy texts that were composed from around 1900 BC. Besides  yoga , three major  religions  came from those texts - Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism. I think it is depending on different cultures it could be considered a religion.  As a spiritual and physical practice, yoga is a positive and comprehensive approach to holistic health through the integration of body, mind, and spirit; as such, it is a valuable instrument to promote one’s spiritual well-being. Yoga aids all who practice religion, regardless of their persuasion, by balancing the nervous system and stilling the mind through its various exercises . I think it is considered a religion in some cultures and they way they see yoga and how they complete it. 

I feel like breathing is the most important part of yoga. If you do not focus on breathing then there you will not be able to feel connected with the whole experience of doing yoga. Yoga is all about relaxing yourself and the body and that all starts with the breathing. The way you breath can help with the process and the way you feel the yoga working inside the body.  Breathing  deeply in  yoga  can actually  help  you avoid injury. Deep  breathing  can also allow us to experience our true essence. The flow that the steady in and out action of  breathing  creates stimulates a transformation in the body and mind, purifying and cleansing them so that our true mind and body. Yoga is all about breathing and how you should inhale and exhale at specific times when doing a pose in pranyama. It is taught by the instructor on when do take a deep breath in and when to really exhale and feel the air leave your body. Taking breathes while d...