In today’s class, I began the class by asking myself this question. What does yoga mean to me?
Here are the thoughts that float into my head as I silently ask myself as I stood at the front of my yoga mat with my eyes closed :
connection
body, mind and breath
integration
calm
listening to my body
connected to my body
my breath
flow of breath in body
Next few phrases are my thoughts now as I typed this post :
freedom to express
awareness of your body
awareness of your mind
awareness of your breath
be present
healing
strength building
flexibility
detoxification
Seems like every class I go to, just before the class starts, I asked myself this question and different words seem to appear in my mind…
What about you? What do you think of when you ask yourself this question?
November 9th, 2008 at 6:33 pm
For me, yoga is about relaxing our muscle and meditation. ^^
November 10th, 2008 at 1:35 am
Everytime I yoga, I feel my body and mind are so connected, it feels like I’m the only one in the world, quiet, peace and bliss…
November 12th, 2008 at 3:29 am
At first, I was skeptic about my level of connection with yoga. But now I really believe in its power to detoxify, calm and center oneself. I feel such a deep level of relaxation, I’m really happy with the results.
November 12th, 2008 at 6:26 am
Hi everyone, thanks for sharing your thoughts about yoga. There is no right or wrong definition of yoga – only what you feel about yoga is the true definition of yoga for you.
I just realized another important meaning of yoga for me :
Yoga is about loving yourself, your body, mind and soul!
If I don’t love myself, would I even bother about going to yoga?