These past few weeks I have been taking time to add yoga into my daily life. I have been attending yoga classes at my gym and whenever I am not in a class, I am in the empty gym room doing workout videos and adding yoga in. I have been practicing a lot, as practice makes perfect. I have learned a lot about myself through my meditation and posture poses. I have learned that I have a drive that I never really saw before.
I learned that I have a lot of trouble with balancing poses when there is nothing around me. However, if I am at home and near a table or wall, I am able to do them much better. I need to gain confidence in my abilities so that I can begin to do them without that reassurance of catching myself if I fall.
I have also learned that I am more flexible than I thought yet have trouble with specific poses. I asked a friend who is a yogi, she told me that the poses I find more difficult are hip and heart openers. That people who have more difficulty with a certain pose, means that they need that pose the most. That it usually has to do with something bothering you mentally or fear. The emotion and stress are stored in those muscles, so you need to work on those muscles. For example, since I have trouble with hip and heart openers that may be a sign of stress in relationships.
It is interesting to see that there is a deeper meaning in yoga. Some people just view it as stretching and being flexible, but really yoga is about your mind. It is about clearing the stress, being one with you. It is the journey inward.
Namaste.
Adventures of a Wayfarer 