As a yoga studio
owner of 6 years, yoga teacher of 12 years, and yoga practitioner of 15 years,
I have seen all walks of life come to their mat together as a class, but all
for different reasons. Some students are already in shape and lead a fairly
healthy life style and yoga is already in alignment with their vision for themselves.
Many students have never exercised a day in their life, and maybe hate to
exercise, or are even overweight. But they are willing to try yoga as a low
impact way to start to get in touch with their bodies or an attempt to improve
their health.
Then of course you have your athletes. Some come injured
looking for an outlet for healing or an alternative form of joint friendly
exercise, others come looking to cross train and up their game to the next
level with increased focus and flexibility. Many women come to yoga as a way to relieve
stress and get into shape. Many men show up because they can’t touch their
toes, had a major health scare, or pain has affected their golf game and they
are desperate to try anything.
Yoga offers something for everyone; gentle styles that focus
on breathing, meditation and mindfulness all the way to very vigorous calorie-burning
forms of power yoga that focus on strength, stamina and sweat. Some students
stick to one form based on their fitness or stress-relieving goals, but often
times, they fall in love with the practice of yoga itself and venture into
practicing multiple styles creating a balanced body, mind, and spirit. The
beauty of the science of yoga is that everyone can do it, and all yoga poses
can be modified to meet each unique body where they are today.
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