![]() I’m grateful for the option to “yoga it up” anytime.Īs I get a little older and I have normal aches and pains and endure the stressors of life, I want to practice more yoga, not less. I can be in my car, traveling, or standing in the kitchen cooking. At this point in my life, I know enough yoga poses to be able to do them without being in a class. I can’t always get to a spa for a relaxation day, but I can pop on a YouTube video and do yoga anytime. There are also certain muscles in the neck and shoulders that can trigger migraines, so having those relaxed seemed to also help me. I took some time to learn about the connection between stress and migraine, and how much of yoga is about focusing on breathing and being calm. I was overjoyed when I began seeing yoga sessions tailored to people with migraine. So far, it has never made it worse - only better or gone altogether. I look forward to evenings when I can do some yoga to calm my mind after a stressful day.Īt times it has lessened my symptoms, and at other times it has helped my migraine completely go away. I’ll do a few minutes of calm yoga in the morning if I wake up with the early signs of a migraine. Once I got over these barriers, I was able to benefit from using yoga to help ease my migraine symptoms. I’ve come to appreciate the art of slowing down, which yoga has helped me with each time. The more I’ve done yoga, the more I’d replace “boring” with “calming.” I’m so grateful for how yoga has taught me how to improve my breathing and posture and how simple movements can release stress in my body. Did I ever stumble a bit on some poses? Sure, I did, but I got back up. I used to look at people doing yoga poses on TV and thought, “Surely, I will fall over with a loud thud!” I was pleased to learn that the instructors (and some students) are often very happy to help you. I incorporate yoga for the poses, the calming moments, and the breath work. However, in my classes at the local super gym, I haven’t experienced anything that has been contrary to my faith. ![]() My understanding is that some people use it as a form of worship in some religions. Yoga is practiced by many in the Hindu faith and has its origins in India. I thought I might be too curvy for some of the svelte poses I saw on TV. I am not super skinny (anymore) and I’ve seen people who some would consider overweight do amazingly well with the various poses. Based on my understanding, some forms of yoga can help with weight loss, but you don’t need to be super skinny to do it. I have seen an increase in programs that expose various cultures to yoga and its benefits. At the time, I didn’t know a lot of Black people who did yoga either. I was shocked when I started attending various classes around my city at the diversity of the students. ![]() Barrier 1: Yoga is only for hippies or “new-age types.” I’ve seen folks from all backgrounds and walks of life in my yoga classes - from large construction workers to people over the age of 80.I’ve been told I have a vivid imagination, so once I have my mind set on a thing it takes a lot to change it. I think I had some hang-ups that kept me from giving it a sincere try.īefore I could truly give yoga a try, I had some hurdles to conquer. I didn’t even have a yoga mat or cute yoga pants, so I already felt behind. I went to my very first yoga class as an adult when a friend from my magazine job invited me to join her. I was more of a hip-hop and belly dance kind of workout girl. I didn’t know much about it other than it seemed mystic and like a bunch of serious people sitting on mats. I was raised in a very traditional Christian background where yoga was often considered to blend over into beliefs not aligned with my own.
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