Yoga Body
As a manager in a yoga studio, I spend a good portion of my time talking to nervous first time practitioners. I’m not strong enough. I’m too out of shape. I don’t look like everyone else in their tight Lululemon pants. I’m not flexible. I am afraid of making a fool of myself. To all of these people, I say the same thing: “If you can move and breathe at the same time, you can practice yoga here.” The style of yoga we teach is Astanga-based so it’s full of vinyasas and tends to be on the rigorous side and, yes, there will be things that beginners might not be able to do in their first (through twentieth) class. Same goes to intermediate and advanced level students. But that’s not the point of yoga — doing that arm balance or coming up into headstand or mastering a Sun B isn’t what makes the practice. It’s the practice that makes it perfect. It’s the effort, the concentration, the intention. In many ways, it’s like having a good attitude instead of a bad one. So ...