I gave up yoga for a year and when I went back to yoga
in Manley Vale suddenly realised how much I had missed it. I had to give
up yoga for various personal reasons but now that I think about it, I should
have carried on. Yoga balances me. It is just an hour and a half a few times a
week and it is the most valuable hour and a half that I spend. Yoga is the kind
of exercise that feels gentle and soothing and yet, really keeps you strong and
supple. Yoga is not just about the physical body though, and I think that is
why I missed it so much. It is an incredibly mindful practice. When you do
yoga, and they call it a practice, you only think about the yoga. You concentre
on your breath and your body and everything else, and all your worries and
thoughts drift away. It is always a centred time, a time that is just for you.
Stick with it
Anyone will tell you that with any kind of exercise
including yoga lessons, stick with it. Always give something a chance.
Sign up for a month and tell yourself that no matter what, you are going to
stick with it for a month. You will either really enjoy what you are doing or
perhaps you will realise it is not for you. I know that I have been to ordinary
gyms, done pilates, tried my hand at boxing, joined a walking group, and tried
running but I always, came back to yoga. It is the one exercise that I love and
it never feels like exercise, but rather a workout for the mind and the body.
I do yoga at Yoga in Manley Vale but suggest
you try yoga wherever you are, with good and convenient classes.
