Yoga: Just slow down

The middle of the week is just the best time for giving yourself a little break. However, if you don’t want to spend your free time sitting in front of TV and eating Chinese you should definitely try one of the yoga classes on Wednesday. Although it’s quite slow, it’s still a great workout, and you would be surprised how difficult some of the poses are.

The class began with a practice on how to sit 'properly'. You have to be very conscious of every single muscle in your body the whole time while you exercise, otherwise you may hurt yourself. After that we did some ‘light’ jumping to warm up, which in our unskilled interpretation sounded more like stampeding herd of elephants.


Then the real stretching started. Even though yoga poses may look easy they are far from it, especially if you have to hold the position for a longer period of time. When you don’t have the right technique you just end up shaking like jelly and falling down. But there is much more behind yoga than just stretching. It’s about using your muscles and learning the technique in order to maintain posture. According to the teachings of yoga, if you manage to find a balance in your body you find it in your mind as well.

We spent the final minutes of the session layed on the ground practicing breathing techniques. What a way to relax and forget about the worries of modern life! Much healthier than than sitting in front of the tele I must admit!