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I meet people all the time who tell me that they can’t do yoga because they’re not flexible enough. Time and time again, I say the same thing to each and every person; yoga isn’t about putting your leg over your head.
Here’s what else I say to them. If you want to: increase your strength, improve your stability, practice patience, learn to ‘let go’, reduce stress, develop awareness, reduce pain, sleep better or nurture a relationship with yourself, then you should definitely be doing yoga!
Entering a yoga class for the very first time can be very intimidating. At my very first class, I sat at the back of the room with a friend who was also new to the practice. The class was packed, and I felt my stomach doing back flips. I remember the teacher walking in and placing her mat at the front and the room going quiet. All of sudden, she started to give directions and people started to move. I followed with uneasiness. I kept looking up every few seconds to see what everyone else was doing. I was always a few seconds behind. Everyone seemed like they were breathing in unison, while every time I tried to breathe deeply, I coughed. My whole body felt tight. I especially felt self-conscious when the teacher would come up to me and make adjustments. That said, it felt within the blink of an eye that ninety minutes had passed and next thing I knew I was at a restaurant with my friend toasting each other for getting through our first yoga class.
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