Overall, I enjoyed practicing yoga in class as well as in my week long challenge. I found the breathing exercises to be beneficial in relaxing me. I feel that I will continue to use the breathing techniques that we were taught in my every day life to help calm me. I also, really enjoyed the sun salutations and twists that I practiced. I found that the twists relieved tension in my back and reduced stress. I want to continue to practice yoga in the future. I will try to use yoga as my stretches before I work out. This way, I can incorporate sun salutations and twists into my every day routine.
Monday, March 4, 2013
The Calming Power of Sun Salutations
One of our yoga challenges included completing two sun salutations every day for one week. On the first day that I started this challenge I noticed that the yoga exercises calmed me and made me feel less stressed. On day two, I completed the sun salutations in the evening before I went to sleep. I found it to be a calming way to end the day. Some of my muscles were also sore. On day three, I chose to complete the sun salutations in the morning. I found it relaxed me, put me in a good mood and gave me some energy for the rest of the day. On day four I chose to do the sun salutations at night. I found this gave me time to reflect on my day. I missed the challenge on day 5 and did not complete the challenge exercises. I did however realize that yoga helped me sleep better when I did the sun salutations in the evening. On the last day of my challenge (day 6), I did the exercises in the evening. It gave me a chance to unwind and focus on my breathing and thoughts after a long stressful day.
Overall, I enjoyed practicing yoga in class as well as in my week long challenge. I found the breathing exercises to be beneficial in relaxing me. I feel that I will continue to use the breathing techniques that we were taught in my every day life to help calm me. I also, really enjoyed the sun salutations and twists that I practiced. I found that the twists relieved tension in my back and reduced stress. I want to continue to practice yoga in the future. I will try to use yoga as my stretches before I work out. This way, I can incorporate sun salutations and twists into my every day routine.
Overall, I enjoyed practicing yoga in class as well as in my week long challenge. I found the breathing exercises to be beneficial in relaxing me. I feel that I will continue to use the breathing techniques that we were taught in my every day life to help calm me. I also, really enjoyed the sun salutations and twists that I practiced. I found that the twists relieved tension in my back and reduced stress. I want to continue to practice yoga in the future. I will try to use yoga as my stretches before I work out. This way, I can incorporate sun salutations and twists into my every day routine.
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I agree. I practice them in the am, the pm, and before and after I work out. They are such comprehensive stretches that I am nearly never sore after a work out, and the calming sensation helps me to enjoy the benefits of my exercise more, too.
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