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Yoga Expectations Vs Reality: I Started Learning Yoga And It Was Nothing Like I Imagined
I was quite ill in February 2017, and my medical doctor advised that I needed to exercise to improve my health. But I didn't know where to start or what to do, I was coughing and still had a little trouble breathing. My sister advised me to do yoga and recommended me a link to YouTube, the video was Yoga for when you are sick (Yoga with Adriene). And it was more difficult than I expected but I felt better.
I tend to have insomnia and sleep very little and it helped me with that also, so from the first day I did the yoga routine I was very into it and I was having fun with myself because I was struggling with almost every pose! I laughed a lot and had trouble breathing calmly like the video said. A lot of sweat, thinking I was going to die and stuff like that. And decided to draw the instructor pose and myself in the background, kinda like expectation vs reality. I decided to start on posting them in my Instagram account and I didn't expect that so many people had the same experience like me! I was so happy and grateful for that!
And I have to say that Yoga has changed my life in so many good ways. I feel better emotionally and healthier than ever. And the drawings will continue because I will keep on doing yoga and there are a lot of new pretzel-ly like poses I will try to do in time lol. I hope I can do them and don't die in the attempt lol.
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Runners Lunge Pose
Wide-Legged Forward Fold
with a walking stick in one hand to hold me up...this is how I pick up dog poop. Knee problems and back injury
Upward Facing Dog
Wild Thing Pose
Locust Pose
Easy Pose
Downward Dog Variation
In Bulgaria we call stiff people "trees". Being(as my friends and relatives describe me) "total tree ", I can perfectly relate to all those illustrations.
Cool! Good learning material for beginners (understandable - check). Also, looking at these, you really wanna try it and see, if you can do it (motivating - check). And the last, but not least, you actually want to be that elastic one - beautifully drawn (motivation AND nice to look at - double check). Keep it up. Both of the hobbies. :D
In Bulgaria we call stiff people "trees". Being(as my friends and relatives describe me) "total tree ", I can perfectly relate to all those illustrations.
Cool! Good learning material for beginners (understandable - check). Also, looking at these, you really wanna try it and see, if you can do it (motivating - check). And the last, but not least, you actually want to be that elastic one - beautifully drawn (motivation AND nice to look at - double check). Keep it up. Both of the hobbies. :D
