Does anyone practice yoga?

I’ve tried sporadically over the years to do so, but have not succeeded in making it a habit. Maybe this time around...?

Yes. Yoga is a great exercise to strengthen the body and to quiet the mind. I, personally, have a lot of negative thoughts in my head when I exercise but yoga quiets those thoughts and replaces them with thoughts of gratitude and self-worth.

I do a few yoga poses but I’m totally dedicated to it. I’d like to practice it more though but in a group setting instead of on my own. As of right now I have these set of cards that show you how to breathe, stretches and of course the yoga poses.

I practice yoga alternating with Pilates about 5 days/week, except when I am working out of town. I am studying to become a yoga instructor.

Not really. It’s hard to learn on you own and I’ve really not wanting to pay for classes. I did do PiYo back at sVSU and I miss that a lot but the videos are REALLY expensive and Mandy really made that class. Her motivation And personalization really helped

I start a new session tomorrow! I find it to be extremely beneficial for stress reduction. However, I typically engage in a more rigorous workout in addition to yoga a few times a week. I’m trying to develop a better practice of meditation and yoga is very helpful.

Yes I do. Not as regularly as I should. Mostly when I feel stressed or my muscles ache. I used to do it twice a day. Then you feel a real difference.

I mean if they want to they can. The only thing is is that yoga is relatively easy and if you practice you aren’t really practicing and you and more just doing yoga.

Yes! I love yoga. It’s very calming and the stretching has kept daily aches and pains from the office at bay. Also I have notoriously bad ankles and the balence poses have really helped increase the strength and stability of them to the point where I can now run a fair distance multiple times a week without ankle pain or needing my braces. It’s also helped my all over strength the difference is subtle and strength progress is much slower than would be seen with other exercise but it is there I’m able to hold planks longer, I can almost hold my chateranga now and I definitely have seen a little more definition in my legs. Every teacher is a little bit different and I take away something different from each one. My most recent thing is keeping the smile of my chest open - I was told that by an instructor a couple weeks ago and I think about it a lot. It’s done wonders for my posture particularly while I’m moving which in turn has helped with office aches and pains. Honestly I can’t recommend a regular yoga practice enough.

I absolute love to start the day with Yoga. I would recommend finding Yogawithadriene on line. There are dozens of free videos that are easy to follow and it feels like you are part of a community.