Kyles blog

 For my second yoga session, I decided to stick with an online guided session after seeing how well it worked in my last experience. I switched up the teacher to try and expose myself to different techniques and was surprised to see how large of a following the teacher had on social media. The yoga I was following was a sunrise yoga meant to be done early in the morning to help you prepare for the rest of the day. The instructor, Adriene, walked the audience through the 15 minute session and I truly felt more attentive afterwards. The session began somewhat simple with a focus on soft, easy, movements making sure to control and steady our breathing. We began to do some general fold stretches to help us loosen up for some of the positions we’ll be doing later on. From there, we moved to the floor and focused on pressing or pelvic bone and the tops of our feet down to the earth to feel more grounded. I found it a little strenuous on my shoulders so I modified to a baby cobra to still...

To begin my yoga journey, I followed a guided session meant for beginners. The instructor is seated on the floor on a yoga mat in a medium sized room enshrouded in neutral colors. In the video the instructor is alone in the studio and I decided to also do the yoga in a quiet, secluded room. I used a yoga mat and a medium sized pillow for support and began the class. The instructor begins with her qualifications (personal training, pilates, yoga certification) and explains how the yoga we will do is going to be light/gentle and at whatever flow we feel is optimal. We begin sitting with our legs crossed and controlling our breathing with a focus on centering our aura. The instructor discusses setting goals for the yoga as well as explains about mantras and how they can help to stay centered/focused throughout the yoga. I decided to make my mantra simply “relax”.  When we begin the actual yoga, I find the instructors voice to be both very soothing yet informative and comforting. She o...