Find your own yoga pose

During my 4 years of yoga practice and teaching, I would like to share some insights with you:

The biggest feeling is that I think everyone should have their own yoga pose, just as everyone has their own face and their own life. When we linger in various yoga classes, have we ever thought about finding the most suitable yoga partner for ourselves? It can be gorgeous or simple; it can be simple or complex; as long as you are special, your yoga practice should be special.

Geeta Iyengar (Indian yoga master, his classics include "Light of Yoga","Shining Life", etc.) said: Yoga has a beginning, but it will not end. Just as our lives continue to start from the original point and return to the original point, but the journey is a journey that only you can experience, starting with the end again and again. The same is true for yoga practice. Before you find yourself, everything is the beginning.

Different yoga schools have many different methods to practice yoga poses. In the same pose, some emphasize relaxation, some emphasize tightening; some emphasize breathing, some emphasize consciousness; some emphasize strict practice sequences, some emphasize adapting to the individual's physical and mental state; some emphasize continuity and smoothness, some emphasize long-term maintenance; Some emphasize the external precision of asanas, some just emphasize the internal energy of asanas, and so on. It is precisely because there are so many yoga schools that everyone can find the right yoga for them.

If we carefully examine the common poses, there are no more than the following types: standing pose, forward flexion pose, backward extension pose, lateral flexion pose, twist pose, inverted three-dimensional pose, etc. Although each genre has its own requirements for asana practice, mastering some basic knowledge of asana can help us better adjust or select appropriate asana practice methods.

All asana practices should be based on the physiological structure of the body. No matter what the purpose of practicing asana is, at least, restoring body functions and maintaining body health should be the most basic prerequisite.

For example: --Standing pose

You know what? There are many people who can't stand! Look at the people who walk by us every day. How many of them can stand their spine in four physiological bends? How many people can evenly distribute their body's center of gravity among three points of gravity? How many people can walk steadily and gracefully in the neutral position of the pelvis? Upright is a posture that only humans have, and many of our health problems actually stem from incorrect upright postures. In this sense, all body movements or movements should start from the correct "standing" or "upright" position. The practice of yoga poses is no exception.

Standing poses can also be called upward stretching poses, because the ultimate purpose of these poses is to find the possibility of infinite stretching based on stability of strength. Just like our hearts, there is also a possible space for infinite stretching. From a physiological perspective, Cloverleaf is undoubtedly the best practice for muscle strength. We can find infinite practice points from every yoga teacher, but we always have to start with your feet and legs. You cannot let someone who cannot yet stand or walk learn to run. Then it will be your core muscles, back, arms, shoulders and neck, and finally, it will reach your head-to be precise, Cloverleaf always comes down to your thoughts or consciousness. Whether it's the Mountain Style series, the Warrior series, the Triangle series, or the most difficult balance series, you will find that in the end, it's not just your body, but also those other than your body that can control them. Straighten your bones, tighten, tighten, tighten again. This is the most common command we have heard about standing poses, but the question of straightening and tightening still requires our practice day after day. Understand. (Internship Editor: Wu Jinyu)