Advanced sharing: Breaking through the physical and mental obstacles of practicing yoga
Some friends who have been practicing yoga for a while often find that yoga is just like this, as if they can't break through, and feel a little discouraged. Many people often give up here or switch to other sports, but don't know. This is the time to make progress, and it's a pity to give up here. If you give up, your body will soon return to the lazy inertia of the past. However, there are also some people who have not given up practicing but have stagnated at this level and cannot feel progress. This time, I will talk about this issue.
Many people have practiced yoga in recent years, but not many people know that practicing yoga is a mental exercise. Most people regard yoga as a physical exercise, so after encountering mental obstacles to some extent, these friends will Stop and give up. What are the obstacles to the heart? It's actually our habits. We all have certain habits when using this body. Some people like exercise and some people don't. This is also one of the habits. When we first came into contact with yoga, each asana is a new attempt for the body and mind. At this time, the freshness and curiosity will help us work hard to overcome obstacles. After practicing for a while, the freshness disappears, these obstacles may only be eliminated. If some of them are eliminated, we must rely on willpower to push them. Many people give up here. It cannot be said that they have insufficient willpower, but rather that they do not know how to regulate the mind.
Sometimes you see people who have been practicing yoga for a while running to practice more difficult sects. This is a way to overcome physical and mental habits through self-challenge. Some people force themselves not to give up by paying expensive tuition fees. Some people don't have to practice her routine with peace of mind, turning practice into one of the necessary routines in life. This is the highest level. No matter which one is, you are actually trying to find an effective way to adjust your mind to overcome your laziness.
When we find a way that suits us to continue practicing yoga, we often encounter a situation where the most problematic part of our body is that we can't practice well or we can't overcome it, or we feel that the practice progress is a little stagnant. For example, some people just can't soften their hip joints, some people just can't exercise strength in their arms, etc. After practicing for so long, they naturally have some requirements on themselves, but if they want to change their body, they always can't get what they want. When encountering this situation, it is time to go deeper. At this time, the knowledge we know may no longer be of use. Therefore, we must think about the principle of unity of body and mind, feel and think during practice, and then reflect on our body. Most of the reasons why we can't practice are due to our own psychological problems. We should adjust it from life, rest, diet, emotion and personality. Because everyone is different, there is no need to ask how to adjust, but should always reflect on yourself and ask what consequences will be caused by what you do now? Are the consequences what I expected? Are there any other options or options? This is a very important lesson, which is called confession in religion. If you don't look at it from a religious perspective, this kind of lesson will change yourself internally and externally, change your temperament, and truly move towards the goal of physical and mental liberation.
You should know that both the body and mind can help each other and hinder each other, so you can't ignore psychological problems when you practice your body. If you have the same psychological obstacles, you can also help you make breakthroughs. This psychological change from the body is believed to be the deepest experience in the early stages of yoga practice. But psychological problems and levels are complex. How to overcome them? This is the reason why yoga has various exercise methods such as breathing, meditation, etc. Many people know these but cannot practice them well or cannot practice them well. In fact, it is not that they don't know how to practice them, but they don't understand how to prescribe the right medicine and don't know why. Practice, this is to rely on good knowledge to help us. Experienced people understand the benefits that each method can bring and the physical and mental changes that the process will cause, and when to practice what? How do I adjust the portion? When will I practice until? All kinds of problems are beyond our ability to explore ourselves, nor can we understand them by practicing postures every day. If you want to go deep or find a way to break through your own obstacles, you need experienced experts to give you advice. This is also what the ancients said: "Listening to your words is better than studying for three years." A person who is really attentive often understands in a sentence or two, because he is constantly thinking about this matter. Some people can't understand a few sentences, so they know that they need some time to practice, but they can still give them some direction to practice and work hard.
When one day comes when you know what you need to know, but you can't do what you need to do. That will be another difficult hurdle. (Editor in charge: Teng Yun)