Slow movements and appreciating the flow of life through intentional time stretching and practicing yoga forms a new lifestyle.
As we continued another year in lockdown patience was tested, travel times were cut down, meetings and outings with friends were postponed with a lingering questions to those in lockdown about how we should spend our time. I have been practicing yoga in the recent two years and focused flexibility through my life as a dancer, this year allowed me the time to practice breathing while stretching each area of my body. Decreasing the tension in muscles from stress or new workouts and running and activated an appreciation for movements I do in the day and changed the rhythm of the flow of life. These slower movements required practice and openness to knowledge about each muscle, nerve and bone and their interconnectedness.
It is a strength to have body awareness and knowledge of your body requirements.
Yoga sessions consisted of ten minutes to up to two hours dependent on the time of day and what I was seeking to obtain. Intentions for yoga included, mental clarity, regenerating energy, time away from stimulating sources, gratitude or to become flexible in a particular part of the body. My end goal was to accomplish the splits and goals I set tend to be simple to allow room for mistakes and future specificity. I practiced focused flexibility on each part of my body over a year and a half and the day came where I mastered the splits. I was able to do the front splits on different surfaces however the side splits are still a work in progress. It is a positive strength to have body awareness and knowledge of your body requirements. As I practiced yoga there was a decrease in my mental health problems, improvements in my skin care and I sought to have daily meals at the same window of time each day. This routine was possible as I was burning energy and calories in daily fitness.
Although Covid-19 lockdowns and restrictions limit us on our ability to do fitness and sports at the usual public places pre-pandemic, there is an opportunity to find new and perhaps forgotten resources to keep healthy.
Written By Juliette Pierre
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