Sometimes, people do not dare to come to yoga class, because it seems that the body is not that fit or there is not enough flexibility to perform all those postures we have seen on the pictures. You have definitely seen yogis who are so light they could stand on their fingers feet up high or postures where you can`t distinguish where are the legs, head or hands. The perception of yoga is different- some think that yoga is all about bending, breathing and sitting, no physical effort has been made. It makes no sense to compare yourself with others, because every body and mind has their time to change. Some things come easily, some don`t. My body hasn`t been always the same: there has been larger and smaller versions of me. I`ve always loved exercising and moving my body, but on the same time I love cooking and eating. So in 2012, I was a quite curvy lady! But it didn`t bother me at all, I had clothes to wear and life was good in every way. I loved myself and others loved me. So it was pretty strange when an acquaintance marked in other day that I`ve become beautiful lately. In my opinion I`ve always been beautiful… Although I was happy with my shape, my health wasn`t that good. I had terrible migraines for years and sometimes I was lying in my bed for days and it didn`t get better. My doctor said that I should take pills every day till the end of my life! It was a shock, so I decided to find out alternatives and changed my diet. I was diagnosed lactose intolerance and advised not to eat so much gluten. I was still cooking a lot, but started to invent new non gluten, non diary recipes, because I still wanted to enjoy my food! I lost some weight, but on intense times I still had migraines, so I started doing yoga. The most important thing in yoga is to start where you are, with what you have. Although I was a bit thinner, I was weak and not really flexible. I've been noticing how my body changed during the time, it become more flexible and stronger. Yoga isn`t secret cure that makes you immediately small and slim. I have an experience of training really hard and eating healthy, but nothing changed. I even gained some weight, because of my stress level was pretty high and when there are no results it gets higher and higher! Yoga is a practice that operates on both levels- physical and mental, so it will surely help you achieve better shape. Yoga teaches to listen to your body and diminishes stress level, that is crucial in losing weight, if this is your main goal. It makes you sweat and engages your whole body and mind. Yoga helps to raise happiness level and happy people are beautiful people, even in round shape. I have seen how yoga makes people sparkle, they become happier and healthier. Even yoga clothes start to take happy colors! Vahel ei julge inimesed joogatundi tulla,
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