Zach's Yoga Blog

         This week I participated in a yoga class via Zoom, but due to being sick I did not take part in the movements but instead just watched the class. I was annoyed that I wasn't feeling well enough to participate in the class fully and follow along with the instructor. I enjoy having these weekly yoga sessions because they ease my mind and relax my body. I feel that not being able to take part in the yoga made my head extra foggy this week besides from being sick.           Yoga is definitely used as meditation in my yoga space. Meditation is practiced by when I hold my stretches for long periods of time and I am able to clear my mind. When I perform yoga I feel that I am able to clear my mind and focus solely on my yoga postures. When practicing yoga I am able to leave everything that I was originally thinking about behind. Yoga is the only time I am truly able to meditate.          When I perform a posture I clear my mind of everything I was thinking about before. Meditation

         This week I participated in my yoga class via Zoom. As the weeks go by I keep finding my yoga classes becoming more fun and easy to do. I feel that my range of motion and flexibility has increased greatly. My mental clarity has increased as well. I feel less stressed throughout the week as compared to where I was a couple months ago before starting yoga.          In my practice space yoga is defined as a relaxing and stress relieving ritual. It is a ritual that when being done is the only thing that matters and anything that was important before is no longer a thought. The kinds of connections that are made to this definition and my group practice is that they both focus on keeping the mind clear and thinking only of the stretches and postures being done. Both are meant to relax the body and mind thus making oneself better. Both practices make me feel relaxed and stress-free.          There definitely are connections made outside of the context of the practice space. In my eve

         This week I participated in a yoga class via Zoom. The class was focused on Sivananda Yoga. The postures that we practiced seemed to relax my body and it was not too difficult. I enjoyed this yoga session over previous ones I have taken part in. This class moved at a casual pace and was not too fast. The postures were easier for me to do rather than some past sessions where the postures were difficult for my body to hold.           What I have observed about yoga that firmly establishes it as "pop culture" is that every one young and old can do it. It is popular among the culture, therefore it establishes it as "pop culture". It is a form of practice that is done all around the world from country to country. The history behind yoga and how it was brought from India to the United States and how quickly it became a part of the culture here is proof of how yoga is "pop culture". I've also observed that it has become a part of every day life and h