As stated in my first post, the idea of taking up yoga for my personal project derives from my goal of achieving greater mental and physical health. In that specific post, I examined the benefits of practicing yoga, which include, stress relief, increased body awareness and a calm, centered nervous system. My intention was to set aside time at least once a week to practice yoga.  Excitingly enough, I have been able to set aside time to practice yoga about three times since I originally began my journey.

Unfortunately, it does not work into my schedule to attend yoga classes offered at the school so I turned to the great and resourceful internet to help me find another way to practice yoga. With my research, I found an app titled “Yoga Studio”. This app allows me to chose my routines based on ability and physical need as well. With this app, I have been able to gain experience in the field of yoga with beginner classes and have been able to practice specific poses that aid in my physical recovery from soccer. So far, it has proved to be extremely helpful in helping me destress after a long day and has ultimately allowed me to go to bed calm and relaxed. Interestingly enough, the time I practiced yoga before bed, I woke up feeling more refreshed and awake than I normally do.

The experience that I have had with yoga this past week has been a very positive one and I am enthusiastic about the long term benefits I will receive from this practice.