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Yoga Week 7

This week I did a vinyasa yoga class. The class was from a youtube channel called Floating Yoga School. It was about an hour long and there were many students in the class to look at for example. This class was very enjoyable because there were a lot of poses I have already learned. I also enjoyed how there were headstands involved because I attempted it and I was actually able to hold it for a little bit of time. The practice was challenging because it was so long and we had to hold the poses for a good amount of time, but it was also very enjoyable.

Yoga was very traditional at first when it started in the east. It was a part of life that enlightened and raised you to a higher level. As it came to the west it became a counter-culture practice because it started breaking traditional yoga. After more time passed it became pop culture. Yoga is now more of a trend middle-class women attend. It is not used so much for enlightenment, but for a good body and to fit in.  


Yoga in the west has been affected because people try to sell it in different ways which alter it drastically. In a film we watched in class there was a “tough” yoga class for men even though originally yoga was a dominantly male activity. In the west, more women do it than men. In general, yoga is practiced in the west to build a better body, become more fit and to be part of a trend. People also do it to destress and relax. 


LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZRvdbG54H4

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