Happy International Day of Yoga! June 21 has been declared the International Day of Yoga by the United Nations after the Honorable Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared in his address to the UN General Assembly: “Yoga embodies unity of mind and body; thought and action; restraint and fulfillment; harmony between man and nature; a holistic approach to health and well-being." last December 2014. I was very fortunate to get a notice a few weeks ago that there would be an International Day of Yoga event here in the Philippines. I don't usually go to events especially if it is not in the budget but I guess luck was on my side because this event is free of admission. I didn't think twice and I just said to myself that this was a once in a lifetime opportunity which I must grab! #IDayofYogaPH Not many know that I have been doing yoga for quite some time now. My first introduction to yoga was from the home workout series called P90X in 2009. The title of the workout was Yoga X and it was a 90 minute-long practice of different variations of yoga. I hated doing it because 90 minutes was a bit long for me! Fortunately, they released a 60 minute version which was more doable for me because my allotted time for working out was between 45 to 60 minutes. One of the greatest benefits that yoga gave me was minimizing my lower back pain. I am not claiming that you start doing yoga when you have lower back issues because it help minimized mine. You should still visit a doctor and have yourself checked-up. In my case, I am a firm believer that our bodies are made to move that is why I did not let myself become stagnant and I practiced yoga cautiously. I began seeing results month after month and that was when my love for yoga started. Today, my two favorite yoga teachers are Travis Eliot from Ultimate Yogi and Kassandra Reinhardt who offers free yoga classes on her YouTube channel. The International Day of Yoga PH opened my eyes to the interesting community of yoga here in the Philippines. There are lots of great yoga studios where you can join and I recommend it to those who want to start their yoga journey. Alternatively, you can also find lots of great yoga teachers online who can certainly attend to your personal preference. I would also like to thank the official photographer of the event, Vincent Duke Photography for allowing me to share their wonderful pictures. I didn't take a lot of videos and pictures because I was concentrating on being present at the moment. I hope this blog post inspired you to step onto your yoga mats and hopefully see most of you in the Yoga events in the future. Until then, stay tuned!☺ P.S. If you want to see unique and interesting captions in a photo album then click right here! |
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My name is Gelo Amurao. I created the Habit Whisperer because of my desire to help people improve themselves, by creating one good habit at a time. Archives
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