***Mocha Yoga Chick***

***Mocha Yoga Chick***

Welcome to Mocha Yoga

As I enter into a new season of my yoga practice, it is also my goal to connect with other black women who are interested in practicing. So I started this weblog and online community for black women who are interested in practicing yoga (even if you are a beginner) and looking to connect with other black women who desire the same. Here you will find general information on asana (yoga poses), pranayama (breathing and meditation) and yoga living. We will also have the opportunity to discuss health, diet, relationship and spiritual issues that affect Black women. Glad to meet you on my Journey. Please introduce yourself if you plan to stay a while. Feel free to comment as well. Namaste Tanisha Renee

Thursday, January 18, 2007

Revelation of a Tree Pose a Lesson on Living in Balance

I am so excited. I a short reflective piece a long time ago about my experience with the tree pose and Isabella -Online Magazine for Women just published it. Anyone who knows me knows that I am so uncordinated, which made this pose more than challenging. For the most part, everytime the video would get to the standing balance poses like the tree I would just go into child pose and wait for the next pose. I had siked myself into believing that I couldn't do it and that I really didn't need to since I was pretty good as most other poses.

But one day, the teacher said something...the same something she had said all the other times I did this series...I guess I was just in a position to hear that day...anyway...she said something that changed the way I saw this pose and the issue of balance in our everyday lives.

Here is that piece:
Revelation of a Tree Pose - A Lesson on Living in Balance

Let us know what you think? Does this change how you view balance in your own life?

Namaste

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Yoga for women balances mental, verbal and physical activities. Natural contemplation flows out the attainment in discipline and contentment.