Ubuciko Bokuthatha i-Yoga Selfie
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Isikhathi eside manje, ama-"selfies" e-yoga abangele ukuxokozela emphakathini we-yoga, kanye nakamuva New York Times ngibachaza, inkinga isibuyile.
Imvamisa ngizwa abantu bebuza, "Ingabe i-yoga akuyona eyokuzicabangela wena nokungena ngaphakathi? Kungani konke lokhu kugxila entweni ethile engokomzimba ne-pose-centric? Ingabe ama-selfies awasona isibhebhe? Lokho kuhambelana kanjani ne-yoga?"
Ngingumthandi omkhulu we-Instagram, kepha ngingasho ukuthi amaphesenti angaphansi kwamaphesenti amathathu ezithombe zami angama-selfies. Kodwa-ke, bengifisa ukwazi okwengeziwe ngokuthi kungani abanye abantu bebonakala bechitha sonke isikhathi sabo bethatha izithombe zabo ezinkundleni zokuxhumana, ngakho-ke nginqume ukuya emithonjeni futhi ngaya kwabanye babangani bami abahle be-yogi abathumela ama-yoga selfies nsuku zonke.
Ngithole ukuthi komunye wabangani bami, wangena kanjalo kwi-yoga. Ukhuthazwe kakhulu yizo zonke izithombe ozishuthe yena azibone ku-Instagram waze waqala ukuzijwayeza ukuma ayekubona ekhaya. (Lokhu hhayi wonke umuntu. Sicela ungalokothi uzilimaze ukuze uthole isithombe-ngakho-ke akufanele!) Abanye abantu babamba iqhaza kwinselelo ye-"yoga pose usuku", futhi umphakathi omkhulu wokubasekela.
Kungakhathalekile ukuthi kungani ufuna ukuthumela izithombe ozishuthe zona, kuneziqondiso ezimbalwa zokuzenza zibukeke zizinhle. Landela lawa mathiphu alula wesithombe ozishuthe sona esihle kakhulu, futhi maduze nje uzothola ukuthandwa okungaphezi.
1. Khetha ukuma okulungile. Imvamisa izimo ezinzima kakhulu yizimo abantu abangazithanda kakhulu, ngoba ziyakhuthaza.
2. Gxila endaweni, indawo, indawo. Izithombe ozishuthe zona ezindaweni ezimangalisayo zihamba phambili (isithombe sami ozishuthe sona ngenhla sithathwe e-El Salvador). Uma ungemuhle ndawana thize noma ungaphandle, zama ukwenza isiqiniseko sokuthi ingemuva lakho lihlanzekile futhi usula noma yikuphi ukufuhluza.
3. Gqoka kahle kakhulu. Yebo, lokhu kuzwakala kungajulile, kepha ikhabethe lakho libalulekile. Kuma-yoga wedwa, kubalulekile ukuthi abantu bakwazi ukubona ifomu lakho. Gqoka izingubo ezifakwe kahle ezivumela abantu ukuthi babone okwenzayo. Ngokuvamile i-yogi eshaya ukuma ngesudi yokubhukuda izozuza ukuthandwa okuningi kuneyogi ejuluke isikhwama. Sesikushilo lokho, uma ugqoke izingubo zokushushuluza phezulu kwe-Swiss alp, ingubo yakho izoba nengqondo.
4. Hlela. Nakuba abanye abantu benayo, akubona bonke abane-tripod yekhamera yabo. Nokho ungasetha ifoni noma ikhamera yakho kusibali sikhathi bese usibeka kumabhulokhi, ifenisha, noma amadwala ukuze uthole indawo oyibonayo oyifunayo. Ngokuvamile, ukudubula kusuka ngezansi kwenza isithombe (nomuntu okuso) sibonakale sinamandla ngokwengeziwe. Ngenye indlela, ngaphandle kwegama, ungaba nomngane okuthatha isithombe (abantu abaningi bakwenza lokhu).
5. Ungaduduli ngamandla. Ungazilimazi ukuze ungene esimeni lapho umzimba wakho ungakulungele. Yiba lapho ukhona namuhla. Ngokuzayo lapho uzama ukuma okufanayo ngesithombe ozishuthe sona se-yoga, uzobona ukuthi ufike kude kangakanani!
6. Zithokozise. Kulula ukukhohlwa uma unekhamera kuwe, kepha le yingxenye ebaluleke kakhulu. Khumbula: Nguwe nje owenza i-yoga yakho, futhi kungenzeka ukuthi wabelana ngayo nawo wonke umuntu. Ikhamera ifundeka lapho ujabulile futhi uzethembile-futhi lokho kuzokwenza i-selfie isabeke ngokwengeziwe.
Ngakho hamba! Thatha izithombe ozishuthe zona, ujabule, futhi wabelane ngazo nathi ku-Instagram noma ku-Twitter nge-hashtag ethi #SHAPEstagram. Ngikufisela inhlanhla! Uthole lokhu, ntombazane.