Abalingani be-Athleta noMfundisi Womhlaba Omdala We-Yoga Womkhankaso Wezikhangiso Zakamuva

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Ngentwasahlobo edlule, u-Athleta wethule umkhankaso wabo wePower of She, ngenhloso yokunika amandla amantombazane nabesifazane ukuze 'babone amandla abo angenamkhawulo'. Ngasikhathi sinye, baveze umugqa wabo omusha sha we-Athleta Girl, beshaya isizukulwane esilandelayo samantombazane agqoke ezemidlalo ukuze baphile impilo esebenzayo. Manje, umkhankaso oqhubekayo wabesifazane ubuyile ngesikhangiso esisha, kulokhu ucindezela umlayezo wabo wamandla wentombazane owakhayo ovela ngakolunye uhlangothi lobubanzi beminyaka. Isihlabani sesikhangiso sabo sakamuva nguTao Porchon-Lynch, usaziwayo oneminyaka engu-98 we-yoga, kanye nothisha omdala we-yoga emhlabeni. Yize etshelwe emashumini ayisishiyagalolunye edlule ukuthi 'i-yoga akuyona eyamantombazane', uPorchon-Lynch uyaphila, uyaphefumula, ubufakazi bokuma ngesandla bokuthi ukuqina ngokweqiniso akunazikhala zeminyaka emithathu ubudala.

Bheka ividiyo ekhethekile ukuzwa indaba emangalisayo kaPorchon-Lynch, bese ufunda ingxoxo engezansi ukuthola izimfihlo zakhe zempilo ende (ukusikisela: iwayini liyisifiso sakhe) nemicabango yakhe ngokuzethemba komzimba.

Lapho uthola okokuqala i-yoga: "Ngakhulela eNdiya kwathi lapho ngineminyaka eyisishiyagalombili ubudala ngathola iqembu labafana ebhishi lenza isimo esingajwayelekile ngemizimba yabo. Ngazama ukwenza konke ababekwenza futhi ngangimuhle. Kamuva, lapho ngikhombisa ubabekazi wami engangikwenza, wangitshela ukuthi kwakungewona umdlalo, kwakuyi-yoga, futhi i-yoga akuyona eyamantombazane. Lokho kwafaka okuthile kimi futhi ngangizimisele ngokuthola okwengeziwe. Umalume wami othandekayo wangifundisa ifilosofi ye-yoga imisebenzi yethu yansuku zonke. I-Yoga, ngazo zonke izinhlobo zayo, yaba isifiso sami sokuphila konke. Uma ungaba munye naMandla Aphakade, akukho-ke ongeke ukwenze."

Emikhawulweni esabekwa amantombazane namuhla: "Kuyamangaza! Ngenkathi ngisemncane futhi ngitshelwa ukuthi i-yoga ayifani neyadlala, ngaphatheka kabi kodwa ngathatha ukuma ngifundisa labo abangizungezile ukuthi amantombazane angakwazi futhi kufanele abe yingxenye ye-yoga. Manje baningi kakhulu abesifazane ababamba iqhaza futhi bafundise i-yoga kodwa lokho bekungenzeki ngaso sonke isikhathi.Ngicabanga ukuthi ngayo yonke indlela, abesifazane kuye kwadingeka ukuthi balwe ukuze benze izinto ezithile.Akucabangeki ukuthi namuhla abantu basatshela amantombazane amancane ukuthi bangaphansi noma abakwazi njengabafana.Yingakho kunjalo kuwusizo kimina ukuba yingxenye yomkhankaso we-Athleta's Power of She omayelana namandla angenamkhawulo abesifazane namantombazane uma sihlangene. Kuhle ukubona umkhiqizo wabelana ngalowo mlayezo."

Mayelana nokuvela kweyoga empilweni yakhe yonke: "I-Yoga ishintshe ngokuphawulekayo engxenyeni yokugcina yekhulunyaka kodwa izimfundiso ezilula zisafana. Ngesikhathi ngiqala ukuhlola i-yoga ngo-1926, babembalwa abantu basentshonalanga abake bezwa ngayo, ingasaphathwa eyokuthi bambalwa abesifazane ababehilelekile. Ngenkathi u-Indra Devi evula isitudiyo sakhe eHollywood ngo-1948, kwakuyisenzo esingajwayelekile, esingahloliwe.Wangikhuthaza ukuthi ngiqale ukufundisa.Ngibe nohambo olumangalisayo nge-yoga futhi bekukhetheke kakhulu ukubona umkhuba uguquka ukhule ube utho wonke umuntu angabamba iqhaza. "

Ifilosofi yakhe yokudla: Bengilokhu ngingadli imifino impilo yami yonke. Ngiyazithanda izithelo ezifana nomango no-grapefruit, nemifino efana nesipinashi ne-kale. Ngidla uhhafu wamagilebhisi cishe njalo ekuseni. Angidli kakhulu. Ngikholwa ukuthi uma udla ukukhanya, uzoba namandla athe xaxa. "(Lapha: Ukudla Okunempilo Okuqhubeka Ngokuphila Kwakho)

Ekuchazeni kabusha izinkolelo-ze zokuthi kusho ukuthini ukuba ngu-98: "Ngicabanga ukuthi kubalulekile ukuba nguwe. Angikaze ngizame ukuba ummeleli wendlela i-yoga noma umuntu oneminyaka engu-98 ubudala okufanele abukeke ngayo ngoba angikholelwa ukuthi kukhona ubunikazi bayo. Kimina, okubaluleke kakhulu ukusabalalisa igama lokuthi noma ngabe uneminyaka emingaki, ungenza noma yini efiswa yinhliziyo yakho. Ayikho into efana nokuba mdala kakhulu. Ngikholwa ukuthi uma uphila impilo egxile kokunye, izinhloso zakho ziba ngokoqobo. I-Yoga ingumkhuba ohlukile futhi kungahle kungabi okwabo bonke abantu, kepha ukuzama izinto ezintsha kuyikho impilo. "

Imfihlo yamandla akhe nempilo ende: "Ngaphandle kwe-yoga, ngiyakuthanda ukusebenza ngangokunokwenzeka. Ngiyadansa nge-ballroom lapho ngingafundisi i-yoga. Kuyathokozisa futhi kuyashesha. Ngiyalithanda futhi iwayini futhi ngisahola ukunambitheka njengomunye wabasunguli nephini likamongameli weAmerican Wine Society.Umndeni wami wawunesivini eRhone Valley eFrance ngakho iwayini lisegazini lami futhi ngijabulela itiye elithile njengepermermint nojinja. kanye nengqondo yami, yamandla ami nenjabulo. Okufaka engqondweni yakho kuyenzeka, futhi angikufaki ukuguga nokubola emqondweni wami. Ngihlala ngibheka okuhle nokuzidela kwami ​​okulandelayo. " (Futhi, ngokwesayensi, iminyaka yakho yokuzalwa ibaluleke ngaphezu kweminyaka yakho yokuzalwa.)

Imicabango yakhe nge-yoga fashion kanye ne-athleisure: "Ngicabanga ukuthi imfashini iyindlela enhle yokukhombisa umoya wakho. Ngiyakujabulela ukugqoka imidwebo egqamile, amaphethini, nemibala noma kunini lapho ngikwazi khona. Ngiyathanda ukuthi kunezindlela eziningi kakhulu zokuziveza ngezingubo ze-yoga namuhla nokuthi imikhiqizo efana no-Athleta ikuvumela ukuba uyithole izingubo ezihamba nawe ngesikhathi sokuzijwayeza kwakho, kodwa futhi zikuvumela ukuthi ubonise ubuntu bakho usuku lonke. "

Ukuzethemba komzimba nokuthanda isimo sakhe: "Ngokombono womzimba, ngiyimilenze yonke. Ngesikhathi ngenza imodeli ngawo-1940 nango-1950, ngawina umncintiswano weLongest Legs in Europe. Ngatshelwa ukuthi ngangikwazi 'ukuhamba njenge-panther.' Naphezu kokushintshwa kwenyonga kathathu, umzimba wami uyaqhubeka nokungisekela njengoba ngenza i-yoga nokudansa. Ngizizwa nginamandla lapho ngifundisa futhi ngisongelwa endaweni yokudansa. Kubalulekile ukuthanda umzimba wakho nokusebenza ngawo. Gqamisa amandla akho."

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