Hlangana noLauren Ash, Omunye Wamazwi Abaluleke Kakhulu Embonini Yezempilo

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• I-Yoga ingaba yawo wonke umzimba, kodwa ayikafinyeleli kuwo wonke umuntu.
• Ukumelwa kuyisihluthulelo sokwehlukahluka okuningi.
• I-Wellness imayelana nokungaphezulu kokuthunyelwe okuhle kwe-Instagram.
• Ukuthola ukuthi yini okugcwalisayo kuzoshintsha impilo yakho.
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Yize kuwumkhuba wasendulo, i-yoga isifinyeleleka ngokwengeziwe enkathini yesimanje-ungasakaza amakilasi abukhoma, ulandele izimpilo zomuntu uqobo ze-yogis ezinkundleni zokuxhumana, futhi ulande izinhlelo zokusebenza zokucabanga ukuze uqondise ukuzindla kwakho wedwa. Kodwa kwabanye abantu, i-yoga-kanye nendlela yokuphila ephelele eyikhuthazayo-ihlala ingenakufinyeleleka njengakuqala, ikakhulukazi uma kucatshangelwa ukuthi isethi yabesifazane banamuhla abaye bayikhetha ibe mhlophe, izacile, futhi ihlotshiswe eLululemon. . (Kuzwakale umbono lapha: I-Uncensored Take On "ye-Fat Yoga kaJessamyn Stanley ne-Body Positive Movement)

Kulapho u-Lauren Ash engena khona. NgoNovemba 2014, umqeqeshi we-yoga ozinze e-Chicago waqala i-Black Girl In Om, umkhankaso wokuphila kahle ohlinzeka abesifazane abanemibala, ngemuva kokuthi eqalaze ikilasi lakhe le-yoga futhi waqaphela ukuthi imvamisa nguye kuphela owesifazane omnyama lapho. "Yize ngangikuthokozela ukwenza kwami," esho, "bengicabanga njalo, ngabe lokhu bekungamangalisa kangakanani uma benginabanye besifazane bebala lapha kimi?"

Kusukela ekuqaleni kwayo njengeseshini ye-yoga yamasonto onke, i-BGIO isikhule yaba umphakathi onezinkundla eziningi lapho "abesifazane abanemibala [bekwazi] ukuphefumula kalula," kusho u-Ash. Ngemicimbi yomuntu siqu, u-Ash udale isikhala esamukela ngokushesha abantu abanemibala. "Uma ungena ekamelweni, uzizwa sengathi unomndeni, ukuthi ungakhuluma ngokuthile okwenzeka ngaphakathi emphakathini wethu ngaphandle kokuzichaza ngakho." Usaqondisa uchungechunge lokuqala lwangeSonto Lokuzinakekela, futhi i-BGIO isingatha eminye imicimbi ye-pop-up nemicimbi ye-yoga. Ku-inthanethi, Om, ukushicilelwa kwedijithali kweqembu (okwenziwe ngabesifazane abanemibala yabesifazane abanemibala) kwenza okufanayo. "Kunamapulatifomu ezempilo amaningi kakhulu laphaya esikhaleni sedijithali, amanye ngiyawathanda, kodwa izethameli ezikhuluma nazo aziqondile amasiko," kusho u-Ash. "Abanikeli bethu babelana ngaso sonke isikhathi ukuthi kunamandla kangakanani ukwazi ukuthi okuqukethwe abakudalayo kuya kothile ofana nabo." Futhi nge-podcast yakhe, u-Ash uyakwazi ukuyisa umyalezo wakhe kunoma ngubani one-smartphone noma ikhompyutha kanye nokufinyelela kwi-inthanethi.

Njengoba i-BGIO isondela ekugubheni iminyaka emithathu, i-Ash isibe yizwi elibalulekile emhlabeni wezempilo. Futhi usanda kusayina njengomqeqeshi weNike, ngakho-ke ukulungele ukuyisa umyalezo wakhe kuzethameli ezinkulu kunanini ngaphambili. Wabelana ngalokho akufundile ngokuhlukahluka (noma ukungabi bikho kwako) emhlabeni wezempilo, kungani ukuletha impilo nokuqina kubantu besifazane abanemibala kubaluleke kangaka, nokuthi ukushintsha impilo yakho kube ngcono kungabathinta kanjani abanye abaningi.

I-Yoga ingaba yawo wonke umzimba, kodwa ayikafinyeleli kuwo wonke umuntu.

"Njengomfundi we-yoga, ngiqalaza futhi ngabona ukuthi kwakunabesifazane abancane kakhulu, abanemibala ezindaweni ze-yoga engangihlala kuzo. Futhi kwakungavamile, uma kwenzeka, phakathi neminyaka yami emibili yokuqala yokuzilolonga, ngibe nowesifazane omnyama oholayo. Ngesikhathi ngiqala i-BGIO kanye ne-akhawunti ye-Instagram maduze nje, angizange ngibone izethulo ezanele zabesifazane abamnyama abenza i-yoga, noma abesifazane abansundu ngokujwayelekile abathandanayo nje futhi babe nombono omuhle komunye nomunye. Ngikudale ngoba ngangifuna ukubona okuningi kwakho, futhi ngacabanga ukuthi kungaba yinto enenzuzo nenhle kangaka emphakathini wakithi.Kunokuhlukahluka okuningi embonini yezempilo kahle kunangaphambili, futhi ngokuqinisekile ngaphezu kwalokho ngenkathi ngiqala eminyakeni emithathu edlule, kodwa sisadinga ngaphezulu kwalokho.

"Ngike ngezwa izindaba ezivela kubantu emphakathini wakithi lapho benza iphutha ngokuthi owesifazane ohlanzayo esitudiyo sabo se-yoga noma abantu bebuza imibuzo mayelana nokuthi kungani begqoke amaduku ekilasini; izindaba eziningi nje mayelana nokusebenzisana noma imibuzo engenazwelo ngokwesiko. Lokho kwephula inhliziyo yami ngoba i-yoga isikhala okufanele ngabe siwukuphila kahle nothando; esikhundleni salokho, siyacindezelwa. Ngakho-ke kimi ukudala isikhala esiqondene namasiko ukuze abesifazane bakwazi ukungena futhi bazizwe benomuzwa wokuthi basondelene, umndeni, nokuzalana kunokuba uzibuze ukuthi ngabe kukhona abazokukwenza okuzobenza bazizwe kabi ngokwabo, lokho kubaluleke kakhulu kimi. "

Ukumelwa kuyisihluthulelo sokwehlukahluka okuningi.

"Lokho okubonayo emhlabeni yilokho okholelwa ukuthi ungakwenza. Uma ungaboni abesifazane abaningi abamnyama befundisa i-yoga, ngeke ucabange ukuthi lelo yithuba lakho; uma ungaboni okuningi yabesifazane abamnyama esikhaleni se-yoga abenza i-yoga, ufana, awu, akukhona lokho esikwenzayo. Ngithole ama-imeyili amaningi noma ama-tweets avela kubantu abaye bathi, ngoba ngikubone wenza lokhu, sengingumfundisi we-yoga, noma ngoba ngikubone wenza lokhu, ngaqala ukuzijwayeza ukuqaphela noma ukuzindla. Ngempela kungumphumela weqhwa.

Izikhala ezijwayelekile-futhi uma ngithi okujwayelekile, ngiqonde ukuthi izikhala ezingacaciswanga ngokweqile ngokwesiko ezifana nezami zingenza okuningi ukwenza kucace ukuthi kunesikhala sayo yonke imizimba. Mhlawumbe baqala ngokuqasha abantu abangabonakali njengalabo esivame ukucabanga ngabo lapho sicabanga nge-yoga. Ukuqinisekisa ukuthi abasebenzi babo bakhombisa ukwehlukahlukana ngangokunokwenzeka kuzobe sekukhomba emiphakathini yabo, hheyi, silapha kuwo wonke umzimba. "

I-Wellness imayelana nokungaphezulu kokuthunyelwe okuhle kwe-Instagram.

"Ngicabanga ukuthi inkundla yezokuxhumana ingenza impilo ibukeke njengale nto enhle ngempela, enhle, ehlanganisiwe, kodwa kwesinye isikhathi ukuba nempilo enhle kusho ukuya ekwelapheni, ukuthola ukuthi ungasebenza kanjani ngokudangala nokukhathazeka, ukubhekana nokuhlukumezeka kwasebuntwaneni ukuze uqonde ukuthi ungubani. Ngizizwa sengathi kulapho ujulisa khona ukuzijwayeza kwakho ukuba nenhlalakahle, kulapho kufanele ukuthi empeleni kuguqule impilo yakho futhi, kukhanye, ukuthi ungubani. Abantu kufanele bakwazi ukwazi ukuthi ungubani ngoba impilo iyadlala yingxenye yezinqumo ozenzayo empilweni-hhayi ngenxa yalokho okuthumela ku-Instagram. " (Okuhlobene: Ungasatshiswa Izithombe ze-Yoga Ozibona Ku-Instagram)

Ukuthola ukuthi yini okugcwalisayo kuzoshintsha impilo yakho.

"Inkolelo yami yangempela ukuthi impilo ingaba yindlela yokuphila, nokuthi ingaba maphakathi nazo zonke izinqumo ozenzayo. Futhi ngikholelwa ukuthi ukuphila impilo yakho ngezindinganiso zakho nakho kuyingxenye yempilo. Kimi, iBGIO ukubonakaliswa lokho.Ngangigaya u-9-to-5 futhi ngabona ukuthi angikutholi ukugculiseka emsebenzini, ngokusebenzela enye into. Lapho ngizibuza ukuthi yini enye ezongigcwalisa, ngihlala ngibuyela kwi-yoga. Futhi bekuwukuhlola nokujulisa umkhuba wami we-yoga okuholele ekwakhiweni kwale nkundla esivele ibe nomthelela ezimpilweni zabantu abaningi ukuze zibe ngcono. Noma ngabe ungowesifazane onemibala noma cha, ngithemba ukuthi abantu babheke le BGIO bathi, oh, wow, ukwazile ukuhlonza ukuthi yini enikeza impilo yakhe futhi inikeze abanye impilo-ngingakwenza kanjani lokho njengoba kahle? "

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