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Skrola ku-Instagram usebenzisa ama-hashtag #yoga noma #yogaeverydamnday futhi uzothola ngokushesha izigidi zezithombe ezimangalisayo zabantu abashaya izithombe ezimangalisayo. Ukusuka kuma-handstand kuya kuma-backbend, lawa avame ukuba made, ikakhulukazi ama-yogis amancane kanye nokuma kwawo okuhle emabhishi nasezintabeni kukhuthaza i-FOMO kubasubathi bazo zonke izinhlobo.

Kodwa kukhona abanye besifazane abasebenzisa inkambiso yabo yokuxhumana nabantu ukuze basakaze umlayezo ojulile-owokuzamukela phakathi kwezithombe ezithintwe kabusha kanye nemibono engelona iqiniso yokuthi ubuhle namandla kubukeka kanjani. Ngaso sonke isithombe lezi abesifazane bayalayisha, bakhumbuza umhlaba ukuthi i-yoga ingeyomzimba wonke, futhi ngokwenza njalo babhebhethekisa ukunyakaza okuhle komzimba okukhuthaza abesifazane ukuthi bazithande ngokungenamibandela, ngaphakathi nangaphandle.

I-Yoga Idume Kakhulu Kunakuqala, futhi eceleni kwamakilasi akho wendabuko we-Bikram ne-Vinyasa, amakilasi amaningi anempilo - amema abantu bazo zonke izinhlobo nobukhulu ukuthi babonge futhi bamukele ama-curvy abo, amanani agcwele-ayavela ezweni lonke (ngokwesibonelo, " I-Fat Yoga" Amakilasi Abathungi ukuya kwabesifazane abanosayizi Ongeziwe). Futhi njengengxenye yenhloso yokukhuthaza umbono wokuthi i-yoga kuyinto kufinyeleleka kuwo wonke umuntu, othisha, odokotela, nabameli emhlabeni wonke bahlangana ndawonye ngamaqembu afana ne-Yoga & Body Image Coalition, okuhloswe ngayo ukushintsha umbono wokuthi i-yogi evamile ibukeka kanjani.

Omunye wabashumayeli be-Instagram-oseqoqe abalandeli abayi-114,000, ngenxa yemiyalezo yomzimba wakhe omuhle-nguJessamyn Stanley, noma @mynameisjessamyn, uthisha we-yoga nowesifazane ozichazayo ozimele. "Kunezindlela eziyisigidi abantu abazizwa bengafaneleki kakhulu ukuzijwayeza i-yoga, futhi lezo zisekelwe eqinisweni lokuthi okuwukuphela kwesithombe 'somzimba we-yoga' esisakazwa kabanzi esowesifazane omhlophe omncane, ocebile, okuvame ukuba wuhlobo lodwa lomuntu. Izinkampani ze-yoga nezitudiyo zenza umzamo omkhulu wokuheha ukuzijwayeza," kusho uStanley. "Lokhu kuyihlazo, ngoba i-yoga ayazi ubukhulu futhi ayihlobene ngokuphelele nemibono yobuhle ekhubazekile emenyezelwa abezindaba nomphakathi wonkana. I-Yoga asana (izimo ezingokomzimba) zingakwazi futhi kufanele zenziwe yiwo wonke umuntu."

U-Stanley, owaqala ukwenza i-Bikram yoga ngo-2011, wagconwa ngokungenaluzwela mayelana nokukhula kwakhe kwesisindo, okwaholela ekubeni abe namahloni omzimba kanye nokudangala esikhathini esiningi sobuntwana bakhe kanye neminyaka yobudala. Kwakuwumkhuba wakhe we-yoga owaqala ukumkhipha endaweni yakhe yokunethezeka ngenkathi emphakamisa futhi evuselela ingqondo yakhe nomzimba wakhe. "Ngokombono womzimba, ingxenye engcono kakhulu yokwenza i-yoga ukushintsha okungaguquki. Akulula, futhi nezimo eziyisisekelo zingakhipha umoya oseyili bami, kodwa ngiyakuthanda ukuphishekela imigomo engikhipha endaweni yami engintofontofo. I-Yoga lihlale lingumuthi engiwudingayo njalo, noma ngabe kwenzekani empilweni yami yansuku zonke, "kusho uStanley.

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Isithombe esithunyelwe nguJessamyn (@mynameisjessamyn) ngoSep 4, 2015 ngo-2: 43 ntambama PDT

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Uthisha we-yoga u-Dana Falsetti, okungu-@nolatrees, akhe umphakathi we-Instagram wabalandeli abacishe babe ngu-43,000 ngokuphikisa imibono eyinqaba evame ukuhlotshaniswa ne-yoga emazweni aseNtshonalanga-ngokumane athumele izithombe zakhe azijwayeza. "Ezweni le-yoga, abanye bangathi ubungako bami njengothisha kanye nomfundi kuyisiphambeko, kodwa ngilwela ukukhombisa abanye ukuthi ayikho into efana ne" yoga body. " Kungumqondo oyisiphukuphuku ngempela uma ucabanga ngakho, ngoba i-yoga ingumkhuba ongokomoya futhi ongaphakathi ngempela onokubonakaliswa kwangaphandle. " (Thola Indlela Yokushintsha Phakathi Kwezimo Ze-Yoga Nomusa.)

U-Falsetti waqala ukuzijwayeza i-yoga ngoMeyi 2014 ngemva kokuzabalaza nokudla kakhulu iminyaka eminingi futhi wafinyelela isisindo esingamaphawundi angu-300 ekuqaleni kwekolishi. "Ngangicabanga ukuthi uma ngikwazi ukulawula isisindo sami kungaba ukuqala kokuthize okungcono, ngakho-ke ngaqala ukuzilolonga, ngazisa abantu ngemikhuba yami yokuzitika ngotshwala, futhi ngehla cishe ngamaphawundi angama-70. Kodwa noma ngabe ngangibuka isikhathi esingakanani esibukweni umzimba wami 'omusha', ngazizwa ngifana ncamashi ngaphakathi. Ngaya ekilasini lami lokuqala le-yoga ngokungazi ngifuna okungaphezulu. Lokho i-yoga enginike khona kwakuyindlela entsha yokuzibona futhi ekugcineni ngamukele mina. "

Ekuqaleni, uFalsetti waqala ukubhala phansi umkhuba wakhe ngokusebenzisa imithombo yezokuxhumana njengendlela yokuzibonakalisa yena nabanye ukuthi banephutha ngokumbonisa kungenzeka Qina. Kepha "lapho ngiqala ukuzibona ezithombeni, bekuncipha kakhulu ngokuzibonakalisa. Esikhundleni salokho, kuphenduke kimi okusobala nokwandisa injabulo yami nokwazisa ngomzimba wami. Manje sengiyabona ukuthi kwakudingeka kangakanani lokho, hhayi nje okwami, kodwa kwabanye abaningi ukukholwa ukuthi nabo bangenza okufanayo. "

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Iqiniso lokuthi bobabili u-Falsetti no-Stanley-kanye nezinye inqwaba zabalingisi abahle, njengo-Valerie ka-@biggalyoga kanye no-Brittany we-@crazycurvy_yoga-babelana ngokukhululekile ngohambo lwabo ezinkundleni zokuxhumana, futhi bangazwelana nezinselele, ukucwaswa, kanye nemizwa engemihle leyo. nezinkinga zezithombe zomzimba ubuso buholele ekukhuleni okucacile komphakathi oku-inthanethi wothando nokwamukelwa. "Abantu abaningi baphawule ukuthi ngokwabelana ngezithombe zami ze-yoga ngibasizile ukuthi baneliseke ngokwengeziwe ngemizimba yabo," kusho uStanley. "Kimi, lokho ngukubambisana okubaluleke kakhulu okusiza abantu ukuthi bafike endaweni lapho bengamukela khona ngokugcwele umzuzu wamanje nesimo sabo samanje. Noma ngabe laba bantu bayakwazi noma cha, izingqinamba zabo azifani neze nezami . Ngiyathanda ukwazi ukuthi sakha isizwe esihlukahlukene sabantu abaphilile, abanomzimba omuhle. "

Ngaphezu kokukhuthaza abantu abaningi ku-inthanethi nsuku zonke, u-Falsetti no-Stanley manje sebehlangene ukuze bakhulise umphakathi omuhle womzimba ngokunikeza ama-workshop e-yoga ezweni lonke. Kusukela ekuhlukaniseni ama-inversion aqalayo ukuya ekufundiseni ama-backbends kuwo wonke amaleveli ekhono, laba ababili abashukumisayo bakhipha umlayezo oqondile wemizimba yabo ngaphandle kwe-inthanethi futhi bawuyise emhlabeni wangempela, okwenza enye indlela enamandla yokusabalalisa umlayezo wabo wokwamukela umzimba. U-Falsetti uthi, “Ekuqaleni ngangicabanga ukuthi umzimba wami uzowunciphisa umkhuba wami, kodwa ekugcineni ngafunda ukuthi ingqondo yami kuphela ebeka imingcele.” (Psst ... Thatha Inselelo Yethu Yezinsuku ezingama-30 Ye-Yoga Ukuthola i-Om On!)

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