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Message Board > General Yoga Discussion > Never done this before... so why so familiar?
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Never done this before... so why so familiar?
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| queptar |
05/16/08 at 12:32pm
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Joined: 05/15/08 |
Hi. I'm brand new around here, and brand new to yoga, so for the last couple of days, I've been trying to figure out why this feel so gosh-darned familiar. I certainly have never done most of these poses before, and I've never really focused on physical health at all; it's just been kind of a natural thing for me. Then it hit me. I've been a musician most of my life. Not a particularly accomplished one, I'll grant, but I was in band (including marching band) through four years of high school, and have been in choirs on and off throughout my college career. The most rewarding of these experiences was a men's choir at a religious university. That was where I learned to breathe properly, and the selection of pieces brought a feeling to the choir I've been unable to find anywhere else. The concepts I've come across in yoga -- especially those of proper breathing and spirituality -- echo that experience perfectly. People always looked at me funny when I told them that choir was my "stress-buster" class. After all, performing arts is a lot of work! But being able to lose my self in the choir was the most rewarding thing I had done to that point. Do you know what happens when 120 men focus so completely on a single chord that they lock it perfectly in tune? Overtones begin ringing, echoes of higher tones that no one is singing. We always referred to them as "angels", and every rehearsal was focusing on getting the angels to sing with us. It was better than a standing ovation, just to hear the overtones ring. Of course, this place isn't about choir, or singing. This is about yoga. And I see -- after one session! -- that yoga offers the same rewards. Being able to lose the self in the practice and open up to greater understanding and truth. To let the angels sing with you and know you are in harmony with everything around you. I wish I could write as much about my yoga experience as about my choir experience, but I was in that men's choir for four years, and have been doing yoga for only a couple days. I haven't accomplished it yet through yoga. But it is there, I can see it, feel it, taste it. I know all I have to do is get out of the way and let it happen. Could be I've missed the point completely. If that's so, I apologize. But this experience is certainly motivation enough for me to keep practicing. And singing. Thank you so much for making this available to me. I've really missed that experience. |
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| steve |
05/16/08 at 3:39pm
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Joined: 04/28/03 |
Hey Queptar, Interestingly, I am a musician too! Yes indeed, there is a common thread between music and yoga. My wife got me into yoga, and I was/am definitely attracted to her... You did a great job describing the "angels". That's an experience more precious than gold. Thank you! Steve Founder, Yoga Learning Center |
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| sachi |
06/17/08 at 11:49pm
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Joined: 05/11/08 |
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