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At age 42, I am spending at least 9 hours a day (5 days a week) sitting at Work and at (Train) Commute. On a typical day, I spend only 20 minutes of walking to-and-from the train station. No wonder I was feeling tired and letahrgic by the end of each day. By the time, Wednesday arrives, I look forward to the weekend already. A concerned friend invited me to attend Yoga classes and I readily agreed to give it a go.
It's been a good 6 week since we started the group Yoga classes. Two classes a week, delivered via Skype/WhatsApp; Master Jagadeesan, our Yoga instructor, currently holds the world record for the longest Yoga marathon (138 hours). He corrects our mistakes over video and ensures we practise each Yoga pose the right way. At Work, I practise each day in one of the meeting rooms and after changing to PJs.
Zenskar, a martial art similar to Karate, Kung Fu, Judo, Silambam, Thai-Chi, Hitachi, etc. If I had known Zenskar as a martial art, I might have avoided joining the classes. After all, what use would I find for learning a martial art, at this age. But, students in India from the age 6 and above, learn and practise this martial art, it seems. As far as I understand (which is just a little!), Zenskar is the art of preparing our body and mind for a state of mindfulness. Since the COVID-19 virus outbreak, we stay put inside our home mostly so we are glad to learn and practise Yoga from our living room.
Master said that all the yoga exercises that we learnt for the last 6 weeks were just the preliminary exercises for learning Zenskar and asked us how we feel and compare before and after.
Since I started the Yoga, I feel a bit lighter, energetic and no longer feel lethargic. My mind is is a little quieter. At the initial classes, I could not do some yoga poses as my body was not flexible but now I could do them. I have dropped some weight (three kilos!). I am happy and content with these yoga and breathing exercises as of now and I intend to practise them regularly. So, I feel this itself is enough.
‘So, what is the use of learning Zenskar further?’, I asked.
Master replied, ‘What you have tasted is just a drop, an ocean of surprises is coming!’. I am looking forward and taking one day at a time.
It's been a good 6 week since we started the group Yoga classes. Two classes a week, delivered via Skype/WhatsApp; Master Jagadeesan, our Yoga instructor, currently holds the world record for the longest Yoga marathon (138 hours). He corrects our mistakes over video and ensures we practise each Yoga pose the right way. At Work, I practise each day in one of the meeting rooms and after changing to PJs.
Zenskar, a martial art similar to Karate, Kung Fu, Judo, Silambam, Thai-Chi, Hitachi, etc. If I had known Zenskar as a martial art, I might have avoided joining the classes. After all, what use would I find for learning a martial art, at this age. But, students in India from the age 6 and above, learn and practise this martial art, it seems. As far as I understand (which is just a little!), Zenskar is the art of preparing our body and mind for a state of mindfulness. Since the COVID-19 virus outbreak, we stay put inside our home mostly so we are glad to learn and practise Yoga from our living room.
Master said that all the yoga exercises that we learnt for the last 6 weeks were just the preliminary exercises for learning Zenskar and asked us how we feel and compare before and after.
Since I started the Yoga, I feel a bit lighter, energetic and no longer feel lethargic. My mind is is a little quieter. At the initial classes, I could not do some yoga poses as my body was not flexible but now I could do them. I have dropped some weight (three kilos!). I am happy and content with these yoga and breathing exercises as of now and I intend to practise them regularly. So, I feel this itself is enough.
‘So, what is the use of learning Zenskar further?’, I asked.
Master replied, ‘What you have tasted is just a drop, an ocean of surprises is coming!’. I am looking forward and taking one day at a time.
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