Yoga Practice: Week 14

    In mostly every yoga practice I took, the teacher pushed the idea of spiritual awareness, in some wort of way. Some teachers sang and some chanted, which is seen as a ritual practice. Ritual practice is commonly seen throughout religion, since it adds to the spirituality aspect that attracts people to practice. The most common ritual practice performed throughout mostly every yoga practice is, meditation. Meditation can be used to increase mind to muscle connection or "kinesthesia". 

    I watched a YouTube video called "Grounding into Gratitude", which focused on root chakra yoga. The practice included focusing on '"chakra" points, specifically, the root chakra, which is the pelvis. This type of yoga involved meditation and stretches designed to relieve pressure from the pelvis area. The idea of focusing your energy on these chakra points, is right up the alley of spirituality. I mean, this is what spirituality is all about. 

    The video expressed a ton of spirituality, especially when going through the poses. Using the fancy names (sanskirt) when explaining the movements, creates the feeling that the practice is sacred, or is important. I think mostly every yoga practice is taught as a spiritual practice in a sense, because it adds Yoga's attractiveness. People love the idea of spirituality, so why not exploit that.