Maggie's journal by

09/05/2023

hanchuzhong — 2023-09-09 21:51:08 UTC

My desiring and aiming for this class are to find a perfect balance between my body and my mind. I want to keep exercising every day and I feel that yoga is a good way. It won't be too much every time, but I can still feel sweating and refreshing after every practice.

09/12/2023

hanchuzhong — 2023-09-17 22:27:43 UTC

This week's class is soft but helpful, especially for my backpain. I'm happy that every week after yoga class it can relief some of my body's sour and pain. Tuesday night I always sleep better than other days during the week:)

10/03/2023

hanchuzhong — 2023-10-07 21:25:14 UTC

I like the exercise we did this week of "picking up a hundred dollar". I found a lot of "Jeu" and joyfulness in it. Also I'm really into the concept of "feeling what my body want to do right now". Because through the yoga exercise I did before it always had a fixed or standard position, but this concept I heard at class brought me more fluency in the whole process.

10/10/2023

hanchuzhong — 2023-10-14 19:38:35 UTC

I love what we did this week with a person tapping another's spine, and another should go down and up with that tapping. This exercise is really helpful for me to find the feeling of vertebra by vertebra, and I use this a lot when I start the warm up of rehearsals or performances.

10/17/2023

hanchuzhong — 2023-10-22 00:32:27 UTC

When asking about this class is either tough or soft for everyone, I feel like it is like a calming and relaxing period of time after my whole day exhausting physical classes, which I like it very much. Every time after the yoga class I can feel myself is softer.

10/24/2023

hanchuzhong — 2023-10-29 17:17:33 UTC

I really enjoyed the part of the class where we tried to support our bodies against the wall using our hands and head. This semester, I'm taking an acrobatics class, and I've noticed that my arm strength is quite weak every time I practice. This exercise in the yoga class made me realize the difference between supporting myself solely with my head and using my arms for support. I would love to find some ways to strengthen my arm muscles.

10/31/2023

hanchuzhong — 2023-11-05 23:12:49 UTC

Improvising movements by myself is still challenging, but I would love to improve in this class. I've been accustomed to the type of yoga where the teacher instructs us on what to do, and everyone follows the same routine. However, I'm beginning to enjoy listening to my body and trying to understand what it wants to do in the present moment.

11/14/2023

hanchuzhong — 2023-11-19 17:05:34 UTC

I really enjoy the warm-up exercises we've started this week, lying on the ground and allowing a specific part of my body to lead myself to roll. It gives me a sensation of focusing on every part of my body, sometimes letting my knee guides the whole-body to roll, other times it's the head, arm, or chest. It feels like awakening each part of my body to prepare for the class ahead.