My Experience with Restorative Yoga

Today was the last restorative yoga class of the semester. I came out of the session feeling more rejuvenated than ever!

If you don’t know what restorative yoga is, it’s a form of relaxing your physical body to allow yourself to be mentally clear. Basic poses are as simple as just lying on your back with legs propped up on pillows (no need to be flexible), and to someone who peeks in on a class, you’d think we’re just a bunch of lazy nappers! But it’s much more technical than that. You must have a certain number of equipment, blankets must be folded properly, bolsters are placed specific distance to the body, everything must be symmetrical, and so on. People have really studied this! And it’s proven extremely effective. If you’d ever want to just take some time off of the day to regain your energy and escape from the craziness of the world, I highly recommend that you try it out yourself, I’ve had a lot of fun and have reached ultimate states of relaxation that I have never experienced before.

So why restorative yoga? The difference between restorative yoga and meditation is that restorative yoga is a connection between mind, body and soul. Meditation focuses only on the mind, whereas restorative yoga releases everyday stress and strain from our constant motion. Stressful thoughts and emotions are very connected to the physical body, which I did not really understand at first. But after doing even one session I was able to feel much lighter and think in a forward, positive way while feeling very wholesome inside. It’s like someone pushed a reset button and I was able to move freely again.

I have to admit, I did fall asleep plenty of times during the class. It was really embarrassing on some days when I completely napped through the session and people had already finished packing up. I even fell asleep while sitting up, but that’s just how relaxing it feels when you practice it. (More likely to happen because I also didn’t get enough sleep).

Bonus: If you plan to take this class, you receive a free eyebag to keep! Plus a handful of helpful tips and advice from your instructor :)

Any sort of yoga, meditation, hypnosis, and the like are great ways to rewind yourself. This is one form that I’ve discovered to be simple, easy, and effective.

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So that was my experience with yoga this semester. Last spring I did circuit training, which helped on my cardio.  8 AM PE class everyday wasn’t so bad, it gets your energy going. The next PE class is jazz! I haven’t danced since the elementary school days, which calls for some help in the flexibility department. I’m as unbendable as a chopstick. It will be very interesting and I am super excited to take the challenge!

I am a creator

My dream is to be a creator. I strive to turn good ideas into reality, transform the impossible into tangible beauty, and make magic happen. I live everyday to share, teach, love, give, laugh, thrive, inspire with presence and clarity in all areas of life. I am here to contribute and lead with integrity and ambition. I will not be afraid of the dark unknown, I will not let voices block my path to greatness, I will not give in to the noises which conflict our purpose of being.

Clear your mind, find your inner energy, and stand up above the clouds. Create your world today. It means more than to follow footsteps of our heroes. It means to walk side by side with them, and to keep walking when you realize you are alone.

“Temperature Rise due to Slapping”

Courtesy of The 6th Edition of Thermodynamics, An Engineering Approach

Due to a recently receiving a slap-in-the face (not intentionally!), I’d like to turn this negative scenario into a perfect resource to study for my upcoming midterm.

Assumptions:
1. The hand is brought to a complete stop after the impact.
2. The face takes the blow without significant movement.
3. No heat is transferred from the affected area to the surroundings, thus the process is adiabatic.
4. No work is done on or by the system, and PE=0.
Energy conservation equation~ delt E=delt U (face)+delt KE (hand)

Now, let’s analyze this incident in a professional manner without involving any emotions. Follow me as we explore deeper:

System: Opponent’s hand and my face
Process: Starting from contact of slap
Given values:
Temperature of face rises: 1.8 Celcius
Face tissue affected: 0.15 kg
Opponent’s hand: 1.2 kg
Specific Heat of face tissue: 3.8 kJ/kg*C

1. Closed system, no mass transfer (thank goodness!)
2. Kinetic energy decreases during process (Final velocity=Vf=0)
3. delt U=Internal energy=m*c*(delt T),
4. delt KE=[(Vf-Vi)^2]/2
5. Apply energy conservation equation and plug in values
6. Initial impact velocity of hand is 41.4 m/s!!!

When you’re trying to say something but people keep talking over you

So you just stand there all like

 

.. okay :(

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