The day of Asuka's Yoga lesson was the wonderful day for me. The Yoga lesson made me feel relax. Before I learnt about Yoga, my image of Yoga was that it concluded some difficult poses. However, Yoga was very different from that image. At first, Asuka san gave us oils which had very relaxing smells and we put them on our own bodies to just relax. Her voice was very kind and soft and the smell of the oils were great, so I already felt better before I started Yoga. After we relaxed, the Yoga lesson started. Actually there were no difficult poses even for the people who were not good at a kind of stretch and the poses were very simple so we all could focus on Yoga without any discomfort. The poses were not so difficult, but I think every pose has some important meanings and every pose made us feel better spiritually. Asuka san was talking a lot while we were doing Yoga and I was impressed by her story. Every part of the poses took a lot of time so I could concentrate on Yoga and her story and it made me relaxed. Furthermore, she spoke very slowly so it was easy for me to absorb every word and it made me even more relaxed. There was a story I was particularly impressed by- she said that “we don’t have to think about yesterday and tomorrow. We are now here, so just think about now. We don’t have to care about the past and future, but we can think about just now.” It is not the same as her words but I was released from something which made me feel uncomfortable. It was very important opportunity for me not only to do Yoga but also to listen her story and think about myself. I want to try Yoga again.

by Yuri O