Today was 'World Peace Day' and the Octagon was set up for yoga enthusiasts to participate doing 108 sun salutations. I heard of this in Wednesdays yoga class where my instructor was in-charge of organizing this event and it sounded quite interesting to witness. A few of us agreed to come along so I met Frances, Jess, Caroline and Trish in the octagon- neither of us were not sure what to expect, so it was interesting upon arriving to see crowds of people set up with their yoga mats. On an estimate I would say there were 100 people set up in the Octagon to take part in this yoga event. Personally I had expected more people to turn up and celebrate this event as it was a lovely sunny day however it wasn't meant to be. The atmosphere of this event was great as it was a good chance for people to come together as a community who share a common interest who are passionate and enthusiastic about yoga as it provides people a meaning, purpose and a sense of achievement. Today's session consisted of completing 108 salutations, the organizers had divided these in to four sets, 27 each set. I decided that I would complete one set of salutations. I found the routine completed was very simple, I had initially thought that for each set they would mix up the routine...but no they had kept the routine the same for all 108! A mistake on my part was wearing jeans as I found it hard to fully bend down due to the restriction of wearing these, so in future I will stick to wearing shorts as they are more comfortable and practical!! A general comment afterwards with the others was that you could feel the change in yourself and you felt so relaxed and refreshed, it was great!
Here are some of the pictures from today's yoga session :)
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| Prior to beginning salutations and listening to speakers |
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| Beginning the salutations |
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| Coming into a standing pose |
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| The pose 'downward dog' |
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