Why is it important to join a yoga studio?
為什么要加入瑜伽館？
I met yoga ten years ago. Considering time difficulties, I only took the yoga class once a week and expected that I could practice at home. Three months later, the frequency I showed up in the class was reduced from once a week to once a month. One year later, I almost lost contact with yoga.
十年前，我遇見了瑜伽?？紤]到時間上的困難，我每周只參加一堂瑜伽課，指望著在家也可以練習瑜伽。結(jié)果是這樣的：三個月后，我出現(xiàn)在瑜伽課堂上的頻率從一周減少到一個月，一年后，我?guī)缀跖c瑜伽失聯(lián)。
Then one day, I realized that it was important to cultivate certain international skills that could help me make a living in any country. Yoga teacher was a good option, so I picked up yoga again. At that time, I decided to give up the thought of practicing at home. I forced myself showing up at yoga class at a regular basis, namely four times a week.
后來有一天，我意識到培養(yǎng)國際性技能的重要性，一種能支持我在任何國家謀生的技能。我想到了瑜伽老師，所以我又開始練瑜伽了。當時，我徹底放棄了在家里練習的念頭，要求自己定時定量參加瑜伽課，一周四次。
After years of practicing, I have formed such intimate relationship with yoga that I could not live without it. As for yoga, I have thousands of words to express my gratitude. It makes my life so much easier and happier.
經(jīng)過多年的練習，我已經(jīng)和瑜伽建立了親密無間的關(guān)系，換句話說，我不能沒有瑜伽。對于瑜伽，我有訴不盡的感激之情，它讓我的生活變得如此美好。
Thus, for yoga beginners, I don’t think practicing at home will yield desirable result, rather, joining a yoga studio is necessary to ensure that you won’t give up（Of course, it is different case for yoga masters）. There are reasons.
因此，對于瑜伽初學者來說，我不建議在家里孤獨地練習，如果你決心要練習瑜伽了，加入瑜伽工作室是很有必要的（當然，瑜伽大師另當別論）。原因如下。
First, self-discipline is limited resource. You may feel determined and think that you will work out at home at daily basis, but the truth is that willpower is far from enough to walk you down the yoga road. It might help you keep practising for one month, after that, you need some external forces to help you conquer all the obstacles physically and mentally. A good environment with good teacher will do that. Better if you could find a yoga partner to encourage each other.
第一，自律是有限的資源。你也許已下定決心，每天都在家練習，器械，輔具，網(wǎng)絡課程都已完備，但事實是，最難的是堅持，意志力并不足以支撐你在瑜伽路上走遠。強大的自制力也許能維持你一個月的練習，在這之后，你需要一些外力來幫助你克服身體和精神上的障礙，確保你一直走下去。瑜伽館和瑜伽老師給予的就是這樣的一種外部能量，幫助你越過障礙，越走越遠，越走越順。如果你能找到一個合拍瑜伽伙伴，那就更完美了。
Second, it is very hard to step out of the comfort zone alone. Growth means enlarging the comfort zone. However, when you touch the edge of your limit, the painful and uncomfortable feeling will surge, which makes you feel desperate to give up. A strict teacher knows where your limit is, and will encourage you cross that boundary, by such, enlarging your comfort zone and make you stronger.
其次，單靠自身力量走出舒適圈是非常困難的。成長意味著擴大舒適圈。然而，當你觸及極限的邊緣時，不舒適乃至痛苦的感受會出現(xiàn)，在某種程度上，這種感覺讓你想放棄。一個嚴格的老師知道你的極限在哪里，并鼓勵你跨越邊界，擴大你的舒適區(qū)，使你由內(nèi)而外變得強大。
Third, we need feedback to make sure that we practice in an effective way and that harmful habit will be corrected in time. Practising alone at home is isolating yourself from all the beautiful enemies, who will point out your bad habit and help you correct it. To be more specific, if you practice at home, you may feel good about yourself and didn’t aware that some bad habits had been formed quietly. Day after day, you might hurt yourself and get frustrated.
第三，我們需要外部反饋，確保練習方式準確有效，確保不良的習慣得以及時糾正。宅在家里練習，是讓自己遠離所有“美麗的敵人”，這些人會指出你的不良習慣并幫助你一點一點改正。也就是說，如果你一個人孤單地練習，你很有可能對自己感覺良好，卻沒有意識到一些壞習慣已經(jīng)悄然形成。日復一日，身體可能會受傷。
To sum up, if you have determined to form a deep relationship with yoga, make it easier by joining the yoga class. Sometimes when your inner god is weak, the external positive environment will do the job for you. All you need to do is keep showing up in the class. Years later, you will be surprised at what you get.
總之，如果你決心要練習了瑜伽，并且期望有所收獲，建議加入瑜伽館。如此，當你意志力薄弱的時候，外部的環(huán)境和能量會為你提供莫大的幫助。只要你堅持出現(xiàn)在瑜伽課堂上，多年以后，你一定會收獲驚喜。
