追求健康生活、學習瑜伽無國界！
來自墨西哥、熱愛自行車、登山健行的孔奇恭老師，翔實記下他在我們教室學習瑜伽的歷程：透過專業適切的瑜伽指導和練習，有效改善原本的疼痛、促進身體的動作平衡和柔軟度，不但使孔老師主動增加為一週三次的課程密度，更樂在瑜伽帶來身心平衡的伸展和放鬆，從而能繼續從事熱愛的戶外運動。孔老師現在仍然繼續積極在我們教室練瑜伽，謝謝他慷慨與大家分享他的體會：
In the summer of 2007 I rode a bicycle over 7000 km from Austin, Texas to Anchorage, Alaska to raise money for cancer research. Prior to that, I enjoyed riding my bicycle, but after that summer I was addicted to cycling. In 2008 I began racing bikes and tried jogging a bit, but I ran into some painful issues with my hips and left knee. It seems all of that cycling had caused one side of my pelvis to rotate and began to cause me a great deal of knee pain and I had to stop cycling.
After almost a year of physical therapy and rehabilitation, I was able to ride my bike again, mostly pain free. The last time I visited a doctor, she said everything looked good, but my flexibility was very poor. I became obsessive about stretching after riding and began feeling much better, even as I was riding 650 km per week or more.
When I moved to Taiwan in 2011 I began hiking frequently since it often rains here and cycling in the rain is not fun. But my knee pain quickly returned to the point where it was painful to walk. After trying acupuncture several times and stretching as best I knew how, I remembered my doctor’s words and decided I needed to give yoga a try once again. I had done yoga a bit during the summer of 2009, but it is very expensive in the US, and as a student I did not have much money.
Since I began doing going to yoga in Taiwan, I have not had any knee pain, my flexibility has improved, and my hips feel better than ever. I enjoy studying yoga with 宋廷芳老師 as she focuses on body alignment and posture, which is where I need the most help. She is aware of my injuries and always provides great instruction and advice to help me improve my body as a whole, as well as focusing on my hips and poor flexibility. I still have a long way to go, but enjoy going to class very much.
