{"id":24,"date":"2023-07-05T03:05:34","date_gmt":"2023-07-05T03:05:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/12yogaquestions.com\/?p=24"},"modified":"2023-07-05T03:05:34","modified_gmt":"2023-07-05T03:05:34","slug":"eliana-velasquez-esl-teacher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/12yqcville.com\/?p=24","title":{"rendered":"Eliana Vel\u00e1squez \u2014 ESL Teacher"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Yoga\u00a0is a holistic experience for many &#8212; mind, body, spirit &#8212; but did one element or another first draw you to the practice?\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color: #503030;\"><strong><em>I turn towards yoga to calm my mind and body \u2014 each goes through a lot during my daily life and yoga provides a sense of calmness and peace<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30\" src=\"https:\/\/12yogaquestions.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/ellie-1.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>How about now: does\u00a0yoga\u00a0feed your\u00a0mind or your body or your spirit more, or are those elements more in balance than when you started?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>each is more balanced<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How long have you been practicing\u00a0yoga?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>on and off for about 10 years<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How frequently do you practice\u00a0yoga?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>every time my body or mind feels cluttered I turn towards yoga<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Are you more likely to attend classes at a studio or practice yoga at home?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>at home, particularly with an assist from YouTube<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you have a preferred\u00a0yoga\u00a0style?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>I do not follow a specific practice, but just what feels right to my body<\/em><\/strong><br \/><br \/>When you were starting out, what came easiest and what was more challenging?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>the movements were fairly easy <strong><em>\u2014<\/em><\/strong> blocking out distractions, especially\u00a0when practicing at home, was more difficult<\/em><\/strong><br \/><br \/>What have been the greatest benefits of\u00a0yoga\u00a0for you?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>a clear head and the sense of accomplishment while moving my body<\/em><\/strong><br \/><br \/>Apart from\u00a0yoga, do you practice other techniques of mindfulness or meditation?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>I practice sleep meditation each night before bed<\/em><\/strong><br \/><br \/>Do you regularly do other forms of exercise?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>I have recently started switching it up, and I enjoy a good Pilates session<\/em><\/strong><br \/><br \/>Outside of a\u00a0yoga\u00a0session, do you ever just strike a pose and stretch?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>tree pose is my go-to while cooking in the kitchen<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If I gave you an expenses-paid yoga retreat, where would you go?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Bali<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014interview \u00a9 Marshal Zeringue<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yoga\u00a0is a holistic experience for many &#8212; mind, body, spirit &#8212; but did one element or another first draw you to the practice?\u00a0 I turn towards yoga to calm my mind and body \u2014 each goes through a lot during my daily life and yoga provides a sense of calmness and peace How about now: [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/12yqcville.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/12yqcville.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/12yqcville.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/12yqcville.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/12yqcville.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=24"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/12yqcville.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/12yqcville.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=24"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/12yqcville.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=24"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/12yqcville.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=24"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}