Yoga Abantu: UJames Armitage, uMsunguli we-Liforme Yoga

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Sitshele kancane mayelana nesizinda sakho sobuchwepheshe ngaphambi kokuqala i-Liforme.

Ngangummeli wokuzijabulisa iminyaka engaphezu kwengu-10. Nginenhlanhla yokusebenza ngokubambisana nabantu abanobuciko nabanomusa kakhulu, ngibasize ngemisebenzi yokwenza umsebenzi kanye nenqwaba yamaphrojekthi athokozisayo endleleni.

Lokho kwakuyindawo enhle yokudala ngokuya komthetho, futhi ngiyajabula ngalokho engikuhlangenwe nakho.

Kwangisiza futhi ukunginika "okuhle" kwebhizinisi, futhi isipiliyoni sami siye savumela i-Liforme ukuba isindise imali encane kwimali yezomthetho endleleni!

Iyini imvelaphi yakho ye-yoga?
Ngathatha isigaba sami sokuqala se-yoga ngo-1996 ngineminyaka engama-18. Kwakuyisigaba se- Iyengar , futhi ngaya nomama wami. Ngitholile ithole ukuthula kangangokuthi empeleni ngawela ebuthongweni obukhulu e- savasana ekugcineni futhi ngaqala ukugijima. (Ngifunde kusukela ngingenzi lokho.) I-Yoga kancane kancane yaba yingxenye ebalulekile empilweni yami, yangisiza ukuba ngilondoloze futhi ngiphilise umzimba wami futhi ngigcine ikhanda lami. Lezi zinsuku, ngizama ukwenza okungenani ezinye ngaphambi kokuba ngisebenze nsuku zonke, kodwa lokho kungaba imizuzu engu-10 kuphela, futhi umkhuba ogcwele 3 noma 4 ngesonto. Ngasebenza, phakathi neminyaka eminingi yokulinga nokuphutha, ukuthi umzimba wami uthanda ezinye izinto zokunyakaza nokuzivocavoca futhi, ngakho-ke ngiyaxubungula umkhuba wami we-yoga ngezinye izinto ezimbalwa kuhlanganise ne-Pilates nokuqeqeshwa ukumelana nemidlalo ekhuthele.

Yayikuphi ukuphefumlelwa kombhede wakho?
Konke kwaqala ngomqondo wokuqala wokubeka uphawu ematheni ukuze usize i-yogis (kufaka phakathi kwami) ubone ukuthi babephi ukuhamba okuthile. Endabeni yami, ikakhulukazi mayelana nokulungiswa ukugwema ukulimala. Kwakungumqondo olula okwanele okwenzeka ngempela kimi ngesikhathi sigaba se- Ashtanga ehola phambili ngo-2007.

Kodwa lapho kufika lo mqondo, ngathola ukuthi kunezinhlobo eziningi eziguqukayo. Into eyodwa yaholela kwenye, izinyanga zocwaningo zaphenduka iminyaka nezinyathelo eziningana ukuya eMpumalanga Ekude (lapho ngibona khona ukuthi izinto ezihamba phambili zezinyathelo ze-yoga zitholakala, nalapho sakwazi khona ukuvuselela). Phakathi nalezi zihambo, ekuqaleni ngesikhatsi sami sokuphumula ngenkathi ngisawubamba phansi igqwetha lommeli, ngafunda inani elikhulu mayelana nezinsiza kanye nezinqubo zokukhiqiza nezinto ezithile ezintsha zaqala ukuvela njengamaphuzu agxile kulo mkhiqizo. Ekugcineni kukhona cishe imininingwane engaphezu kwengu-20 mayelana ne-Liforme mat engibheka ibalulekile futhi eyayihlukanisa namasethi "evamile". Ngaphandle kokwenza umqondo womqondisi wokuqondisa, izinto ezibaluleke kakhulu zanikeza ukusimama okuqinile futhi okunamandla, ngenkathi usebenzisa izinto ezibonakalayo ezinobungane futhi ezingenabungozi.

Chaza okuhlangenwe nakho kokuthola le nkampani emhlabathini.
Kujabulisayo. Ukuqeda amandla. Ukudumaza. Kuyaduduza.

Sitshele ngezinzuzo zemvelo zomzimba wakho kanye nenqubo yokukhiqiza.
Kuyinto indaba ende, empeleni, kodwa ngizofingqa. Iningi le-Liforme Yoga Mat lenziwe ngemigubho yemvelo, okuyinto engokwemvelo ngokwemvelo ngoba emva kwezihlahla zenjoloba zithwetshiwe ukuze zihlume, zizokhiqiza okuningi kuwo.

Ngakho-ke isitshalo sokuvuselela. I-rubber yemvelo iyinhlangano emangalisayo okumele isetshenziselwe ukufaka umbhede wesisekelo wethu njengokuba sikwazi ukulawula ngokucophelela ukubaluleka kwenjoloba futhi siqinisekise ibhalansi elungile phakathi kokunciphisa okunamandla nokuqina okuqinile. Ibuye ibe nesisindo esihle, esivimbela ukubheja, futhi kusiza ukugcina i-yogi igxile futhi inikeze isisekelo esiqinile esimweni sabo. Kodwa-ke, ngokubona kwethu, i-rabri yemvelo akuyona into engcono kakhulu ekusebenzeni ngempela, ngoba ithola isisindo uma imanzi futhi futhi asicabangi ukuthi kuyindlela ehlanzekile kunazo zonke (kodwa lena enye indaba!).

Ubuso obuphezulu bokubambisana kwethu (okuyilapho ubunjiniyela obuningi obujulile bukhona khona) akuyona nje imvelo engasetshenzisiwe, engeyona enobuthi, futhi engokwemvelo, kodwa futhi yenziwe ngendlela ephephile futhi enomthwalo wemfanelo.

Umkhiqizi wethu usebenzisa amasu amancane kakhulu ukuqinisekisa ukuthi akekho okunye okusetshenziselwa ukukwenza lokhu kuphunyuka emvelweni. I-solvents isetshenziselwa ukukhiqizwa kwezinto zokwenza irayabhethi zokwenziwa futhi zingalimaza imvelo uma kungasetshenziswanga ngendlela efanele. Ngakho-ke kubaluleke kakhulu ukuhlola izinqubo zokukhiqiza eduze kunokuthenga izinto zakho kuphela kumthengisi oshibhile. Izinto zethu eziphezulu eziphezulu ziyi-version enziwe ngokukhethekile ye-polyurethane, ngakho-ke kuvela emndenini ofanayo wezinto ezifana nokugqokwa kokudla, isibonelo, futhi kuphephile ukuthi umsebenzisi asebenzise. Ngingathembeka ekutheni ngiyinto "enhle", futhi sasebenza kanzima nakwezinye izazi ezihlakaniphile ngempela ukuze sithole ilungelo le-yoga. Ngokombono wethu, izinto esizisebenzisayo kumathambo ethu ziphakeme kakhulu ngokwezindlela zabo zobuchwepheshe kunezinto ezijwayelekile ezisetshenziselwa izinkampani eziningi eziningi ze-yoga mat.

Yenzani impendulo kumkhiqizo futhi lokho kukukwenza uzizwe kanjani?
Ukusabela kuye kwaba okumangalisayo. Kungakapheli unyaka nonyaka, sathumelela ama-mats emakhasini ethu omusha we-Li shape.com kwi-yogis emazweni angaphezu kwama-50 kanye nama-48 ase-US, okwakungaphezu kwalokho engikulindele. Sinezinhlamvu eziningi kusuka kumakhasimende wokuqala we-yogi esimemezela ukuthi lo mati uguqule kanjani umkhuba wabo kanye nokunye ukudumisa okukhazimulayo komkhiqizo.

Lokhu kungenza ngizizwe kanjani? Njengawo wonke umsebenzi onzima wokuzikhandla kwakufanele! Ngami ngokwami, bekukhona ngempela ukudala okuthile okuwusizo futhi ngicabanga ukuthi sizuze lokho ngombhalo. Futhi ngithole injabulo kanye nenhlanhla yokuthola abantu abaningi abasha abathandekayo endleleni, kusukela othisha abaningi abahle kakhulu be-yoga kuya kubanjiniyela bamakhemikhali be-super brainy esisebenza nabo. Ukuhlangana nabantu abathakazelisayo njalo kuyingxenye engcono kakhulu.

Usebenzise kanjani imithombo yezokuxhumana ukuze uthole igama mayelana nemikhiqizo yakho?
Imithombo yezenhlalakahle iye yaba yisihluthulelo kithi ekutholeni i-Liforme phansi. I-Instagram ibilokhu isiteshi esiwusizo kakhulu kithi, ngoba umshini wethu ne-AlignForMe yakhe design ibukeka ngokuhlukile, ngakho-ke kulula ukuba abantu bawubone ezithombeni. Kodwa ikakhulukazi ngoba kunomphakathi omuhle we-yogis osizo othanda ukusekela ngaphandle ku-Instagram (naku-Facebook nakwabanye abezindaba bezenhlalo) abazimisele ukusiza abanye abantu, izinkampani, kanye nemikhiqizo abakholelwa kuyo. ukuphana kwabaningi balaba bantu, ku-intanethi nokungaxhunyiwe ku-intanethi futhi ngingabaza kakhulu ukuthi ngabe ngabe sikwazi, njengenkampani encane, ukuthola i-Liforme ngaphandle ngaphandle kokusekelwa okubalulekile. Ngibonga kakhulu kubo bonke abantu abasiza (futhi basasisiza) nathi nge-Liforme mission.

Ngiyazi ukuthi kukhona impikiswano enkulu okwamanje mayelana ne-Instagram ne-"yoga selfies" nokuthi yini okulungile noma engalungile ngakho konke lokhu, kodwa kimi kunzima ukunyatheliswa ukulinganisa ukuziphatha kwangempela ngaphandle kwalokho phakathi kwe-Insta-yogi umphakathi ngokukhethekile. Ngicabanga ukuthi akunakwenzeka ukuthi i-yoga ifake ubuhle obuhle kulezi zindlela zokuxhumana zanamuhla ngokusebenzisa amafoni ethu nama-laptops abe yingxenye enkulu yokuphila manje. Ngibona okuhle kakhulu lapha kunezinye izindawo lapho kusetshenziswa khona imithombo yezenhlalo (noma isetshenziswe kabi).

Yini ezayo i-Liforme?
Lots. Ngiyakwazi ukukutshela, kodwa-ke bekufanele ngikubulale futhi lokho bekungeke kube yikhiyo kakhulu kimi, akunjalo? Ukubamba kuphela, sisebenza emikhiqizo eminingi kodwa asikaze siphuthume - enye yale minye imikhiqizo engiyisebenzele iminyaka engu-5 + ngemuva, futhi ngempela ngijabule kakhulu ngabo. Uma isikhathi sikhona sizokwabelana nabo ngezwe. Sicela ubuke lesi sikhala! O, sinayo "inguqulo yokuhamba" entsha yamatethi ethu atholakalayo. Kuyinto elula kakhulu futhi ephathekayo, kodwa sisalokhu singene eminye inzuzo yesignesha yethu ye-Liforme Yoga Mat ngangokunokwenzeka.

Ukushesha Kwomlilo Okusheshayo!

Waziphi wena ukuthi ubambeke nge-yoga?
Ngami, i-yoga ayizange ibe nomuzwa wokuthi ngiyinto engangiyithinteka ngayo, kodwa ngangazi ukuthi kwakuyisiyalo esihle nomkhuba kusukela ngqa lapho ngibhekana nayo. Futhi angizange ngibe nokungabaza ngalokhu kusukela ngaleso sikhathi.

Izintandokazi kanye / noma okungenani okungezansi okuthandayo futhi kungani.
Ngiyazi ukuthi uthola "ukumbozwa okuncane kakhulu" kulezi zinsuku, kodwa ngicabanga ukuthi indawo engiyithandayo yi- ado mukha vrksasana (i-handstand) ! Ngiyayithanda imizwa futhi umzimba wami uyayidinga kaningi, futhi nakuba ngicabanga ukuthi ukuphakama kwamakhanda nakho kubalulekile futhi, ngicabanga ukuthi intamo yokulenga ekhululekile esandleni sokudla kuyinto enhle, ikakhulukazi kimi ngezinkinga zokucindezela umgogodla. Isimo sami esingathandwa kakhulu ( okumele kube yintandokazi yami ngoba ngidinga ukusebenza kuwo!) Mhlawumbe pashimottanasana (ehlezi phambili) . Kungase kubonakale kulula kwabanye, kodwa kimi nginezinhlanzi ezincane ezingenakwenzeka (kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ngizame kangakanani ukuzincoma iminyaka engaphezu kwengu-20 ye-yoga practice) nezinkinga eziphansi ze-disk, lokhu kuyisifo sombulali. Kodwa ngithuthuka kancane kancane nayo. Ngempela kancane kancane. Mhlawumbe ngizofeza "ukugoqa" okuphelele ngaphambi kokuba ngineminyaka eyikhulu ubudala. Lokho kungaba kuhle.

Yiziphi ezinye izinhlobo zokuzivocavoca ozenzayo?
Ezinye izinhlobo eziningi kangaka. Ngiyakuthanda ukubhukuda (nakuba ngilwandle kunokuba ngamachibi, ngakho-ke angivunyelwa ukuthi ngihlala ephakathi kwaseLondon), ukugibela (okubhekiswe ezintweni zasolwandle), i-Pilates, i-skiing. Ngabuye ngaqala ukwenza kancane iCapoeira esikhathini esedlule futhi kuyinselele emangalisayo kodwa enhle (umkami uvela eBrazil ngakho-ke mhlawumbe ngizama ukugcizelela umndeni wakhe noma okuthile).

Siphe iphakethe lakho lokuphakamisa elichaza i-Liforme .
"Sikholelwa ukuthi inselelo iyinselele futhi sinciphise imingcele, sisuse izithiyo futhi senze izinto ezingcono, sibe ne-eco-friendly kanye nomphakathi nje. Imikhiqizo yokuphila yenzelwe ngu-Yogis, ye-Yogis." Kulungile, ngakho-ke lawo mazwi athathwa ngokucacile kusuka kuwebhusayithi yethu, kodwa angamazwi ami, abalulekile, futhi abhekisela ngokuphelele lokho okushiwo yi-Liforme. Futhi lokho akusoze kwashintsha.

Uzizwa uthandeka ngani?
Umkami omangalisayo uNanda, ukuhamba, ukudla, izilwane, nomusa nabantu bangempela.

Yini e-smoothie yakho?
Izithako ezihlukene kakhulu ngosuku!

Iyini i-jam yakho ye-karaoke (yangempela noma ecatshangelwe)?
Ngingumculi ohlambalaza, ngakho-ke kungcono ukuthi uthembele kuphela emcabangweni wami! Ngesikhathi sokugcina ngenza i-karaoke yayiseJapan cishe ngo-4 ekuseni ngenkathi izama ukuhlala iphapheme ngemva kobusuku ngaphambi kokuya esitolo esidumile saseTanki emakethe yezinhlanzi zaseTsukiji cishe ngo-5 ekuseni. Ukuqagela sinezinto eziningi ezimnandi, ngoba ngesikhathi esifikile emakethe sasingeke siphuthelwe ngokuphelele endalini ye-tuna! Kuyini ukujamu kwami? Ukubulala egameni nge-Rage Against the Machine, noma into enhle kakhulu kusukela kulelo dwala / i-grunge ekuqaleni kweminyaka engu-90 eyayiyinto ehle kakhulu kimi ngokuphathelene nomculo (futhi ngicabanga ukuthi kwakuyinkathi epholile kakhulu ngesikhathi ngokujwayelekile isifiso sokuguquka komphakathi emoyeni)!

Iyiphi indawo yokuhamba yakho yokuphupha (i-carbon footprint ayikho into)?
Endaweni ethile engingakafiki. Uma i-carbon footprint (kanye nezindleko) ngempela ayiyona into, khona-ke ngithanda ukuhamba kwenye iplanethi. Ngokujulile.

Uyini isilwane sakho somoya futhi ngani?
I-monkey. Ngoba yilokho uNanda angibizela khona. Angiqiniseke ukuthi kungani!

Yimuphi umbala wakho we-yoga mat?
Nginomthamo we-Liforme kuwo wonke umbala futhi ngishintsha kuwo. Woza, ngingumnikazi wenkampani, kufanele ngithole ezinye izinto, ngilungile ?!

Ukuchotshoza noma kubushelelezi?
Ukuphazamiseka, ngaphandle kokungabaza!

Kungenzeka futhi ukuthi ubheke ukuthi ungumlutha ku- ___________.
Uthando. Lokho kungenza isihloko somculo omkhulu, ungacabangi !?

Zibuze umbuzo owodwa.
Iyini uhlelo lwakho lweminyaka emihlanu?

Manje phendula.
Uxolo, angiwuqondi umbuzo.