Hi all, I am Devendra very glad to post my experience with Soham Yoga.
I was suffering from Back Pain(mid back) for 2-3 years, at its peak, I was not able to walk more than 10 mins. I slowly started increasing walk a few mins every week. Doing consistent walk, I was able to walk every day 45min.
During the pandemic I started work from home, few days used Office Chair but I was getting back pain. I started sitting on bed with legs folded to avoid pain. For few months it was okay but then I started feeling pain in lower back. I started sitting on Office Chair again but in fear that now mid back pain will come back, especially as I do many long conference calls.
I came to know about Soham Yoga from my wife. She was going for a few months and she recommended me to join as well. Initially, I was hesitant as couple of years back when I joined one Yoga Class but while doing one forward bending posture incorrectly my back pain got worst and I had to go for treatment. But my wife gave me confidence that Umesh Sir has good experience and would definitely help.
I Joined Soham Yoga in Feb 2021. Sir started very slowly with some stretches and gave some specific postures. In a weeks’ time, I started experiencing differences. He observed me very closely to understand limitations and slowly started working on them. In one month’s time, I was clearly seeing the difference. Only one thing I always reminded myself is that I am not going to do any posture more than my limit and not going to give up doing yoga for very long time. In past many times, I joined Gym but never continued more than few months, as most of the time got myself hurt or lost interest.
At Soham Yoga, you not only get to learn practicing good yoga postures but you actually learn to work on many of your weaknesses. Sir is very good counsellor too, while doing yoga he always shares his experiences of different issues that people suffer through related to their physical and mental health. He is the one who helped me to keep focus and consistency, I am very happy and feel blessed that I am doing Yoga for more than a year now!
I wish that this continues for many years to make Yoga as my everyday normal life activity.
There is a lot to say but let me put some prominent points to give you all that I have benefited in last one year.
1. Huge relief from back pain and its fear. It does not go completely in the sense if do any overactivity I still feel it is coming back but then it goes away in a day or two.
2. I was not able to do most Yoga postures taught in class, I am now doing most of them. I know this is just a start and there is lot to learn and finetune the postures. But have confidence every quarter I am clearly going a step ahead.
3. Helped to practice consistency. I am very delighted that I have achieved the current level where I am and will become more and more stronger.
4. From 2020 my work pressure and number of work hours are increasing. Since I started practicing Soham Yoga, it helped me to keep maintain my physical and mental fitness even in peak time.
5. Helped me to overcome my procrastination, there is a noticeable difference. I use to just think, now I action more than just think. I am now able to wake up early morning without my mind taking control of me giving excuse of tiredness etc.
6. Feeling lot more energetic and my physical confidence level has increased.
Thank you so much Umesh Sir!