Portrait of a Yogini passionate about fitness: Ophélie
Let me introduce you to Ophélie, originally from Lyon. She works in communications and runs the blog Lotus & Bouche Cousue .
Her blog is the fruit of a passion for writing, better living and sharing. Her whole family comes from Lozère, a very rural department, which allowed her to grow up with the values of a healthy lifestyle and natural food, ultimately organic before organic!
It was only natural that I asked him a few personal questions about his yoga practice, which I am sharing with you today.
How did you come to take care of yourself?
I had an education that was quite focused on others, mutual aid, open-mindedness and with a fairly psychological approach to human nature because my parents work in these fields. All mixed with the notions of a balanced and sensible diet (but with a little too much butter perhaps!). It is quite naturally that the philosophy "Mens sana in corpore sano" motivated my way of life.
What practice for your well-being?
I practice fitness very regularly, it frees me. I feel such lightness at the end of the session, such mental comfort that I could not do without it. I discovered Vinyasa Yoga this year thanks to Solenne, co-founder of Bulle Yoga in Lyon. I really fell in love with this practice which relies a lot on core strengthening, a practice that I particularly like because it is non-traumatic for the body and formidable against little love handles! In the end, I did not find fitness and vinyasa yoga so far apart...
What is the ritual of your practice?
It's quite simple: always have a sports bag ready in the trunk of my car so that I can always practice even on days that were not initially planned! So every night before going to bed I repack my bag.
What do you get out of it?
I get a physical and psychological well-being that are inseparable. I feel relieved of tensions, I feel in control of my life, which for me is very important and a source of comfort. Finally, I must recognize that having a body in which I feel comfortable is also a real happiness.
What do you carry in your yoga bag?
Finally, my fitness bag and my yoga bag are identical! Except that for fitness I arm myself with a very motivating playlist. I am never without my water bottle that I force myself to empty at the end of the session.
What is your favorite object/accessory ?
Definitely a hair elastic! When I forget it I am in total distress!
What would be your advice for Tayrona Yoginis?
I am still a beginner in yoga. But I would generally advise each of the Tayrona Yogis to stop having limiting beliefs. One day, someone told me "it is not reality that limits you, it is the idea that you have of it" and that allowed me to change the window through which I observed my life.
Where/how do you practice?
I practice yoga today at Bulle Yoga in Lyon, after a day of work.
