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Why is it important to join a yoga studio? 

为什么要加入瑜伽馆？

I met yoga ten years ago. Considering time difficulties, I only took the yoga class once a week and expected that I could practice at home. Three months later, the frequency I showed up in the class was reduced from once a week to once a month. One year later, I almost lost contact with yoga.

十年前，我遇见了瑜伽。考虑到时间上的困难，我每周只参加一堂瑜伽课，指望着在家也可以练习瑜伽。结果是这样的：三个月后，我出现在瑜伽课堂上的频率从一周减少到一个月，一年后，我几乎与瑜伽失联。

Then one day, I realized that it was important to cultivate certain international skills that could help me make a living in any country. Yoga teacher was a good option, so I picked up yoga again. At that time, I decided to give up the thought of practicing at home. I forced myself showing up at yoga class at a regular basis, namely four times a week.

后来有一天，我意识到培养国际性技能的重要性，一种能支持我在任何国家谋生的技能。我想到了瑜伽老师，所以我又开始练瑜伽了。当时，我彻底放弃了在家里练习的念头，要求自己定时定量参加瑜伽课，一周四次。

After years of practicing, I have formed such intimate relationship with yoga that I could not live without it. As for yoga, I have thousands of words to express my gratitude. It makes my life so much easier and happier.

经过多年的练习，我已经和瑜伽建立了亲密无间的关系，换句话说，我不能没有瑜伽。对于瑜伽，我有诉不尽的感激之情，它让我的生活变得如此美好。

   Thus, for yoga beginners, I don’t think practicing at home will yield desirable result, rather, joining a yoga studio is necessary to ensure that you won’t give up（Of course, it is different case for yoga masters）. There are reasons.

因此，对于瑜伽初学者来说，我不建议在家里孤独地练习，如果你决心要练习瑜伽了，加入瑜伽工作室是很有必要的（当然，瑜伽大师另当别论）。原因如下。

First, self-discipline is limited resource. You may feel determined and think that you will work out at home at daily basis, but the truth is that willpower is far from enough to walk you down the yoga road. It might help you keep practising for one month, after that, you need some external forces to help you conquer all the obstacles physically and mentally. A good environment with good teacher will do that. Better if you could find a yoga partner to encourage each other.

第一，自律是有限的资源。你也许已下定决心，每天都在家练习，器械，辅具，网络课程都已完备，但事实是，最难的是坚持，意志力并不足以支撑你在瑜伽路上走远。强大的自制力也许能维持你一个月的练习，在这之后，你需要一些外力来帮助你克服身体和精神上的障碍，确保你一直走下去。瑜伽馆和瑜伽老师给予的就是这样的一种外部能量，帮助你越过障碍，越走越远，越走越顺。如果你能找到一个合拍瑜伽伙伴，那就更完美了。

Second, it is very hard to step out of the comfort zone alone. Growth means enlarging the comfort zone. However, when you touch the edge of your limit, the painful and uncomfortable feeling will surge, which makes you feel desperate to give up. A strict teacher knows where your limit is, and will encourage you cross that boundary, by such, enlarging your comfort zone and make you stronger.

其次，单靠自身力量走出舒适圈是非常困难的。成长意味着扩大舒适圈。然而，当你触及极限的边缘时，不舒适乃至痛苦的感受会出现，在某种程度上，这种感觉让你想放弃。一个严格的老师知道你的极限在哪里，并鼓励你跨越边界，扩大你的舒适区，使你由内而外变得强大。

Third, we need feedback to make sure that we practice in an effective way and that harmful habit will be corrected in time. Practising alone at home is isolating yourself from all the beautiful enemies, who will point out your bad habit and help you correct it. To be more specific, if you practice at home, you may feel good about yourself and didn’t aware that some bad habits had been formed quietly. Day after day, you might hurt yourself and get frustrated.

第三，我们需要外部反馈，确保练习方式准确有效，确保不良的习惯得以及时纠正。宅在家里练习，是让自己远离所有“美丽的敌人”，这些人会指出你的不良习惯并帮助你一点一点改正。也就是说，如果你一个人孤单地练习，你很有可能对自己感觉良好，却没有意识到一些坏习惯已经悄然形成。日复一日，身体可能会受伤。

   To sum up, if you have determined to form a deep relationship with yoga, make it easier by joining the yoga class. Sometimes when your inner god is weak, the external positive environment will do the job for you. All you need to do is keep showing up in the class. Years later, you will be surprised at what you get.

总之，如果你决心要练习了瑜伽，并且期望有所收获，建议加入瑜伽馆。如此，当你意志力薄弱的时候，外部的环境和能量会为你提供莫大的帮助。只要你坚持出现在瑜伽课堂上，多年以后，你一定会收获惊喜。

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