Hello one and all.
I have been practicing Hatha yoga for over 10 years and also teach. This newfangled Nintendo Wii Fit has got me very curious. Upon hearing about the Wiiii’s influence in certain weird and wonderful areas of the yoga world I thought it would be interesting to give it a whirl. Yes sirree, Laura Watson the technically challenged fiend is going to try out the Wii fit as a yoga tool. Here I go.
I have borrowed the Wiii from a friend and feel as though I am momentarily stealing her happiness. So I must be quick and use it this morning and have it returned by tonight or she will have a mini breakdown. The Wii fit yoga poses offer a good variety of postures. However it’s important to ensure that your yoga practice includes a range of different asanas that bring the body into balance. Once you’ve unlocked the 15 wii fit yoga poses be sure to design your practice with a range the different categories. This is important as yoga is all about balance of the mind and body. The Wii fit demo video showed me how to go through the exercises, basic information was given and reference to the breath was made, but I found there were quite a few differences between traditional yoga and the wii fit yoga poses. The final 4 poses were a lot more advanced, so please take care not to injure yourself by thinking that you’re super bendy.
Not having a yoga teacher to help adjust or advice is missing in the whole experience. The practice lacked the heart of yoga in exploring the connection between mind, body, and spirit. The wii fit is not a replacement for a regular yoga practice. It’s only a very very wee sample of yoga but the percentage of people crossing over from the Wii yoga to a local yoga class to daily practice should be noted as positive movement for the yoga community.
I am a yogi after all I have to try and look at everything from a sunny perspective. Until next time. Namaste.
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