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Woman attempts yoga pose on a log over a river and it does not go well
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We can probably blame social media for this.
A woman attempting to show off her yoga skills on a fallen tree stretched across fast-moving river ended up floating downstream.
If the yoga picture wasn’t worth it or if I don’t make it on America’s Funniest Home Videos it was not worth it at all pic.twitter.com/YSnBNIptTL
— Chisa(; (@Chisamariee) May 17, 2017
Twitter user Chisamariee posted the clip back in May, which initially saw little engagement, but has since resurfaced on Reddit. She lines up for a pose, but quickly loses her balance and ends up in the river. She can be seen floating downstream before the clip ends. Read more…
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Although yoga has been around for thousands of years, it has become increasingly popular in modern culture. As a form of exercise, yoga is a great way to get your body moving, but the practice also provides plenty of mental and physical benefits.
Speaking with yoga enthusiast Angie Yeo, Mashable discovered how yoga can enhance our everyday life. Yeo started doing yoga during her first year of university, when she was looking for a way to cope with her stressful days and long hours in school. She started yoga after getting a deal on a class and, as she says, “the rest was history!”
While yoga has helped Yeo manage her stress, it has also helped her manage her struggle with astigmatism—an imperfection in the curvature of your eye that causes objects to appear blurry or distorted. As someone whose eyesight troubles can cause headaches and make it difficult to concentrate, Yeo benefits from yoga’s ability to help sharpen her focus. Read more…
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