Benchmarks: Mike Korsak’s journey as a designer
May 01, 2020
I recently started doing yoga to improve my strength and flexibility. Making furniture is a fairly physical undertaking, which is one of the reasons that I enjoy it so much. But as I get older (yes, it is really happening), I am mindful of the need to maintain physical fitness in order to meet the demands of my work as a furniture maker. But the problem with yoga is … I’m not very good at it. In fact, I’m pretty bad. My breathing is somehow always out of sync with the movements and I’m never quite in the right position or engaging the proper muscles. I spend a lot of my yoga time somewhere between bewildered and frustrated, which is very much counter to the intended meditative and spiritual aspects of yoga.
I relayed this frustration to my wife, and she reminded me that I’m new to yoga…
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