Madonna is one of the most influential women in modern pop culture. Ever since she came on the scene, young women and girls not only worshipped her, but wanted to be her.
Her style was contagious, and in the prime of her celebrity, a legion of girls and young women pranced around with tulle skirts, lacy bustiers, gloves, rubber bracelets, leggings, and super teased, crunchy crimped hair.
She was iconic not just because of the art she created, but because she herself was an artistic canvas. Initially, her shock value and sexual provocations were the seductive qualities that tickled the attention of millions, yet after she established her place in the zeitgeist, her figure began a movement.
Madonna’s body became a cultural conversation piece, as she has always created trends rather than followed them. In a time when emaciated models touted the look of “heroine chic,” Madonna became the ultimate antidote with her strikingly strong, muscular arms.
Historically, super cut arms weren’t exactly perceived as feminine, and women avoided getting their upper bodies too toned. Then, Madonna, with her chiseled biceps and defined shoulders, created a new standard of sexy. Everyone wanted their body to look like Madonna’s.
The Tipping Point
In 1998, Madonna went on Oprah and announced that she was done with the gym and had become a convert to yoga. In the interview, Madonna spoke of the spiritual and mental benefits of her yoga practice and how it was a metaphor for life, but I think most people were obsessed with her physique.
And just like that, she sparked an uprising. Women who had never previously heard of yoga were suddenly interested in this magical training that would transform them into the unmistakable body of their hero.
The western yoga boom then began. Perhaps it was teetering on the tipping point already, but Madonna thrust yoga to the edge with her pelvis, and did the final push with her pointy bra. She became a brand ambassador for the practice.
I have immense gratitude for how Madonna’s arms embraced yoga. I believe those arms wrestled their way into the collective consciousness, and women started to value muscle over the waif figures of advertising. We wanted to be strong, and that, in and of itself was revolutionary.
This spark led to millions beginning their physical practice of yoga and, inevitably, the subsequent lifestyle changes we see today.
Style
Ashtanga Yoga is perfect for over-achievers who like challenges and also a calm mind. ... Madonna practices Ashtanga yoga, which is a style that encourages more dynamic movements and transitions between the postures. “Yoga is a metaphor for life. You have to take it really slowly.
20 авг 2021
