YOGIS ANONYMOUS

lotusfromthemud

lol , yoga brain. I totally know what you mean! Sometimes i wonder if i should even be driving home from class or not..all bleary eyed!

I love having yoga brain and getting on public transport (the bus. . .usually a "I will smack somebody soon" experience) and I'm just smiling and standing there. . .at peace with the universe. Also, I have "pomegranate face" from the heat and just got out of the shower. I do receive some looks. . .

battykatty2002

Hi

My Yoga class isn't on at the moment (school holidays) and i really miss evean though i hadn't been going that long, Can't wait for it start back, my DVD's arn't as interesting

twin2

Fitness_Chick

I do love me some Yoga! The more trippy/difficult/old school/eastern style the better. Yes, I do want to visualize birds flying while I balance on one foot with my arms at 12 and 3 o'clock. Yes, I do want to try to hold my entire body up with my hands while crouching like a frog and think of nothing more then the pain. Yes, I do want to lay silently on my mat at the end of class, exploring my inner light. Ohhh, I love Yoga!

Sucks because I can't find a decent Yoga instructor in my town. I miss Ulga. She rocked.
I think I need to look harder. I'm inspired. I'll report back once I find a decent class.

I feel your pain:flowerforyou: ....tough when you lose your regular teacher....ugh:sad:

I had a wonderful loving instructor not to long ago...also was a Reiki Master and she needed to move out of the area (hopefully only temporarily) to be with her family back home to care for them for a bit. But ohhhh I so miss her wonderful spirit! SO I can hear ya on having a tough time finding someone new.... Best of luck in your search...it'll never be just like Ulga but....you may be surprised on your search where you are led:flowerforyou:

Fitness_Chick

lol , yoga brain. I totally know what you mean! Sometimes i wonder if i should even be driving home from class or not..all bleary eyed!

totally GET what you're saying here!! :laugh:

Fitness_Chick

so i am way excited!

My pilates instructor had another job offer..and i had really grown to love her, so that was sad, BUT

the new instructor taking over is the gal who also teaches my zumba class...so at this point i feel like i have a personal trainer!!!

:happy:

sarakenna1

Hello yogis! Its been a while since I have posted here. I finally found a great Yoga instructor that I love, and have been going 2-3 times a week for about 6 weeks. Its mostly Hatha yoga with a bit of Pilates mixed in (its called Cyntergy, I think... some sort of program that is used at fitness clubs across the US). Its not as traditional as I typically like, but the teacher is great and the hours are perfect for my schedule. I'm happy!

Bikram!!!!!

I went to my first Bikram class today. OMG! I freaking love it. The poses are way different then Hatha poses, and of course the 100 degree temp is a bit weird at first, but I got used to it pretty quickly. I felt like it was really challenging for my body, and loved sweating my guts out. I'm visiting SoCal right now, so it was easy to find. I don't think I have a Bikram place near me back home. I'm going to go as often as I can while I'm here!

Phoenix_Rising

BUMP FOR YOGA!!


I MADE IT INTO CROW TODAY!!:bigsmile:
It was only two seconds, but I held it! Yippee!!
Then I was cocky the second time going into it and started to roll foward.
Corrected and came down on my butt, laughing. :laugh:

Also pulled up into bow further than ever before today.:bigsmile:


YAY YOGA!

lotusfromthemud

Just back from bikram. . .and did two new things today. Moved from tree into toe stand and kicked out my leg in a balancing posture. I felt very proud of myself, even though that's my ego and that's not very yogini of me.

allisgood

I will throw my two cents in....after a injury this summer that thwarted my running regime, I went back to my yoga tapes.....i did it every day for several weeks until my injury healed. I noticed a huge difference in my biking....and now that my injury is healed...in my running too. It has to be from working out to the yoga tape. My core is so much stronger and consequently....it has impacted everything....biking, running, the way my clothes fit, the way I feel. I just love the feeling after completing a workout. I am so stretch and very much in a peaceful state. I just love it. Thanks for starting this thread.

yoginimary

Just back from bikram. . .and did two new things today. Moved from tree into toe stand and kicked out my leg in a balancing posture. I felt very proud of myself, even though that's my ego and that's not very yogini of me.

The ego is in us all. My teacher did two poses I've never seen before today - I've been going to her for 8 years. One was a reversed warrior 2 and the other was mihrichie 2 (No idea how it's spelled)

lotusfromthemud

After that toe stand, I seriously wanted to spike the ball and do a victory dance. Hey, I'm only human. I had to keep my hands on the floor to support myself, but when I got down there. . .it was hard to stay quiet.

My fascination with progressing in yoga is you try and try and try (practice?) a posture and then all of a sudden "pop" there you are. The first time I did crow I fell out of it, because I was so surprised it finally worked!

sarakenna1

Went to Bikram for my second time yesterday. Man, what an amazing class! I got a little nauseous doing back bends at one point, but overall did pretty good for my second try. (I think). I was so drenched by the end of class that I literally could have rung the sweat out of my clothes afterwards. Sort of gross, really. For those who havn't experienced Bikram yet but are planning to, take a change of clothes with you. Seriously.

My recovery was better this time around, as I am not nearly as sore as I was after my first class on Sunday. I'm going again tomorrow, and am a little sad to be going home soon to a town that has no Bikram. I guess I'll have to settle with my easy old Hatha class! :laugh:

Here's to not passing out tomorrow! :drinker:

lotusfromthemud

Went to Bikram for my second time yesterday. Man, what an amazing class! I got a little nauseous doing back bends at one point, but overall did pretty good for my second try. (I think). I was so drenched by the end of class that I literally could have rung the sweat out of my clothes afterwards. Sort of gross, really. For those who havn't experienced Bikram yet but are planning to, take a change of clothes with you. Seriously.

My recovery was better this time around, as I am not nearly as sore as I was after my first class on Sunday. I'm going again tomorrow, and am a little sad to be going home soon to a town that has no Bikram. I guess I'll have to settle with my easy old Hatha class! :laugh:

Here's to not passing out tomorrow! :drinker:

I keep saying I'm going to weigh my clothes and mat towel before and after. .. .my clothes are wet, wet wet when I'm finished, as is my towel. Like bathing suit wet. But, I've taken to loving the post-sweat feeling. . .also my skin has cleared up and seems "glow-ier"

Fitness_Chick

:drinker:

sarakenna1

I keep saying I'm going to weigh my clothes and mat towel before and after. .. .my clothes are wet, wet wet when I'm finished, as is my towel. Like bathing suit wet. But, I've taken to loving the post-sweat feeling. . .also my skin has cleared up and seems "glow-ier"

My skin feels great after class, and I feel nice and energized and ready to take on the world. Today was my third and final day of Bikrim (until I find someplace to go to near home... but I think I'll have to drive about 40 minutes to the next big city). I was able to do camel pose for the first time; its amazing how much more I can do after just one week of practice. I'm going to miss it. :brokenheart:

vickster82

check out some gyms. 24 hour fitness offers them for free and some intructors are actually decent.

FatDancer

Greetings Yogis!

Just reporting in:

Have been using yoga techniques to assist me in the 100 pushups challenge...my progress is slow but steady...most importantly, I feel balanced...I actually use Yoga techniques in every area of my life now, especially the breathing...use the strength and balance moves to enhance all of my workouts and practices...and most beneficially, I practice the stretching techniques.

Also, throwing in a few pilates moves...Iluvsparkles shares her pilates workouts with us and it inspired me to start practicing again.

Have a wonderful week all of you...peace be with you!

tamazinglee

I am new to this thread...I tried reading through most of it to find my answer but I just couldn't do it!
I tok a yoga class once during a free trial at a local gym. I loved it and would love to start doing yoga regularly. My problem is..there are only two gyms in my area and I can not afford a membership at either one. Are there yoga DVD's that you would recomend? Or any yoga workouts on the Comcast OnDemand (I am just feeling my way around these workouts).

Thanks,
Tammi

lotusfromthemud

Rodney Yee is my favorite "DVD Yoga instructor". I have his "yoga for strength" "yoga for flexibility" and "yoga burn" I love all three. Be careful buying DVDs, in Yoga, if it says "intermediate". . .it is. Try the library, they might have some you can try out.

If it's at all in your means, try to get into at least a few classes. In some of the poses, if your form is poor, you can do injury to your body.

Some areas have dedicated yoga studios where the classes are more cost effective than the gym. Also, lots of universities offer yoga classes at their rec. centres. It might be worth some research. I used to take a yoga class in my church basement.

Good luck to you!:flowerforyou:

lotusfromthemud

Just re-awakening this thread.

On this rainy and gloomy day, I'm going to bikram in a few hours.

How/what are the other yogis and yoginis doing?:flowerforyou:

FatDancer

Hi Everyone!

Reporting in...haven't fallen off the face of the earth yet.

My boyfriend and I are separating...we went from being lovers to becoming best friends...which is wonderful...it isn't a nasty breakup...I'm just not willing to live with him anymore...I'm moving back to my hometown, up the coast, Santa Cruz County. Will be at my Brother's place starting out.

I'm off of my routines currently...just keep the music on while working and take little exercise breaks here and there...have been able to maintain what I have achieved thus far and will get back in routines after I am re-settled.

Thanks to our MFP, "emtink", I already have a network established in the Bellydance Sisterhood in my hometown.

Here's the greatest news: My future instructor is also heavily into yoga...she has dance and yoga lessons at her studio...so I'll be able to take my dance lessons and live yoga lessons...so convenient...it will be a 1st, I have only practiced yoga via DVD thus far.

Thanks for being here all of You! Much Love!

psyknife

Hey all! I don't believe I've posted here yet!

So, 4 years ago I did my first downward dog position... NEVER thought I'd learn to love yoga.

4 years have passed and here I am... I LOVE yoga. In fact, I am now a yoga instructor. I currently teach once per week, a power yoga style, for the most part. I just love the way the muscles heat up during power yoga... I've gained more flexibility through yoga than through any other form of stretching. It's also improved my strength! I constantly challenge my students in my yoga class, because it's great to see them feeling the burn and loving it!

I'm on a mission to learn even more about yoga. I eventually plan on doing one of the 200 hour teacher trainings (they are pricey!) and I'm attending a Yoga Journal Conference next year. I'm slowly but surely starting to adapt to a yogi way of life... getting better at it, mostly.
I'm supposed to be subbing a Yoga Nidra class this Sunday... I'm a bit nervous, as I've never taught that format, but I'm reading up. I guess it's more about meditation, as it means "yoga sleep"... wish me luck!

PS... FatDancer... I also teach a belly dance fitness class... gotta love belly dance too!

psyknife

Yoga lovers... where are ya?

lotusfromthemud

I just got back from yoga. . .I had one of those "just drag yourself there" days. And you know, with bikram. . .sometimes you do the yoga and sometimes the yoga does you. Today, the yoga did me.

I think I'm full of junky stuff from my trip this weekend, so I didn't have very good energy. I got dizzy, and had to sit down a few times. I keep trying to tell myself that my achievement right now is going to the studio, and anything else there is bonus. It's so hard not to be competitive and want to do a better posture than the person next to you (who you're not even supposed to be looking at)

:flowerforyou: Where my other yoginis at?

yoginimary

They are standing next to you comparing their posture to yours!

lotusfromthemud

They are standing next to you comparing their posture to yours!

OK, I seriously almost spit out my coffee. Thanks.:laugh:

iluvsparkles

Namasté all i am here!!!

I have mentioned this on mfp before, but i just thought i would remind all of you that if you have an office job, it works wonders to sit on a yoga ball instead of a chair! I have had mine for about 8 months or so, and i can NOT go back to a chair after being 'on the ball' for this long. It even hurts my back sometimes just to sit my car!

So who else does this or is willing to give it a try? It has done wonders for my core and legs!

psyknife

I was doing that for some months, and then it popped underneath me... now I'm scared to do it again :sad:

lotusfromthemud

They make some balls that are designed to "slowly deflate" if they burst. . .sorry I have no idea as far as brand names go. . .just something to check out.:flowerforyou: