How and where do you practice your yoga?
maripanda
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Hello! I just joined this group: I've been on mfp on and off for the past year (on since Jan this time), and have been really enjoying yoga as my primary (read:only) form of exercise. Though it isn't renowned for weight loss, it's definitely improved my physical, emotional and psychological wellbeing 
As a stay at home mama and part-time student I find the only way I can practice is using a dvd I have at home when everyone is asleep and all of my work is done, phew!
I would love to make it to classes, but the cost/time is tricky.
How and where do you practice? Do you go to classes, have dvds, download practices, or use books? (Is it worth getting a book?!). Do you practice at home? Alone? (My husband tried to join in today when I was sneaking in a morning session while everyone had breakfast...it was uncomfortable all round haha).
As a stay at home mama and part-time student I find the only way I can practice is using a dvd I have at home when everyone is asleep and all of my work is done, phew!
I would love to make it to classes, but the cost/time is tricky.
How and where do you practice? Do you go to classes, have dvds, download practices, or use books? (Is it worth getting a book?!). Do you practice at home? Alone? (My husband tried to join in today when I was sneaking in a morning session while everyone had breakfast...it was uncomfortable all round haha).
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Welcome to the group Maripanda!
I think you may find that most of us here tend to do a combination of home and studio practicing. Lately I tend to practice at home mostly with DVDs. I have a couple of books, but using them to form a practice is a little awkward for me. I like verbal and physical cues. I have been looking a large Ashtanga asana poster to set up so that I can eventually memorize the entire series bit by bit. I take classes as I can, a lot of studios offer passes for a certain number of classes at decent rates. Maybe you can get a 10 class pass and get out of the house every once in awhile to mix things up?
I can definitely relate to the silly partner joining in on a whim. My hubby is rather stiff and fills the session with his grunts and moans making it a little difficult to hear the DVD, but I'm usually glad that he made an attempt at taking an interest in what I'm doing and being willing to try something outside of his comfort zone to connect with me.
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I practice at studios and at home. I have to keep a log of my sequences for the next 30 days as part of my yoga homework. That's what I'm avoiding doing now
A lot of my sequences are things I'm working on during the classes I teach. I'll write down a sequence, try it out on myself, make any changes, then teach it. I love not having to think when I go to a studio - I mean I have to think about what I'm doing and it's effect on me, but someone else is giving the commands.0 -
I started out practicing with DVDs, and did that for a few years. For the past 4-5 years, however, i've been mostly attending classes at a studio. The cost is pricey, but the mental, physical, and emotional benefits, for me personally, are worth it. Now, having said that, every studio is different, and unfortunately not as wonderful and beneficial as the one I've been lucky enough to stumble upon. The owner is so warm and friendly, all of the instructors are fantastic - the studio itself is beautiful. It's a Baron Baptiste certified affiliate studio (I'm not sure if your familiar with his style of yoga, but Baptiste yoga is a fantastic whole body aerobic workout - before finding this studio, I used to practice with his DVDs, and even those are a helluva workout), so the workouts are incredible.
As far as when, lately it's been morning classes, but if I can't make it to a morning session, I'll try to pop in for the 5:30pm session.
yoga is wonderful regardless of how you're able to add it into your life, and i'm glad we've all been able to incorporate it somehow :flowerforyou:0
