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Anyone wanna yoga??
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So theres a Yoga Nidra (what is that?) Yin and Yang (Again…?) Tai Chi (I actually know what that is, but its not Yoga is it?) Hatha Yoga. Yoga for the People which is the free class that’s hard for me to follow. Mixed level Vinyasa. Feel Good Friday Night Flow. Gentle Yoga for Everyone (Would that be good for me?) Acro 101 which is the one I want to go to with Adam. Workshop, finding balance. That’s this month’s schedule….
Not sure about Nidra, you'd have to ask the instructor. Yin yoga is restorative, gentle, "feminine" yoga – you hold the poses a long time and you don't push yourself too hard. Yang is the opposite, active, strong, "masculine" yoga, where you do push and work harder. A Yin & Yang class probably has a good mix of both (sounds like a class I'd enjoy, actually!) But out of all those listed, I suggest Hatha Yoga, that's pretty basic and will get you acquainted with all the poses so you can start memorizing them and maybe be able to follow along easier with a Vinyasa style class. Vinyasa is intense for the beginner, but a lot of fun when you know what you're doing. Gentle Yoga for Everyone would probably be another good choice.
The other Yoga studio I know of (that’s not Hot Yoga) has level 1 which is all levels, level 2 mixed and level 3 expansion. You buy a weeks session, 13 weeks, enrollment for spring ended the last day of March. They have “get moving” Core Flow, On the Go Flow, Vinyasa Flow, Yogaworks Flow. “Slow down” Deep release, gentle, restoratives and pranayama. “integrate and harmonize” hatha iyengar “specialties” laughayoga sustainable vinyasa. I can’t tell one thing from another.
Out of these, go for Hatha Iyengar – Iyengar is a very adaptable style of yoga, developed to help people who physically couldn't do the more intense Ashtanga style. Lots of modifications, variations, and use of props to help you. Anything with "Flow" in the title, think of it like cardio + yoga, there's going to be a lot of moving between poses and probably not a lot of instruction. Pranayama = breathing meditation, probably a very un-intense class. Some people find this kind of yoga boring (but hey, I find Zumba excruciating, so whatevs).
Laughter yoga, I'm surprised to see that on there! That's a pretty obscure practice. And, to me, kinda weird. From what I've seen, it's a bunch of people gathered together to just laugh and laugh, at nothing in particular, to get all the feel-good effects of laughter. Personally I don't think I could take that kind of yoga seriously (and yes I see the irony in saying so). I'd be laughing AT it, not WITH it.
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Ninja that's a good point. One of my favorite poses is "Supta baddha konasana" which literally translates to Reclined Bound Angle Pose but I have heard it called Reclined Butterfly, Goddess Pose, and the most common is Cobbler's Pose. (But seriously, I could stay in that pose all day.)
Like I said, I like the Sanskrit names, they're fun to say and I know exactly what they mean (at least, the ones I've memorized). But I get a little irritated when a teacher uses nothing but the Sanskrit names because it does strike me as show-offy. Maybe because I feel like *I* am showing off when I use Sanskrit? LOL. My favorite teachers are those who say both names – that's how I learned them in the first place! I can see the benefit in having the universal Sanskrit names in addition to the English names – like "inside leg hang" vs. "Scorpio."
(My studio doesn't use the Gemini/Scorpio names and I'm constantly catching myself saying "Oh yeah you can get into that from a Gem…outside leg hang.")
Maybe we should get pole move names translated into Sanskrit? LOL!
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I use a mixture, mostly whatever is easier for me to say. I think "surya namaskar" flows very nicely off the tongue, more so than "sun salutation." But it's a lot easier to say "down dog" instead of "adho muhka svanasana." https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_smile.gif
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Yes, I like surya namaskar for sure, and there's one for the moon too that I can't remember but I like it as well. I got a Shiva Rhea DVD recently that has "Agni (an-yee) Namaskar" which is Fire Salutations. It is exactly as tough as it sounds!
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Laughter Yoga is hilarious. Its uncomfortable and embarassing, but thats actually something I can do. We used to do it long before I knew it was Yoga. I've done it with meditation, hypnosis even. I actually had my coworkers in fits of laugher after they questioned what it was and I was like well… you just kinduh start laughing… and then you keep laughing… then other people make you laugh… and then I demonstrated a big HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! and Tem started giggling and other coworkers were laughing at us and I was like yup, thats the laugh part of it all. Tem really liked it. He's from Ethiopia and was fully intrigued.
The Bikram thing sounds miserable and scary, my friends mother suggested it, and I said oooohhhh no not for me, at least not now!!!
Pranayama actually sounds like nice thing to do, but I doubt I would enjoy that in a group setting. I LOVE Zumba, its one of the best group things I've ever done. Did NOT like pilates/barre fitness because I thought it was going to be more ballet and less pilates. I love love love Jazzercise and Core Rhythms.
*googling triangle pose* lol
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Ok triangle pose is the second yoga move I ever learned. I fall over, a LOT, trying to do it, moreso when the arm is on the inside of the leg. I learned the sun salutation in a dance class once when I was about 12, but I don't remember anything about it except it was my favorite part of the dance class (the rest was a cheesy routine to Footloose *grumble*)
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If you asked me to name one fitness class I despise, it's Zumba. I'm so awkward and sweaty and uncoordinated and just… no. I have never tried Jazzercise but I would probably hate it. But you love it and that's awesome! To each their own!
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And this is my favorite thing to do:
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I am working toward a king pigeon and a crow….
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It's a shame you can't Skype, Dwiizie, I'd love to do some one-on-one yoga with you. 🙂 Triangle does take practice, most students start out holding on to their ankles rather than hand on the floor. If you're struggling with Triangle, keep your gaze down to the floor or straight out in front of you at first instead of twisting all the way around and looking up at your hand. And keep a tiny bit of a bend in your knees.
I am dumbfounded by people who enjoy Zumba. Happy for them, of course, it's great they found something they love, but I just don't get it. I have come to the conclusion that I am just not a high-energy person. I get sweaty just watching commercials for P-90X, haha. I tried Zumba on and off soooo many times, and I really did try to have fun, but it just didn't click with me. Always seemed kinda cheesy and corny somehow, like those super-chipper happy cheerleader types that always leave me wondering, are you really that upbeat, or is it just an act?
Sun salutation is one of the most basic yoga flows. Learning that sequence will help you a lot in taking yoga classes. There are actually two variations of the sequence, which I usually see referred to as A and B or Salutations I and II. (The difference is mostly in which Warrior poses they lead you through, and B/II includes Chair Pose) They're a great foundation for any beginning yogi/yogini.
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D, I've seen that one called Warrior 4 or Pose of the Dancer. It's a fun one and a great pre-pole stretch!
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Yeah, thats when I fall over in triangle, when I look up at my hand. I bought a book and it was in there. I was putting back of palm to inside of front leg and the other hand up and looking at it. Wobble fall hehe. And yes, Zumba is cheesy unless you can make it really hip hoppy or latin. But I LOVE the cheese. Jazzercise is the same way. I wasn't going to say it, but when I first started trying to get healthy and lose weight, I used Richard Simmons Sweatin' to the Oldies HAHA!!!! I have so much fun with the cheesy stuff. I remember when I could barely make it through that video, then one day, it was too easy, it wasn't making me sweat anymore. Jazzercise, the video I have, is FAB for the buns. Its the "Best Yet Live" one. So much fun, good music, and as a person from a ballet/jazz/tap background, the danceness of it appeals to me. No squats, plies haha! Core Rhythms is still the best dancing video workout I have ever found. Something about it tones EVERYTHING near INSTANTLY. Like two weeks after doing the 20 minute video 3 times a week, you can feel it all toning up. Theres a longer workout, an abs one, a legs one, and then just various videos with different routines.
I want to get to the dancer pose only with the arms turned under pulling the foot closer to the head. Like the king pigeon standing up kind of.
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