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great advice  https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_mrgreen.gif  i'm going to try it.  i haven't really tried this spin before (well, tried and could not figure it out, and gave up).  missdirdybirdy's lessons are good, they even have slow motion.  thanks jessesgirl!!  i should be able to figure it out now, and will also try getting into it on a static pole as amy and all of you suggested… thanks ladies!  🙂

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i would love to get this spin!  it would be so great if Veena could do a lesson on it (hint…)  🙂  can anyone break it down into steps? or suggest other spins/moves/stretches that could help?  https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_confused.gif

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wow, that must have been terrifying!  i hope you both have a good nights sleep tonight.  i really hope it was just the fever.  will be thinking of you both….  let us know how she is doing..  https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_heart1.gif

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hi sensualscimitar  https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_mrgreen.gif  so glad you liked the movie!!  you can def take up to 2,800 mg of vitD per day, just make sure its D3 (most of them are).  luckily, it's cheap!! 

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thank you all so much….  you ladies are the best!  https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_heart1.gif

@Mechie, thank you for sharing this.  that is so terrible what happened to your friend (and you).  so tragic….  my friend will always be alive in my heart.  the strangest thing is that the connection feels even stronger than when he was physically here.  i feel lucky that i had the chance to see him in CA in march.  it had been four years since i had seen him, but we always kept in touch by phone, email, sending pictures to each other…. now i keep two pictures of him – one on my altar, and one by my computer, with candles….  it is comforting somehow…. sending hugs back….  🙂

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Yeah, CA is the best as far as access to all kinds of herb.  i recently watched a good documentary on netflix (called – "the union – the business behind getting high).   hopefully people will become more educated about the medical benefits this herb has to offer, and it will become more available to people who are suffering needlessly.  Just want to wish you good luck with finding what you need…. and thanks for posting, MrsNaughtywed 🙂

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I don't have much else to add except – Welcome https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_cheers.gif !  I found pole to be very challenging, much harder than anything I have tried to do before.  but with determination, I believe anyone in any shape or size can learn and progress.  I've seen it here!!  Just start with alot of warmup, stretching, beginner lessons, and have fun dancing!

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Yes, sending love to all in Norway……  this is such a tragedy, so senseless  https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_sad.gif

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thanks ladies…  @PlatinumAni – so sorry to hear of your losses. that's really alot to handle in such a short time. but we can't give up our poling, lol…   and Madfelice, it means alot.  it does take a time to process, I don't think it's meant to be hurried or "gotten through" quickly.  everyone needs as much time as they need..  xoxo

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yes, sensualscimitar, i completely agree…  and there is a kind of depth in grieving that makes it possible to connect with these beings who have left the earth plane, the love is still totally there.  this experience compares only to when my grandmother died.  don't worry, i'm not going to go into a depression,or stop poling!  it's just like you said, taking the time to feel…. 

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omg ladies, you are all so sweet!  https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_heart1.gif  the support here is unbelievable.  thank you, veena, and thank you for creating this! 

here is a beautiful video of one of nirakar's aerobatic flights…

(darn, internet security settings wouldn't let me paste!  https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_evil.gif

just go to youtube and search for fly high.mov

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thanks, nymphdancer  https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_heart1.gif

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well i would say ask your doctor about clonazepam. every time i have had to get a new doctor, they try to get me to try something else (because it's addictive) and nothing else has worked, or caused terrible side effects.  i am very sensitive to meds but this works for me.  that keppra sounds awful! 

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hi sensual..  wow, you are really dealing with alot right now.   very good advice from reenie and aly!  i can't add much to that, but i would say try the pot – it could work.  and if not, like aly said there are so many different meds out there, so hopefully you will find something that works.  As for me, i went through a couple of years of severe chronic insomnia which was caused by emotional stress in a relationship (he was an alcoholic with borderline personality disorder).  being such a health nut, i wanted to try all the "natural" sleep aids and was afraid to go to a doctor because i thought pharmaceuticals were "bad."  looking back, i should have gone to the doctor sooner.  the insomnia progressed into anxiety, then to clinical depression.  all of these are basically the result of low levels of serotonin.  I went on Ambien (which i believe saved my life) for several years, then switched to Clonazepam (Klonopin) which is an anit-anxiety med, but works better than Ambien for me, for sleep.  (by the way Klonopin is also prescribed for seizures).  I have been able to reduce my dosage at times, but my priority is SLEEP, not how much medication i am taking.  I have no sex drive at all, but that happened after i went through early menopause/adrenal fatigue.  I recovered from that (with increased vitamin intake and certain herbs), but never got my sex drive back.  I'm about to turn 45, I'm married, so sex isn't such a big deal to me anymore.  Now I prefer back rubs or foot massages, lol.  I thought pole might help, but it didn't really, however exercise is super-important for anything related to anxiety, so I am happy to have a workout that is fun and to be a part of this community.  I wish you the best of luck with everything. 🙂

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hey jorgi, so glad to hear you had a good time on the pole!  you will get your strength back soon.  to answer your question, yes i think it was the holiday.  I know some people can eat whatever they want, but in my case I seem to need good nutrition in order to function well.  will be more careful in the future…. 😉

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Yeah, it's scary  https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_surprised.gif  lol.   I think part of the problem was being on holiday – not taking my usual vitamins and green drink, or having the organic fruits and veggies that I buy at home, PLUS having tea and cookies every day, eating out at restaurants, and not working out…  it all added up, and as soon as I got home I realized I felt like crap.  I didn't think one week would make so much difference, but it did.  It made me feel like I don't want to go on holidays any more.  hopefully we will get our strength back soon!!  🙂 

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thanks everyone for the info on the various dvd's!!  my only dvd is pantera's pole 101 (which is pretty advanced) and sheila kelley's s factor 2 (good for a warm-up).  any dvd's i decide to buy will be in addition to Veena's lessons, not instead!!  https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_mrgreen.gif  also wanted to add (for those with slow or no internet connections) that the pole dance community's syllabus of pole moves CD-ROM is great, it is very inexpensive, and i was able to put it on my computer so i don't need the disc.  i'm definitely going to look into the Art of Pole, BeSpun, and Felix's new ones.  🙂

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hi jorgi  https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_flower.gif  just wanted to write to tell you that you are not alone!  i feel like i am going through exactly the same thing you described, and i don't understand it.  after taking a week off to go on vacation with my family, i seem to have lost all of my strength and feel too tired and weak to pole. i'm at about 11 months in my poling and thought i was making pretty good progress, until now.  thanks nymphdancer and cinara for the helpful advice!!  xoxo

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Wow, thanks everyone!!  I have been totally frustrated with trying to get the splits, especially having to do so much "warm up" beforehand.  I thought that oversplits were the next step after getting the splits, so I'm glad I read this.  Will try to get that book!!  🙂

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@ lizsavage – I have to agree, I hate the new X poles!!  My friend bought 6 of them, 11 feet tall.  she installed permanent ceiling mounts which have been very difficult to deal with, in fact she had to replace the first kind with a different kind that work better, but it takes forever to loosen/tighten the poles.  the poles have to be put up before each class and taken down after, since she is renting the exercise room at a gym.  But the main problem has been the stupid X joints.  She has had the exact same kind of problems you talked about, and we had to go through the whole process of taking apart, banging out with a broomstick (which broke the broomstick, lol), etc.  Their video makes it look easy, but it is not.  She had to hire a strong guy to help because the two of us could not do it, and one of the joints was so jammed that he had to take it home and use a vice to get it out.  The whole experience has been awful.  Anyway, good luck with PS and let us know how it turns out!!  I will be praying for you, lol 😉

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wow, great!!  https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif  thanks, amy!!!  your photo is beautiful!!  i am very happy to hear/see this, since most girls have there bottom hand way down on the pole for the cartwheel.  i will post a vid when i get it. (my pole is down atm because of having to replace the floor due to water damage from rain while we were replacing our roof).  thanks again!!!  🙂

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LOL, that's great!!  🙂

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LOL, that's great!!  🙂

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Hi https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_geek.gif  I use a kodak digital camera to record, then windows live photo gallery (to import), and windows movie maker 2.6 (an older version that has more features).  from what i have heard, even a cheap digital camera will give you better quality than most webcams.  good luck!! 🙂

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Yay, Veena!!  https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_cheers.gif I don't have time to read this thread tonight (it's so long!), but I am so happy to hear you will be adding more lessons.  For me, I would be most interested in advanced moves, for example what would someone who has finished all the lessons work on next, since I plan to continue this for a long time!!  🙂