Re: Garage sale find/1st try at yoga

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" namaste "

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namaste

I'm not sure how they would be using it in their tapes, but it sounds

friendly and positive.

vans

[Guest guest]

Congratulations on your finds and your introduction into yoga. I'm glad you had such a good experience. Yoga can be so relaxing and energizing all at once. Breathing is very important, on some of the workouts I've taken out they say only to breath through the nose, but I have one workout; The Method Precision Yoga, where she exhales through her mouth, at time she does tell you to breath through your nose. I don't know enough about yoga to know when to use which breathing technique.

Here is wicipedia's definition of Namaste. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namaste

Kerry

wrote:

Good Monday Morning Everyone!

Over the weekend I found a set of 3 yoga tapes for $10 all from Yoga Journal: Yoga for Beginners, Total Yoga and Yoga for Weight Loss. They were $4 each or all 3 for $10 so I grabbed all 3. Got a chance to try out Yoga for Beginners this morning. This was my very first time ever in my life trying yoga. I am usually characterized as physically not very flexible and definitely not graceful so yoga always seemed like an impossible kind of thing but this group got me thinking about it and when I saw this deal I snatched them up! (My DH thought I was nuts to try yoga but I figure if I don't like them I can always resell them myself.)

Walden is the teacher on Yoga for Beginners and she leads you gently through all the various positions with lots of instruction. I found I was actually slightly more flexible than I figured I'd be for some and as stiff as I figured I'd be for others. I also found it very relaxing and enjoyable. I wasn't confused or overwhelmed at all as I am with aerobics video choreography. She shows how to modify the moves if the actual one is too difficult for you and encourages you to listen to your body and do what it says you can do. I wanted to say my body said "not much" but it actually did more than I thought it would so I was pleased by that too. The only thing I found confusing was the breathing only because I'd heard breathing is very important in yoga but she didn't really explain it very much except during the last pose (Relaxation Pose). I breathed normally most of the time and tried to inhale and exhale when she gave instructions to do so. So, if anyone has any yoga breathing tips I'd appreciate them.

The tapes came with a booklet for the beginner video and I'd suggest reading that and possibly watching the tape before trying the poses for the first time. It, of course, recommends that and I ignored it but now wish I hadn't. I'd have been more prepared with props and placement of my TV so that I wouldn't have had to move around so much to get things or so that I could use a wall (kind of breaks the relaxing feeling a bit when you start scrambling for things and repositioning yourself and your TV in another part of the room). Anyway, I'd definitely recommend this to a yoga newbie. Also, she doesn't go into "spiritual stuff" like I'd been warned about yoga years ago. Her voice and the music was just very quiet, calm but strong and relaxing so it was very comfortable from a spiritual perspective as well (not that I really know much about what kind of "spiritual stuff" she could go into or why it might bother someone, I do have a very basic knowledge of Hindu and other Eastern religions and find them interesting and not at all threatening to my own spiritual foundations, but if that is a concern for anyone you don't have to worry about it at all with this tape).

Last thing on this... she says "namaste" at the end and I've seen, I think , use that as an ending for some of her postings... what does it mean???

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nancydewolf wrote:

> Over the weekend I found a set of 3 yoga tapes for $10 all from Yoga

> Journal: Yoga for Beginners, Total Yoga and Yoga for Weight Loss.

whoo-hoo!!! good score nancy!!

>I breathed normally most of the time and tried

> to inhale and exhale when she gave instructions to do so.

unless im doing sun salutations or some other group of poses that i

know well, then i also struggle with the special yoga breathing. i

also tend to just breathe normally, just ensuring that im not

holding my breath. just like you, i do follow along when im

specifically told when/how to breathe, but at other times i just do

my own thing.

ive not gotten into doing that 'darth vadar' breathing much, but

actually am doing it a bit more now, here and there.

a yoga session is called a 'practice' for a reason... keep working

at it and it will come to you.

> Last thing on this... she says " namaste " at the end and I've seen, I

> think , use that as an ending for some of her postings... what does

> it mean???

i think that it means something like 'the spirit in me salutes the

spirit in you'....

:*carolyn.

[Guest guest]

" namaste " according to that yoga program on Fit TV

means - " the light in me salutes the light in you. "

Jen

--- nancydewolf <nancydewolf@...> wrote:

> Good Monday Morning Everyone!

>

> Over the weekend I found a set of 3 yoga tapes for

> $10 all from Yoga Journal: Yoga for Beginners, Total

> Yoga and Yoga for Weight Loss. They were $4 each or

> all 3 for $10 so I grabbed all 3. Got a chance to

> try out Yoga for Beginners this morning. This was my

> very first time ever in my life trying yoga. I am

> usually characterized as physically not very

> flexible and definitely not graceful so yoga always

> seemed like an impossible kind of thing but this

> group got me thinking about it and when I saw this

> deal I snatched them up! (My DH thought I was nuts

> to try yoga but I figure if I don't like them I can

> always resell them myself.)

>

> Walden is the teacher on Yoga for Beginners

> and she leads you gently through all the various

> positions with lots of instruction. I found I was

> actually slightly more flexible than I figured I'd

> be for some and as stiff as I figured I'd be for

> others. I also found it very relaxing and enjoyable.

> I wasn't confused or overwhelmed at all as I am with

> aerobics video choreography. She shows how to modify

> the moves if the actual one is too difficult for you

> and encourages you to listen to your body and do

> what it says you can do. I wanted to say my body

> said " not much " but it actually did more than I

> thought it would so I was pleased by that too. The

> only thing I found confusing was the breathing only

> because I'd heard breathing is very important in

> yoga but she didn't really explain it very much

> except during the last pose (Relaxation Pose). I

> breathed normally most of the time and tried to

> inhale and exhale when she gave instructions to do

> so. So, if anyone has any yoga breathing tips I'd

> appreciate them.

>

> The tapes came with a booklet for the beginner video

> and I'd suggest reading that and possibly watching

> the tape before trying the poses for the first time.

> It, of course, recommends that and I ignored it but

> now wish I hadn't. I'd have been more prepared with

> props and placement of my TV so that I wouldn't have

> had to move around so much to get things or so that

> I could use a wall (kind of breaks the relaxing

> feeling a bit when you start scrambling for things

> and repositioning yourself and your TV in another

> part of the room). Anyway, I'd definitely recommend

> this to a yoga newbie. Also, she doesn't go into

> " spiritual stuff " like I'd been warned about yoga

> years ago. Her voice and the music was just very

> quiet, calm but strong and relaxing so it was very

> comfortable from a spiritual perspective as well

> (not that I really know much about what kind of

> " spiritual stuff " she could go into or why it might

> bother someone, I do have a very basic knowledge of

> Hindu and other Eastern religions and find them

> interesting and not at all threatening to my own

> spiritual foundations, but if that is a concern for

> anyone you don't have to worry about it at all with

> this tape).

>

> Last thing on this... she says " namaste " at the end

> and I've seen, I think , use that as an ending

> for some of her postings... what does it mean???

>

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks Jen!

Re: Garage sale find/1st try at yoga

"namaste" according to that yoga program on Fit TVmeans - "the light in me salutes the light in you."Jen--- nancydewolf <nancydewolfsbcglobal (DOT) net> wrote:> Good Monday Morning Everyone!> > Over the weekend I found a set of 3 yoga tapes for> $10 all from Yoga Journal: Yoga for Beginners, Total> Yoga and Yoga for Weight Loss. They were $4 each or> all 3 for $10 so I grabbed all 3. Got a chance to> try out Yoga for Beginners this morning. This was my> very first time ever in my life trying yoga. I am> usually characterized as physically not very> flexible and definitely not graceful so yoga always> seemed like an impossible kind of thing but this> group got me thinking about it and when I saw this> deal I snatched them up! (My DH thought I was nuts> to try yoga but I figure if I don't like them I can> always resell them myself.)> > Walden is the teacher on Yoga for Beginners> and she leads you gently through all the various> positions with lots of instruction. I found I was> actually slightly more flexible than I figured I'd> be for some and as stiff as I figured I'd be for> others. I also found it very relaxing and enjoyable.> I wasn't confused or overwhelmed at all as I am with> aerobics video choreography. She shows how to modify> the moves if the actual one is too difficult for you> and encourages you to listen to your body and do> what it says you can do. I wanted to say my body> said "not much" but it actually did more than I> thought it would so I was pleased by that too. The> only thing I found confusing was the breathing only> because I'd heard breathing is very important in> yoga but she didn't really explain it very much> except during the last pose (Relaxation Pose). I> breathed normally most of the time and tried to> inhale and exhale when she gave instructions to do> so. So, if anyone has any yoga breathing tips I'd> appreciate them.> > The tapes came with a booklet for the beginner video> and I'd suggest reading that and possibly watching> the tape before trying the poses for the first time.> It, of course, recommends that and I ignored it but> now wish I hadn't. I'd have been more prepared with> props and placement of my TV so that I wouldn't have> had to move around so much to get things or so that> I could use a wall (kind of breaks the relaxing> feeling a bit when you start scrambling for things> and repositioning yourself and your TV in another> part of the room). Anyway, I'd definitely recommend> this to a yoga newbie. Also, she doesn't go into> "spiritual stuff" like I'd been warned about yoga> years ago. Her voice and the music was just very> quiet, calm but strong and relaxing so it was very> comfortable from a spiritual perspective as well> (not that I really know much about what kind of> "spiritual stuff" she could go into or why it might> bother someone, I do have a very basic knowledge of> Hindu and other Eastern religions and find them> interesting and not at all threatening to my own> spiritual foundations, but if that is a concern for> anyone you don't have to worry about it at all with> this tape).> > Last thing on this... she says "namaste" at the end> and I've seen, I think , use that as an ending> for some of her postings... what does it mean???> >