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Exercise and Fitness

AllyCat

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25. Sounds like me too...I consider it a great week if I can get to 3-5 classes a week.

Reply to westerebus (Reply #24)

Fri Mar 23, 2012, 08:37 PM

Mar 2012

I am so much better equipped to handle what life throws at me when I practice regularly. I know what you mean about all the warriors. I find those and Utkatasana extremely challenging and when the instructor is correcting someone, I have to return to breath to get past the "please just let this be over" feeling. If I can find ease in the difficulty of humble warrior, I can find ease when my kids get defiant, or management pulls another fast one on the union at work, or (fill in the blank).

I've only been practicing for 18 months, but cannot imagine how I managed without it.

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Any other yoga nuts in this group? [View all] AllyCat Dec 2011 OP

Not exactly a nut. ZenLefty Dec 2011 #1

Do you go to classes or practice on your own? AllyCat Dec 2011 #2

Both ZenLefty Dec 2011 #3

I'm always mildly amused by "yoga championships" AllyCat Dec 2011 #6

former Pilates Reformer nut maddezmom Dec 2011 #4

Piloxing is a cross between boxing, pilates, yoga, and ballet AllyCat Dec 2011 #5

When I lived in the UK I took a Reformer class with a friend 2x a week maddezmom Dec 2011 #7

Hi everybody! I am not a Yoga person but I have always been curious about just TheDebbieDee Dec 2011 #8

I think Yoga helps in a myriad of aspects ZenLefty Dec 2011 #9

I can't point you to a website except yoga websites AllyCat Dec 2011 #10

yogajournal.com tfsoccer Dec 2011 #11

I wait every month for my paper issue, and then spend hours at that site. :) AllyCat Dec 2011 #12

Its pretty volumemous--which parts of the site do you find most interesting? tfsoccer Dec 2011 #13

I usually gravitate to the asana how-tos... AllyCat Dec 2011 #14

I can tell you from my own experience that regular yoga helps with the regulation of appetite. wildeyed Jan 2012 #19

Kundalini yoga teacher Melissa G Dec 2011 #15

We used to have a Kundalini class at our gym. I really enjoyed it AllyCat Dec 2011 #16

There are videos that are pretty good Melissa G Dec 2011 #17

I recently started yoga classes DesertRat Dec 2011 #18

Not sure how I missed your post... AllyCat Jan 2012 #22

Great news about your back! wildeyed Jan 2012 #20

I've found a bunch of great stuff on the net. Prefer my classes with friends, but hey AllyCat Jan 2012 #21

Benefits of yoga... jackalan996 Mar 2012 #23

Three or four classes a week. westerebus Mar 2012 #24

Sounds like me too...I consider it a great week if I can get to 3-5 classes a week. AllyCat Mar 2012 #25

Had a good class this morning. westerebus Mar 2012 #26

Permission to come out of a pose...great! AllyCat Mar 2012 #27