Comments on: Do You Do Yoga? http://www.citizenofthemonth.com/2007/05/07/do-you-do-yoga/ Neil Kramer is a writer in Los Angeles (well, New York now). Citizen of the Month is his blog. Make yourself at home. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:15:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: keri http://www.citizenofthemonth.com/2007/05/07/do-you-do-yoga/#comment-201566 keri Wed, 23 May 2007 22:42:46 +0000 http://www.citizenofthemonth.com/2007/05/07/do-you-do-yoga/#comment-201566 hi neil. i may be a bit late in the game for a comment, but i actually just finished doing a kundalini yoga dvd (sound dirty, doesn't it). it's amazing! it focuses a good bit on breath work, both deep-breathing and something called the breath of fire, which is a light, more rapid breathing through the nose. very invigorating. kundalini yoga doesn't require a lot of flexibility at first, but works to increase it, and it's a great aerobic exercise, as well. i use ravi singh and ana brett's dvds and really enjoy them(http://raviana.com/). not too new-agey, as long as you skip through the chanting at the very beginning. and ravi (narrator) can be a bit cornball, but the exercises are incredible. i don't get along well with any other type of yoga. also, there's very few standing poses in this type - more sitting and lying down -- so it's good for people with fallen arches (like me). enjoy! hi neil. i may be a bit late in the game for a comment, but i actually just finished doing a kundalini yoga dvd (sound dirty, doesn’t it). it’s amazing! it focuses a good bit on breath work, both deep-breathing and something called the breath of fire, which is a light, more rapid breathing through the nose. very invigorating. kundalini yoga doesn’t require a lot of flexibility at first, but works to increase it, and it’s a great aerobic exercise, as well. i use ravi singh and ana brett’s dvds and really enjoy them(http://raviana.com/). not too new-agey, as long as you skip through the chanting at the very beginning. and ravi (narrator) can be a bit cornball, but the exercises are incredible. i don’t get along well with any other type of yoga. also, there’s very few standing poses in this type - more sitting and lying down — so it’s good for people with fallen arches (like me). enjoy!

]]> By: It's Me, Maven http://www.citizenofthemonth.com/2007/05/07/do-you-do-yoga/#comment-197808 It's Me, Maven Thu, 10 May 2007 20:35:12 +0000 http://www.citizenofthemonth.com/2007/05/07/do-you-do-yoga/#comment-197808 I recommend hatha/integral. The yogic breathing is called "pranayama." It can help, even if you are not into a full yoga discipline/practice. I recommend hatha/integral.

The yogic breathing is called “pranayama.”

It can help, even if you are not into a full yoga discipline/practice.

]]> By: ren.kat http://www.citizenofthemonth.com/2007/05/07/do-you-do-yoga/#comment-197721 ren.kat Thu, 10 May 2007 06:52:42 +0000 http://www.citizenofthemonth.com/2007/05/07/do-you-do-yoga/#comment-197721 I hope that the surgery has gone well. As for yoga. Yoga is religious- anything else is pseudo-yoga. I am a pseudo yoga instructor and yes- it can help, and no- it can increase stress (it can also hyperextend joints, etc). Struggling to push your body into uncomfortabe postions, while craning your neck to see the video, or see if the rest of the class is staring at you- yeah, that is stressful on body and soul. If I were you- or your instructor, at least- I'd recommend choosing only a few positions that will help your breathing, help you slow down. One of them would be the fish. And like the Hatha instructor above said- they sometimes use accessories. Goodness sake don't buy them. Roll up bathtowels to get the right lift and lay over that. . . and I always recommend headstands- if for no other reason than some grown-ups haven't been upside down since they were five and it is about trusting the strenght of the body- which eases one's mind. best of luck to you and your love! I hope that the surgery has gone well.
As for yoga. Yoga is religious- anything else is pseudo-yoga. I am a pseudo yoga instructor and yes- it can help, and no- it can increase stress (it can also hyperextend joints, etc). Struggling to push your body into uncomfortabe postions, while craning your neck to see the video, or see if the rest of the class is staring at you- yeah, that is stressful on body and soul. If I were you- or your instructor, at least- I’d recommend choosing only a few positions that will help your breathing, help you slow down. One of them would be the fish. And like the Hatha instructor above said- they sometimes use accessories. Goodness sake don’t buy them. Roll up bathtowels to get the right lift and lay over that. . . and I always recommend headstands- if for no other reason than some grown-ups haven’t been upside down since they were five and it is about trusting the strenght of the body- which eases one’s mind.

best of luck to you and your love!

]]> By: Javacurls http://www.citizenofthemonth.com/2007/05/07/do-you-do-yoga/#comment-197433 Javacurls Tue, 08 May 2007 22:47:54 +0000 http://www.citizenofthemonth.com/2007/05/07/do-you-do-yoga/#comment-197433 I'm not very experienced with yoga but when I was pregnant I took a self hypnosis class that taught me how to relax my body through breathing techniques. It's incredible how you can train your mind & body to relax. And yes the hypnosis did get me through 15 hours of labor without any drugs. It's incredible what your mind can accomplish. I highly recommend hypnosis. You may want to consider it as an option. I’m not very experienced with yoga but when I was pregnant I took a self hypnosis class that taught me how to relax my body through breathing techniques. It’s incredible how you can train your mind & body to relax. And yes the hypnosis did get me through 15 hours of labor without any drugs. It’s incredible what your mind can accomplish. I highly recommend hypnosis. You may want to consider it as an option.

]]> By: psychomom http://www.citizenofthemonth.com/2007/05/07/do-you-do-yoga/#comment-197428 psychomom Tue, 08 May 2007 22:02:25 +0000 http://www.citizenofthemonth.com/2007/05/07/do-you-do-yoga/#comment-197428 fun with yoga...... http://www.yogaactionsquad.com/ fun with yoga……
http://www.yogaactionsquad.com/

]]> By: Caitlinator http://www.citizenofthemonth.com/2007/05/07/do-you-do-yoga/#comment-197357 Caitlinator Tue, 08 May 2007 15:19:38 +0000 http://www.citizenofthemonth.com/2007/05/07/do-you-do-yoga/#comment-197357 I have a deviated septum too! Also, I've never tried this but have heard good things: http://www.yogatoday.com/ Supposedly they have one-hour yoga sessions that you can do from your computer whenever you want - and new ones with different people every day. I've heard they're quite good. I've done yoga a few times and always found it to be very relaxing and rejuvenating. The best time was when I did it in the tropical rainforest among the monkeys in Costa Rica. But maybe that was more about the banana pina colada than the yoga. I have a deviated septum too!

Also, I’ve never tried this but have heard good things: http://www.yogatoday.com/

Supposedly they have one-hour yoga sessions that you can do from your computer whenever you want - and new ones with different people every day. I’ve heard they’re quite good.

I’ve done yoga a few times and always found it to be very relaxing and rejuvenating. The best time was when I did it in the tropical rainforest among the monkeys in Costa Rica. But maybe that was more about the banana pina colada than the yoga.

]]> By: Bryna http://www.citizenofthemonth.com/2007/05/07/do-you-do-yoga/#comment-197352 Bryna Tue, 08 May 2007 15:02:48 +0000 http://www.citizenofthemonth.com/2007/05/07/do-you-do-yoga/#comment-197352 I can't yoga. I laugh to much at the silence... I can’t yoga. I laugh to much at the silence…

]]> By: pia http://www.citizenofthemonth.com/2007/05/07/do-you-do-yoga/#comment-197347 pia Tue, 08 May 2007 14:18:21 +0000 http://www.citizenofthemonth.com/2007/05/07/do-you-do-yoga/#comment-197347 Yiddish is an obscure language? Am thinking of both you and Sophia :) Yiddish is an obscure language?

Am thinking of both you and Sophia :)

]]> By: Marilyn http://www.citizenofthemonth.com/2007/05/07/do-you-do-yoga/#comment-197343 Marilyn Tue, 08 May 2007 14:00:20 +0000 http://www.citizenofthemonth.com/2007/05/07/do-you-do-yoga/#comment-197343 I said I'd report back, but it seems kinda silly when all these folks have given you real advice... anyway, she says count to five while you breath in and seven or eight while you breath out... There you go, an actual breathing exercise.. simple enough for even me. I said I’d report back, but it seems kinda silly when all these folks have given you real advice… anyway, she says count to five while you breath in and seven or eight while you breath out… There you go, an actual breathing exercise.. simple enough for even me.

]]> By: sarah g http://www.citizenofthemonth.com/2007/05/07/do-you-do-yoga/#comment-197337 sarah g Tue, 08 May 2007 13:13:06 +0000 http://www.citizenofthemonth.com/2007/05/07/do-you-do-yoga/#comment-197337 wow. i had no idea there were so many types of yoga. i'm flexible, but easily bored. i did one episode of yoga when it was on tv and it was harder than i thought. i'm in karate..and the whole sitting, quietly, breathing..i had a hard time with it. they made us spend half a class period findng out inner peace because i couldnt stop laughing. oops. so yoga and I, not made to be friends! wow. i had no idea there were so many types of yoga. i’m flexible, but easily bored. i did one episode of yoga when it was on tv and it was harder than i thought. i’m in karate..and the whole sitting, quietly, breathing..i had a hard time with it. they made us spend half a class period findng out inner peace because i couldnt stop laughing. oops. so yoga and I, not made to be friends!

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