yoga # 45

[supercheesegirl]

Did a half-hour practice at home last night. Wore my wrist brace for the whole thing, but there are plenty of yoga poses that can be done without wrists. I am working on recreating the "hero series" that Gene used to do--it was a standing flow series of poses that he sometimes did instead of sun salutations, but I can't remember the exact sequence. Not sure I'll definitely figure out the exact sequence he used to do, but I think I can come up with a similar enough series to be challenging and warming without involving pushups or any stress on the wrist. Which is much better, by the way, because I've been wearing the wrist brace almost non-stop for the past four days (which suggests to me that it was a repetitive stress thing or else a pinched nerve that's getting less pinched with rest), but it's still fussy and I want to be careful for a while yet. Doctor's appointment this afternoon, so we'll see what he says.

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yoga related question

[minkrose]

So the boyfriend expressed some interest in doing yoga at home (and I used to do it in theatre stuff but it's been a reaaally long time). Do you have any recommendations about a DVD we could pick up for beginning yoga? I'm not really sure what we're looking for because I can't remember the types that I've done in the past. Mostly we need a guide that we can start with and build upon. (I know my mom has a Jane Fonda yoga VHS somewhere but that won't help us!)

You were the first person I thought of. ANY advice would be appreciated. Thanks!

Re: yoga related question

[supercheesegirl.livejournal.com]

I love that I was the first person you thought to ask! :) Unfortunately, I never got into DVDs--I was lucky enough to have affordable and convenient classes available when I was first learning, and now I'm experienced enough that I practice on my own.

Check out the yoga community--it's been on the LJ spotlight this week, so lots of people new to yoga have been posting and asking for recommendations. You could probably pick up some good DVD suggestions just from the comments on recent posts.

You guys are back in Boston, right? My friend birdmaddgirl is interning at Back Bay Yoga and practices at a few other studios in the area. If you wanted to go out and try some classes, I bet she'd have some good suggestions.

Go yoga!! :)

Re: yoga related question

[birdmaddgirl.livejournal.com]

*hi*

if you do decide to look for classes, i can probably give you some ideas, but more to the point of your question to rox --

i haven't ever done a DVD, but yoga journal has a bunch of free podcast practices (both video & audio) that are quite good. they are mostly aimed at a beginner/advanced beginner level, so you will probably be able to follow along pretty well, especially with the video podcasts where you can see a few people doing the poses. plus there are guides to each pose on the yogajournal website.

the two great things about these podcasts for me are 1)they focus on specific types of poses/specific body parts and 2)they tell you exactly how long they are (most are around 20 mins). it makes it really easy to build a practice tailored to the amount of time you have and what you want to work on. i usually pick one and then give myself a 10 minute svasana, but sometimes when i've got more time i'll string two podcasts together (the teacher gives recommendations for this at the end, too).

the podcasts are on yogajournal.com & itunes - free either way.

there are some really awesome deals to try out boston-area studios. let me know if you ever want details. :)