Guest guest Posted April 20, 2004 Report Posted April 20, 2004 I would be curiouse to know this too.....I too suffer from the same distraction of "mat alignment", not only when my body is not centered, but if my mat moves even a hair to one side of the other..then I tend to feel at an uncomfortable angle...i have done yoga on my wood floors at home and love it...I actually feel like I have more stability, there is no distraction of a mat, but on the other hand, the surface underneath is concrete (its in the basement) and I am aware that the "cold" from underneath can zap heat from the body...even though It doesn't feel cold to the touch especially when I am heated by doing yoga. I look forward to reading others postings concerning this.... It is true that classical yoga does not use mats correct? Vishva Devi Quote
Guest guest Posted April 21, 2004 Report Posted April 21, 2004 hi there I think practising without a mat is a good idea as long as you have a nice smooth surface to work with. i practice without a mat too sometimes if i am just practising standing positions, it gives me a better feel to the ground and also helps me to learn to be versatile and not be attached to the mat. good luck! Wen Layne Hedrick <layne wrote: Just curious if anyone on the list has ever practiced on the bare floor instead of their yoga mat? I am still a relative beginner. I have only been practicing for a little over a year and one thing I have found distracting is my placement on the mat. I am always trying to reposition myself so that my body is in the center of the mat. Other than comfort which I have been able to deal with during the limited few practices I have gone without my mat, do any of you know of a reason this would be a bad idea? Thanks and Namaste ------ Layne Hedrick layne Liquidtravel.org <http://www.liquidtravel.org/> 512.762.1953 <http://hinduism.about.com/library/weekly/aa022200.htm> ashtanga yoga Messenger - Communicate instantly..."Ping" your friends today! Download Messenger Now Quote
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