yoga

[Guest guest]

Okay, I am jumping in on this conversation, but I am guessing it

is about regular exercise:

 

I, personally, am rather mobility-restricted. Running is a no.

Walking is a no (and I have to violate that, because I live in

New York City, where cars are a what?)

I do yoga. I started doing yoga at a yoga school. I had to

quit for a while for financial reasons, so I got a video. I did

yoga with the video, but often I found reasons not to.

What helped me find my way to doing the video and (ultimately)

finding the funds to pay for the classes at school, was a friend I

met on the Internet, who, in the course of many conversations,

told me that yoga was the only way (after she had broken her back)

that she could keep herself mobile!

I have had serious back injuries, knee injuries, and neck injuries

(as the result of sports mishaps and auto accidents).

I have been told that I would be in a wheelchair within a year

(that was in 1998).

When I go to yoga, I can't do everything, but... each time, I can do

something, and ... sometimes.. I can do something new!

I like hot yoga (bikram) because I *always* know what is next, and

I can compare what I did yesterday with what I did today.

Other yogas change from day to day.

I like vinyasa yoga, for the movement, but I get frustrated sometimes

because I can't do what they are doing. I usually stick with the

beginner classes because I can " modify " the positions.

I really like my videos (when I am willing to do them at home),

because they will always have the same positions every day, and I can

compare my progress from day to day.

Margaret

 

rawfood , " Diana P. " <laurelai3 wrote:

>

> Walking is actually a tough one for me because I have a lot of pain in

> my hips. When I am up and about I try to make sure I am doing

> something useful like a bit of housework. I was managing to get in 3-4

> yoga sessions/week, but lately not even that. I would love to get out

> of the house more when the weather warms up a bit!!

> (I live in Buffalo)

>

> Peace,

> Di

>

> rawfood , " Thompson, Debra " <Debrathompson@>

> wrote:

> >

> > Are you able to walk? Even short periods of time throughout the day

> are

> > beneficial. Do you think you can do 5 - 15 minutes at a time?

> >

> >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

At Sun, 26 Feb 2006 it looks like Margaret Gamez composed:

 

> Okay, I am jumping in on this conversation, but I am guessing it

> is about regular exercise:

>

> I, personally, am rather mobility-restricted. Running is a no.

> Walking is a no (and I have to violate that, because I live in

> New York City, where cars are a what?)

> I do yoga. I started doing yoga at a yoga school. I had to

> quit for a while for financial reasons, so I got a video. I did

> yoga with the video, but often I found reasons not to.

> What helped me find my way to doing the video and (ultimately)

> finding the funds to pay for the classes at school, was a friend I

> met on the Internet, who, in the course of many conversations,

> told me that yoga was the only way (after she had broken her back)

> that she could keep herself mobile!

> I have had serious back injuries, knee injuries, and neck injuries

> (as the result of sports mishaps and auto accidents).

> I have been told that I would be in a wheelchair within a year

> (that was in 1998).

> When I go to yoga, I can't do everything, but... each time, I can do

> something, and ... sometimes.. I can do something new!

> I like hot yoga (bikram) because I *always* know what is next, and

> I can compare what I did yesterday with what I did today.

 

Yes, I too like Bikram Yoga. The extreme heat also is a safegaurd

for me in the fact that it loosens me up and helps prevents injury.

 

--

Bill Schoolcraft <> http://wiliweld.com

 

" If your life was full of nothing but

sunshine, you would just be a desert. "