07-09-2007, 12:01 PM | #1 |
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Are bmw driver into Yoga?
Ok, not sure if this topic has been posted yet. So which type of yoga you do.
I heard there are different type of yoga here is the Indian type yoga (that looks painful)
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07-09-2007, 12:11 PM | #4 |
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That top one is B.K.S. Iyengar. He was a cripple when he started in India at like age 12. In that picture he's about 80 or so. Can't remeber what the initials ACTUALLY stand for, but the rumor among his students is "Bite, Kick, Scratch" as he is quite teh task master. I had a class with his son once, it was PACKED and he follows in his father's footsteps. Iyengar is great for us Americans because he is big on the use of "props" to help you get the benefit of the poses, even if you bend like a piece of glass. I did Iyengar for about 7 years, then hooked up with a lady who runs a studio and needed some web pages done. Now I get two lifetimes of free yoga from her studio, I just show up and participate.
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07-09-2007, 12:46 PM | #5 |
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I read that you should not attempt the Iyengar without years of practice and without supervision. Apparently, the scottish found that it is not true, all you need is alcohol
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07-09-2007, 01:20 PM | #7 |
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Oh, DEFINATELY have to go to a good studio with good teachers. I did the Iyengar for 7 years at the same place, mostly with the same instructor, and she was CONSTANTLY adjusting what I did so as to make sure I didn't hurt myself, or got the most benefit out of the pose.
What I take to my house from yoga is just knowledge of my body and what I do with it. I even tie my shoes differently after yoga The second toughest thing (behind keeping your eyes off the opposite sex) is to listen to YOUR body and not try to push beyond where it can go, to compete with others in the class. Some days, even poses I know I can do deeper/better, my body says "nope, ain't gonna happen today" and so we go to where we can and not worry about it. |
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Tai Chi seems to require WAY more body control than yoga. I've been to a couple of classes, and really wanted to do it, but just couldn't get going. When we traveled to Japan I fell into the commercial stereotype and expected to go to the park every mornign and see poeple doing it, maybe join in. It was cold standing there in the park at dawn by myself. . .
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you went to the wrong Asian country, Tai Chi originated from China
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thank you for correcting
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