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    Yoga: [COMP] I’m on year two of yoga and this year I’ve been practicing some hand balancing transitions.

    July 11, 2020

    Yoga: [COMP] I’m on year two of yoga and this year I’ve been practicing some hand balancing transitions.

    [COMP] I’m on year two of yoga and this year I’ve been practicing some hand balancing transitions.

    Posted: 11 Jul 2020 08:27 AM PDT

    check out my headstand!

    Posted: 11 Jul 2020 12:12 AM PDT

    [COMP] does anyone know the Sanskrit for this?

    Posted: 11 Jul 2020 08:52 AM PDT

    Sobriety has taught me what an addictive personality I have.

    Posted: 11 Jul 2020 07:54 PM PDT

    200 plus days since my last drink. do NOT miss it at all. drank for 35 years. enough. but as time goes by i subscribe more and more to Russell Brand's theory that his addictions just mutated. A perpetual need to feel good that will find a new teat to suck on so to speak. i can see myself working out new addiction possibilities a lot. Not substance addiction. Behaviors. I won't go into them. But suffice it to say that they reliably feel good. I am solidly addicted to yoga. this is what alerted me to this. i know yoga is a great trade for booze but it's still an addiction. I nearly crashed my car getting to a hot yoga class today. I was late. And i was not fucking going to miss how good yoga makes me feel. I was panicked. Just like the liquor store was going to close and I was running late. Exact same. Now I realize that all this is growth. and i am conscious of and grateful for that. but I think it also means that stopping drinking was just the beginning for me. the addiction fire will burn forever I think. Not sure why i'm posting this other than to get it off my chest. the journey never ends eh. Namaste. IWNDWYT

    EDIT. I meant to post this to the r/stopdrinking sub but now think this might be the right place after all.

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    Thanks Y’all.

    Posted: 11 Jul 2020 02:12 PM PDT

    I just want to say thanks here. I've never made a post, but I've responded to a few and gotten so much encouragement! I think a couple of weeks ago I responded to someone about legs having different balance and flexibility and my difficulty with corkscrew on my right side. I was immediately encouraged by them.

    And I can do it now!

    This is an awesome sub and I'm glad I joined!

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    My SO's mom bought me a fitbit because me and her do Yoga!

    Posted: 11 Jul 2020 11:52 AM PDT

    Dear yogis, has any of you had scoliosis and managed to improve the condition with yoga practice? Any recommendations, experiences to share? Thank you in advance!

    Posted: 11 Jul 2020 04:25 PM PDT

    [COMP]New to yoga and I’ve been loving it so far. Here’s my headstand

    Posted: 11 Jul 2020 02:50 PM PDT

    My head hurts after doing poses where I need to lean over?

    Posted: 11 Jul 2020 03:00 PM PDT

    Hello! I'm fairly new to yoga, it's my 11th day doing it, and I love it! It's challenging, it's fun, and most importantly it makes me feel healthy!
    But I do have a bit of an issue. Whenever I do certain poses, which involves my head being upside down like ragdoll, or forward fold even, my head starts to hurt after like 5 seconds, should I just push through these and hold the poses, or just stop when i have this issue? Is it something that can be improved or will it be like this every time? I feel so bad after I can't do a pose because of this.
    Any help would be appreciated, and thank you so much for your help in advance!

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    [COMP] As I have promised that I will do forehand stand more perfectly .. 3-4 days I posted a for arm stand, which was a try now I hope it’s perfect Let me know Yogis any suggestion is super highly appreciate.����

    Posted: 11 Jul 2020 08:17 PM PDT

    Dramatic changes in flexibility?

    Posted: 11 Jul 2020 09:53 AM PDT

    Has anyone here gone from extreme inflexibility to being quite flexible? I'm naturally tight as a drum (years of distance running surely didn't help) and I'm trying to use quarantine to commit to a daily practice. It would help my motivation to know if anyone has made a dramatic difference in their flexibility, a rewiring of sorts.

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    How to know when intermediate class is for you?

    Posted: 11 Jul 2020 05:25 AM PDT

    I have a feeling I'm about to receive a « you do you, hon, it's all subjective » kind of reply, but I want to know if there are any benchmarks of any kind that indicate I'm ready for a more advanced practice? I like a challenge :)

    I've been doing yoga off and on for a couple years and I'm currently in the middle of my third YWA Challenge (I know, yoga purists, « she sucks » don't @ me, I'm using yoga mostly for physical and grounding purposes and I like her). I find her yoga to be a bit too easy usually. I am super bendy and I think my strength is above average from the comments I see.

    Having said that I still struggle with boat pose and mastering bakasana is a fairly new achievement.

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    How often should you work on isolated poses ??

    Posted: 11 Jul 2020 10:59 AM PDT

    Hello all. I'm still pretty new and I'm just curious if you're working to achieve a certain pose, such as head stand or splits or lotus or what have you, how often do you suggest working towards it ?? And I don't necessarily mean just like doing poor handstands every day I mean like actively doing other poses to help build up.

    So if I'm trying to work towards lotus, should I do some various degrees of hip stretching every day? Or maybe one day deep stretches another day gentle stretches? Would it be better to take rest days? Or is it personal preference?

    Sorry if this is kinda like common sense or something lol just wanna know what the safest and also most efficient way of working towards more challenging poses is for you all (-:

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    Ok how do you do this pose without getting your balls crushed

    Posted: 11 Jul 2020 01:31 AM PDT

    Can't seem to keep my palms facing up during corpse pose

    Posted: 11 Jul 2020 11:55 AM PDT

    when i relax my hands, the palms turn and face down. I have to activate and use the muscles in my forearms to keep them facing up.

    Anyone else experience this?

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    Help please.

    Posted: 11 Jul 2020 09:56 AM PDT

    I have lower back pains what aasana/pose are recommended. Please suggest. Thank you.

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    How best to set up camera/ipod for zoom yoga classes?

    Posted: 10 Jul 2020 09:54 PM PDT

    Routine recommendations

    Posted: 11 Jul 2020 03:49 AM PDT

    I'm 16, and I really want to join a yoga class. Unfortunately, given my age I'm financially dependant on my parents and I have to sort of prove that I'll be committed to it beforehand, and not just quit. Basically I have to show that I'm all in, and I plan on practicing in the middle of the living room to really show it. I just don't know where to start. I'm Indian(grew up doing a little yoga)so my mom once sent me to a summer camp for yoga when I was younger but the kids there were mean and it sorta ruined the experience for me. But, at school, I've taken health classes where we did yoga, and they were really fun. I've done things like sun salutations and I'm naturally very flexible.

    Are there some good videos that are sort of in the middle of beginner to intermediate? I'm kinda tired of doing cat and cow poses.

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    Questions about yoga nidra

    Posted: 11 Jul 2020 07:35 AM PDT

    So I heard about yoga nidra as a replacement for sleep yesterday. The claims of being able to get 2 hours of sleep in 30 minutes sounds too good to be true. I was wondering if any practicers of this technique could weigh in and give me tips/point me in the direction of learning this technique?

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    There is a right and a wrong way to do Yoga

    Posted: 11 Jul 2020 03:12 AM PDT

    Im making this post because of a lot of comments Ive seen and conversations Ive overheard at the studio throughout my teaching career where people say "theres no wrong way to do yoga". While I understand what I think theyre trying to say, we should remember that there absolutely is a right and a wrong way to do things. Now I cant know for sure but Im assuming that what theyre trying to say is "yoga is for everybody", "everyones practice will look different and as long as it works for them thats okay" or "modifying poses doesnt mean youre doing them wrong". These are all true and I understand that the yoga community leans towards radical inclusion but its important to remember, for your own safety and for staying true to the tradition, there is a right and a wrong way. For example, putting your forehead onto the mat instead of the crown of your head in headstand is WRONG AND DANGEROUS. If you want to modify and do it against a wall or something else then that is still perfectly correct but its important to remember that although this is generally a gentle practice, as with any form of exercise you run the risk of bodily injury by doing it incorrectly or under improper supervision.

    Furthermore, to go a bit deeper into it, I know a lot of people who would say that practicing "gym yoga" while stripping away the other 7 limbs (such as meditation, chanting, pranayama, etc.) is wrong. You can call it stretching sure, but to call it Yoga is disingenuous considering yoga is a preexisting ancient tradition of many different aspects, philosophies and forms of practice. Obviously you should focus on the parts that work the most for you but we cant go around bastardising an ancient spiritual tradition into "wine yoga with cats". Obviously you can do what you want but dont call it Yoga. You wouldnt say you practice Buddhism if what you practice is a variation you made up that involves "drinking and smoking your way to enlightenment". Im not going to tell you not to do what you want, Im just saying lets not muddy the waters of ancient spiritual traditions. Anyway, thats it for my rant, if you have any insight or disagree with anything I said here Id be happy to hear some other perspectives, thanks for reading :)

    Edit: People seem to be getting upset about this (which I kind of assumed would happen) so I feel like I should clarify: If you only practice the physical aspects of yoga thats totally fine. Thats what I did for the first few years of my practice. Most of what Im saying here at the end is that you shouldnt change an ancient tradition and still call it the same thing. Wine yoga being a good example, traditional Yoga teaches that you shouldnt drink (I dont even necessarily adhere to this) but for me to say that Yoga teaches that drinking is okay is just wrong. You can believe whatever you want, I just don't think you should say that Yoga teaches things it doesnt.

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    Plow pose hurts!

    Posted: 11 Jul 2020 01:38 AM PDT

    Hi all, looking for some advice on what's going on.

    I am an intermediate yogi, flexibility in the back of my legs has gotten pretty good (in my forward folds I can more or less nose-butt my legs) - I'm wondering, why does Plow pose hurt my lower back as much as it does? Ear pressure pose doesn't hurt, but plow does and given that my legs are loose enough I don't see why my lower back should be freaking out. Thoughts? X

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    Should i rest?

    Posted: 11 Jul 2020 12:39 AM PDT

    Im naturally a big person and have had issues with my eating the last few years. Ive started doing yoga everyday and i can literally feel how helpful it is. My issue is that ive been doing it every morning and now im incredibly sore.

    Is there a basic routine i can do on a rest day or should i try and avoid?

    My sessions are usually 30/35 minutes

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