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    December 15, 2020

    Yoga: Perks of home yoga

    Perks of home yoga

    Posted: 15 Dec 2020 05:29 PM PST

    Sorry if this is a bit too off beat, but I feel like many of you would agree. (But I'm on a throwaway account because I'm still emby lol). As I've begun practicing daily at home given COVID, I've come to appreciate a few great perks to practicing in private. One of the best being.. drumroll.... the ability to FART! In the before times, there were so many instances during a live class where I'd feel it coming on and would have to focus so hard in order to ensure it wasn't loud, which totally threw me off from the practice. But now at home, alone in my room? Bombs away and no second thoughts or distraction.

    Happy tooting y'all.

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    [COMP] My yoga mat = cat magnet

    Posted: 15 Dec 2020 07:08 AM PST

    [COMP] Peacock with lotus. Still working on alignment, but so happy I got off the ground at all!

    Posted: 15 Dec 2020 07:20 PM PST

    [COMP] Dhanurasana, I really enjoy this backbend.

    Posted: 15 Dec 2020 04:02 AM PST

    The note to self I leave on my “inversion practice wall”

    Posted: 15 Dec 2020 08:51 AM PST

    A fun experience in Acro

    Posted: 15 Dec 2020 07:20 PM PST

    Trikonasana - shoulder pose question

    Posted: 15 Dec 2020 03:05 PM PST

    I am experiencing pain in the heel of my front foot, the leg you lean toward while in this pose. I am wondering if anyone has had a similar experience and can share what they did to remedy it? I have looked online and in my yoga book for answers but I can't seem to find any. I have flat feet and perhaps this causes too much of a pull down through my heel. Any suggestions welcome.

    Thanks, all :)

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    An uncomfortable question

    Posted: 15 Dec 2020 04:34 PM PST

    This is a sincere question about a rather hilarious topic.

    I've been practicing yoga on and off for 10 years now and I still haven't figured out what to do with my man parts. I'll spare you the details, but it can get very uncomfortable down there.

    In my years of practice, I haven't really been comfortable talking about this because I haven't really encountered a "peer" in any of the guided sessions I have attended. To make the situation more awkward, I am 6'4", 250 lbs, and covered in tattoos. Not exactly the most approachable guy in the class...

    Any guidance or resources you can direct me towards are appreciated.

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    Yin yoga

    Posted: 15 Dec 2020 09:59 AM PST

    Does anyone have any Yin yoga book recommendations?

    I just recently purchased a book called "Yoga sequencing" by Mark Stephens I have been really enjoying it so far but would like a book dedicated to a Yin style practice

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    Lost and dumb husband, help!

    Posted: 15 Dec 2020 11:46 AM PST

    Hello, so my wife told me she'd like a yoga mat for Christmas. Currently she is using a beat up gaiam mat that is a hand me down. I don't think she does strictly yoga on it, but she uses the mat everyday to do various stretches and such, and then continues to use it during her workout routine. She told me that since she broke both her wrists when she was a child that this mat she has is a bit hard on her and she'd like a thicker one?

    I was looking to spend 20-40, but that seems to bring me to Target gaiam mats. I figured I should get her a mat that is actually nice, although I'm not sure if there is any difference between a 30 dollar mat and a 90+ dollar mat, I assume there must be?

    Upon trying to understand yoga language, it seems like manduka, jade, and lululemon are the most popular? I can just get her one of those, I'm just wanting to make sure it fits her needs. I'm kicking jade out of the equation because I believe I've read it's an extremely sticky mat, which is great...but it's really sticky, as in...if you're like us, with a dog, hair is going to stick like glue.

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    I want to buy my dad a book on yoga for Christmas. He's a life long athlete, who runs marathons and has done all kinds of extreme cycling - he's competitive and enjoys challenges and overcoming himself. He has done Body Balance with my mom and he is now doing a hip opening yoga series online. Cont.

    Posted: 15 Dec 2020 07:27 AM PST

    He clearly enjoys it and after all the years of extreme achievements with his body, it's also good for his body.

    My mom who does yoga with him says that it clearly bothers him that he's not perfect and bendy right away. He feels like he should achieve perfect poses. He's also struggling with yoga feeling good while doing it - he's so used to sports hurting and going extra far and pushing himself, that he doesn't understand the consept of yoga being relaxing and feeling good, aside from some harder poses. He's an engineer and very...technical minded, non-religious dude.

    Long story short, i'm looking for a book that would help him wrap his head around yoga, in a not too hippy-dippy way. I read through the book suggestions in the FAQs, but it was hard to get an idea without having read the books myself. Having practiced for a good decade, so the books I've enjoyed are more advanced.

    Any suggestions?

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    How to alter poses to accommodate wrist problems (such as downward dog or similar)?

    Posted: 15 Dec 2020 09:11 AM PST

    I did a cursory search and wasn't able to find another post like this, but if I missed one please direct me there!

    I've done yoga off an on over the years but I am definitely still a beginner. I have various joint problems but the one that hinders me most for yoga seems to be my wrists. I'm not necessarily sure what's wrong with my wrists... perhaps I've got the start of some arthritis going. Regardless, poses that involve putting pressure on my hand/wrist just... don't work for me. I can barely bend my wrist to the 90° angle needed for those poses, much less put weight on my hands in that position. I've tried spreading the weight out in my fingers and the palms of my hands- I just end up with severe pain and bruising along the bones on the palm of my hand (and I'm a pretty small, light person).

    For poses that pretty much revolve around your hand being flat on the ground... what modifications can I make to take the pressure off my wrists? I have tried to make a fist and balance off my knuckles instead but worry that is going to damage my hand/wrist in other ways. I would hate to just cut these poses out of yoga because some of them are really good for my other joint problems (downward dog in particular feels great on my lower back).

    Any suggestions are appreciated!

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    Lower back asanas (Iyengar)

    Posted: 15 Dec 2020 12:50 PM PST

    Home office is killing my lower back and I am dealing with a lot of pain. Which asanas can help me relax these parts? Adho mukha virasana is okay, I know.

    I do Iyengar method, medium level.

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    Searching for PVC / PU Free Yoga Mats

    Posted: 15 Dec 2020 12:15 PM PST

    I am in need of help. I have been looking to invest in a new yoga mat. Preferably PVC free. I can't seem to find any with good reviews. I'm just worried about buying a matt with PVC or PU in it. Should I be this picky?

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    Advice on my body? Can I just not do backbends?

    Posted: 15 Dec 2020 08:20 AM PST

    Hi everyone,

    Been hanging around here for a while watching all of you share and learn and I have been LOVING IT. I'm three or four years into my yoga journey and I think I'm hitting a roadblock and need some advice - especially from registered teachers since I am hoping to get certified next year.

    I have had varying levels of dedication over the last few years, but have been practicing at least 4-5 days/week since about March and have seen more improvement in my practice than ever before since then. I'm very deeply flexible. Arm strength isn't fantastic (my crow pose has a one second timeout right now lol) but my leg balance/strength is great.

    For years I had a bit of a mental block when it came to back bends - wheel pose in particular. I took at the very beginning that was supposed to be for beginners, but the teacher moved us into wheel pose with almost zero instruction/prep. Being the type A person I was, I said "I can do that" and shot into the pose and immediately threw my back out. It was some of the worst pain I'd ever experienced. Since then, my yoga journey has progressed in strides, but I've been too scared to try the dreaded wheel again. Until this year. It was a mental hurdle but I've learned how to prep and I've learned to get into the pose safely and with some courage, I'm practicing wheels both flat footed and on my toes.

    But lately whenever I incorporate a wheel into my practice, my back hurts like HELL the next day. Never feel pain during the actual practice or in the pose, but the next day it's awful pain. I'm only 26. Am I just not supposed to be doing this pose? I know every body is different and if it's just not meant for me I'll honor that and be fine with it. But can I still teach if I can't get into this pose? I know you don't have to be a master to teach by any means and that you can teach at varying levels, but wheel just feels like something rudimentary.

    Can I get some guidance here? On my future as a teacher, and also if anyone knows a way to soothe my torturously aching back that doesn't involve a handful of Aleve everyday. Already doing that.

    Thank you!

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    DIY yoga retreat ask for suggestions

    Posted: 15 Dec 2020 11:43 AM PST

    hey all-i posted yesterday about a DIY yoga retreat then deleted it, because I realized I'm too overwhelmed with life at the moment to even kind of organize something, or lead it. I still want to do one for myself in the eventual distant future though - what would you guys suggest are good components of a retreat? What makes a retreat a retreat?

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    Marcus Veda YoGa MiXes | Srsly good practice/teach beats @ 62-70 bpm

    Posted: 15 Dec 2020 07:45 AM PST

    Different Poses, Same Challenge

    Posted: 15 Dec 2020 10:45 AM PST

    My teacher and I were talking about poses that are completely different but offer the same challenges... as an example Parivrtta Surya Yantrasana and Parivrtta Janu Sirasana. Any other poses you can think of that replicate this?

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    Need some help deciphering these bija sounds

    Posted: 15 Dec 2020 10:34 AM PST

    Yoga in bed on Bedrest?

    Posted: 15 Dec 2020 12:03 AM PST

    Hello yogis! I have been practicing for 5 years now, with the last 2 years 5-6 times a week.

    I was T-Boned by a truck 2 weeks ago and fractured my pelvis in 5 places, 1 sacral and 4 in the bowl of my pelvis. I was put on 6 weeks of bedrest. I have weaned myself off all pain medication and am on the mend. I am currently using a walker/wheelchair to get around when needed as I cannot put any weight on my left leg.

    I was 6 classes away from rounding out my second 108 class milestone (210 classes taken this year) at the studio I practice at. I'm going stir crazy not being able to flow. I asked my DR about what I was able to do and as long as I'm not weight bearing on my left foot or doing something that causes pain, I have the green light. I've been practicing double pigeon/ firelog pose many times a day to relieve my tension from the non stop sitting.

    Does anyone have any recommendations on wheelchair/ non standing flows to practice?

    I appreciate any and all recommendations!

    Love and light ✨

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    Superman Pose

    Posted: 15 Dec 2020 01:40 AM PST

    For my whole life, I randomly start doing yoga and stop doing yoga all the time. I've never managed to do for a long time to get better at it but this I really want to try. And especially I am trying to strengthen my back and generally there is Superman Pose for it. But for god's sake, the moment I raise my hand a bit I get so shaky and breathless, I can only hold for a few seconds. Is this normal for a beginner? Is this supposed to be this hard?

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    Skandasana help?

    Posted: 15 Dec 2020 05:20 AM PST

    I've been doing yoga for almost a year now, and mostly do Cat Meffan YouTube videos. She's obviously very flexible as a previous dancer and sometimes I'm not quite that limber. After months, I still can't do skandansana correctly. (Or at least I think not) the foot/leg that is bent- is your foot supposed to be flat on the ground? Her's is, but I can absolutely not do it. If I'm trying as hard as possible it hurts my knee and I fall on my butt. What am I missing? Any tips for this pose? Or is my foot/weight being on the ball of my foot ok?

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