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    Yoga: [COMP] Feeling much more open although it doesn't look much different. So grateful to have discovered back bending to cope with pain.

    March 04, 2021

    Yoga: [COMP] Feeling much more open although it doesn't look much different. So grateful to have discovered back bending to cope with pain.

    [COMP] Feeling much more open although it doesn't look much different. So grateful to have discovered back bending to cope with pain.

    Posted: 04 Mar 2021 09:26 AM PST

    [COMP] Practicing Crow. Still a beginner. Decided to record my journey to see my improvements.

    Posted: 04 Mar 2021 10:28 AM PST

    I broke out of my comfort zone this morning.

    Posted: 04 Mar 2021 11:22 AM PST

    I have been practicing in-home yoga for somewhere between 8-10 months. I initially started yoga because my therapist suggested it for anxiety relief. (I was diagnosed with GAD and PMDD.) In this time, along with therapy and a low dose SSRI, I've noticed incredible improvements in my neck/shoulder pain, and helping to quiet my mind. Well, since I've been sticking with my in-home practice, I decided to break out of my comfort zone and attend an official yoga class in person. I LOVED the experience! I felt so much stronger in the studio than at home. It was amazing!

    There's not much point to this post, just wanted to share this feeling with likeminded yogis. Namaste. 🙏

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    [COMP] Trying Compass pose. But looks like long way to go

    Posted: 03 Mar 2021 09:11 PM PST

    Alternatives to Kundalini for pranayama/mantra-focused practice

    Posted: 04 Mar 2021 04:45 PM PST

    Hi - I'm a newbie here and a newbie to yoga for the most part. I'm trying to get back into meditation and wellness after a fairly rough year mental-health-wise. I hope it's ok to post here - my search for similar threads turned up results that were a bit advanced for my level of knowledge.

    I've taken basic classes off and on for about 10 years and although it really helps me, I've always felt a bit lost about what practice was a good fit for me. I took a couple of Kundalini series of classes and found their focus on pranayama and mantras/meditation to be extremely helpful for my mental health, more so than the other forms of yoga that I had tried. (Most of those were beginner classes that heavily focused on asanas and had more of an athletics approach than a spiritual one.) However, I've always been sort of uncomfortable with the culture of Kundalini yoga. With the exception of one class I took, it seemed sort of cultish and new-agey, and I am uncomfortable with a lot of the pseudo-scientific claims that they make about their routines. (Often instructors would make super-specific claims about the benefits of whatever we were doing, which weren't really founded in any sort of substantial rationale beyond what Yogi Bhajan claimed.) I also read a lot about some of the allegations about Yogi Bhajan and his organization, which makes me uncomfortable about getting too deeply involved with the practice, especially since courses can be quite pricey.

    So basically, I'm looking for yoga practice that can offer me the spiritual benefits I was getting from Kundalini classes without the new age claims and obsession with one leader. I like asanas, but benefit the most when those are coupled with a strong meditation/breath practice. I'm not really sure how to find that kind of practice or where to begin looking, especially since so many yoga classes and YouTube channels are very fitness-oriented. (Fitness is important, but not the main reason I am interested in yoga.)

    Does anyone here have recommendations for where to start? (I welcome recommendations for search terms/general yoga practices, specific YouTube channels, or even some places to do reading.) Beginner-friendly resources are especially appreciated.

    TLDR: What sorts of meditation/breath-based yoga practices could I pursue as a yoga newbie that would be a good alternative to Kundalini yoga?

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    Any advice on running a yoga studios social media?

    Posted: 04 Mar 2021 06:30 PM PST

    How do you structure a kids yoga class?

    Posted: 04 Mar 2021 02:11 PM PST

    I teach a 45 minute kids yoga class once a week. It's usually pretty kid run, and I also teach in a public middle school a core subject so I'm pretty comfortable with kids haha. Sometimes I want more structure to the class, what do you recommend?

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    I feel like a yoga fiend. A fiend of yoga. I can't even describe this. I am trying to get a better body to fully function in society. Problem lies in that the mind can sometimes hinder healing through thoughts of stupidity or not shutting off the mind. It is best to have a clear mind and do yoga

    Posted: 04 Mar 2021 05:26 PM PST

    A lot within the community of yoga are able to do this. I do a lot of yoga because it makes sense for muscles and flexibility to help with bad posture. I call myself a yoga fiend, but that is folly. I am high doing yoga too much. I push my body a bit too much. Obviously, many would say this is bad. However, they aren't hindered by injury. I know I risk a lot stretching too much. There's a chance weed does nothing to help. I must take this chance.

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    Any advice for weak knees and forward fold?

    Posted: 04 Mar 2021 09:36 AM PST

    I did Couch to 5k last year. I was terrible about stretching before and after runs, and my knees/ hamstrings have felt rough ever since.

    I'm finding forward fold, which used to be so relaxing, almost unbearable these days. So much shaking and pain in the knees and hamstrings when I'm down there. It hard to breathe through it.

    Any suggestions on corrective poses or what to do?

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    Snacks/energy gels etc for middle of long practice?

    Posted: 04 Mar 2021 03:18 PM PST

    Hi all,

    I have some issues with hypoglycemia and get hungry/weak feeling if I do a longer (more than 75 min) class. I'm going to be doing a YTT with 2.5 hr intensives and I need some way to fuel in the middle of practice.

    Do you have suggestions for very quick snacks or things like energy gels/gummies/or whatever runners talk about eating during long runs that doesn't make them hurl? Thanks y'all!

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    Discipline tips?

    Posted: 04 Mar 2021 09:13 AM PST

    I have discipline enough to do yoga once a week, and feel SO great when I do that I always think "I have to do this every day, it feels amazing", but I always find myself making up some excuse to not do it. Do you have some advice to stick more to my practice?

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    Any recommendations on an app or program that gives you a schedule/calendar of yoga that is already laid out for you?

    Posted: 04 Mar 2021 10:37 AM PST

    I've been using Glo for a while and I like the classes, but I get easily overwhelmed when I'm presented with a bunch of videos on-demand. I'm looking for a program that has an ever-changing schedule of yoga workouts that are already planned out for you. I like a healthy mix of power/vinyasa/restorative. I know Yoga with Adrienne does monthly calendars, but she is a little too slow-moving for me. Thank you!

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    Vajrasana - is it necessary to have the heels touching?

    Posted: 04 Mar 2021 09:38 AM PST

    So I watched a few instructions vids and it seems most of them agree that the pose should be correctly done with the heels touching (so not just the toes). I used to sit in this pose before I even knew it was a yoga pose as it's comfortable for me; my toes touching and heels naturally going to the sides (typically finding them touching my hip joints).

    If I do it the way with heels touching (heels landing at the sitting bones), I feel like I'm going against my bones' structure - it's hard to explain the sensations but it feels wrong (so I decided I won't do it this way to be on the safe side of things).

    • Is it necessary/preferable to do the pose with the heels touching? Or is it just two different schools of teaching?
    • Is it odd that I'm experiencing discomfort and find it hard keeping the heels together?

    Note: I'm double-jointed with knees facing inward a bit (so when I stand straight with feet together, my knees kinda "overlap" / bump into each other), so it might be related. Basically my curiosity is whether there's something I might need to fix eventually, or whether this is how things are for me (given my body structure).

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    “Spiritual” classes

    Posted: 04 Mar 2021 05:43 AM PST

    Hello, beautiful people! Can any of you recommend me some good "spiritual" yoga teachers on youtube?

    I've been searching for those complete long practices, including meditation, pranayamas and such. I think is a great way to create that body-mind connection, and was hoping to find some of those available online to practice during lockdown.

    Hope you all have a nice day! :)

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    What instructions have you heard that helped deepen your understanding of the pose or pranayama?

    Posted: 04 Mar 2021 08:40 AM PST

    How to resolve unbearable wrist pain during all exercises that use the wrists to prop you up?

    Posted: 04 Mar 2021 06:00 AM PST

    I am a fit guy with some muscles, in my underarms as well: I can do a lot of pullups and I can easily climb on overhead bars quite far. I don't do push ups though, because I have an issue with my ellbow. I do have very thin wrists and medium sized (at best) hands. I weight 77kg / 170lbs and I am 1.86 / 6 feet 1.

    Whenever I do any exercise where you need to use the wrists, either on the side of the body, in front of it or behind it, I absolutely can not do it. I will get intense pain. The last and only time I went to a yoga class I left with debilitating wrist pain that made working out impossible for at least a weak. It doesn't not feel like sore muscles at all, but just like I am literally harming my wrists.

    No one around me ever seems to have this problem. Tiny woman, huge and heavy guys, beginners and pros just breeze through all the relevant exercises.

    Do you have any idea what is wrong with me and stupid wrists?

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    Doing a 300h YTT before a 200h - thoughts?

    Posted: 04 Mar 2021 04:33 AM PST

    Hi everyone, the teacher running a 300h YTT has agreed and encouraged me to do a 300h YTT, even though I have not done a 200h YTT before. I am experienced in yoga and have a solid understanding of most things, just never formally trained. Does anyone have any thoughts on this? Has anyone done the same before and what was your experience like?

    For those registered as an RYT200 or 500 or familiar with Yoga Alliance, do you know if doing a 300h YTT will still allow me to be a RYT200 ? Thank you!

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    Discount code for Manduka Pro?

    Posted: 04 Mar 2021 04:20 AM PST

    Does anyone/any teachers out here have a discount code for Manduka products? Specifically I'm in the EU, if that helps. Thanks in advance!

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    Full lotus blood clots/cut off circulation?

    Posted: 04 Mar 2021 07:16 AM PST

    I want to start sleeping in full lotus(I already use my laptop on this pose;I just want to adapt it for sleep because I read about this practice in a book about tendai monks),also because it reduces sleep -Need- naturally, but im afraid of cutting off circulation, blood clots, or any irreversible damage due to sleeping in this cross-legged position.

    Will I be fine? what do i do to be safe? Anyone here who spends 2 hours(the alleged natural time for this pose) can confirm it isnt harmful?

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