Yoga Contents Archive

Manduka? Lululemon? What’s the best mat?

My mat is so dead. It’s cheap and 3 years old. I’d like a ‘buy it for life’, sticky like Velcro, daily use mat and I’m willing to invest an unreasonable amount of money. Tell me your favorites, please.

My body needs yoga again but I'm just not doing it.

I started yoga about 3 years ago and I was consistent for about a year. Then it just got less and less over time. I can't afford to go to classes. I'm always too cold to be bothered to do yoga. But my body is so clenched and I'm dealing with so much stress and anxiety at the moment and I know yoga is what I need but I'm just not giving it to myself I feel too cold to get out of bed, my hands hurt from typing my hands feel so stiff. How can I get back into it ?

Yoga Teachers - How often are you creating new classes?

I’m a new yoga teacher and I’m wonder how often teachers are creating new classes? I teach 3x a week and can usually get away with doing the same flow for the entire week, but I’ve had a couple students come to multiple classes a week and I don’t want them to get board. Do you have a different class every time or is it acceptable (typically, whatever) to do the same class over and over for awhile? Just wondering what others do!

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Recovery for Sore and Stiff Muscles after Yoga.

A little background: 5 years ago I practiced yoga 5 or 6 times each week. Life got busy and I left my mat for a few years, but began practicing again 6 months ago. I'm 44 (F), in reasonable shape, reasonable weight, fairly active lifestyle and I eat well, drink water, etc etc. So basically healthy. Somehow I feel like I turned 44 and middle age has set in and my muscles don't recover from anything anymore. I'm doing fairly gentle practices for 45 minutes 4-5 times a week, but my muscles are constantly stiff and sore. The yoga feels so good for my body, but later in the day and the evening, my body hurts. Does anyone have a suggestion of vitamins or supplements or foods that may help with muscle recovery? I know my Iron and Vitamin D levels are a little low. I've recently added chia seeds to my diet to see if that helps. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. TIA

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Yoga with an injury

I've been using yoga to cross-train with my marathon training, but I recently injured my ankle. Can anyone recommend follow-along videos that don't have much/any downward dog, warrior or triangle poses? Even better if it's mostly laying down and hands and knees. Thanks in advance.

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Where should I look for opportunities to start learning yoga?

I would like to fully dive into learning the body positions, philosophy, and way of living. Are there any places that I could stay at for a long period of time, that would trade services (cleaning, cooking ect). I have only just scratched the surface of these practices working at it for more than a year now. I want to learn as much as I can and bring the teachings to others. Life is so much better now. Please share any ideas, thank you

How do you include strength training, running and yoga in your training plan?

I’ve been focusing on running and yoga as I want to get better at these two. I also want to include strength routine 2 day full body split of compound movements. Right now my current routine is alternate day running and yoga everyday. It’s mild beginner Yoga. Post this, I want to move to the Sivananda series, get better at that and then move to a more disciplined ashtanga practise/have fun with power yoga. But I don’t want to compromise on my running and yoga by including strength. How do you’ll plan all 3 into your weekly routine?

For a supine twist, do you have to make sure both shoulders are ON aka touch the floor?

I’m reading something about the pose: Keep the shoulders flat to the floor Is that the same as having both shoulders touch the ground? I notice when I twist, my opposite shoulder peeps up from the floor.

Is it Ok to Walk for 1-2 hours everyday?

I wanted to ask if it's Ok to walk for 1-2 hours everyday (Includes general brisk walking)? During winters it helps me stay active and I end up doing 10K - 15K steps in a day. I've tried doing jogging, running, however I experience knee pain. Not been able to keep pace with Yoga especially during winters. Would love to hear your experiences and have you also mixed walking or other forms of exercise with Yoga.

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