Interested in other people's experie

[Guest guest]

yogidiva, welcome to the crowd. i practiced when

i could early on, but given my prioritization at

the time, that meant i was going 2-3x/week. a few

months after starting up, i took the 2 wk seminar given

by guruji here on the west coast. since it was a

"once in a lifetime" event, i took mornings off from

work and had my mom get the kids to school to ensure

that i could go each day. i found that after doing the

practice each day, i was no longer satisfied or challenged

by the occasional attendance that i had previously

accepted. so, i changed priorities. family and work still

rule the time allocation, but i try to get to every

yoga class i can. now i'm closer to 4-5x/wk, some

weeks going 6x. i'm not disciplined enough (yet) to do

my practice at work or early in the AM on my own.

maybe that will be my next stage of commitment. i can

tell you this, when you practice consistently, you

will progress much more. it is an investment in time

that you will not regret.<br><br>as for AM vs PM, i

think that's a matter of personal preference. for me, i

go when i can. if that means an early AM class one

day and an evening class the next day, then i do

that. it's probably more ideal to do them all at approx

the same time but i don't live in that perfect world.

some people have noted here that they are more stiff

when they try to practice first thing in the AM. i

think that is correctable, just get up an extra 45

minutes earlier (helps to go to bed an hour

earlier--priorities) and get moving around, take a shower, etc. if you

just roll out of bed, into the car and onto your mat

in a span of 15 minutes, you will likely feel pretty

stiff. if you like AM practice, give yourself the time

to get your body going--your practice will benefit

[Guest guest]

I've been practicing daily for a little over a

year now, after a couple of years of more sporadic

practice. I'm finding a huge difference in the effects.

I've had long periods (weeks, months) of feeling more

content and at peace with myself than ever before in my

life. <br><br>My eating & drinking habits seem to be

becoming much healthier too, without any conscious effort

or strain - I just seem to be gradually ceasing to

want harmful things. I'm not completely vegetarian

(yet?) - still eat a fair amount of fish, and will very

occasionally eat meat if for example, I'm away from home and

somebody (e.g.my mum or my sister) has made an effort to

cook it for me. But in general I'm certainly becoming

much more conscious and careful about what I'm

prepared to consume. Still enjoy a couple of beers with

friends at the weekend, but find the idea of getting

drunk utterly abhorrent. All this isn't the result of

conscious decisions on my part, it just seems to be

happening as a side effect of regular practice.<br><br>I

usually practice in the early evening as soon as I get

home from work. I've made a couple of feeble attempts

to switch to morning practice, but with no success

yet.

[Guest guest]

Eating fish once or twice a week is healthy because of the omega-3 fatty acids

it contains. A vegetarian on vegan diet is morally superior but not necessarily

the healthiest choice.

[Guest guest]

No true about omega-3's. Flax seed oil has it all. Also not true about moral

superiority. Diet is a health issue, not a moral issue. Some may disagree and

start the ahimsa discussion again.<br>T.

[Guest guest]

"Eating fish once or twice a week is healthy

because of the omega-3 fatty acids it contains."<br><br>I

do agree that certain fish are high in essential

fatty acids, but one can always put a spoonful of

flaxseed oil on their morning cereal to get those fats.

Believe me, I'm way into getting my essential fats. I

love my flaxseed oil- helps the skin, hair, membranes,

etc. and you'll naturally start to lose weight by

sloughing off the "unnecessary" fats your body has stored

because it freaked out that you didn't have enough halthy

fats in your diet. Big fan over here.

[Guest guest]

Thanks for responding. It's a funny thing, the

old "Just do it." AM is definitely stiffer than PM,

though it helps to keep the heater on and windows

closed, and in a way it can feel more magical, I think,

like, being newly awake and watching the sun come up

while doing these amazing asanas. Thank you for

welcoming me.

[Guest guest]

another fan of the mighty flax here! It's great

drizzled on grains and veggies and potatoes. Oh, and

another way of eating flax, esp if you like whole foods,

is to grind the seeds in a coffee grinder with some

roasted sesame seeds--this garnish is soooo delicious!