Guest guest Posted March 12, 2001 Report Share Posted March 12, 2001 How many different types of yoga are there? How do you determine the type that's right for you? I'm interested in losing weight,while improving muscle tone and flexability. What do you type of yoga do you recommend? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 12, 2001 Report Share Posted March 12, 2001 Some martians came down to earth and ate organic carrots then they got chicken pox.There was a boot lace that explained that a piece of paper was sitting down the road to the supermarket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 12, 2001 Report Share Posted March 12, 2001 Well, I started with Ashtanga (and that's still mainly what I do...I go to restorative Iyengar once a week to help my shoulders). I started doing Ashtanga in October and so far I've lost 60 pounds and my body fat is now 15% (it used to be 29%). So, maybe you should give Ashtanga a try!<br><br>Lauren Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 12, 2001 Report Share Posted March 12, 2001 The most important thing in beginning yoga is to find a teacher that inspires you and is interested in helping you with your goals. This may take a while, but keep trying different classes until you find someone who's suited to what you need.<br>You can always change styles once you've got a good practice foundation. <br>Good Luck, stay out of trouble<br>PM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 14, 2001 Report Share Posted March 14, 2001 Lauren,<br>What do you mean by "helping your shoulders"I have developed a problem in my right shoulder since starting Ashtanga about a year ago.Doctors cant really find anything wrong but range of movement became more and more limited until I had it forcibly manipulated under anaesthetic. This helped and gave me about 75% improvement in range but it's still not perfect<br>Anney Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 16, 2001 Report Share Posted March 16, 2001 I would take a good long look at two main things (actually have a teacher look for you) <br><br>1) what's going on in your down dog? Are your middle fingers pointed straight ahead, all knuckles pressed firmly in to ground equal weight distribution throughout? Are your wrists parallel to your mat and creating an aligned line of energy up your arm? Are you sinking into your shoulder blades -- check to see if your front ribs are poppoed out? You should be lifting your weight OUT of your shoulders and sending the energy up to bring the hips & buttocks up into the air? <br><br>Your updog -- big shoulder problems can happen here and we do it repeatedly throughout practice, day after day. same questions apply regarding alignment of hands and wrists. Be careful that you are not "shrugging your shoulders" as you come through up dog. Also, when you reach the top of your updog (head lifted up towards ceiling in the backbend position) are you wrists in line with your shoulders? they should be.<br><br>This is where I suggest you start. By the way,<br>excellent shoulder therapy in reverse prayer in Parsvottanasana, Prasarita Padotanansa C, all of the Marichiyisanas. <br><br>General rule of thumb -- make sure your shoulders are "plugged in" to your back, shoulder blades moving away from ears, plugged in to your back and spreading away from each other.<br><br>Have a teacher look -- it could be something very simple but repetitive that you are doing incorrectly. Namaste, and good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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