Guest guest Posted July 31, 2002 Report Share Posted July 31, 2002 I agree on the energy level. I practice at 5:45am 5 days a week and during the day I have a good amount of energy but, come 9pm I am exhausted. It takes alot of energy to do Ashtanga and create that fire within, so it is only natural that your body will feel tired later. And, of course, I am sure we are all working to sustain our lives and that also creates loss of energy. A good balanced diet, lots of water and 8 hours if possible. I truly do not know anyone who can live on 2-3 hours of sleep if they are doing Ashtanga and living life joyfully. Margee went to the Nancy Gilgoff workshop yesterday in NYC yesterday. she is great and it was wonderful to hear instruction on Ashtanga from a woman in regards to the asanas and a woman's anatomy, not based on what a man thinks you should be able to do or not do. If anyone ever has the opportunity to take a class with her do so. > > leadley4 [sMTP:no_reply] > Monday, July 29, 2002 6:10 PM > ashtanga yoga > ashtanga yoga Re: Sleep and Ashtanga > > ashtangayoga, "yogaboi" <yogaboi> wrote: > > Does anyone find that they need more sleep on the days that they > are > > practicing the series? If anyone has some tricks to get less sleep > > please let me know.... > > > > Thanks > > Chris > > No tricks - I reckon that if you are practicing the full primary > series you should get at least 8 hours sleep a night- maybe more if > you are practicing 6 days a week. Any less and you are going into > sleep debt, which will take the energy (and enjoyment) out of your > practice. > Also, you need a good diet and plenty of water to give the body > chance to re-build and recover, otherwise you will feel slugish. > > > > > > Sponsor > > > <http://rd./M=228862.2128520.3581629.1829184/D=egroupweb/S=170506 > 0955:HM/A=1155065/R=0/*http://adfarm.mediaplex.com/ad/ck/990-1736-1039-302 > > > > > ashtanga yoga > > > > Terms of Service > <>. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 2, 2002 Report Share Posted August 2, 2002 Hi- Ashtanga takes alot of energy, but it creates energy, good energy and it circulates it throughout the body correctly. You purify as you practice through the sweat process so you physically you feel better, more energized. What I meant was that by 9pm, after getting up at 5am practicing and then going to work for 8 hours, going home and taking care of my family and other issues, I am tired. I do take my lunch hour most days and go to the patient gardens (we have a wonderful man made rock garden) and I listen to the water flow and I pray daily. I find alot of peace from that too. Ashtanga is a very hard, disciplined form of yoga and it is not for everyone. Each person has to make that decision as to whether they get enough from the practice to continue it. I have seen their faces and I think aging has alot to do with it! Have a great day. Margee > > lu_38_de [sMTP:no_reply] > Friday, August 02, 2002 2:50 AM > ashtanga yoga > ashtanga yoga Re: Sleep and Ashtanga > > Hi Margee! > you wrote: "I practice at 5:45am 5 days a week and during the day I > have a good amount of energy but, come 9pm I am exhausted. It takes > a lot of energy to do Ashtanga and create that fire within, so it is > only natural that your body will feel tired later." > > Is it really true that we are practice something what we are going > exhausted and tired from? I can't believe! Why we are doing this? Why > you don't meditate, Zen or something like that. You'll get energy > also > there and will not get tired. It can't be a good method if it is > takes so much energy to create a fire, and afterwards this fire will > burn the body's energy away... There must be a misunderstanding. Are > we doing it in a incorrect manner, or is the method not good for the > human body? > > PS I feel the same like you. > > So this is not only kidding, it is a serious question I'm working > with. And I give you this simple example: When someone is really > relaxed (and I suppose you would say that relaxation is surely very > very important for the human body), so at the first look the face is > relaxed, the front, the eyes, the mouth. There are people with this > relaxed faces - but they don't practice Ashtanga! If you look to all > the books of our beloved Ashtanga teachers (only for example John > Scott, Liz Larke, Lino Miele, David Swenson and other) would you say > that their faces are relaxed? Take a look, it's amusing. If you can > explain, please do it! Lu > > > > Sponsor > > <http://us.a1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/a/le/lensexpress/lensexpress_468x60b.gi > f> > Click here to find your contact lenses! > <http://rd./M=225674.2075965.3644786.1829184/D=egroupweb/S=170506 > 0955:HM/A=1153174/R=7/*http://www.lensexpress.com> > > > ashtanga yoga > > > > Terms of Service > <>. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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