RE: ashtanga yoga running & other sports .. was: 7 days a week, except moon days?

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Thank you very much for the advice. I will see if I can get the book.

also, It was suggested to me to get the book by Thom Birch.

 

I give you serious credit for the 50 mile race. TALK ABOUT A GOAL! Wow.

Unfortunately, with a 5x week ashtanga practice, fulltime job and an 11 year

old at home (who is into every sport) I am a bit short on time for

marathons!! Best of luck though.

Keep us informed on your progress for it and when it will take place and I

will definetly keep you in my prayers.

Margee

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> yogini_shakti [sMTP:Yogini_Shakti]

> Thursday, September 05, 2002 5:25 PM

> ashtanga yoga

> ashtanga yoga running & other sports .. was: 7 days a

> week, except moon days?

>

> Margee wrote [[How do you incorporate the running and ashtanga. I

> found that when I ran I couldn't get enough flexibility in my hips or

> knees to do any of the binding poses and twists.]]

> ** At first, it was challenging. Not in my hips, but in my knees.

> The two quads right about the patella were very tight.

>

> I have an interesting book called /Yoga for Every Athlete/. It was

> written by an Olympic coach who practices Hatha Yoga. He divides the

> poses based on sport modality.

>

> Before I run, I warm up with a 'short' & modified Ashtanga routine

> that incorporates these sport-specific poses. In a few weeks, my

> tight knees were no longer an issue. I dont know if I mentioned it

> or not, but I am currently in training for a half century (50 mile

> cross-country race). My goal is not to place or show, but to just

> not stop!

>

> The suggestions from the book for runners are:

> - In general: inverted poses that effect the spine.

>

> - Specific poses:

> Half Shoulderstand & Shoulderstand

>

> Headstand

>

> Leg Stretches (Head to Knee, to Side, etc)

>

> Nataraj

>

> Sitting Fwd Bend

>

> Camel

>

> Lunge

>

> Ab breathing & meditation for "speeding up the recovery process"

>

> He also recommends Autogenic Training & Raja Yoga exercises

> for "controlling the mental & emotional states". Both are discussed

> at length in the book.

>

> This book has been in print for quite sometime. I am sure you would

> be able to find it used or at a library. The ISBN is: 1-56718-387-5.

>

> The sports-specific Yoga routines it details are:

> boxing, biking, fencing, golf, gymnastics, ice skating, ice hocky,

> roller skating, shooting, archery, yachting, race car driving,

> skiing, swimming, aquatic sports, wrestling & judo, weightlifting,

> team sports, soccer, tennis, racquet sports, track & field, walking &

> running, jumping events (long, high & triple), throwing events

> (shotput, javelin, discus).

>

> Because I practice MA 2 to 3 times a week, I also use the suggestions

> he offers for 'wrestling & judo'.

>

> Om Shanti ...

> Shakti

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