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i am new to ashtanga, but not necessarily to yoga practicing since '98 & am an

instructor of hatha...

 

became intrested in ashtanga, but was focusing on the alignment on the mat...

just started Ashtanga about a month ago... right now am only able to do Sun Sal.

A & Sun Sal. B... that's my practice for now... but I know to keep practicing &

all will follow...

 

you know, after reading about not using yoga mats... I thought I don't know... I

have become accustomed to the cushion, but I also thought that I had that

problem with aligning to the mat as well...

 

so I gave it a go... & I love not using a mat... it's like a sense of freedom I

think... the only problem is that it is painfull sometimes... I do have hardwood

floors in my home & going from updog to downdog hurts my toes/feet... any

suggestions??

 

thanks,

 

maureen

 

 

 

Maureen Lauer

 

Lauer & Associates

407 Lincoln Way

Niles, OH 44446

330-544-4952

 

 

 

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I have a "Mysore" rug that is the same size as a yoga

mat, and is thickly woven, so it doesn't stretch. It

does slide around a little on my hardwood floors, so

I'm looking for a super-thin yoga mat to go under it.

But the rug is great, no slipping around. Somehow

every mat I've ever had, no matter how celebrated for

it's stickiness, just gets slippery when wet.

 

I ordered my rug from www.prana.com

 

pranams,

 

Brianna

--- Maureen Lauer <mlauer93 wrote:

>

> i am new to ashtanga, but not necessarily to yoga

> practicing since '98 & am an instructor of hatha...

>

> became intrested in ashtanga, but was focusing on

> the alignment on the mat... just started Ashtanga

> about a month ago... right now am only able to do

> Sun Sal. A & Sun Sal. B... that's my practice for

> now... but I know to keep practicing & all will

> follow...

>

> you know, after reading about not using yoga mats...

> I thought I don't know... I have become accustomed

> to the cushion, but I also thought that I had that

> problem with aligning to the mat as well...

>

> so I gave it a go... & I love not using a mat...

> it's like a sense of freedom I think... the only

> problem is that it is painfull sometimes... I do

> have hardwood floors in my home & going from updog

> to downdog hurts my toes/feet... any suggestions??

>

> thanks,

>

> maureen

>

>

>

> Maureen Lauer

>

> Lauer & Associates

> 407 Lincoln Way

> Niles, OH 44446

> 330-544-4952

>

>

>

> Photos: High-quality 4x6 digital prints for

> 25¢

>

> [Non-text portions of this message have been

> removed]

>

>

>

>

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suggestions? yes, use a mat. it's there as a convenience. to

minimize your risk of injury and to minimize the distraction that

occurs when your body makes unpleasant contact with the hard floor.

If the alignment of the mat in relation to the lines on the floor is

throwing you off, you can either get rid of the mat or get rid of

paying attention to the lines. I would say keep the mat, it will

protect you from injury and help you learn to let go of your

attachment to arbitrary lines of orientation. Yoga is the cessation

of the fluctuations of consciousness. patanjali 1.2

 

ashtanga yoga, Maureen Lauer <mlauer93>

wrote:

>

> i am new to ashtanga, but not necessarily to yoga practicing

since '98 & am an instructor of hatha...

>

> became intrested in ashtanga, but was focusing on the alignment on

the mat... just started Ashtanga about a month ago... right now am

only able to do Sun Sal. A & Sun Sal. B... that's my practice for

now... but I know to keep practicing & all will follow...

>

> you know, after reading about not using yoga mats... I thought I

don't know... I have become accustomed to the cushion, but I also

thought that I had that problem with aligning to the mat as well...

>

> so I gave it a go... & I love not using a mat... it's like a sense

of freedom I think... the only problem is that it is painfull

sometimes... I do have hardwood floors in my home & going from updog

to downdog hurts my toes/feet... any suggestions??

>

> thanks,

>

> maureen

>

>

>

> Maureen Lauer

>

> Lauer & Associates

> 407 Lincoln Way

> Niles, OH 44446

> 330-544-4952

>

>

>

> Photos: High-quality 4x6 digital prints for 25¢

>

>

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