Jump to content
IndiaDivine.org

Tree and warrior pose

Rate this topic


Guest guest

Recommended Posts

Hi Susan,

With tree pose, if I can stand on one leg a few more seconds than the

last time, I know I've accomplished something much more than just a yoga

pose. It is a gauge of where my confidence level stands in life. If I'm

not stable and grounded while standing in tree pose, I won't be balanced

throughout the rest of the day either. It is amazing how yoga can

straighten out the "wrong" in you and it's not just with tree pose. Yoga

has to be done on a daily basis though. And, in my opinion, yoga is much

more effective than any counselling can be.

 

To answer your question about hatha yoga, I have practiced it. I do

hatha now and then for some variety. I prefer kundalini though because I

get better results. Thanks for reminding me about warrier pose. Maybe

I'll incorporate it into my daily practice. Peace.

 

Sat nam,

Angie

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Angie:

 

I prefer kundalini too, because it is so much more powerful. Also, I have an

illness which I have become convinced is nothing more than stuck energy, so I

too get great results from opening up and moving my energy. But I have not

been able to find a kundalini class that I like. I think because it is so

powerful, that a bad teacher can actually do harm. Well, at least I know I

have felt bad all three times I tried out this one teacher, giving her the

benefit of the doubt the first two, until I was convinced, finally never to

go back. Other teachers I've tried, while not bad, were not good either. Just

nothing. I want to feel the energy moving and if I don't, I don't bother with

the class. So until I find a good class, its hatha for me. I like that too

anyway, but like you, would probably prefer a combination.

 

Remember Warrior 3, not just a strengthening pose but also a balancing pose.

That should really help you gauge your confidence level while at the same

time lifting it.

 

Are we crazy, or is yoga really the secret to mental health (if not life)? I

agree: it beats therapy!

 

Susan

Link to comment
Share on other sites

>>>I think because it is so powerful, that a bad teacher can actually do

harm. Well, at least I know I have felt bad all three times I tried out

this one teacher,>>>

 

Susan, did you feel bad physically or emotionally? If it's emotionally,

couldn't that be part of the cleansing process?

 

>>>Remember Warrior 3, not just a strengthening pose but also a

balancing pose. That should really help you gauge your confidence level

while at the same time lifting it.>>>

 

Thanks for the tip!

 

>>>Are we crazy, or is yoga really the secret to mental health (if not

life)? I agree: it beats therapy!>>>

 

Ah... I think yoga is the best thing I've done for myself. Now if only I

could stop eating sweets, I'd be in good shape! Although I have gone

vegetarian....:)

 

Concerning the thread about melatonin, that stuff is eViL!!! That's the

worst 'natural' supplement I've ever taken. It gave me really bad

depression problems. Of course our bodies are all different. It maybe

great for one, but for me... no way. I wouldn't take that stuff again if

you paid me. Blah! (I mean no disrespect to the person who brought it

up, really!)

 

Take care everyone!:)

 

Sat nam,

Angie

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I felt bad physically. Sore and achey. There was definitely not enough going

on inside me to stir up an emotional release.

 

Also, that teacher has an emotionally troublesome history. That's fine, as

many people do. More power to her for having overcome it, for the most part.

When she teaches the power yoga class I take with her, her rejuvenated self

comes across and her energy is great. But when she teaches Kundalini, I get

an almost depressing vibe from her. Its very subtle and I'm sure she doesn't

know it, but one can hardly control the energy they emit. More importantly,

if she's releasing toxins, I doubt she'd want to change that. But it has a

negative effect on me as the student. But more so, I just don't feel the

energy in my own body.

 

Am I wrong to expect to actually feel the dynamic energy within me whenever I

do KY? Maybe my first teacher spoiled me, but in her class, it was never

subtle. Not only would I feel the energy moving within me from each pose, I

would see it too. At the end of each pose, when I would close my eyes and

breathe, I would see different colors. That is, one color at a time, but it

would vary from pose to pose, I guess depending upon which chakra we were

working. Is that strange?

 

I know the key to KY is to not expect anything, but just observe what's

there, so maybe I'm being counter-productive with the expectations I've come

to have, but I look at it like anything else. Once you've experienced it the

right way, don't you then know better when its wrong? And its not that its

just different; its more nothing.

 

-Susan

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I couldnt agree more. Its amazing how different I feel

when take some off from Yoga (I feel so bad when I

dont do it). Then I notice that I dont wanna do yoga

because I feel bad, then I realize I feel bad because

I havent done my yoga.

 

 

 

--- drums1018 wrote:

> >>>I think because it is so powerful, that a bad

> teacher can actually do

> harm. Well, at least I know I have felt bad all

> three times I tried out

> this one teacher,>>>

>

> Susan, did you feel bad physically or emotionally?

> If it's emotionally,

> couldn't that be part of the cleansing process?

>

> >>>Remember Warrior 3, not just a strengthening pose

> but also a

> balancing pose. That should really help you gauge

> your confidence level

> while at the same time lifting it.>>>

>

> Thanks for the tip!

>

> >>>Are we crazy, or is yoga really the secret to

> mental health (if not

> life)? I agree: it beats therapy!>>>

>

> Ah... I think yoga is the best thing I've done for

> myself. Now if only I

> could stop eating sweets, I'd be in good shape!

> Although I have gone

> vegetarian....:)

>

> Concerning the thread about melatonin, that stuff is

> eViL!!! That's the

> worst 'natural' supplement I've ever taken. It gave

> me really bad

> depression problems. Of course our bodies are all

> different. It maybe

> great for one, but for me... no way. I wouldn't take

> that stuff again if

> you paid me. Blah! (I mean no disrespect to the

> person who brought it

> up, really!)

>

> Take care everyone!:)

>

> Sat nam,

> Angie

>

>

> -------------------------- eGroups Sponsor

>

> "OUR DESTINY IS TO BE HAPPY"

> - Yogi Bhajan

>

> You can UNSUBSCRIBE from this list at the ONElist

> Member Center (My ONElist), or send mail to

> Kundaliniyoga-

> NO UNSUBSCRIBE REQUESTS TO THE LIST PLEASE!

> WEB SITE: kundalini yoga

>

> KUNDALINI YOGA ON-LINE TRAINING. Details from

> kundalini yogaclasses.html

>

> Sponsored by YOGA TECHNOLOGY - Popular publishers

> since 1988 of books on Kundalini Yoga and

> Meditation.

>

>

 

 

 

 

Mail - Free email you can access from anywhere!

/

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You are posting as a guest. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

Loading...
×
×
  • Create New...