weight & yoga

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Hi Maggie,

 

First, I agree with everything Tammy said...(walking & drinking water)

 

I too am overweight and yes, I understand how carrying the extra

weight can make us tired. But I do get a great deal of energy from

yoga and I think Kundalini Yoga is especially good for people who are

heavy & need energy. I use Ravi Singh's video "Fat Free Yoga" as my

morning yoga. I highly recommend it.

 

You can find it at: http://www.ziplink.net/~ravi/index.html

 

It can be hard to do some yoga poses when you are carrying extra weight.

 

I have adapted some poses for my own body. For example, When the yoga

teacher says "wrap your arms around your knees".... I hold on behind

my knees. In some cases with forward bending poses I do the pose with

my legs a little apart. When they say, "lay on your back and look at

your toes? hmmmmmmmm, yeah well, we may need to see them with our

third eye as we would LIKE to see them. I also find that for many

poses done in "easy pose" sitting cross-legged, it is helpful to sit

on a cushion or support.

 

There is no kundalini you teacher where I live but I have a teacher

who teaches a "Gentle" yoga class. I take that class and she gives me

advice about how to adapt poses which is very helpful. But for me, I

find kundalini most energizing and it gives me more results. (You

probably would not enjoy a class where they do a lot of sun salutes).

If you can find a Kundalini class ask the teacher how to adapt

otherwise I recommend finding a gentle class. This will give you a

basis in the postures that you can bring to your kundalini practice.

 

Another thing that I think is wonderful about kundalini yoga when it

comes to weight loss is the mantra "Sat Nam" meaning, 'Truth is my

identity'. We are not measuring or comparing ourselves to some ideal

outside of ourselves like so many weight loss programs would have us

do. We are discovering our truest self, healthy & balanced.

 

I hope this is helpful. Please feel free to write to me off-line on

this subject if you care to.

 

many blessings,

Peggy Sue