Guest guest Posted September 17, 2007 Report Share Posted September 17, 2007 hi everyone! i'm quite new to ashtanga yoga, and i'm just wondering how often and where you guys practice. I've already gone to several yoga classes, and this time i want to practice at home especially since the yoga classes at our place are quite costly. I don't feel motivated if i do it alone, though. Do you have any suggestions on how i can jumpstart a habit at home? Thanks a lot. Namaste. -Kim oneSearch: Finally, mobile search that gives answers, not web links. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 20, 2007 Report Share Posted September 20, 2007 Hi! Kim I do agree that the cost can at times be a financial burden. However, it is important to go to a class from time to time for clarification of the way of yoga or things that one thought is right all the time. Yoga is also a way of life. What you are doing now is also yoga. Let's keep it to postures. One may practice alone or in a class or get some friends/family together. Think of the benefits through practice. So, why let it pass by you when it is known to be beneficial ? Keep on practising, focus on both mentally and physically no matter how trivial. It will come to you one day. Nameste Jason Jason ______________________________\ ____ Looking for a deal? Find great prices on flights and hotels with FareChase. http://farechase./ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 20, 2007 Report Share Posted September 20, 2007 Hi Kim, I have been practicing consistently now for 1 year and primarily practise on my own due to financial and time constraints with work and family. I find it is also been difficult to develop self- discipline to stay motivated and on track. So many mornings it has been a battle just to get started. I've found it mainly to be a mental hurdle to get passed and once I'm well into the Sun Salutations I'm good unless I'm stressed out about how much time I have or something else that is wearing me down mentally. I don't struggle through my practise as in the beginning worrying about time and progress. So in that respect, doing Ashtanga Yoga has helped me to learn new ways to cope with challenges and to change my way of thinking! I started back with yoga due to anxiety and stress so my practise is very important to me. My focus is to just dedicate the time and then follow through while letting my practise be what it is for that day of my life. Namaste, Kenny G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 25, 2007 Report Share Posted September 25, 2007 On 20-Sep-07, at 10:58 AM, Ken wrote: > So many mornings it has > been a battle just to get started. I've found it mainly to be a > mental hurdle to get passed and once I'm well into the Sun > Salutations I'm good unless I'm stressed out about how much time I > have or something else that is wearing me down mentally. I don't > struggle through my practise as in the beginning worrying about time > and progress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 27, 2007 Report Share Posted September 27, 2007 Hey! Kate, yoga is not a strict regime. Our body changes from time to time, hence we need to understand and cater to our mental or physical circumstances as they change. A practitioner should cater their practice accordingly. Also, yoga is actually practised every second depedning on how one termed yoga as. If it is only asana (posture), it can be practised any time that is convenient with the importance of sufficient rest before and after practise. Try looking at DVD or video or books or chat with other practitioners for motivation. A book entitled, Heart of Yoga by TKV Krishnamacharya (son of T. Krishnamacharya, guru to Sri K Pattabhi Jois) provides an execellent source of understanding on yoga practises - can be found on major book shops or online like Amazon. Mental block can be another factor but once the benefit is realised, an automatic desire to practise shall prevail. Nameste, Jason Jason ______________________________\ ____ oneSearch: Finally, mobile search that gives answers, not web links. http://mobile./mobileweb/onesearch?refer=1ONXIC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 28, 2007 Report Share Posted September 28, 2007 jason khoo <jasonkhoobj ashtangayoga Thursday, September 27, 2007 7:59:59 AM Re: ashtanga yoga Re: home practice Also, yoga is actually practised every second depedning on how one termed yoga as. If it is only asana (posture), it can be practised any time that is convenient with the importance of sufficient rest before and after practise. Jason -Yoga is not just asana. Anyone that limits yoga to bodily improvement misses the whole point of this ancient system. It is about union with the divine, burning away the ego to be able to accept the fact that you and god and everyone and everything are one. That there is no division between this and that, here and then. If you practice yoga with the sole intent to physically improve you only feed the ego and the delusion of duality. This is why yoga can and should be practiced all the time. Grant ____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _ oneSearch: Finally, mobile search that gives answers, not web links. http://mobile. / mobileweb/ onesearch? refer=1ONXIC ______________________________\ ____ Be a better Globetrotter. Get better travel answers from someone who knows. Answers - Check it out. http://answers./dir/?link=list & sid=396545469 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 ashtangayoga , jason khoo <jasonkhoobj wrote: > > Hey! Kate, yoga is not a strict regime. Our body > changes from time to time, hence we need to understand > and cater to our mental or physical circumstances as > they change. A practitioner should cater their > practice accordingly. > > Also, yoga is actually practised every second > depedning on how one termed yoga as. If it is only > asana (posture), it can be practised any time that is > convenient with the importance of sufficient rest > before and after practise. > > Try looking at DVD or video or books or chat with > other practitioners for motivation. A book entitled, > Heart of Yoga by TKV Krishnamacharya (son of T. > Krishnamacharya, guru to Sri K Pattabhi Jois) provides > an execellent source of understanding on yoga > practises - can be found on major book shops or online > like Amazon. > > Mental block can be another factor but once the > benefit is realised, an automatic desire to practise > shall prevail. > > Nameste, > Jason > > > Jason > > > > ____________________ ______________ > oneSearch: Finally, mobile search > that gives answers, not web links. > http://mobile./mobileweb/onesearch?refer=1ONXIC > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 2, 2007 Report Share Posted October 2, 2007 Ashtanga designed to get rid of an anxiety. If y still have an anxiety, try higher level of assanas. If it does not work, ashtanga is not for you. In this case, y can use Tao/dao technologies. For example, dry Tibetan massages Tai Chi, Tsi Gun, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 12, 2007 Report Share Posted October 12, 2007 hi kim, sorry it has been a while, amy i suggest a great book 'ashtanga yoga for women', by michaela clarke - i used it during pregnancy and still use it now as a reference in my loungeroom - your local library ought to have it, but you can also get it through amazon take care, Kim Militante <jkmilitante wrote: hi everyone! i'm quite new to ashtanga yoga, and i'm just wondering how often and where you guys practice. I've already gone to several yoga classes, and this time i want to practice at home especially since the yoga classes at our place are quite costly. I don't feel motivated if i do it alone, though. Do you have any suggestions on how i can jumpstart a habit at home? Thanks a lot. Namaste. -Kim oneSearch: Finally, mobile search that gives answers, not web links. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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