Restful

[legalmoose]

Yoga rocks. Gently, of course. Nice and limber and relaxed now, so is time to brush teeth and sleep. Night!

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[pinkfish.livejournal.com]

Last week, one of my swimming buddies was nursing an injury. "How did you get that?" I asked.

"Yoga. Man, that stuff's tough!"

Somehow, I think he is missing something.

Missing

[legalmoose]

I can see many ways to injure one's self doing yoga. Some of the poses are pretty intense. That said, I much prefer gentle yoga that's intended to help me relax and inprove my running (which I think it's doing as I stretch out these tights hamstrings).

[tracytracy.livejournal.com]

so, do you do yoga on your own or at a gym? I bought a couple of videos to try it at home since a few people had recommended it to me but I just had to close my eyes and grab the tapes out of the huge selection of them. No idea what I should be looking for or what to expect other than getting myself into a funky position and then being stuck that way ;)

any advice for a newbie?

[legalmoose]

On my own with DVDs (I'd recommend DVDs over tapes 'cause it's easier to switch between workouts). I've used the ones from Gaiam, which used to be "Living Yoga" or something like that. They have a nice one, "Yoga for Beginners: AM/Stress Relief/PM" that I have liked. I also have Yoga Conditioning for Athletes from them for help with my running. The Yoga for Beginners one is pretty good and the three workouts are only about 20-odd minutes each, making it easy to do in the morning and night (I've not done the stress relief one).