Practice yoga regularly

... after a 6 month hiatus due to various injuries and a bunch of ‘life drama’, I am back in class again!

a lot! and trying to practise it on my own hasn’t been going very well, i guess i don’t have the self-discipline it requires yet. so i need to go back to a yoga class, i’ve already found a really nice place so as soon as i get some money, i will join it.

i <3 my prenatal yoga class! twice a week now. right around the corner from my office is an awesome studio: satoriyogastudio.com Check them out SF yogaians!

I want to practice yoga regularly to accomplish all three things in the title. I want to be a healthier person so I can teach my kids to be healthier. I want to be a happier person because its been a really long time since I’ve been happy… so long I almost don’t remember what it is like to be happy. I want to create peace with in myself because my mind never seems to stop lately. Constant stressful thoughts have taken over and its time to make it STOP!

My yoga teacher said that my quadriceps are too strong to hold my legs straight. I should be conscious about straightening my legs especially during the downward dog.

Never attempt the pendulum motion for the backbends alone. It will make you dizzy!

Practice more on the jumpbacks…

Also, the closing sequences require longer breaths. 25 for shoulder stand, 10 for the rest.

I stayed for 20 breaths for the headstand and was able to do the half form. Yay!

My practice is for the victims of Ondoy. Hope I could help some more.

Ok… my job made it seem impossible for me to attend the classes. Or maybe I’m just making an excuse? Whatever are my reasons, it does not make my yoga practice not a serious workout. I will remember what my teacher told me: I will get better in time. I can do most difficult poses. I just have to practice.

I learned that for Suryanamaskar A, my hands should not be stiff and I should be able to sweep it like a wing. With timed breathing, I place my hands infront of my feet and put weight on them. Then raise my heart, look ahead. Then still putting weight on the hands, I tuck my chin in, arch my back and with a wave-like movement, I position into downward dog.

To go back to standing position, I should bend my knees, tiptoe and hop back near my hands. Reverse the movement.

Prasarita C has a different approach. Instead of flexing the fingers outward, I have to flex it inwards. It’s a lot harder and kind of not ergonomic.

After my Navasana, my teacher made me do a handstand! It felt weird but I was ecstatic.

My Kurmasana is still problematic. My hamstrings are still tight. My teacher made me practice an opening for it (open legs, knees bent, fold forward). Chin on the floor.

The Urdhva Dhanurasana and the practice of dropbacks—I was taught to spread my feet on the mat, reach my hands up and let them fall at the top of the mat. Again, put weight on it. Then, like a pendulum, on an inhale, I should swing my hands up as I bend my knees. For the exhale, I should be able to arch back and let my hands fall on the mat. Bend the knees upon inhalation and throw my upper body/arms back up.

Oh yeah, I was taught the jump backs. I should put weight on my hands, stick my hips up (on tip toes) and should be able to do a reverse jump through. It made a lot of sense!

Note: I will not use sticky soap before yoga. I can’t do the Gharba Pindasana well even if I spray a lot of water.

I was good at going to the yoga class at my local gym, but have moved recently and it’s hard getting to a class. I’m considering getting a DVD and following it. I’d love to be good enough to lead a class!

I attended Vinyassa flow class on Monday along with Power Ashtanga on Wednesday. However, I’m sore today as it has been a while. I hope to be able to keep up and at least attend a couple of classes per week.

I use to practice yoga every week, but I’ve since fallen out of practice. I have four/five classes per week at my old yoga studio that I’m planning to attend… the only problem is transportation! Hopefully I can get back into the hang of it.

I went to two classes this week at my new gym. They were beautiful. I am used to Bikram, so it was a nice change doing something more mellow. I really want to be doing yoga almost every day eventually. I feel like I’ll be able to say I practice regularly after I have been going most days for about two months or so. I feel so good about this! Yoga does nothing but beautiful and wonderful things for your life!