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Hi guys
I have been trying out that Bikram Yoga....
There is a deal where it costs £29 for 30 days for your first month.
I just found a cheaper deal online - it's 20£ for 30 days off peak unlimited at the Old St. class.Here is the link>
http://livingsocial.com/deals/12243?ref=personalized-link-box-1996112&rpi=1996112
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Im just doing some research,
seems this lady is leading the U.K way right now, extremely accomplished mover
good luck to all those starting the class this week
Kino Macgregor yoga asana demo part 1 of 5 on Vimeo
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Greetings all,
Hope practice is warming up as the days draw darker!
On the topic of warming up, how's the primary series coming along *m.f? Ta for Kino Macgregor vid. Always inspiring to see women succeeding at the postures/ inversions that many often don't attempt...
Sem, how are you finding Bikram? Their price scheme is notorious for being very reasonable and a great way of ensuring Yoga addiction - I hope it's worked!
Hey Hendrik, good to hear from you and am glad YFC at the cycle show worked for you! The hall was indeed quite noisy, as the days went by, I ended up doing rather more one-to-one sessions as a result! Cycling tv filmed (www.cycling.tv) filmed that session. The last time I looked on the website I couldn't find the footage. I also emailed the interviewer who participated but have heard nothing yet. Will update you if I hear anything. Look forward to seeing you again on Thursday!
Ok, over and out for now - busy working on YFC expansion - 'tis coming along slowly but surely, many opportunities on the horizon including South and West London classes coming soon, watch this space!
Namaste...
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Hi I was wondering where you had got to!
we are keeping it up, getting the heat going- we need the heat this time of year.
currently working on a piece for presentation at new dance centre because Keith has got an urge to choreograph something, should be fun, will post details.
Yes indeedy she is pretty awesome isnt she, beautiful transitions throughout,
inspiring series.
home time for practice.
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Indeed, heat is good and much needed at the moment - bring on Ujjayi pranayama all! Try whilst riding, particularly useful at the beginning of a long ride first thing in the morn - wakes and warms swiftly and effectively!
Excellent news on association with dance centre *m.f! Still seems there are so few people experimenting with yoga and dance. A shame really as the postures can be such an excellent point of departure for creative movement. It certainly has a huge influence on my performance work anyhoo, even if they are not necessarily the principal stimuli... Yes, do send on!
Very into asymmetric poses which open up the oft neglected areas of the torso at the moment, particularly variations on Parighasana (gate pose) - this is a great one for cyclists all!
Last but not least, just a reminder that the new 5 week yfc course is starting tomorrow night at www.bodywisehealth.org 8.15 - 9.30pm.
Hope to see some of you there!
Namaste
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always makes me laugh how this thread is in classifieds and shopping...
Will go for that one later as a refresher then :-)
been looking at this as well, this shows the posture Iyengar rates as 60 the hardest in his classification of postures.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rM-WKSD4ZS8&feature=related
theres something about these deep backbends, you dont often see men in them,
I reckon that theres a fundamental difference between male/ female spines,
at the joint between lumbar/ thoracic female spines have the ability to move massively because of pregnancy, the advanced scorpions and the like,
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Eeek! I thought that first video was impressive. In the second one though, I just don't see how she doesn't unfold after one those bends and just collapse before being rushed off to A&E with a broken spine!
What hope is there for us mere mortals?
always makes me laugh how this thread is in classifieds and shopping...
Yeah, not quite got that one myself. I only found the thread at all by doing a search of the entire forum for 'yoga'.
been looking at this as well, this shows the posture Iyengar rates as 60 the hardest in his classification of postures.
Which one in particular is is that? The hand stand with feet touching face? Or the back bend where you hold your own ankles from behind? Wow is all I can say to either.
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Indeed, heat is good and much needed at the moment - bring on Ujjayi pranayama all! Try whilst riding, particularly useful at the beginning of a long ride first thing in the morn - wakes and warms swiftly and effectively!
Yoga while cycling? That sounds intriguing but also dangerous! I'm guessing 'ujjayi pranayama' does not refer to one those contortionist postures in the Kino McGregor video?!there are so few people experimenting with yoga and dance.
It strikes me as they are two highly similar yet mutually incompatible disciplines. I'm only a beginner at yoga and don't do any dance (bar occasionally being dragged to a night club). So I don't know nothing, me. But to me the similarity is that both involve the graceful transition from one pose to another where the poses themselves are hard to achieve and great strength, dexterity and fluidity are required. However, the emphasis in yoga is all about the pose itself and holding it for an extended period. Whereas dance is about the dynamics of the movement. The pose is merely a point along the way and indeed it might be physically impossible to maintain for more than a brief instant (e.g. due to being airborne!).So I can see how the practise of the two would be very complementary to each other. But a yoga based dance sounds somewhat paradoxical.
Very into asymmetric poses which open up the oft neglected areas of the torso at the moment, particularly variations on Parighasana (gate pose) - this is a great one for cyclists all!
Sounds intriguing. Will we get to try this one tonight?Yup, new Yoga For Cyclists course starts tonight. I'll be there. Assuming I don't get lost in deepest, darkest, London...
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@Hendrik
"Or the back bend where you hold your own ankles from behind? Wow is all I can say to either."
thats the one."I'm guessing 'ujjayi pranayama' does not refer to one those contortionist postures in the Kino McGregor video?!"
this is one foundation breathing exercise, that once mastered infuses all the movements.where have you all gone Yoga people?
Back into the winter evening style, less of the handstanding and really enjoying shoulderstanding again, about an hour of shoulder/ headstand variations.
especially at the moment, found alternating from the Salamba Sarvangasana 2, with hands interlocked, between
halasana, karnapidasana, variations of these deep forward bends, then same arms
swing over to setu bandha sarvangasana, parsva s.. and eka pada setu bandha s... for the backbends, is really strengthening use of jalandara bandha.
thereafter up into full urdhva dhanurasana.enjoy your practice.
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@Hendrik
"I'm guessing 'ujjayi pranayama' does not refer to one those contortionist postures in the Kino McGregor video?!"
this is one foundation breathing exercise, that once mastered infuses all the movements.
Yup, I know it now that I've worked out that that is how you spell it! Not sure about mastered but we have been doing it at the YFC course. I can manage it when I'm thinking about it which generally means not when trying to do something else complicated like not fall over.where have you all gone Yoga people?
Well, I'm still here. Apparently Ms Bogue is reading the forum too. She is just insanely busy by the sounds of things....found alternating from the Salamba Sarvangasana 2, with hands interlocked, between
halasana, karnapidasana, variations of these deep forward bends, then same arms
swing over to setu bandha sarvangasana, parsva s.. and eka pada setu bandha s... for the backbends, is really strengthening use of jalandara bandha.
thereafter up into full urdhva dhanurasana.enjoy your practice.
If only I knew what any of that meant!
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just google the names- it works, honest.
didnt mean to sound abrupt^
o.k the key thing with that little lot is the arms linked behind you, then the variations give a variety of forward and back bending, and strengthen the chin- lock which is known as jalandara bandha
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It does indeed!
However, I only got as far as the second phrase (halasana) when I got this rather dire warning from good old Wikipedia:
This pose can put significant strain on the cervical spine, which does not normally undergo this type of stress, and can cause injury if not performed properly
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This just in from Rebecca--bodywise deserves big support!
Snowy greetings friends, yogi's and cyclists,
Hope this finds you well bundled!
This is a fundraising event for the yoga studio where I teach
the yoga for cyclists class. They are currently in great
financial difficulty and are under threat of closure - a shame
methinks for the first yoga and complementary health studio to
open in East London in the 80's. They are a charity and offer
both yoga and health treatments at reasonable prices for those
who are not skint and unusually low prices for those who are on
low incomes for reasons that accommodate beyond the usual
student, OAP, unemployed status.It'll be a day packed with all manner of classes, treatments,
food and performances including comedian Scott Capurro. And
it's.donation-based, so you pay whatever you can!I'll be teaching a one hour yoga for cyclists class at 1.40pm.
We'll probably be looking mostly at backbends...Hope to see you there!
http://bodywisehealth.org/bodywise-yogathon-and-fundraising-days.html
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Yup, I agree with Oliver. Hello, Oliver! Nice to find out you are you :).
The Bodywise building can be a bit of a rabbit warren maze, especially on your first visit. However, they do wonderful things deep within its bowels. Not least of which is the Yoga For Cyclists course which has just finished the current cycle. I would definitely recommend it, especially for absolute beginners who have never done any yoga before at all. A few weeks in Rebecca's hands will have you fitter, stronger, more bendy and generally better able to survive the horrors that riding a bike can do to your back and legs! Plus the relaxation bit at the end where you are lying on the bolster is pure bliss :D
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Great to meet you, too, Hendrik!
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I have never done the specific yoga for cyclists but do regular practice. Matt_ha is another bendy fucker.
If I had been in town this weekend I'd have come to this.
Are there going to be more fundraisers?
Should we organise a nifty fifty sun salutes in a park when the weather warms up? I love outdoor yoga but right now is possibly not the right time.
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http://www.worldyogaday.net/home/index.php
last year 2009 this was in April, next year on my birthday as it happens,
not sure Im even into busting a few moves outdoors this early in year,
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Has anyone elses feet grown due to yoga practice.
I used to notice that all my istructors toes were separated in a dactyl fashion. After 5 years of regular practice my toes have done likewise and many of my shoes are now very tight around the toes.
Possibly the most costly side effect of yoga!
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you should definately experience a widenning between the toes as the feet get more grounded, and spread out over the 4 corners.activating the toes consciously too is part of it.
dont think feet actually grow though,
gutted not to have been able to come and take part in today in Hackney, for several reasons,
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I think as my toes are wider spread rather than cramped together they now fill a larger volume, hence the need for larger shoes.
Its like the way a lot of people do get fractionally taller as they pull themselves in and their back gets straighter.
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Maybe I've not been yoging for long enough yet but I certainly haven't grown a shoe size so far! Isn't the widest part of the foot the bit just behind the toes? I wouldn't call my toes 'cramped together' but unless I am actively spreading them, they aren't as wide as the bit they attach to. I think you've got mishapen feet, mate.
gutted not to have been able to come and take part in today in Hackney, for several reasons,
Is Bethnel Green in Hackney?
Either way, it was a good day. At least from the perspective of a visitor to Bodywise. There were all sorts of things going on. I had my first Reiki session (which was incredibly relaxing). Plus there was awesome mulled apple juice and mince pies :).
The Yoga For Cyclists session was a bit on the short side. Surprisingly empty too, although that might have just been my impression as we were in a much bigger room than usual. The Thursday evenings are generally cramped and crowded whereas this one felt spacious and empty. Thinking about it, there was probably the same number of people as usual. About half were regulars I think, the others were new. So hopefuly some new recruits for the next set of Thursday sessions.
It was mostly back bends of varying descriptions. Some easier than others. Although, looking around today and in other sessions, I seem to have a different idea of what is easy or not compared to a lot of other people! Tight hamstrings seems to be a given or cyclists, but other stuff just seems random. Pose A is fine but pose B is bordering on agony. Whereas others seem to find it the other way around. Everyone is different I guess.
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Maybe I've not been yoging for long enough yet but I certainly haven't grown a shoe size so far! Isn't the widest part of the foot the bit just behind the toes? I wouldn't call my toes 'cramped together' but unless I am actively spreading them, they aren't as wide as the bit they attach to. I think you've got mishapen feet, mate.
As James has just been banned again, he can't answer this, so I'll have a go. It seems perfectly plausible to me that yoga can make your toes much more flexible so that you don't feel comfortable in the same shoe size that you used to have. When I started yoga, I 'grew' two inches owing to terrible posture beforehand.
Is Bethnel Green in Hackney?
Bethnal Green, and no, it's in LB Tower Hamlets.The Yoga For Cyclists session was a bit on the short side. Surprisingly empty too, although that might have just been my impression as we were in a much bigger room than usual. The Thursday evenings are generally cramped and crowded whereas this one felt spacious and empty. Thinking about it, there was probably the same number of people as usual. About half were regulars I think, the others were new. So hopefuly some new recruits for the next set of Thursday sessions.
It was good, but as you say, too short--normally, the sessions are 75 minutes. The attendance was within expected limits. Lunchtime on a Sunday in December isn't necessarily the best time to draw people out of their houses.
It was mostly back bends of varying descriptions. Some easier than others. Although, looking around today and in other sessions, I seem to have a different idea of what is easy or not compared to a lot of other people! Tight hamstrings seems to be a given or cyclists, but other stuff just seems random. Pose A is fine but pose B is bordering on agony. Whereas others seem to find it the other way around. Everyone is different I guess.
Absolutely. I think everybody finds different exercises hard or easy.
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Oh, one other thing. I just remembered that there was someone filming the session I took part in. Do you know who that was or if the footage got used anywhere?