Archangel

What does namaste mean?

"I can do ALL things through Christ, who strengthens me" - Philippians 4:13

"For NOTHING is impossible with GOD" - Luke 1:37

Shae

Namaste is sanskrit for "I bow to you". Its like thanking a person or giving them respect.

Archangel

Thank you my Friend!!!

"I can do ALL things through Christ, who strengthens me" - Philippians 4:13

"For NOTHING is impossible with GOD" - Luke 1:37

Shae

Did my usual w/o like I do before working the resturant so nothing much to report. But I was examining my tummy after a shower tonight and I come to realize I am slowly developing a 6 pack! I see a 1/3 of it right now. And its like at the upper part of my abs. I think I should be able to find another 1/3 of my 6 pack by December. Because I guess I kinda developed the first of my muscle between August (when I started yoga) and now.

I don't know what to think of it at the moment it was kind of a surprise.

So lets see what happens in February 2006. I'm kinda eager to find out so I gotta keep on the yoga!

Shae

I know I brought chakras to your attention earlier but we covered one tonight in class:

Root Chakra

Also known as: Security Center, Muladhara

Body/Mind Associations:

Location: The perineum, the point between the anus and the sex organs

Color : Red

Parts of the body: Lymph system, skeleton system (teeth and bones), the prostate gland in men, the sacral plexus, the bladder and elimination system, and the lower extremities (legs - feet, ankles , etc.). Also the nose, since it is the organ of the sense of smell, and associated with survival.

Endocrine gland: Adrenal glands

Sense: Smell

Consciousness: Security, survival, trust, the relationship with money, home, job. Ability to be grounded, to be present in the here and now. Ability to allow one's self to be nourished, in the sense of allowing one's Inner Being to be satisfied. This chakra also reflects a person's connection with their mother, and with Mother Earth. How the person feels about being on the earth. Connection with the physical body.

Symptoms or tensions in the parts of the body controlled by this chakra indicate tensions in the parts of the person's consciousness related to this chakra. Tension here is experienced as insecurity as a general perceptual filter. More tension is experienced as fear. More than that is experienced as terror, or a threat to survival.

Element: Earth

That was the focus for the class as we did some hip and chest openers did some leg and back stretches also.

FIGURE 4
I could not find the pic that sescribes the pose but I think I can explain so you can have a clear understanding. When you do a figure 4, you are standing up and you have your shin resting up above on your standing leg. For balance, you can have your handsput together on your heart. Now there are 3 phases of this pose. Phase one is just standing up with your shin resting on your straightened leg. Phase two is bending at the straightened knee just a little. When you do phase three (the advanced phase), you are almost sitting down but your standing knee is all the way bent. If you ask me how I did, I went to phase two.

CROW

Hell no, I did not try it! I am too worried I might break my arms. :shake

SHOULDER STAND
This is what it normaly looks like:


If you can'thold your butt in the air (like me. ), you can allways do this:


CROCODILE

Now if you want to hear the smoothness of your breath instead of just getting the stretch out of your back and chest, you can allways cross your arms in front of you and rest your head on them. And breathe through your nose. You can pretty much hear your own breath traveling from the nose all away to the Root Chakra

Shae

My w/o:

Warrior 1 & 2: 3 X 10 breaths

Crocodile: 1 X for 10 breaths

downward dog: 5X for 5 breaths

child: 5X for 5 breaths

figure 4: 4 X for 5 breaths

shoulder stand: 1X for 5 breaths

corpse: 6 minitues (I have an explination about what happened durring that time soon. It was weard actually)

Shae

Now when I did corpse after the yoga w/o tonight, I felt some movement in my upper part of my tummy. It didn't hurt. It just felt weard. My guess it was either my part of my 6-pack taking shape or I was hungry.

b_reed23

maybe it was the tention flowing from your body?? That's what yoga is initially for good luck with the 6pk..usually unless your diet is spotless and your BF is low, you'll never see the other 4...don't worry though..I am stuck with a 2 pack also the way I look at it, I have 2 more than everyone else I know

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Little Wing

wow shae congrats on the progress n this journal just keeps getting cooler.

Shae

I'm normaly real relaxed when doing corpse. May be I wouked myself up a lot to get to that state that night.

Archangel

It didn't hurt or anything did it? Hope all is well!!!

"I can do ALL things through Christ, who strengthens me" - Philippians 4:13

"For NOTHING is impossible with GOD" - Luke 1:37

Shae

No way! It just felt really weard. I didn't know what to think.

Shae

Nothing much to report but this is what I am planning to do since a 6-pack is slowly coming into place: I want to try and hold the poses thats good for my tummy and arms and lets see what happens.

And for the stuff up with me thats off-subject:

I moved up in the restaurant in terms of waiting on tables with big numbers. I got my 1st big table today and got a pretty hefty tip when all was done. So that was pretty friggin cool.

Even French Bastard commented me on my superior work done today.

Archangel

Sister Shae, hows it goin for you today!!! Congrats on the "Big Table Tip", I know that felt cool!!!

"I can do ALL things through Christ, who strengthens me" - Philippians 4:13

"For NOTHING is impossible with GOD" - Luke 1:37

Shae

Thanks!


For once, French Bastard was impressed with me. That was pretty awsome.

Shae

We all remember the dreaded crow position. Right?


Did a workshop in practicing that very position tonight in class. So I wasn't a happy camper.

But I had to try with aid of a partner. What the partner had to do was to lower one of the hands above the person thats doing the pose and the let him/her (the one doing the pose) press against the open hand of the partner. I did not catch why but it was somthing that had to do with the energy travel. I only tried it twice and I was up for one second before I fall down.

I know that crow is good for the arms and I am hell-bent in doing the pose perfectly!

b_reed23

when do we get to see pics of the tummy??????????????????????????

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Shae

I want to see the next 1/3 come up. Probly about 2 or 3 months if I calculated right in the previous entry.

Shae

Positions to help the abs

Positions to help the arms

Positions to help the brain

Positions to help the butt

Shae

My god, I found a pose that feels so good in the abs area! It feels so good but it takes time to learn to hold it.


Dolphin Pose

And this pose I want to practice holding:


Half moon pose


So I'm gonna try to stick these two poses in my w/o somewhere and see what happens. I want to practice these so I can do these poses perfect!

Shae

Tonight's w/o was focusing on the 2 new poses I am working on. Heres how it went down. And yes, I added corpse to calm my body down.

dolphin--> 6X 5 breaths

half moon --> 6X 5 breaths

corpse--> 12 minitues

b_reed23

half moon is GREAT for creating a strong core/abs!!

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Shae

Nothing new to report but I do have a rant about today at the resturant:

Last night, there was a catered banquet. And it was catering's job to put the tables back in order so the serving class (which I am in) can just set tables without a fuss. Like any other morning after catered functions, I usualy come about 2 hours early (class starts at 10am) so I could help set up. But I came in about 2 and a half hours early (7:30am) so I can make sure I do my part and get shit done in time for service. Well, when I came in, it was far from being well organized. It was like big open room and tables scattered everywhere. So I tried my best to scoot some tables to the edges of the room acording to the seating chart I had of the resturant. But *points to self* the weakling can't do it alone. Two of my friends and class mates (their names are Jane and Nick) came a half hour later (8am) to help. But may I mind you this: 2 weaklings and a pair of strong arms. No fuckin cigar there. The other waiters supposidly forgot to come in early so it was us 3 to get shit done. Freanch Bastard and Madam Bitch (my teacher and student assistant) comes in at 10am and they were bagging on us saying we should of called the others to help to get it done faster.

Well geez Frenchie! We don't have their fuckin numbers. We don't accociate with them much. And another thing, how about you come in to the resturant at the ass crack of dawn on do somthin! I've been here since 7:30 in the morning!

All Frenchie and Madam Bitch can do was shrug. Do you ever have this person or people you try to please and the shit ain't workin? That was me today and boy was I livid!

boilermaker

Hey Shae,

I've read alot of your journal and tried a few of the poses tonight while trapped in a hotel in Chicago. I did the "boat" pose for a few succesful holds, But ultimately put me into the "baby pose" more times than not. I also did the "Reclining Big Toe" using a dress sock. This felt awesome on my calves. I tried the "cobra" pose which really stretched out the lower back. This stuff feels akward, but at the same time feels really good when you are done with a pose. Thanks for posting in such detail. I think I'll try and do these poses beyond the experimental fashiion that I did them tonight next time I'm on the road.

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Shae