What does namaste mean?Shae said:
Namaste.
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My Yoga Journal: Finding the Peace
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Namaste is sanskrit for "I bow to you". Its like thanking a person or giving them respect.Archangel said:What does namaste mean?
Shae said:Namaste is sanskrit for "I bow to you". Its like thanking a person or giving them respect.
Thank you my Friend!!!
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!
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!
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
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
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)
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)
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.
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
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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wow shae congrats on the progress n this journal just keeps getting cooler.
b_reed23 said:maybe it was the tention flowing from your body?? That's what yoga is initially for
I'm normaly real relaxed when doing corpse. May be I wouked myself up a lot to get to that state that night.
It didn't hurt or anything did it? Hope all is well!!!
No way! It just felt really weard. I didn't know what to think.Archangel said:
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.
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.
Sister Shae, hows it goin for you today!!! Congrats on the "Big Table Tip", I know that felt cool!!!
Thanks!Archangel said:
For once, French Bastard was impressed with me. That was pretty awsome.
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!
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!
when do we get to see pics of the tummy??????????????????????????
I want to see the next 1/3 come up. Probly about 2 or 3 months if I calculated right in the previous entry.b_reed23 said:when do we get to see pics of the tummy??????????????????????????
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!
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!
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
dolphin--> 6X 5 breaths
half moon --> 6X 5 breaths
corpse--> 12 minitues
half moon is GREAT for creating a strong core/abs!!
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! 
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! 
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.
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.
boilermaker said:
I'm glad you're reading my journal.
You are one of few here who read it. Come on all! Come into my world!
The chakra I learned tonight:
Orange Chakra
Also known as: Sensation Center, Spleen Chakra, Hara, Svadhisthana
Body Mind Associations:
Location: The center of the abdomen
Color: Orange
Parts of the body: Reproductive system, sexual organs, lumbar plexus
Endocrine gland: Gonads
Sense: Sense of taste, appetite
Consciousness: This chakra is associated with the parts of the consciousness concerned with food and sex. It is about the body's communication to the Being inside, about what the body wants and needs, and what it finds pleasurable. The person's ability to have children is also associated with this chakra. If there is not a clear relationship with the element of water, associated with this chakra, the person's relationship with water is a reflection of their relationship with the parts of their consciousness associated with this chakra, i.e. food, sex, or having children.
This chakra is also associated with the emotional body, and the person's willingness to feel their emotions.
Element: Water
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Tonight, my teacher was telling me I had extreme focus tonight and she loved it.
Did some wall work for the poses like legs up the wall (yes Billie I tried it and it felt good!), half noose, triangle, and Warrior 3.
Did practice on half moon pose and that was fun.
Gotten better at holding up without a struggle for down dog.
Here is what the work out looked like tonight:
--> cat: 3X 10 breaths
--> bear: 4X 5 breaths (each leg)
--> down dog: 4X 5 breaths
--> dolphin: 4X 5 breaths
--> child: 4X 5 breaths
--> side plank: 4X 5 breaths (each side)
--> sit down side bend: 4X 5 breaths (each side)
--> warrior 1,2 and 3: 4X 5 breaths
--> noose: 4X 5 breaths
--> legs up the wall: 7 minitues
--> corpse: 7 minitues
Orange Chakra
Also known as: Sensation Center, Spleen Chakra, Hara, Svadhisthana
Body Mind Associations:
Location: The center of the abdomen
Color: Orange
Parts of the body: Reproductive system, sexual organs, lumbar plexus
Endocrine gland: Gonads
Sense: Sense of taste, appetite
Consciousness: This chakra is associated with the parts of the consciousness concerned with food and sex. It is about the body's communication to the Being inside, about what the body wants and needs, and what it finds pleasurable. The person's ability to have children is also associated with this chakra. If there is not a clear relationship with the element of water, associated with this chakra, the person's relationship with water is a reflection of their relationship with the parts of their consciousness associated with this chakra, i.e. food, sex, or having children.
This chakra is also associated with the emotional body, and the person's willingness to feel their emotions.
Element: Water
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Tonight, my teacher was telling me I had extreme focus tonight and she loved it.
Did some wall work for the poses like legs up the wall (yes Billie I tried it and it felt good!), half noose, triangle, and Warrior 3.
Did practice on half moon pose and that was fun.
Gotten better at holding up without a struggle for down dog.
Here is what the work out looked like tonight:
--> cat: 3X 10 breaths
--> bear: 4X 5 breaths (each leg)
--> down dog: 4X 5 breaths
--> dolphin: 4X 5 breaths
--> child: 4X 5 breaths
--> side plank: 4X 5 breaths (each side)
--> sit down side bend: 4X 5 breaths (each side)
--> warrior 1,2 and 3: 4X 5 breaths
--> noose: 4X 5 breaths
--> legs up the wall: 7 minitues
--> corpse: 7 minitues
ForemanRules said:
There is a few like wind, legs up the wall, and happy baby BUT, if you want my personal choice....
cobra
It just feels better for me for a reason...I will post the reaon up soon.
I guess you all are wondering why I find the back stretches great. Well, a few times in my child hood, I'd get my back hurt because I was a rough and tough kid.
At one time, when I was tryin to beat up my brother and he dropped a toy for me to slip on.
At school at a young age, I did a back flip on the monkey bars and landed on my bag hard.
I was at a theme park years ago with my cousins and I carshed into a wall at a go cart track and hurt my back.
Felt fine till my back kinda stiffened up when I was working back in 2004.
So I do quite a few back stretches along with the ab work.
Hey, you all know I had to tell the truth.
At one time, when I was tryin to beat up my brother and he dropped a toy for me to slip on.
At school at a young age, I did a back flip on the monkey bars and landed on my bag hard.
I was at a theme park years ago with my cousins and I carshed into a wall at a go cart track and hurt my back.
Felt fine till my back kinda stiffened up when I was working back in 2004.
So I do quite a few back stretches along with the ab work.
Hey, you all know I had to tell the truth.
Well, nothing to report but I am doing better at holding the half moon pose. I held it for 4 breaths tonight.
Well, yoga class will be over for me in mid december and it will be up to me to hold my own. And I so plan to do it.
I held it for 4 breaths tonight.Well, yoga class will be over for me in mid december and it will be up to me to hold my own. And I so plan to do it.
