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My Yoga Journal: Finding the Peace

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this is a great book for anyone interested in yoga. lot's of info for everyone beginner to advanced.

written by this guy.

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What is Iyengar Yoga? Iyengar Hatha Yoga is based on the teachings of B.K.S. Iyengar, a living Indian Yoga Master. He has done more than anyone ever has in perfecting the science of yoga and in increasing its therapeutic application. His approach is characterized by the innovative use of props (which he designed himself) to make the poses available to everyone regardless of their limitations. His vigorous approach also involves meticulous attention to detail and precision in performing the positions thereby maximizing their safety and therapeutic value
 
with Shae's permission i'll share bits of what i learn while reading it here.
 
Did some wall work for night 15:

-->Triangle: 5 times for 5 breaths (each leg)

--> Warrior 3: 5 times for 5 breaths (each leg)



Away from wall:

--> downward facing dog: 4 times for 5 breaths

--> warrior 1 and 2: 4 times for 5 breaths (each leg)

--> hero: 4 times for 5 breaths (each arm)

--> corpse with bolster under the back: 10 minitues
 
Since this thread is about yoga and how it helps you mentaly, I thought I might share some tid bits about somthing I do usualy before i get to meditating before the yoga work out. I usualy light one or two inscense sticks to just set the mood. My prefrence is either lavender, vanilla, or dragon's blood. Who else likes inscense beside me? :D
 
incense is nice but i've been burning these little squares of scented wax u melt them in a pot over another candle. i like orange n chocolate mixed together best.

and to continue trying the poses you have shown us aka asanas ;)

*will edit to here in a bit*
 
Did a short w/o for night 16. Being at my auntie's birthday party bored me to exhaustion :zzz:. The short w/o consisted with some wall work:

--> Triangle: 6 times for 5 breaths (each side)

-> warrior 3: 6 times for 5 breaths (each leg)
 
Night 17:

--> Warrior 1,2,3: 5 times for 5 breaths (each leg)

--> Triangle: 5 times for 5 breaths (each side)

--> Downward facing dog: 5 times for 5 breaths

--> Tree: 5 times for 5 breaths (each leg)
 
night 18

I could not squeeze in some time because my sister was sick. Jessica had a pretty rattly cough and she wasn't herself. So I was taking over for mom and dad.

Cool. Huh? :D
 
night 19:

The magic number was 5 today. :D

--> Hero: 5 times for 5 breaths (each side)

--> Downward facing dog: 5 times for 5 breaths

--> Warrior 1,2, and 3: 5 times for 5 breaths (each leg)

--> Corpse (with bolster pillow behind back): 5 minitues
 
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Looks like youv'e got it goin on in here Sister Shae, hows your sister? Wheres that pic?
 
Did a short w/o for night 20 since I was out all day looking for work.:

--> Warrior 1,2,3: 4 times for 5 breaths

--> Tree: 4 times for 5 breaths.
 
Had quite a bit of info to take in for night 21 in my class. This is what happened:

1) I had learned about the health benifits when you do your yoga work out. There are a lot of things that do good when you do a certain pose but I will only point out a few:

--> When you do a standing posture (ex: mountain pose), benifits of doing that can teach basic principals of alignment (aka: standing straight), establish a firm foundation, and gives strength and mobility to the hips, knees, neck and shoulders.

--> When you do back bends (ex: standing foward bend), it opens the body, and it betters the nervous and digestive system, strengthens the arms and shoulders, increases the flexibility in the spine, develops courage and mental energy, and lifts depression.

2) I learned some poses can help improve various health condidions.
I have one great example here:

--> Well I guess you know that Jessica (my sister) has some stiff legs from having the muscle spasms. Generally, all yoga poses will help but as far as Jessica is concerned, her condition limited her to doing a pose called a lay down leg bend. Helped her with the leg bends a few times for 5 breaths each. She calmed down pretty quickly.

If you want to know some more poses for a condition you or someone else might have, I'll be happy to dish out the info. Ask here or p.m. me. I don't care. :) I have info for on poses from improving memory to sexual fustration. :thumb:

Part 2 of what else I learned and my work out for night 21 comming up!
 
Some poses I learned on night 21:

1)
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I kind of like the pyramid pose. Just think of triangle with a back bend.

2) Did a lot of knee and leg bends but here is a few that you can see:

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Wind (Its just a simple knee bend)

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I like the Reclining Big-toe as well as the half wind. But it requires a strap.

3) The class did some King pose preperations but did not do the actual King Pose (aka: standing on your head) because everyone has the fear to do it. I had the fear because I'm not going to be able to hold my weight. So we were preparing by doing a variation of the child pose but we have our tops of the heads sitting on the floor and our hands holding the back of the head.

4) The downward facing dog work shop: I was not having fun. All of us were trying to hold that pose so Gerogeanna could cretique everyone. What she said about me was that I did not have my ass up in the air and my knees bent. So by the time Georgeanna got me into the right position, I had my chin in my tits. :laugh:

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The w/o:

--> Warrior 1 & 2: 6 times for 5 breaths

--> Mountain: 4 times for 5 breaths

--> downward facing dog: 5 times for 5 breaths

--> pyramid: 4 times for 5 breaths

--> wind: 4 times for 5 breaths

--> Reclining Big-toe : 4 times for 5 breaths

--> corpse: 5 minitues
 
I tried the Wind pose, felt incredible on my lower back!!! Glad all is well for you and yours my Friend!!!
 
I worked double time on my legs and arms since I am going to be up and out and about entertaining people at my sister's 11th birthday party tomorrow. I'm exhausted! :zzz:

--> Warrior 1, 2, 3: 9 times for 5 breaths

--> Triangle: 9 times for 5 breaths

--> downward facing dog: 5 times for 5 breaths
 
No night 23. Had a hell of a lot of company for Jessica's 11th birthday. But hey, it was fun. Had a bowl of cantalope and watermellon tonight with some cottage cheese. Good stuff actualy. :thumb:
 
Night 24:

--> Wind: 5 times for 5 breaths

--> Pyramid: 5 times for 5 breaths

--> Triangle: 5 times for 5 breaths

--> Warrior 3: 5 times for 5 breaths

--> King preperation: 6 times for 5 breaths

--> Downward facing dog: 5 times for 5 breaths

--> Corpse with bolster pillow: 6 minitues
 
Night 25

I've made a break through in my yoga routine theory. I saw that I do better in the resturant. This is how I came to it: Monday night I was getting my yoga on. Tuesday, before the resturant opened, I did a pose or 2 (pyramid and the warriors), and I seemed to do my work with ease like carry a tray with 10-20 pounds of food overhead with one hand. So, what I am planning to do is that every night before I head to the resturant, I do my yoga w/o that will do good on my legs and arms. Then in the morning, do a pose or 2 before the resturant opens. This is how I am going to plan this: Its 3 nights a week plus 3 mornings. The w/o I want to follow as shown:

p.m.

--> Downward facing dog: 5 times for 5 breaths (if I want to gun for more, I will. Just to help my arms. :thumb: )

--> Hero: 5 times for 5 breaths (see downward facing dog)

--> Warrior 1,2, and 3: 5 times for 5 breaths

--> Pyramid, triangle, and tree: 5 times for 5 breaths

a.m. (before the resturant opening)

--> Hero: 5 times for 5 breaths (might gun for more)

--> Warrior 1,2, and 3: 5 times for 5 breaths

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Lets see what happens. I'm sure interested. ;)
 
For what its worth,
You have a very interesting journal :). I am also a fellow inhabitant of hell... er..em... Arizona. Keep up the great work and implicit education for those of us who have never done yoga.
 
I guess this is night 28 :lol:

My regular teacher, Georgeanna was not in class today because she is in California to some yoga workshop. But the replacement, Kat was pretty good. She taught us ways to intensify a yoga work out and get more bang for the buck. Here is one example:

--> You know the table top pose? Its basicly a pose where you are on your hands and knees. A way to get more stretch in your arms is to one at a time for 5 breaths is to try to twist your hand at a 180 degree angle. Your fingers should almost face the knee. And you feel it in your arm pretty well.

and as far as the new poses as concerned.......

--> For bear pose, I think I better explain since I can't find a pic. Its just a table top pose and then you start by sticking out your right arm and your left leg. Hold that for 5 breaths then switch. It feels great in the backs of the legs.

-->
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eagle pose​

-->
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Now the boat pose (shown above pic) is what I had a problem with. Its just keeping the balance is the key.

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baby pose (quite self explanitory :lol: )​
 
As far as the work out:

--> downward facing dog: 6 times for 5 breaths

--> bear: 4 times for 5 breaths

--> table top and cat: 4 times for 5 breaths

--> child: 4 times for 5 breaths

--> warrior 1,2,3: 4 times for 5 breaths

--> tree, pyramid, triangle, and eagle: 4 times for 5 breaths

--> boat and baby: 4 times for 5 breaths

--> corpse: 6 minitues
 
Types of yoga:



Abhava yoga - Yoga of nonbeing.

Adhyatma yoga - First spoken of yoga as spiritual method in the Katha-Upanishad (6th century BCE or earlier) - yoga of inmost self, whereby the sage may come to know the great force hidden in the cave of the heart.

Asht-anga yoga - Yoga of the eight limbs of Patanjali's system of the Yoga Sutras. It consists of the eight practices of the eight limbs from Book II, sutra 29. Today, this yoga is used to describe the vigorous, vinyasa style of Jois, an Indian yogi. I believe Madonna made this one popular in the West by being a practitioner.

Bhakti or bhakta yoga - Approach of the heart. Ideal of devotion (bhakti) to the divine as a superperson (purusha-uttama). The Gita (Bhagavad Gita) introduced this concept - 4th, 5th century. Devotion to an ideal. Union by love. Aspirant devotes oneself to a special deity or guru. Narada Sutra says love (Bhakti) is easier than other methods. It's being is the nature of peace and supreme bliss. Divided into 2 divisions. !.) preparatory, and 2.) Devotional. One prepares oneself for the holy guardian angel. Christ was a Bhakti Yogi.

Bikram yoga - Yoga named by Mr. C. Bikram. Yoga room is over 100 degrees. Only 26 yoga postures are practiced over and over in this "style." Mr. Bikram lives and serves in Hollywood. Currently very popular fad yoga.

Classic yoga - Yoga of India and that of Patanjali's yoga sutras.

Gnana yoga - Union through Knowledge. Gnana yoga is that yoga which commences with a study of the impermanent wisdom of this world and ends with the knowledge of the permanently wisdom of the Atman (self); 1. distinguishing the real from the unreal - viveka; 2. indifference to the joys and sufferings of the world - vairagya. 3. Release, and the unity with Atman -mukti. Wisdom is a key word. Everything culminates in wisdom, fire of wisdom, nothing so pure as wisdom.

Hatha Yoga - Forceful yoga; linked to the name Goraksha - 10th century master. Control of the physical body in order to open it to the cosmic energy by breathing and physical exercises. Helps to manipulate the life force (prana), breath control, mental concentration. The eight limbs of yoga apply to hatha and raja yogas. Hatha yoga has come under attack and rejected because "it merely leads to pain." It is also said that one can lead an animal into the stall by enticing it with fresh grass or by whipping it, which causes the animal to panic. The first way is better, thus gentle yoga practice is the best and most effective way to practice this physical discipline. Hatha yoga is seen as the stairway to raja. Ha and tha stand for sun and moon or balance; sun is the front and moon is the back. Hatha yoga's objective is to transform the human body to make it a worthy vehicle for self-realization. The yogin becomes free from limitations such as disease, removes dullness, defects and impurities. The body becomes youthful. When the body is healthy and free, one can sit still and explore the mysteries of the unknown without conflict or distortion. See eight limbs.

Integral yoga - (purna yoga) Sri Aurobindo described his spiritual approach as integral yoga. Combines quest for individual liberation with the evolutionary destiny of humanity. This yoga style purported to offer a viable spiritual integral path for the present global crisis. He understood this as a transition from the mental to the supramental (or divinely inspired) consciousness.

Iyengar yoga - yoga named by Mr. Iyengar. Author of "Light on Yoga." Often described as very intense, also referred to as rigid form. Predominately hatha yoga style. Mr. Iyengar lives in India.

Jnana yoga - Withdrawal of consciousness from the outer world of the senses by working from the center to the periphery to effect union of higher to lower by control of thought.

Karma yoga - conscious execution of actions. Control of one's actions from non-selfish motives. Union/yoga of good deeds. Union through work, related to gnana yoga. Key to karma yoga is control, or restraint. Image: being calm in stressful surroundings.

Kriya yoga - Yoga of ritual action. Its goal is to awaken the kundalini through mental focusing (dharana) and breath control on the basis of bhakti yoga.

Kundalini yoga, agni yoga, or laya yoga - Seeks to control the vast psycho spiritual energy of the body. Concentrating on the psychic centers to awaken the primordial cosmic energy of the individual. Also: fire yoga.

Mantra yoga - Meditative recitation of sacred sounds. Making use of the repetition of certain words and phrases to steady the mind. Union through speech. Repetition until the word spoken become one in a perfect concentration. All prayers can be turned into mantras. Repetitions of names of gods for example when the speaker, the Great opens the Eye. The first chakkra --- four petalled Muladhara - lotus is the seed of speech, brilliant as lightening.. Mantras are given by guru. After so many reps, once can rise above the ground; and more, be absorbed by the absolute.

Power yoga - intense vinyasa style, hatha yoga. Very athletic, rapid. Prepares body-mind for ashtanga.

Raja yoga - Classic yoga recognized by Brahmins as on of the six orthodox systems and is said to embrace all six yogas: karma, bhakti, jnana, mantra, laya or kundalini and hatha. Referred to also as the yoga of good will. Defined as the earliest and most scientific treatment of the subject of self-transformation, for the attainment of union with the Real, the Eternal. it develops will through concentration and meditation by tuning the nervous system to be in harmony with higher vibrations. Raja yoga has eight steps: yama, self restraint; niyama, self-discipline; asana, posture; pranayama (control of the breath; pratyahara, control of the senses; dharana, concentration; dhyana, meditation; samadhi, contemplation. The three fold process, samyama, includes dharana, dhyana and samadhi: awareness, meditation and ecstasy are included in raja yoga. In the yoga sutras, hatha yoga, asana and breathing is seen as preparation discipline for the samyamas. The split in the ashtanga happened in the 11th century when an attempt was made to distinguish the meditative and the physical aspects. There is no distinction.

(credit goes to yogakailua.com)
 
Bikram yoga - Yoga named by Mr. C. Bikram. Yoga room is over 100 degrees. Only 26 yoga postures are practiced over and over in this "style." Mr. Bikram lives and serves in Hollywood. Currently very popular fad yoga.


.........I read about this the other day...I think it would be so uncomfortable and not at ALL soothing...:(
 
I saw that being practiced on Celebirty Fit Club 2. Your right Billie, that does not sound like that much fun, uncomfortable, and soothing :( .
 
night 29:

--> downward dog: 5 times for 5 breaths

--> child: 5 times for 5 breaths

--> bear: 4 times for 5 breaths

--> baby: 5 times for 5 breaths

--> wind: 5 times for 5 breaths

--> corpse: 6 minitues
 
Night 30:

downward dog: 4 times for 5 breaths

bear: 4 times for 5 breaths

warrior 1,2,3: 4 times for 5 breaths

boat : 3 times for 5 breaths

wind: 4 times for 5 breaths

corpse: 6 minitues
 
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