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That's that farmyard mind of yours.
Yoga will improve your riding
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That's that farmyard mind of yours.
I wish you had told me that 10 minutes ago.
mudsticks
Obviously an Aubergine
Heltor Chasca
Out-riding the Black Dog
I am a couple of weeks into trying out yoga. I encountered some ‘sorry no blokes’ attitude at my nearest centre so I have gone down the DIY route.
YouTube and a couple of apps later and I’m really feeling the benefits. I have spent the first couple of weeks on Hatha which has helped to learn poses in my own time. I am definitely ‘longer ‘. Yesterday I gave Vinyasa a go. Half an hour in the morning and half an hour last night. I definitely found this harder, both physically and to coordinate the flow. I actually broke a sweat.
I have bought a mat so it’s fair to say I’m really enjoying myself. My experience with meditation is a transferable skill that’s helped. Not so sure about my aerobic and anaerobic fitness. Not sure that helps. I work outdoors so my core is strong. That’s a bonus.
Loving it. But it’s tough.
YouTube and a couple of apps later and I’m really feeling the benefits. I have spent the first couple of weeks on Hatha which has helped to learn poses in my own time. I am definitely ‘longer ‘. Yesterday I gave Vinyasa a go. Half an hour in the morning and half an hour last night. I definitely found this harder, both physically and to coordinate the flow. I actually broke a sweat.
I have bought a mat so it’s fair to say I’m really enjoying myself. My experience with meditation is a transferable skill that’s helped. Not so sure about my aerobic and anaerobic fitness. Not sure that helps. I work outdoors so my core is strong. That’s a bonus.
Loving it. But it’s tough.
Heltor Chasca
Out-riding the Black Dog
Yoga by Fast Builder Ltd and Pocket Yoga which cost £2.99 There are loads of subscription apps but I’m still testing the water. I would ideally like to find a class for social reasons, skills learning and my daughter needs to be a little bit older for her to be left at home alone.
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I've not yet come across an unwelcoming class, I've been attending my current class about 4-5 years.
derrick
The Glue that binds us together.
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- On the edge of London
Finally someone who knows what he is talking about.@Globalti thinks drinking beer is better for you than stretching especially if you have tight muscles
mudsticks
Obviously an Aubergine
I'm interested in why you feel its not welcoming @tom73?
There are fewer guys in my classes than women, for sure, but thankfully that's gradually starting to shift a bit, now that general perceptions / prejudgements about yoga, and who it's for, are changing.
Are you being actively discouraged?
Or do you just feel a bit out of place, like we all tend to do, in a new situation?
derrick
The Glue that binds us together.
- Location
- On the edge of London
Can she ride a bike?
NorthernSky
Guru
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
I really must start doing something like that. On a walk yesterday I found out just how inflexible I am. I am fine with cycling or generally walking around but I had a few awkward stiles to cross and soon discovered that anything beyond my normal range of movement was pretty difficult.
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That post is about two years old, since then the class I attended has stopped, just after the first lockdown started the teacher E-Mailed everybody to say the class would not restart after the lockdown as she's decided to retire.
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
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That's a pity!
A friend used to go to a class whose teacher was about 80 and a very good example of what regular yoga can do for the elderly.
