Yoga?

Keesha

Keesha

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I’m probably going to be alone here but perhaps I can inspire someone to give it a try.

Every morning I do yoga. It helps keep my bones, ligaments and joints moving the way they should while keeping arthritis at bay. Oddly enough I can now do yoga better than when I was younger.


My preference is to do it privately at home using my ‘Namaste’ series by Kate Potter.


Today was my least favourite series called ‘water light’ . This is the exact routine I do.

Each day I will add the series in case anyone wants to follow. ( slim chance but you never know. )

Episode 9 - Water Light


https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CST-jBlfOOY
 

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Hi Keesha.....you're not alone! I've done yoga for several years, love it too. I agree, great for the body, for joints & flexibility, as well as for the mind.

I have quite a collection, different instructors, different yoga styles, indoors or outdoors......although I tend to gravitate towards doing the ones with outdoor settings on a regular basis.
 
CindyLouWho said:
Hi Keesha.....you're not alone! I've done yoga for several years, love it too. I agree, great for the body, for joints & flexibility, as well as for the mind.

I have quite a collection, different instructors, different yoga styles, indoors or outdoors......although I tend to gravitate towards doing the ones with outdoor settings on a regular basis.
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Hey CindyLouWho. Oh good. I’m not alone.
I have been doing it for years also and have quite the collection of dvds. I’ve got yoga, balance ball and Pilates dvds BUT my very favourite is my ‘Namasta’ one. It has added scenery and music which make doing the yoga fun and pleasant. Each segment is only 20 to 25 minutes long which is plenty. For me, personally, if the instruction is too long, the chances of me actually doing it go down significantly. I think you know what I mean.

Whats your favourite pose or routine?

I like the crane, cat & downward dog. :love_heart:
 

Todays series is episode 10: Revolved Triangle


This one is somewhat challenging in that it involves a lot of balance. The series transitions from warrior 1 to warrior 3 which isn’t always easy but that’s what I like best about it. I like a challenge.


The revolved triangle twists and stretches the spine so nicely and I’ve got to admit that since I’ve committed to doing an episode of Namaste Yoga every morning, my back or neck never goes out of place.
Yoga definitely helps keep the spine in proper alignment which is important stuff.


Here is the Revolved Triangle from Namaste


https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3ZaTiUTZRs


I watch this on a huge tv screen using the DVD’s AC0CA4FA-3C6F-4787-8BA7-AD6DD5D83E99.jpg
 
Keesha said:
Hey CindyLouWho. Oh good. I’m not alone.
I have been doing it for years also and have quite the collection of dvds. I’ve got yoga, balance ball and Pilates dvds BUT my very favourite is my ‘Namasta’ one. It has added scenery and music which make doing the yoga fun and pleasant. Each segment is only 20 to 25 minutes long which is plenty. For me, personally, if the instruction is too long, the chances of me actually doing it go down significantly. I think you know what I mean.

Whats your favourite pose or routine?

I like the crane, cat & downward dog. :love_heart:
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Favorite poses, Cobra, Bow Locust, Triangle, Bridge, Dolphin, Standing Frwd Bend, Eagle, Child's, Shavasana......

I started out years ago doing Yoga & Balance Ball (Stability Ball) workouts from Gaiam (Rodney Yee...*love him...... Susan Deason & Patricia Walden).

I still do those, in addition to Sara Ivanhoe, Colleen Saidman, Chrissy Carter, Seane Corn, Elena Brower, Ashley Turner, Tamal Dodge, Alanna Zabel, Tara Lee, Erich Schiffman, Kantos Barrios....and to many more to name them all.

I used to do pilates too, but now prefer Yoga, Essentrics & Ab Workouts, Cardio, Resistance Band, & Stretching Workouts.

Years ago I acquired every core and stability ball workout dvd out there and had amazing results. It was and still is the most effective ab and back strengthening workout for me.

As far as workout length, during the week it's sometimes shorter because of my job, and on the weekends usually workout out 3 to 4 hours each on Sat & Sun.
 
CindyLouWho said:
Favorite poses, Cobra, Bow Locust, Triangle, Bridge, Dolphin, Standing Frwd Bend, Eagle, Child's, Shavasana......

I started out years ago doing Yoga & Balance Ball (Stability Ball) workouts from Gaiam (Rodney Yee...*love him...... Susan Deason & Patricia Walden).

I still do those, in addition to Sara Ivanhoe, Colleen Saidman, Chrissy Carter, Seane Corn, Elena Brower, Ashley Turner, Tamal Dodge, Alanna Zabel, Tara Lee, Erich Schiffman, Kantos Barrios....and to many more to name them all.

I used to do pilates too, but now prefer Yoga, Essentrics & Ab Workouts, Cardio, Resistance Band, & Stretching Workouts.

Years ago I acquired every core and stability ball workout dvd out there and had amazing results. It was and still is the most effective ab and back strengthening workout for me.

As far as workout length, during the week it's sometimes shorter because of my job, and on the weekends usually workout out 3 to 4 hours each on Sat & Sun.
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Oh CindyLouWho
You REALLY do know your yoga.
Those Galaim DVD’s are excellent. Rodney Yee.. yep! I’ve got the Suzanne Deacon one and I love it.
It is photographed in a picturesque setting in Hawaii which I find so soothing. When I was overweight that was my favourite Balance Ball / Pilates series . One thing I did notice is that the side leg exercises don’t work ‘correctly ‘ if you are overweight. The body isn’t aligned properly. Once I lost the weight I could do them properly but then I moved to the Namaste series which I prefer now. We definitely have similar taste in yoga style & instruction.


I’ve done ALL kinds of video workouts as well as ones from WII but now I prefer yoga, walking, bicycling and swimming otherwise I just do too much and end up with fibromyalgia symptoms.


Yesterday I did the ‘head to knee’ series


This morning I did the ‘crane’ series.
I really like the crane series. I like balancing on my forearms. It feels invigorating.


http://katepotteryoga.ca/986-2/


My mouth dropped open when I read that you worked out on the weekends for 3 to 4 hours. Ok I can safely say you probably are more into this than I am.
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Oh yeah.....have all those and a million more.....lol.

Over the years I was able to sell off dvds I wasn't into anymore, but it is so difficult to sell them now. There was a store in California years ago that bought my dvds for over $5 a piece, so I would ship them my box. Also, used to sell them through ads, but too risky to do now. I thought about hiring someone to sell them for me but the percentage they take isn't worth it.

As a child I loved climbing on jungle gyms, gymnastics, later on started working out with Jane Fonda's album & doing Gil & Ada Janklowicz's Bodies In Motion. Had cancer in my 20's, but soon after picked up working out again and have never stopped. It's great for for putting your mind on something else & forgetting your troubles and it's a healthy outlet.....keeps me focused and sane. :)

Also, had a Needak rebounder, which was really cool...had rebounding videos I bought for it.
 
CindyLouWho said:
Oh yeah.....have all those and a million more.....lol.

Over the years I was able to sell off dvds I wasn't into anymore, but it is so difficult to sell them now. There was a store in California years ago that bought my dvds for over $5 a piece, so I would ship them my box. Also, used to sell them through ads, but too risky to do now. I thought about hiring someone to sell them for me but the percentage they take isn't worth it.

As a child I loved climbing on jungle gyms, gymnastics, later on started working out with Jane Fonda's album & doing Gil & Ada Janklowicz's Bodies In Motion. Had cancer in my 20's, but soon after picked up working out again and have never stopped. It's great for for putting your mind on something else & forgetting your troubles and it's a healthy outlet.....keeps me focused and sane. :)

Also, had a Needak rebounder, which was really cool...had rebounding videos I bought for it.
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I’m in the same boat as you as far as trying to declutter stuff. Putting stuff in kijiji or Craig’s list can be dangerous but having a garage sale can be a lot of work and dangerous also so I get what you are saying. Omg the Jane Fonda workout!! Gawd! Is that BRUTAL or what? That was NOT an easy workout but the results were amazing if you kept it up. Great DVD for sculpting and & butt.

I had to do a double take when I read about the cancer at 20 years old. Gosh. What an eye opening experience but so glad you are still alive and well. Doesn’t going through a life and death situation make you embrace life to the fullest?
It sure did me.

Are rebounders those half circle things that lay on the floor? I think I have one too.
 
Now I'm missing my rebounder, ha! Sold it to a girl in the Air Force here & gave her all my rebounder DVDs I had paid a lot for. Oh well, I'm sure she's getting some great workouts on it
Did you ever get into kickboxing? I love that too. I have a few pairs of weighted gloves I wear when I do them. It's a fun workout, not so jarring like some cardio can be.
 
CindyLouWho said:
Now I'm missing my rebounder, ha! Sold it to a girl in the Air Force here & gave her all my rebounder DVDs I had paid a lot for. Oh well, I'm sure she's getting some great workouts on it
Did you ever get into kickboxing? I love that too. I have a few pairs of weighted gloves I wear when I do them. It's a fun workout, not so jarring like some cardio can be.
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Ive gotten rid of stuff and wished I hadn’t before.
Never tried kick boxing but would have liked too. I would have also liked to learn some form of mar arts besides tai chi.
My brothers took martial arts and I would have loved to but I had to take ballet. Not that I didn’t enjoy it because o did but I wouldn’t have mind getting my black belt in something.,
 
Since I missed yesterday I’ll add both series.


Yesterday I did ‘Riding the Wind’ series 13 which is the most difficult of these series and requires a lot of core balance.


I tried to find some images of one of the main poses which involves standing and grabbing your toe and extending your leg outwards and holding it there but I literally could not find one single image.
Here’s one of the poses though. A5233C64-24BD-4970-9BF0-BA11BE8160B2.jpeg


This series is challenging and then today I did exalted warrior which seemed easy in comparison.
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This is the first of the series.


This isn’t the series I did but this is exalted warrior in a shorter version for sake of demonstration.


https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8VE_ZxJP6VM




At the end of each series shavasana is included as a cool down. This is my favourite pose from that part and my back usually cracks but it feels so good.


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When I first created this thread I was hoping to add 13 sequences from the Namaste series by Kate Potter but I couldn’t.

Today I discovered that a new Namaste is on as a ‘free preview’ until May 15th.
Its on Bell Satelite Family Channel 606. It’s a half hour program worth watching if you can get it.
This is in Canada ‘eh. Lol;)
Out of all the yoga sequences I have done, in my opinion, these are the best.

Namaste :love_heart:
 
Today was Crane Series day which I really enjoy but it also has Warrior 3 which I sometimes have a problem finding my core and balancing correctly. It’s certainly getting easier. I’m able to do all 13 sequences.

Heres the crane and warrior 3 pose.70416B57-2F31-453C-A43A-263D017BD506.jpeg0FE87D68-D2D5-40C2-A383-C1EEFE0655B7.jpeg
Actually that was crow pose. This is crane pose and then a link that shows both B936F418-484A-4642-BCAC-B1D4A4EBE432.jpg

https://www.google.ca/search?q=crane+yoga+pose&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-ca&client=safari#kpvalbx=1
 

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