tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4499398322302495158.post5441982906443289942..comments2023-03-27T11:27:07.759+02:00Comments on A Skeptic's thoughts about climbing, wellness, movements, energy, yoga: How I started yogaYoginihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09483919150641771008noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4499398322302495158.post-54005347512880740102010-11-26T21:35:13.472+01:002010-11-26T21:35:13.472+01:00Hi Yoga Mat, thank you for visiting my blog. I hav...Hi Yoga Mat, thank you for visiting my blog. I have indeed encountered a teacher who has been practicing daily meditation for over a decade. I learned a lot from attending his workshop and I use his guided meditation recordings to practice meditation at home sometimes. Yoga classes also serve as "moving meditation"!Yoginihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09483919150641771008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4499398322302495158.post-50557744062241915162010-11-26T11:54:51.953+01:002010-11-26T11:54:51.953+01:00V. good start - Svadhaya, Ahimsa and Satya are ver...V. good start - Svadhaya, Ahimsa and Satya are very good foundations for yoga and often get lost along the way after a few years of Downward Dog. You may also like to try "meditation" which is not often taught 1) because there is no money in it for the teachers; 2) Not many know about how to do it themselves let alone teach it well. Here is one you might like: http://tl.gd/75ok7g NAMASTEAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4499398322302495158.post-15696254365778024022010-11-23T07:32:23.742+01:002010-11-23T07:32:23.742+01:00Thanks for sharing your experience Nobel. I don&#...Thanks for sharing your experience Nobel. I don't know about the "without aggression" part. Sometimes I tackle a pose pretty aggressively, as in "I'm going to hold this one legged balance until the teacher calls the next pose even if my leg feels like it's about to explode". Probably not the best way to approach yoga eh? I'm trying hard to take it easy -- It'll happen some day, hopefully before I do any permanent damage to myself.Yoginihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09483919150641771008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4499398322302495158.post-42052088032303848242010-11-22T18:36:13.200+01:002010-11-22T18:36:13.200+01:00Nice blog! I look forward to hearing more of your ...Nice blog! I look forward to hearing more of your musing and thoughts about your life and practice.<br /><br />I think I can relate to at least some of your experiences. I used to practice martial arts as well (Tae-Kwon-Do) in my teens and early twenties, and I used to think that yoga is something that only old people do. <br /><br />Fast forward to about eight years later. I was in grad school, and had long since given up TKD (except for doing the occasional spin kick to impress/intimidate my friends). I stumbled into a power yoga class in the campus gym. I was totally winded at the end of the class, but I felt that something just felt "right" about this yoga thing, and I haven't stopped practicing since. To me, power/ashtanga yoga felt like martial arts training without all that competitiveness and aggression.Nobelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00655577410721103577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4499398322302495158.post-69037241404763559252010-11-22T08:51:11.603+01:002010-11-22T08:51:11.603+01:00Thanks Jethero! The way you say it sounds so much ...Thanks Jethero! The way you say it sounds so much better! Very accurately describes how I feel.Yoginihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09483919150641771008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4499398322302495158.post-60091991172590722472010-11-22T07:21:40.495+01:002010-11-22T07:21:40.495+01:00Hah, my first full yoga experience was a hot class...Hah, my first full yoga experience was a hot class too. I like your blurb on the side too, as my own dominant logical lobes are still in shock.<br /><br />I'm stoked to read more of your musings, eh?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com