*still in JP mode* vid keeps stopping on me. natch can't watch. *cries*
But..."who knew the Dutch were so charming?" *raises hand* I did! I did! natch has been to Amsterdam many, MANY times. One of my favorite yogis is dutch. natch lurvs the dutch.
I loved it when Dave said, "It's a shame you couldn't be here tonight." BWHA!!!!
Yogi is a term natch uses for yogini. Hardly anybody reaches yogi status, so natch likeys using it. In layman's terms, a yogini is a teacher. A dutchman and I took our teaching classes together, and I lurvs him like I lurvs Rich.
natch - that was my favorite part too! (And I'll try not to be jealous of people who are good at yoga. I got a DVD titled "Yoga for inflexible people" and I'm not flexible enough for it!)
miri, My apologies to Babz for going OT, but you CAN do yoga if you are tight. You'll have to believe me when I say no one was tighter than me when I started, and that includes several disabled students I work with. Some bodies are just not designed for flexibility. What you can do, though, is to loosen up your body by doing yoga. You don't have to put in 12 hours a day, either. You just alter the poses that you are unable to get into, and work your way from there. One day you will be able to do them. :D
I second that. When I first starter yoga 6 years ago I was tight tight tight. At the end of sessions when we have to lie on our back and breaaaathe you can hear my breath just sawing in the room. Took me about a year before I felt comfortable doing regular poses, but even just being able to do those beginner poses makes a lot of difference on my body. My then bf loved it ;)
Yeah, I know. It's just depressing when you can't do the most basic poses on the most basic program of a DVD made just for people who have flexibility issues. Then again, 99% of people can sit on a chair with one ankle up on the other knee. Heck, I can do it with one leg, but with my bum hip, I can't do it with my right leg (right ankle on left knee). *sigh* I'm still working on it.
miri, I work with people with problems like yours all the time! :D I know it stinks being *the only one* who can't seem to do a pose, but you are not alone. The first thing to do is stop comparing yourself to anyone else. Then, do the best you can.
Since times are tough, here's the easiest and cheapest way to get some help. Take a restorative (rally, any yoga class will do, but restorative is designed for people with specific physical issues) class. It will cost anywhere from $15(US) and up, depending on where you live. Students are supposed to discuss any health concerns they have before any yoga class with the teacher. I suggest not only do you do this, but hit up the teacher immediately after the class. Ask how you should alter poses to increase your hip flexibility, and what to avoid doing on the *good* hip, so that you don't overcompensate. Ask the teacher about a pose on the video that is hard to do (don't mention the video, just ask about the pose), even if the pose wasn't part of the class you took. A good yoga instructor will listen, offer to help, and offer advice. Then, you won't have to take the class again, unless you can afford it, and enjoyed participating in it.
Thanks for the advice, natch. I have at least 3 "itis"es in my right hip: arthritis, bursitis and tendinitis. Add to that a spinal curvature that raises that hip up and severe knock-knees (that I should have been put in braces for when I was a kid) and I'm a bit screwed up. My hip does feel much better when I exercise (and much worse when I sit non-stop), so I'm trying to use that for motivation.
Well. That was entirely TMI. Um. What's the purpose of this site? Oh yeah: go Rafa!
I wish I could type some poses for you to try, but you really need to watch someone, rather than to try and interpret words. Half of my students are disabled or chronically ill. Many of my students don't know what a day without pain is, or what it's like to live in a healthy body. I see the benefits on yoga on them daily.
Twenty years ago, I had undiagnosed (and untreated) scoliosis. It wasn't major, but over time it turned into some painful arthritis. In addition to that, my sacrum partially fused with the last vertebra, which led to a hip issue (not nearly as bad as yours.) My yoga practice has kept me pain free and able-bodied. Which means I would be *able* to do Rafa in any particular position he chose! ;)
It takes time, but you can do it. Keep active..and loving Rafa! :D
Sorry, Babzifier. That will be be last yoga sermon.
I don't blame him at all for not knowing what was going on when the guy mentioned getting a baby. I was all WTF myself.
ReplyDeleteI'm not commenting further on the tragedy of the lack of cheese love.
If I was speaking to the guy I would go WTF too. He was not speaking in the clearest accent, mind you.
ReplyDeleteI'm so upset I didn't even mention the cheese moment. I'm in denial. I mean who doesn't love cheese?? IT'S CHEEEESE.
*still in JP mode*
ReplyDeletevid keeps stopping on me. natch can't watch.
*cries*
But..."who knew the Dutch were so charming?"
*raises hand*
I did! I did! natch has been to Amsterdam many, MANY times. One of my favorite yogis is dutch. natch lurvs the dutch.
Wha? Yogis? Wha??
ReplyDeleteI loved it when Dave said, "It's a shame you couldn't be here tonight." BWHA!!!!
ReplyDeleteYogi is a term natch uses for yogini. Hardly anybody reaches yogi status, so natch likeys using it. In layman's terms, a yogini is a teacher. A dutchman and I took our teaching classes together, and I lurvs him like I lurvs Rich.
natch - that was my favorite part too!
ReplyDelete(And I'll try not to be jealous of people who are good at yoga. I got a DVD titled "Yoga for inflexible people" and I'm not flexible enough for it!)
miri,
ReplyDeleteMy apologies to Babz for going OT, but you CAN do yoga if you are tight. You'll have to believe me when I say no one was tighter than me when I started, and that includes several disabled students I work with. Some bodies are just not designed for flexibility. What you can do, though, is to loosen up your body by doing yoga. You don't have to put in 12 hours a day, either. You just alter the poses that you are unable to get into, and work your way from there. One day you will be able to do them. :D
I second that. When I first starter yoga 6 years ago I was tight tight tight. At the end of sessions when we have to lie on our back and breaaaathe you can hear my breath just sawing in the room. Took me about a year before I felt comfortable doing regular poses, but even just being able to do those beginner poses makes a lot of difference on my body. My then bf loved it ;)
ReplyDeleteYeah, I know. It's just depressing when you can't do the most basic poses on the most basic program of a DVD made just for people who have flexibility issues. Then again, 99% of people can sit on a chair with one ankle up on the other knee. Heck, I can do it with one leg, but with my bum hip, I can't do it with my right leg (right ankle on left knee). *sigh* I'm still working on it.
ReplyDeletemiri,
ReplyDeleteI work with people with problems like yours all the time! :D
I know it stinks being *the only one* who can't seem to do a pose, but you are not alone. The first thing to do is stop comparing yourself to anyone else. Then, do the best you can.
Since times are tough, here's the easiest and cheapest way to get some help. Take a restorative (rally, any yoga class will do, but restorative is designed for people with specific physical issues) class. It will cost anywhere from $15(US) and up, depending on where you live. Students are supposed to discuss any health concerns they have before any yoga class with the teacher. I suggest not only do you do this, but hit up the teacher immediately after the class. Ask how you should alter poses to increase your hip flexibility, and what to avoid doing on the *good* hip, so that you don't overcompensate. Ask the teacher about a pose on the video that is hard to do (don't mention the video, just ask about the pose), even if the pose wasn't part of the class you took. A good yoga instructor will listen, offer to help, and offer advice. Then, you won't have to take the class again, unless you can afford it, and enjoyed participating in it.
Good luck!
Thanks for the advice, natch. I have at least 3 "itis"es in my right hip: arthritis, bursitis and tendinitis. Add to that a spinal curvature that raises that hip up and severe knock-knees (that I should have been put in braces for when I was a kid) and I'm a bit screwed up. My hip does feel much better when I exercise (and much worse when I sit non-stop), so I'm trying to use that for motivation.
ReplyDeleteWell. That was entirely TMI. Um. What's the purpose of this site? Oh yeah: go Rafa!
miri,
ReplyDeleteI wish I could type some poses for you to try, but you really need to watch someone, rather than to try and interpret words. Half of my students are disabled or chronically ill. Many of my students don't know what a day without pain is, or what it's like to live in a healthy body. I see the benefits on yoga on them daily.
Twenty years ago, I had undiagnosed (and untreated) scoliosis. It wasn't major, but over time it turned into some painful arthritis. In addition to that, my sacrum partially fused with the last vertebra, which led to a hip issue (not nearly as bad as yours.) My yoga practice has kept me pain free and able-bodied. Which means I would be *able* to do Rafa in any particular position he chose! ;)
It takes time, but you can do it. Keep active..and loving Rafa! :D
Sorry, Babzifier. That will be be last yoga sermon.
Fused things sound much more painful than a few itis-es. I'll look to see if there's a restorative type yoga class in my town. Thanks again.
ReplyDeleteGirls, I really don't mind. ;)
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