Yoga

Interestingly enough, I found YogaToday and it was recommended to me by a new friend at almost the exact same time  :)  I like that it comes through my iTunes.  That’s very nice.

I just did the ashtanga workout from yesterday, and it was pretty true-to-form for the primary series.  She took a few liberties, but I didn’t mind at all.  I think I’ll probably do another yogatoday workout tomorrow!

Well, I am still awaiting a reply from the Oxygen network, so I’m trying to move on and find another yoga practice until my beloved Inhale returns.

I’m on a mission to find a replacement workout that is portable.  Naturally, I decided to turn to apple (iTunes specifically), as there are few problems that apple cannot solve for me  :P  I found quite a few podcasts and decided to give one a go tonight.

My butt is kicked.   My legs are jelly.  It feels great!  Here was today’s workout: Yoga to the People  It is a flow class, which I like.  If you don’t know posture names, its going to get a little hairy for you, but if you’ve been practicing a while, then I think its definitely worth a shot  :)  I like that it is aimed at a higher difficulty level.  I get bored with those yoga 101 classes  ;)  If you were practicing Inhale, then a lot of the postures will be very familiar to you (lots of flow connections (up dog, down dog) and sticking a leg up in the air).
I might try a different podcast tomorrow or I may try this one again.  Either way, I’ll let you know  :D  and I’m happy to have something for the interim.

Oh maaaaaaan! 

A few years ago the folks at Oxygen pulled Inhale from the air.  I was moping around the entire time it was gone!  It stunk!  Now its happened again!!!

I was so depressed to see that my TiVo recorded over my beautiful yoga workouts and replaced them with Xena the Warrior Princess.  I was even MORE disturbed that my kids came downstairs while it was recording and turned on the tv and have now been subject to more violence in 30 seconds than they’ve seen in their whole life, LOL.

I had a great response when I posted about Inhale a while back, so if you like the show too, please consider emailing the Oxygen network and asking for it back – their address is feedback@oxygen.com

Today I was enjoying my day, and all was lovely.  I finished working out and decided to go look up some more yoga information on the web.  I was trying to sit with good posture, but couldn’t find a good position.  Then I stumbled on this article on the Yoga Journal website.

Rewind: A couple of weeks ago we went to Six Flags and dh took a ton of pictures.  I noticed that my posture looked a bit hunchy and “yuck” so I’ve been trying to be aware.  My shoulders looked a little slouched, and I didn’t like that.

I was keeping that in mind as I read the article.  I figured that I must need to work on some yoga postures to enhance my daily posture.  Then I did their spine test.  That beautiful thing taught me that not only are my shoulders hunching forward, but I have a swayed back too.  Grrrreat.  I’m bad on both ends!

So now I’m walking around the house while trying to be aware of my swayed back (which apparently is the issue I should work on first).  As I was thinking about it, I remembered something: Right after my pregnancy I kept thinking about how swayed my back had become.  Apparently I just accepted it and moved on though.  What an oaf!  I can’t believe I’ve been walking around like this!

I guess I have some new exercises to add to my practice.  Not surprisingly, they are postures that normally give me a hard time.  I guess that makes it even more obvious that I need to work on it.

So the lesson to be learned here is that you should evaluate your own hunchedness, because apparently even your friends and family won’t tell you  :P  Thanks for nothing, everyone!  😉

I’ve gotten a couple of emails about my post on yoga and workout recommendations so I wanted to share this good deal that I scored this week!

We’re in the process of moving and I packed up my yoga mat a long time ago. I was doing yoga on our carpet, but we are getting new hardwood (bamboo actually!) floors put in this week, so I needed a new mat so I won’t slide away. I figured that I’d buy one and then pass it on to a friend once we move.

I went to Target and they had a power yoga mat kit that is up to $40 online for only $6!!! It was in the back clearance section. It includes a sticky mat, a strap, and a video. I went to another Target yesterday, and they had it as well 🙂 So if you’re in the market for a sticky mat/yoga kit, then get over to Target! Hopefully they won’t be sold out 🙂

If you can’t get that one, I also saw a mat at Ross for $8. It was just a mat, but hey, that’s better than nothing!