Yoga

monster · 04-19-2013, 08:39 AM

Tell me how you feel about it. I gave it another chance last night and wasted an hour or my life and irritated my sciatica

NEVER AGAIN.

infinite monkey · 04-19-2013, 09:49 AM

I've been told by many sources I should try yoga.

I have my own sort of stretching routine that is yoga-like, but I've been slacking and I'm sure it's not thorough.

I'd like to try it, though. It strengthens your 'core' doesn't it? My core is wimpy and sad and slack. My core is a bore.

But, once you strengthen your core, doesn't it help you with back issues?

glatt · 04-19-2013, 09:52 AM

I don't do it much at all, but when I do, I enjoy it somewhat. Feels good to stretch.

Gravdigr · 04-19-2013, 10:25 AM

I enjoy yoga.

But, mostly as a spectator.

footfootfoot · 04-19-2013, 10:45 AM

It depends so much on the teacher and the style.

Sort of like asking if a person likes exercise. You may like swimming the crawl but not the butterfly, or you might have an asshole coach who sucks the enthusiasm out of the pool or one that would inspire you to eat ground glass.

Take beginner classes and try a bunch of different teachers. It's really like night and day.

I don't go in for all the chakra om bullshit.

Beest · 04-19-2013, 12:07 PM

Tried it for years as my flexibility is poor, never helped much. I found my lack of flexibility stopped even getting started on many of the poses, there's a low bar you need to reach to be able to get started and feel the benefit I think.

footfootfoot · 04-19-2013, 04:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Beest

Tried it for years as my flexibility is poor, never helped much. I found my lack of flexibility stopped even getting started on many of the poses, there's a low bar you need to reach to be able to get started and feel the benefit I think.

True, I think that's why there's also paintball.

monster · 04-19-2013, 08:55 PM

See I'm too damn flexible and not remotely spiritual so I gt into the pose and am all "what now?"

xoxoxoBruce · 04-19-2013, 10:59 PM

Breath.

Griff · 04-20-2013, 06:04 AM

My SiL used to do hot yoga which was supposed to be more intense. There is probably a better use of your time out there though. If its a total personality mis-match its prolly not helpful.

xoxoxoBruce · 04-24-2013, 06:03 PM

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orthodoc · 04-24-2013, 06:12 PM

How true ...

I've only gone to a couple of yoga classes. Felt like I was in pain and wasting my time all at once. I like 'horse stance' horizontal rows etc. for core strengthening, myself.

Flint · 04-25-2013, 12:27 AM

I stretch my spine in all directions, every morning. It gets my blood going and reminds my body to do something other than sit at a desk. Don't overdo it, and don't do anything that feels wrong to you. Classes can't tell you that. Throw in some push-ups, pull-ups, and regular ol' crunches.

monster · 04-25-2013, 07:40 AM

are you talking to me or the population general?

Ocean's Edge · 04-28-2013, 01:02 PM

I prefer t'ai chi

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04-19-2013, 08:39 AM	#1
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Yoga Tell me how you feel about it. I gave it another chance last night and wasted an hour or my life and irritated my sciatica NEVER AGAIN. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

04-19-2013, 10:25 AM	#4
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	I enjoy yoga. But, mostly as a spectator. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

04-19-2013, 10:45 AM	#5
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	It depends so much on the teacher and the style. Sort of like asking if a person likes exercise. You may like swimming the crawl but not the butterfly, or you might have an asshole coach who sucks the enthusiasm out of the pool or one that would inspire you to eat ground glass. Take beginner classes and try a bunch of different teachers. It's really like night and day. I don't go in for all the chakra om bullshit. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

04-19-2013, 08:55 PM	#8
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	See I'm too damn flexible and not remotely spiritual so I gt into the pose and am all "what now?" __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

04-19-2013, 09:49 AM	#2
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	I've been told by many sources I should try yoga. I have my own sort of stretching routine that is yoga-like, but I've been slacking and I'm sure it's not thorough. I'd like to try it, though. It strengthens your 'core' doesn't it? My core is wimpy and sad and slack. My core is a bore. But, once you strengthen your core, doesn't it help you with back issues?

04-19-2013, 09:52 AM	#3
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I don't do it much at all, but when I do, I enjoy it somewhat. Feels good to stretch.

04-19-2013, 12:07 PM	#6
Beest Adapt and Survive Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Ann Arbor, Mi Posts: 957	Tried it for years as my flexibility is poor, never helped much. I found my lack of flexibility stopped even getting started on many of the poses, there's a low bar you need to reach to be able to get started and feel the benefit I think.

04-19-2013, 10:59 PM	#9
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Breath. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

04-20-2013, 06:04 AM	#10
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	My SiL used to do hot yoga which was supposed to be more intense. There is probably a better use of your time out there though. If its a total personality mis-match its prolly not helpful. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

04-24-2013, 06:03 PM	#11
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	. Attached Images __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

04-24-2013, 06:12 PM	#12
orthodoc Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,774	How true ... I've only gone to a couple of yoga classes. Felt like I was in pain and wasting my time all at once. I like 'horse stance' horizontal rows etc. for core strengthening, myself. __________________ The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Ghandi

04-25-2013, 12:27 AM	#13
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	I stretch my spine in all directions, every morning. It gets my blood going and reminds my body to do something other than sit at a desk. Don't overdo it, and don't do anything that feels wrong to you. Classes can't tell you that. Throw in some push-ups, pull-ups, and regular ol' crunches. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

04-25-2013, 07:40 AM	#14
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	are you talking to me or the population general? __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

04-28-2013, 01:02 PM	#15
Ocean's Edge is a beach Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: One step back from the end of the world Posts: 245	I prefer t'ai chi __________________ *Schrodinger's cat is a koan.*

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