Archive for the 'Yoga' Category
The two kids were at the PC playing. I was full of concentration and trying to follow the video on the screen. I was listening to the instructions … “press back, exhale and push back into the downward facing dog.”
Still full of concentration, suddenly I heard a small voice say “Mummy, your backside not high enough.” Hahaha. It was my girl. She then proceeded to push me up higher like what she saw on the screen. Who needs a Yoga Instructor when I’ve got a personal Yoga trainer right at home. Lol! Oh make that two because she was soon joined by her little brother who proceeded to crawl under me. “Tunnel, tunnel” he said.
Life is never dull as a SAHM. Why, you even get constant interrruptions entertainment when you’re trying to do some Yoga at home with the kids. I’m still doing my basic Yoga and wonder if I will ever do any Ashtanga Yoga exercises.
I am unable to attend Yoga classes so as usual, I turn to the web for help.
My sister tells me that her Yoga instructor told her to do some Sun Salutations daily for her Yoga exercise. She gave me some diagrams to follow but I’m afraid I don’t follow diagrams very well.
I would much prefer to have an instructor guide me but since I can’t, I can still follow some of these animations and video guides which I found on the internet. I’m putting them here for my easy reference but feel free to bookmark this page and use the same links if you find them useful too.
- Sun Salutation Animation from Yogasite.com - I love the stickman animation. They’re so cute!
- The Sun Salutation step by step from Santosha.com - I like this one because its easy to follow and at the end of it there is a diagram of all the steps in one line so I can view the whole sequence.
- Yoga Exercise - Sun Salutation from ABC-of-Yoga.com - I like this animation too and the supporting drawings tell me when to inhale and exhale so its easier for a Yoga newbie like me.
- Yoga Video Sun Salutation A and Yoga Video Sun Salutation B from fitsugar.com - I like these for obvious reasons. It comes with music and instructions like attending a real Yoga class but sometimes the video is slow to load.
Next, I’ll probably be searching for some relaxing music and Yoga or meditation music to support me in my Yoga exercise. If you have any good links, I would appreciate if you could share them with me too. Thank you.
The yoga poses image above was sourced from Yoga Videos.net
I would like to do or take up some Yoga because I read that it will help me in a lot of areas. However I have no time to go for classes and I am just totally baffled by the number of yoga poses and have no idea what each of them will do for me and which pose to do and whether I am doing the right thing.
I bought a Yoga for Beginners dvd but it looks too advanced for me! Hmm… and the title specifically mentioned “For Beginners.” Chey!
I look at the Yoga books available at the bookstores but they puzzle me too and besides I find tapes easier to follow then books. Its easier to have someone tell you what to do rather than to look at pictures, read and try to decipher them yourself.
I know that Yoga has been around for years but I’m sceptical about those who treat it like a fad or some latest exercise thingy to lose weight and tone up. It should be more than that shouldn’t it?
Errr….. can someone enlighten me please? Anyone?
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