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bumping up...
Had a good attempt at compass pose last night, but can't find any picks of it the way we do it. all the ones I found are more of as a seated posture and we come into if from low lunge and it is almost a sort of semi arm balance. maybe what we do is actually something else and they just call it compass or maybe it's just a different variation as the leg/arm/head/torso position is similar, just the whole orientation of the body is in a completely different plane. |
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Thu Apr 10, 2008 4:26 pm |
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| RedRox
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| anyone else practicing and want to share?? ;) |
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Sat Apr 12, 2008 9:40 pm |
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| wileybosco
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| Why I'd love to! :wink: School is interfering with my true love! Power Vinyasa-thanks Rox! My practice has been interesting of late. Trying to learn humility and take it easy on my lower back. Hoping I can nurse it back 100% and not notice a tenderness after sitting for a while at the computer. I will forever think of lavendar as my healing essence cuz I load it on religiously now and notice my friends and assistants at practice touching me more to steal the scent! It's yummy! Bridges and full wheel are no problem and either are standing poses but some core stuff when on our backs leaves me hurting a bit in the lower back. Twists are better as a result of my workshop. Mary the triathlete inspires me so-I find myself doing things I never thought I could. Hated happy cow and now I like it. Hated twisting lunges now I look forward to them and half moon well now I can truly soar, beginning to lift lower hand and fly. |
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Sat Apr 12, 2008 11:08 pm |
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| wileybosco
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| How was that? TMI? :wink: |
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Sat Apr 12, 2008 11:11 pm |
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| RedRox
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| nope! not for me! ;) what's happy cow? george II. you have funny names for things out there! ;) |
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Sun Apr 13, 2008 5:35 am |
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| wileybosco
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http://www.yogajournal.com/poses/689
It is similar to sitting cow but you are laying on your back-cross the legs and then hold feet pulling them up and towards the sides-hip opener. |
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Sun Apr 13, 2008 1:06 pm |
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| RedRox
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| got it. not one I normally see in my classes, but have tried it at least once in the legs up mode. cow face itself shows up more often. Matt always like the transition to opposite leg on top through tripod headstand, switching the legs while inverted and then back down, so right up your alley! ;) |
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Mon Apr 14, 2008 4:41 am |
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| laineym3
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So happy I found this thread. I am a complete Yoga Junkie! I belong to a yoga studio and been going to Hot Vinyasa Yoga for a year now for about 3-4x/week.
It's amazing how it makes you feel afterwards. My favorite pose to date: Bird of Paradise. Most Challenging... but almost there: Handstand inversion.
I recently acquired a deep hamstring injury though, right at my "sits" bone... :( was in triangle in a bind... straightened up... and "pop"! :shock: |
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Fri May 02, 2008 6:35 pm |
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| RedRox
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| yikes! :shock: pulled hammies are the worst! Go easy on it. Unfortunately they take a really long time to heal completely. Hear Ya on handstand. Been working on that one for almost 2 years now! ;) |
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Sat May 03, 2008 6:54 am |
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| wileybosco
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| Ouch!!! Wishing you a speedy recovery. |
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Sat May 03, 2008 1:03 pm |
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| laineym3
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Thanks for the well wishes!
I'm wondering if anyone knows approx. how many calories you burn in a 90min power/hot yoga session? I've thought of borrowing my friends heart rate monitor for a few times to get an average.... any thoughts? |
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Mon May 05, 2008 7:41 pm |
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| RedRox
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I've seen anything from 200 - 800. not sure I believe either of those end points. I'd say strap on the HRM and report back even though it will just be for your height/weight anyway. (Don't those have to be calibrated to a certain extent to each person?) I'd guess something closer to the lower midpoint to be reasonable in the 300 to possibly 400 range. Depends on the class and your level of proficiency too. I'm sure I work less intensely 3 years into it than I did when I started, even though I am doing more advanced asanas at the same time. I've thought of doing this too but don't own a HRM and haven't looked into whether anyone rents them or not and don't know how accurate they are in terms of absolute numbers anyway. But curious what you find out! ;)
How's the hammie? |
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Mon May 05, 2008 8:31 pm |
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| laineym3
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The hammie is doing ok! I try to stay away from any asanas that involve too much weight or twist in the left hamstring. I went last night and no pain or pinching (which is always a good thing).
I'll see when/if i can borrow the HRM and definitely do a mini-yoga report! I don't think it needs to be calibrated, it's one of the HRMs that straps on to your chest and read on the wrist watch thing. unless you program in the watch your height and weight and that's considered "calibrating" (?) i'm not quite sure how it works, but would be nice to get an average range.
The range 200-800 does seem huge, and i also don't believe 200 or 800! I would assume somewhere around 400? What was nice yesterday in class was the heat was broken (boo!) but i was still sweating! it was nice to know i sweat b/c of the workout not because of the heat. The heat just makes is oh so nice :) |
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Tue May 06, 2008 12:42 pm |
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| wileybosco
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| http://www.my-calorie-counter.com/Calories_Burned/Calories_Burned_3C4E4800-FF4B-4B59-95E0-E6EF4AE1C439.asp |
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Tue May 06, 2008 12:46 pm |
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| RedRox
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| still think they are taking max effort over the entire time period... ;) |
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Tue May 06, 2008 2:38 pm |
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