Brand new to yoga

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#1

Hey guys,

AS my thread says I’m brand new to Yoga, in fact the only introduction I have to Yoga is P90X: Yoga X. I’m not sure if anyone knows of that video but I was wondering what the more experience people think of it, it’s an hour and a half and I’m in the Can. Forces so my time is limited but I usually do the first 45min one morning then the second 45min the next morning and so on.

I"m wondering if this is good enough for my limited purposes or if anyone knows of any good videos I could look for instead of or in addition to P90X Yoga? There is no Yoga studios close enough to be practical for me so I’m pretty much on my own.

Any insight or advice is greatly appreciated.

#2

Hi, there! Welcome to the forums.
While I’m not familiar with the vid you mention, anyone who is and wants to reply is probably going to ask, “what are your limited purposes?”

(he, he: and why put limits on your purposes? Dream big!!)

#3

lol Well my limited purposes are that I do yoga in the mornings before work (the Army), I have high fitness goals for myself but as well I have a lot of mandatory training that I have to do throughout the course of a work day which is usually ran by people with old school methods of go until you can’t go anymore. I’m using yoga because Ive read about the mental and physical recovery benafits of it, as well in the world of the army that I’m in, my age ( 28 ) is kinda old so I’m hoping to hold onto some of my youth and vitality through yoga.

Thank you Maranatha, for the encouragement of dreaming big because trust me I am and I know that yoga is a big piece of it, I just don’t know how it should fit.

At the risk of being to lengthy I’ll explain the video I do now:
MON/WED/FRI-
Moving Asanas every series is led by Vinyasas with a forward leg swing:
Runners Pose, Crescent Pose, Warrior One, Warrior Two, Reverse Warrior, Triangle Pose, Twisting Triangle, Chair into Twisting Chair, Right Angle Pose with Grab, Runners Pose to Side Arm Balance, Warrior Three, Twisting Half Moon.

TUE/THU/SAT-
Balance Postures and Floor stretches, I won’t list them off because most of you probably know them better then me.

I know that at end there is a portion that is crucial but I’m not sure what it is so I end each session with Shavasana, Fetal Pose, and Lotus.

Thanks for the warm welcome and I welcome and thoughts or advise.

Jon

#4

I am familiar with the program you mention as I own it and have used it a time or two.

It can be appropriate for a fit person however from my perspective as a yoga teacher it asks students to do things they may not be prepared for AND does not sufficiently champion safety of joints and ligaments. I discontinued it as part of my routine, opting instead to substitute an asana practice of my own design. That program is merely designed to keep the heart rate up so it meets the caloric burn requirements of their formula.

However…if one’s intention is a workout and one is already very physically fit and one is immune to injury or does not believe in it or care about it, then this can be “okay” for that person.

Toss in to the mix that, in this case, the student doesn’t appear to have much option and, well you get the picture. Unfortunately, that product does not convey the depth of yoga - it merely presents it as a physical exercise. A view of frequently labeled “myopic”.

gordon

#5

Thanks Gordon, for your input, although I admit I was hoping to hear the opposite about the routine I’m doing I’d rather be informed then ignorant.

Thank-you for your honesty, I would appreciate any guidance you might have to help me find a more suitable routine I can do on my own. I liked your Team Yoga site, I will send more information via the contact form in hopes of a better practice.

Thanks,
Jon

#6

There are many types of Yoga and some of them are:
Bhakti Yoga
Bahiranga Yoga
Karma Yoga
Hatha Yoga
Mantra Yoga

#7

What would “the opposite” be Jon?

I did send you a reply based on your request through the web site. Did you receive that response?

gordon