Hello all, I am brand new to Yoga and was wondering if you could point me in the right direction as to what is the most ideal form of Yoga I should start with.
I am very active, I weight train 3 times per week and train for triathlons, so I am looking for the best supplemental yoga routine to this type of activity. Thanks!
http://www.yogaforums.com/yogaBB/viewtopic.php?t=660&highlight=yoga+styles
look at this thread - similar question previously asked
How about going through this list of books and see if that’s what you were looking for
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If you give us a better idea of your needs around a yoga program then we could guide you more effectively.
Downward Facing Dog, is a great stretch for the backs of your legs but you want to be mindful that you keep your chest open and your shoulder blades on your back. You can start on all fours to move into the pose, hands under the shoulders, knees under the hips. As you curl your toes under start to shift your hips back to your heels and then slowly lifting your knees up. Try to keep the length in your spinal column as you extend and straighten your legs by drawing the heels back towards to the floor. Breathe evenly into both sides of your body and then soften your heart center towards the floor, keeping your neck nice and relaxed. Inhale. And you can exhale and release your knees to the floor to come back up.
There is a free video at:
http://beauty.expertvillage.com/videos/yoga-for-athletes-downward-dog.htm
you can also see other poses at:
http://beauty.expertvillage.com/interviews/yoga-athletes.htm
Do you actually read the original post or just wander around the site posting various things to promote a web site?
Actually I thought in this case erockybalboa’s post was rather on-topic. I looked at his/her “Yoga for Athletes” site and it seems relevant to what the questioner asked. “Downward facing dog” is good, but it’s only one asana of many that should be practiced.
I agree, based on my yoga teaching experience, that athletic types are usually strong but inflexible. Even their strength, however, is often limited to certain muscle groups with the rest of the body being weak. This is just another special case of the overall pattern in our Western society, which is overspecialization and one-sided development, leading to imbalance and poor health. Yoga stresses balanced development of all aspects of the personality, and at the physical level that means giving equal emphasis to all four aspects in the exercise regimen: (1) strength (2) flexibility (3) balance (4) relaxation. Deep breath awareness should pervade the practice at all times.
NP
Different interpretations I believe.
The question was asking about a supplemental program based on an activity level and specific sports, namely weight training and running. As to the inquiry about “form” I can’t determine from that if the question is about yoga flavors. If that’s the case then the reply would be one outlining different types of yoga and how they might serve practitioners.
That having ben said …
It seems the reply was more of a dissertation on one way to come into one asana. Which frankly isn’t a partially deveopled answer let alone a fully developed one.
In addition the original thread is entitled “new to yoga” and an instruction to “be mindful to keep your chest open” might be a good instruction in some instances but it’s quite vague for a beginner and can lead to both misconception and misalignment.
Asaana for beginners (and some intermediates too; from a teaching perspective) are instructed from the foundation up. There’s no real mention of hands and feet in this reply so I’m not sure I could call it “sound” with a clear conscience.
That’s why I wondered, aloud, if the Rocky was reading or just posting around the site for web hits.