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What form of yoga are you practicing?

Yeah, my body complains bitterly if I skip yoga for more than a day or two.
I should probably start taking actual classes again instead of just practicing at home, but I got kinda scared off last time when I wound up bursting into tears in the middle of class... gonk

Congratulations!

I bought a bunch of yoga videos and a mat a while back. At first I'd just do a bit and eventually got frustrated with myself. (My body started to feel worse, but just recently I found out that I can't deal with the nightshade family and in removing nightshades everything got sorted out.)

I've started doing yoga at home again. I love it. I love how I feel very airy and stretched. I tend to yawn like there's no tomorrow though. (Like every breath would be a yawn.)

So far, I only have this video, but I find it pretty challenging. For the first time last week I did an entire section all in one go. (Downside to the DVD is that there's no chapters, so you've basically got a VHS that doesn't need rewinding.)

I did yoga in college, but the teacher was kinna crazy...

I like it for the fitness and health aspect, but she was more into it in the religious aspect. I think it's a matter of finding the right teacher for you. If I could, I would be very interested in doing it again. It's kind of expensive though, and I have other priorities right now.

You're probably not going to get ripped from yoga. But yoga can help you gain some strength and balance. It can help you reduce stress, stay limber, and reach or stay at a healthy body weight. So it certainly is good for you, even if the results are not immediate or obvious.


I'd recommend checking out your college library, your local library, Netfix, or a health channel until you find something that works for you. Some videos are more about breathing, others about balance, others about stretching, others about almost impossible positions! So it really depends on what you want to focus on.

Personally, videos don't really do it for me. I have a hard time finding videos that match both my speed and interest. So I tend to get lazy and skip a lot of poses when I watch videos. I find yoga classes to be a lot more beneficial, especially if you have a friend with you or are in a small enough class that the teacher can give some amount of one on one.