Ways to start?
May. 7th, 2010 10:15 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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sun_salutationSo, I have been reading here a bit and have the sudden desire to supplement my cardio (running) and strength (free weights) exercise with yoga about two mornings a week. I love the flexibility and body awareness and muscle control aspects it has and would like to start with learning some positions etc.
But, where do I start? Do I have to join classes or is self-teaching (which I am doing for the weight training, with my boyfriend watching me so I don't develop bad habits with my poses) fine? I am not a fan of courses, so I'd rather avoid them. From looking casually around http://www.yogajournal.com/ at least a few of the basic poses are things that I already do, like planks / dolphin planks. Is there some kind of basic program that you can recommend to me?
I am reading throughmuck_a_luck's posts now, and these seem great already! My one problem is that I currently can't listen to the audio of videos, so those leave me a little lost. (Video on my computer is fine , audio or video with audio is fine as long as I can transfer it to my iPod)
I hope this doesn't come across as ignorant in any way. I am not big on the meditation and spiritual aspects of yoga, I am more interested in the physical aspects.
(Edites to add: I am not in the US/UK/Australia/Canada (specifically, I am in Germany), so many of the English-speaking DVDs and books are only available as expensive imports or through paying a lot of shipping charges to me.)
But, where do I start? Do I have to join classes or is self-teaching (which I am doing for the weight training, with my boyfriend watching me so I don't develop bad habits with my poses) fine? I am not a fan of courses, so I'd rather avoid them. From looking casually around http://www.yogajournal.com/ at least a few of the basic poses are things that I already do, like planks / dolphin planks. Is there some kind of basic program that you can recommend to me?
I am reading through
muck_a_luck's posts now, and these seem great already! My one problem is that I currently can't listen to the audio of videos, so those leave me a little lost. (Video on my computer is fine , audio or video with audio is fine as long as I can transfer it to my iPod)I hope this doesn't come across as ignorant in any way. I am not big on the meditation and spiritual aspects of yoga, I am more interested in the physical aspects.
(Edites to add: I am not in the US/UK/Australia/Canada (specifically, I am in Germany), so many of the English-speaking DVDs and books are only available as expensive imports or through paying a lot of shipping charges to me.)