Comments on: My Unwilling Conversion Experience

By: Mo

Mo — Sun, 06 May 2007 07:04:18 +0000

Apparently I am not ready for Yoga and Pilates either, I went on Thursday and now on Saturday I almost feel back to normal. I do enjoy the meditation part at the end; though I don’t think the other students enjoy the snoring that comes from my complete relaxation!

By: rb

rb — Sat, 05 May 2007 16:38:46 +0000

Hi Maureen. Apologies if you’ve already been here, done this, but…

1) Physical Activity and Mental Health Outcomes During Menopause: A Randomized Controlled Trial. By: Elavsky, Steriani; McAuley, Edward. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 2007, Vol. 33 Issue 2, p132-142

2) Feasibility and acceptability of restorative yoga for treatment of hot flushes: A pilot trial. By: Cohen, Beth E.; Kanaya, Alka M.; Macer, Judith L.; Shen, Hui; Chang, A. Ann; Grady, Deborah. Maturitas, Feb2007, Vol. 56 Issue 2, p198-204

3) Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Menopausal Symptoms: A Review of Randomized, Controlled Trials. By: Kronenberg, Fredi; Fugh-Berman, Adriane. Annals of Internal Medicine, 11/19/2002, Vol. 137 Issue 10, p805-813

4) Booth-Laforce C, Thurston RC, Taylor MR. A pilot study of a Hatha yoga treatment for menopausal symptoms. Maturitas. 2007 Mar 1; [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 17336473 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

5) Comment in: Mayo Clin Proc. 2004 Jun;79(6):735-7. Measuring hot flashes: summary of a National Institutes of Health workshop. Miller HG, Li RM.

By: Steven Gould

Steven Gould — Sat, 05 May 2007 04:17:17 +0000

Oh, yeah–writing is all about the Big Bucks. Excuse me while I do downward facing dog.

By: rb

rb — Fri, 04 May 2007 18:37:20 +0000

I’m glad you’re enjoying Yoga Yoga. I miss Sapphire’s classes. Can’t say I can personally get with the New Age talk, but as they say in these classes, go with what works for you. I tend to treat it as another aspect of my practice–observing but being non-judgmental.

By: Maureen McQ

Maureen McQ — Fri, 04 May 2007 02:18:55 +0000

Mo, I don’t know that I’m up for Pilates and Yoga combined. I think I’d have to be more fit. Steve, not only do you get to wear a skirt, but when some dude goes after you for being a sissy, next thing he knows he’s lying on the ground with his hand torked up behind him and he’s whimpering and can’t quite figure out what happened. Beth, people are only into writing these days for the fame and the money.

By: Beth Adele Long

Beth Adele Long — Fri, 04 May 2007 01:04:12 +0000

You know, you should be a writer.

By: Steven Gould

Steven Gould — Thu, 03 May 2007 15:37:12 +0000

Maureen, you see, it’s just us guys knowing that if we practice hard we get to wear a skirt.

By: Mo

Mo — Thu, 03 May 2007 15:08:17 +0000

Have you ever tried yoga and pilates mixed….. this unfortunate self-imposed torture makes the yoga part look easy. (It kills, but afterwards something is alway aligned, it could just be my brain and the need for relaxation, but that’s an alignment of sorts!)

By: Maureen McQ

Maureen McQ — Wed, 02 May 2007 23:43:40 +0000

Back when I was taking martial arts, I was always so envious of Aikido because you guys have the coolest uniforms.

By: Steven Gould

Steven Gould — Wed, 02 May 2007 22:42:39 +0000

Well, if we do end up in that state, we fix it almost immediately as we follow stretching with the rest of class–being flung vigorously around the mat like large sacks of wheat.

It gets pretty aerobic.

An example.

By: Bud Simons

Bud Simons — Wed, 02 May 2007 22:37:07 +0000

I still do yoga on occasion (coincidentally, just finished a session). Was lucky enough to have a friend, Tammy, who gave me one-on-one teaching for a year or so before she moved to Santa Fe. I’ve also done classes at Yoga Yoga which were beneficial, but working with Tammy was much more satisfying as the lessons were tailored to my problem areas. Fortunately, she made me several cds of my favoriate kriyas, which is what I work with now. Yoga’s been a real plus for me over the past few years. I’d recommend it to anyone with even a passing interest.

By: Caroline Spector

Caroline Spector — Wed, 02 May 2007 19:38:03 +0000

Maureen,

I’ve had a class or two with Sapphire myself. She’s extremely mellow. I, however, cannot stop making smart-ass remarks in yoga class especially during Lion’s Breath. Like you, I hate the warm fuzzy bits. I far prefer to be wrung out like a dish rag with no attempts at having my chakra’s cleansed, thankyouverymuch.

By: Maureen McQ

Maureen McQ — Wed, 02 May 2007 18:43:20 +0000

Steve, do you find yourself drifting into that soma-like state? Sometimes, driving home from yoga I suspect that if they ever come up with a yoga-breathalyzer, I’m in trouble.

By: Steven Gould

Steven Gould — Wed, 02 May 2007 18:16:24 +0000

Let’s not forget Sedona.

We stretch a lot in Aikido and when Alan is teaching, it’s really yoga stretches.

By: Morgan J. Locke

Morgan J. Locke — Wed, 02 May 2007 16:53:07 +0000

Same here. Whoa. Nice post.

I have done some yoga. It is amazingly difficult, and good for you.

NM is the woo woo capital of the US. We beat out California. I have a soft spot in my heart for woo woo.