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  • Ithisia
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    January 16, 2009 at 9:54 pm
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    in reply to: CLEANING YOUR MAT? #4067

    I make my own spray that is similar to Gabrielle’s.
    I found it on crafts.com!
    I find vinegar is a great neutralizer.
    Just make sure you don’t put too much in, or you’ll smell it and I don’t really like the smell of the big Vinegar! haha.

    http://www.craftbits.com/viewProject.do?projectID=709

    Or:
    Filtered water
    1/4 cup of Vinegar
    3 tbs Alcohol
    Eucalyptus essential oil
    1 tsp Tea Tree Oil

    Fill up your spray bottle with the vinegar and Alcohol. Then add 1 tsp of Tea Tree Oil. Add 12 drops of Eucalyptus oil. Fill the bottle with water.
    Alternatively try a subtle mint essential oil.

    Take the spray and lightly spray the yoga mat and air dry it before rolling up.

    -Angela

    Ithisia
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    January 14, 2009 at 6:30 pm
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    in reply to: Love/hate relationship with camel #4049

    I find this too.
    I basically rev my brain up to the idea that I don’t have to panic, that it’s all okay, and that I WANT to go into the camel, and it is when I do THIS, that I can go in and freak out less.
    When I remember to enter it properly and relax into it lifting my chest up so my body doesn’t shake and my breath doesn’t get nearly as irregular, things are a lot better.

    The more I focus on form, the less I seem to worry going mentally, if that makes sense?
    I don’t know how it passes because I’ve only been practicing 5 weeks or so!!!
    I’m finally starting to learn to relax a bit more prior though.
    But I am glad you posted this, it definitely is common to feel MANY different things as you go in, before, after, and during camel pose.

    And yet… I love it too. How odd, indeed!

    -Angela

    Ithisia
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    January 8, 2009 at 7:54 pm
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    in reply to: Trouble keeping 'sit bones' on heels #4017

    It’s not at all uncommon for your glutes to lift if your hips are tight. It is OK for it to lift, and over time as you practice your hips will sit lower and one day not lift anymore. When the hips are tight, the glutes lift when leaning forward. If that makes sense.

    -Angela

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