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    May 10, 2008 at 3:09 pm
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    in reply to: What do you do when the tears come??? #3160

    Thanks Gabrielle.

    My floor is timber boards, my mirror is roughly 40cm wide and floor length, I have 1 mat, and my not so accurate temp guage says between 30-32c when I start, and 34-36c when I finish. I do practice with more room than I need, I can stretch out all over the place freely.

    Day 7 today…yay!! I’m finding as I go along, to remember and adapt my positioning to face toward the mirror. Since you questioned it’s width, I’ve thought that maybe I should get a bigger one?? Or maybe just several more!!!

    Cheers for your help

    Peta
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    May 8, 2008 at 2:16 am
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    in reply to: What do you do when the tears come??? #3144

    Thanks so much!! I have only actually found the books for ‘teaching’, you mention an audio class – is the Bikram teachings available in an audio format? Or one just as good?

    I was standing savasana when I’d figured it was all about to come, but the actual moment began as I was focusing on myself coming up, arms parallel, then down with legs together. Which brings me to another thing I’m a bit all over the place on.

    Where can I find clear instructions on which way to move through the poses so I am always facing forward to the mirror? It’s actually harder than it sounds – for example, in camel, I do the pose so that I am eventually looking at myself in the mirror, fabulous for concentration, but then to lie down in savasana, then come up in sit up facing the mirror, it is all a bit like a contortionist sequence, and I can’t imagine it taking this long in a class. Maybe I am just missing the flow of things, being so new and excited about it all, but I seem to be getting up, moving around, and lots of twisting and turning out of sit ups and into the floor poses. Hmmmm….

    I’d also like to say that I might not have been so keen to actually commit to this 60 day business if it wasn’t for your site here. It is such a good thing to want to share all that you know with people who are just learning. And you have so much knowledge, and such a solid way of delivery. My nearest ‘yoga’ studio is 30ks away, and I found it not for me, and the nearest Bikram or hot yoga studio 500ks away!!!(minimum) Just thankyou, I am just so impressed.

    Peta
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    May 7, 2008 at 6:57 am
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    in reply to: When to breathe during a sit-up #3137

    And then, I read in the 2007 Bikram Choudhary book, ‘Bikram Yoga’, also available at your local library, what you’re talking about!! When you use a little force to stretch down to your toes, you sort of bounce back up naturally, that’s where the second exhale comes in – to quote from the book again,

    “Since you are bringing your arms and torso down quickly, with some force behind that action, you’ll notice that when you get your forehead to your knee – or as far as you are able – you will naturally bounce back up a little bit as the torso rebounds gently upward. Don’t try to stop yourself; this actually makes the sit up safer.
    Remember, you exhaled as you came down. Now, at the top of your upward bounce, exhale forcefully again (don’t worry about the inhale; this will occur naturally) as you come back down to the curled and folded position. These exhales decrease resistance, compress the abdomen, enhance your acceleration, and relax the body.”

    I’m a bit taken by all this Bikram Yoga business.

    Peta
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    May 5, 2008 at 3:20 pm
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    in reply to: When to breathe during a sit-up #3133

    I just read and adjusted to this one today.

    “From where you are in dead man pose, raise your arms up over your head simultaneously inhaling, and sit up, keeping legs straight and heels on the floor. Use the force of throwing your arms toward your toes to help you sit up.
    Just before you reach upright position, start exhalation and dive forward, reaching for your toes, which are flexed back towards you. Grasp them, laying your whole body and face out flat on your legs or atleast touching your forehead to your knees.
    Touch the floor on either side of your legs with your elbows.”

    I couldn’t find a way to word it properly, so I just copied it straight from ‘Beginning Yoga Class’, by Bikram Choudhury – avaiable through your local library.

    He also talks later in the book about wiggling your hips just before you begin to exhale and stretch forward, to push your ‘derrieres’ behind you. He’s quite funny in his delivery, and the book is fabulous to help with all the postures.

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