[Misc] My name is Bold and I'm a Yoga-holic

[Bold Seagull]

I absolutely love it. Mental calmness, flexibility, strength, body alignment. I'm with Bruno on this one, it is now an essential part of my routine. Bit of Yin, Hatha and Flow during the week, already feeling the benefits as well as switching to mainly herbal tea.

Anyone else know their downward facing dog from their warrior 2?

 

[el punal]

I absolutely love it. Mental calmness, flexibility, strength, body alignment. I'm with Bruno on this one, it is now an essential part of my routine. Bit of Yin, Hatha and Flow during the week, already feeling the benefits as well as switching to mainly herbal tea.

Anyone else know their downward facing dog from their warrior 2?

Do they serve these at the Evening Star?

 

[AmexRuislip]

I absolutely love it. Mental calmness, flexibility, strength, body alignment. I'm with Bruno on this one, it is now an essential part of my routine. Bit of Yin, Hatha and Flow during the week, already feeling the benefits as well as switching to mainly herbal tea.

Anyone else know their downward facing dog from their warrior 2?

If you do Yoga, then you know Broga

 

[knocky1]

I absolutely love it. Mental calmness, flexibility, strength, body alignment. I'm with Bruno on this one, it is now an essential part of my routine. Bit of Yin, Hatha and Flow during the week, already feeling the benefits as well as switching to mainly herbal tea.

Anyone else know their downward facing dog from their warrior 2?

I'd hazard a guess you're at The Circle? Wife has done yoga for years and goes most days to the Circle. I follow random stretches she knows for any running niggles and after the Moyleman marathon on Sunday she got me in front of the TV following Adrienne on Youtube for 30 minutes. Booked us both in for a Yin Workshop next month (wife unfortunately not Adrienne).

Did wonders for Ryan Giggs.

 

[essbee1]

I do it and I love it...........but for gawd's sake don't eat too much before you do it.

I nearly threw up on my yoga mat the first time.

 

[Foul Play Rocks]

I enjoy a bit of yoga. It’s brilliant! ]

 

[Bold Seagull]

I'd hazard a guess you're at The Circle? Wife has done yoga for years and goes most days to the Circle. I follow random stretches she knows for any running niggles and after the Moyleman marathon on Sunday she got me in front of the TV following Adrienne on Youtube for 30 minutes. Booked us both in for a Yin Workshop next month (wife unfortunately not Adrienne).

Did wonders for Ryan Giggs.

Good guess!

 

[stugbhafc1]

I absolutely love it. Mental calmness, flexibility, strength, body alignment. I'm with Bruno on this one, it is now an essential part of my routine. Bit of Yin, Hatha and Flow during the week, already feeling the benefits as well as switching to mainly herbal tea.

Anyone else know their downward facing dog from their warrior 2?

Been doing it bout year and a half now love it, dong it to help prolong my playing career and at 41 still feel good and playing county inbetween Albion games

 

[StonehamPark]

I really want to get into it soon.
Had a terrible 2017 with multiple leg injuries. Hopefully it would help.

Plus, paddle-board yoga looks like a good way to spend a warm Sunday morning in Vancouver.

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

Gas the fvcking Jews! Oops sorry, wrong thread.

 

[Dave the OAP]

I hear you brother

Namaste.

 

[StonehamPark]

Gas the fvcking Jews! Oops sorry, wrong thread.

Please don't get offended at Yoga.
I know it's a stretch, and you'll claim culture appropriation, but let it go. You need some zen.

 

[Seagull]

For anyone out there with body pain I would recommened getting into yoga. As a teenager I had a lot of lower back pain and developed a scoliosis which is not a lot of fun. I had loads of conventional treatments (ultrasound, traction, acupuncture, osteopathy, manipulation under anaesthetic etc etc you name it) but getting into yoga was what has kept me sorted since. There's a reason it's been around in Indian culture for thousands of years; it works. And posture (asana) is part of a much wider philosphical system. Something as simple as a few daily sun salutations (surya namaskar) done properly are a brilliant antidote to sitting at a desk. I'd also recomemnd looking into yogic breathing or pranayama.

 

[Skaville]

Yep. Nine months in. Body shape totally changed - i’ve dropped from a 34 inch waist to a 32. back pain totally gone. I’m a massive fan.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

For anyone out there with body pain I would recommened getting into yoga. As a teenager I had a lot of lower back pain and developed a scoliosis which is not a lot of fun. I had loads of conventional treatments (ultrasound, traction, acupuncture, osteopathy, manipulation under anaesthetic etc etc you name it) but getting into yoga was what has kept me sorted since. There's a reason it's been around in Indian culture for thousands of years; it works. And posture (asana) is part of a much wider philosphical system. Something as simple as a few daily sun salutations (surya namaskar) done properly are a brilliant antidote to sitting at a desk. I'd also recomemnd looking into yogic breathing or pranayama.

I have scoliosis. A smart physiotherapist at Tommy's suggested an exercise to straighten the bend. I tried it. Since then, with an occasional top up if I feel the twinge before the storm, I have been pain free. That's for 3 years, after 48 years of intermittent pain, sometimes leaving me curled up in bed for days. And only a few years ago I was offered surgery and plating, which would have left me unable to bend properly (on the plus side, my legs would never have been ar risk of being sawn right off), and ended my days as Faversham hula hoop champion. Luckily I declined. The complete and utter shyster.

I have also started physio for my trapped nerve (which is actually nerves in the brachial plexus being compressed and unable to move in their sheath) and the improvement is amazing - in a couple of days. I have almost nearly stopped sobbing!

Conventional physio is brilliant - but it is pot luck whether you get someone smart or a twerp, on the NHS, in my experience.

But unfortunately I'm FAR too busy to start on yoga....

 

[Tokyohands]

My mrs has been doing it for years but when I started carrying mid back pain she recommended a few certain stretches for me to do. I just do 5 minutes of stretches most nights now and its totally sorted me out.

 

[Bakero]

Another fan here. I've been doing it for over a year now and love it. It's great for strength and flexibility.

 

[Bold Seagull]

So my yoga teacher today also does the Albion U23s and youth teams improving their flexibility and helping with their general wellbeing. Must ask her whether that’s been a Bruno led thing into the club.

 

[maffew]

I absolutely love it. Mental calmness, flexibility, strength, body alignment. I'm with Bruno on this one, it is now an essential part of my routine. Bit of Yin, Hatha and Flow during the week, already feeling the benefits as well as switching to mainly herbal tea.

Anyone else know their downward facing dog from their warrior 2?

Theres a great yoga place here, I do some of the less strenuous ones. Lying down mostly lol. Meditation more so. Warm yin, yoga nidra, fall asleep sometimes or near to. Tai chi depending on work. Sound baths. Incredibly relaxing, good friends and wish I'd tried it before.

 

[vegster]

I absolutely love it. Mental calmness, flexibility, strength, body alignment. I'm with Bruno on this one, it is now an essential part of my routine. Bit of Yin, Hatha and Flow during the week, already feeling the benefits as well as switching to mainly herbal tea.

Anyone else know their downward facing dog from their warrior 2?

When you can pick a pound coin off the floor without using your hands, feet or mouth, only then you can start boasting.