Yoga Podcast: Hip-Opener

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1. Satyam – love your Podcasts! Do you have more available; perhaps for sale? Nancy

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   1. Thanks Nancy – so glad to hear you like the podcasts – I hope this hip-opener podcast worked well for you and that it was easy to follow…

      Let me ask you, are there certain types of podcasts you would like more of? Is it that you want more yoga home practice podcasts?

      Any suggestions you have will be welcomed…

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      1. Hi – I’ve become a snow bird and would love a Saturday morning gentle yoga podcast while down here – is there one in archive I missed?

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         1. Thanks for your interest in a gentle yoga podcast. We do offer a yoga warm-up podcast, but really you have touched on something that needs to be made. I have been meaning to do this for a while now and will aim to get it done.

            One option for the meantime is that our CD does offer a yoga practice that is pretty much in line with our Saturday morning class.

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            1. Thanks for the reminder, I completely forgot I had your CD – just completed the yoga practice – thanks again!

               Another question, why is it we don’t meditate sitting say on a couch? I struggle to sit so long and still on my mat.

               Nancy

            2. I understand the difficulties of sitting on a yoga mat or on the floor – it demands open hips, good core, and solid back muscles. But it is definitely worthy trying – in short spurts and you can always sit on a block to make it easier on the hips and knees.

               Some degrees of physical comfort is needed when meditating otherwise one will only think about how uncomfortable they are – and that is not the goal – the mind should be goaded away from the physical sphere and toward the psycho-spiritual realm.

               So why not sit on a couch? I have yet to see any couch that enables the spine to remain perfectly erect. And a straight spine is so beneficial for meditation. It keeps the mind alert and allows for the latent energy (kundalinii) to flow from the base of the spine upwards.

               Ultimately a happy medium has to be found: Try and start sitting on your mat / floor (with or without a block), and when relief is need for the knees and hips etc, then move to a hard chair – but do not lean back in the chair – sit tall using your core muscles.

               This combination should be helpful and allow you to meditate comfortably and build your stamina and ability to sit on the floor with greater ease.

               See how it goes…