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Exercise and Fitness

TheDebbieDee

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8. Hi everybody! I am not a Yoga person but I have always been curious about just

Reply to AllyCat (Original post)

Sat Dec 10, 2011, 06:39 PM

Dec 2011

HOW exactly Yoga helps one achieve better health and weight management goals.

I know that Yoga is a centuries old discipline and there is much that we could learn from the customs in that part of the world, but I can't quite figure out just how Yoga is god for you.

Can anyone explain or point me in the direction of a website that explains this?

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Any other yoga nuts in this group? [View all] AllyCat Dec 2011 OP

Not exactly a nut. ZenLefty Dec 2011 #1

Do you go to classes or practice on your own? AllyCat Dec 2011 #2

Both ZenLefty Dec 2011 #3

I'm always mildly amused by "yoga championships" AllyCat Dec 2011 #6

former Pilates Reformer nut maddezmom Dec 2011 #4

Piloxing is a cross between boxing, pilates, yoga, and ballet AllyCat Dec 2011 #5

When I lived in the UK I took a Reformer class with a friend 2x a week maddezmom Dec 2011 #7

Hi everybody! I am not a Yoga person but I have always been curious about just TheDebbieDee Dec 2011 #8

I think Yoga helps in a myriad of aspects ZenLefty Dec 2011 #9

I can't point you to a website except yoga websites AllyCat Dec 2011 #10

yogajournal.com tfsoccer Dec 2011 #11

I wait every month for my paper issue, and then spend hours at that site. :) AllyCat Dec 2011 #12

Its pretty volumemous--which parts of the site do you find most interesting? tfsoccer Dec 2011 #13

I usually gravitate to the asana how-tos... AllyCat Dec 2011 #14

I can tell you from my own experience that regular yoga helps with the regulation of appetite. wildeyed Jan 2012 #19

Kundalini yoga teacher Melissa G Dec 2011 #15

We used to have a Kundalini class at our gym. I really enjoyed it AllyCat Dec 2011 #16

There are videos that are pretty good Melissa G Dec 2011 #17

I recently started yoga classes DesertRat Dec 2011 #18

Not sure how I missed your post... AllyCat Jan 2012 #22

Great news about your back! wildeyed Jan 2012 #20

I've found a bunch of great stuff on the net. Prefer my classes with friends, but hey AllyCat Jan 2012 #21

Benefits of yoga... jackalan996 Mar 2012 #23

Three or four classes a week. westerebus Mar 2012 #24

Sounds like me too...I consider it a great week if I can get to 3-5 classes a week. AllyCat Mar 2012 #25

Had a good class this morning. westerebus Mar 2012 #26

Permission to come out of a pose...great! AllyCat Mar 2012 #27