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A good start for beginners:

Kegel Exercises for women

Kegel Exercises for men

There is an interview here. https://player.fm/series/ashtanga-dispatch-podcast The second one, Darby. Try listening around 44 minutes.

He said Jois used to really beat on people. So much so that after 2-3 months he couldn't take it anymore. He would have to take a month off to recover. But then he was much better.

Yoga is for healing. These people in the interview didn't have any injuries so Jois gave them some so they could learn that! Hahaha.

I have periodic bouts of pain with my SI joint and get relief from wearing a Trochanter Belt for a week or so. The belt provides light compression around the tops of the ilium bones to stabilize the joint. A few hours on and a few hours off seems to work best as the joint needs stabilization rather than full isolation. They are pretty inexpensive but a simple belt or ACE bandage can be used before buying one to see if it gives relief.

There’s a brand new book by manju! I just ordered myself a copy.

The Ashtanga Yoga: The Definitive Guide to Therapeutic & Traditional Yoga https://www.amazon.com/dp/1773660527/

Also I did an in person led primary with David last week! He said it was his first in over a year 😻

i use manduka and this specific mat covering. with the corners it stays in place. it's really thick and fleecey and grippy. I sweat sooo soo much i need a mat towel or it's like an inch of water https://www.amazon.com/dp/B079VX62Z8

If you are just starting to work with the Sutras, I would listen to then 20 minute talks first, then purchase the video course for more in depth study. David recommends two translation of the Sutras. Barbara Stoler Miller's translation uses vernacular wording and explanation. Vyaas Houston is a Sanskrit scholar. His Translation is more literal

I have occasional bouts of sciatica (hip openers are usually the culprit). A few days wearing wearing a Trochanter Belt usually helps. The belt provides light compression around the tops of the ilium bones to stabilize the joint. A few hours on and a few hours off seems to work best as the joint needs stabilization rather than full isolation. They are pretty inexpensive but a simple belt or ACE bandage can be used before buying one to see if it gives relief.

https://player.fm/series/ashtanga-dispatch-podcast

Ashtanga Dispatch Podcast !explicit (haha, they put explicit warning for that.)

Yoga Podcast 41: Monica Gauci

Yoga Podcast 40: Eddie Stern Returns

Yoga Podcast 39: Mark Robberds

Yoga Podcast 38: David Garrigues Returns

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So you mean to lay back, kind of Shavasana. And than bend my knees thighs till it touches the chest and hold my legs like a wrap? Kindly share more in details.. I need to get this in a proper position. I was thinking it was in proper position earlier, today took some videos of myself doing it, and it looked really bad. So wanted to be in perfect posture.

Uploaded all the pics of my posture http://pho.to/Akz9e Kindly point out mistakes and help me correct.

Firstly congratulations and secondly here's a beautiful and super useful book you might consider on getting yourself a copy to assist you along this new journey of pregnancy and motherhood https://www.amazon.com/Yoga-Sadhana-Mothers-Sharmila-Desai/dp/1906756309

Best wishes

Get these 3 first:

(1) Hamish Hendry’s “Yoga Dharma”

This one opens the door, or will do, even if it’s the only one you get. Can travel with you anywhere you go. https://www.pushpam.co.uk/shop/yoga-dharma

(2) The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali in the version by Christopher Chapple

A bare-bone neutral translation with word by word dissection of the Sanskrit roots. Unless you become a Sanskrit scholar yourself, later, when you have several versions of the sutras with commentaries etc, you will find yourself going back to this thin little book for reference.

Yoga Sutras of Patanjali: An Analysis of the Sanskrit with Accompanying English Translation

amazon.com/dp/8170302447/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_T2P1AMR283GV5V1NAJGZ

(3) Bhagavad Gita in the new translation by Nick Sutton.

Simple, short, and translator has no particular agenda beyond accuracy

Yoga Sutras of Patanjali: An Analysis of the Sanskrit with Accompanying English Translation (Studies in Indian tradition)

amazon.com/dp/8170302447/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_T2P1AMR283GV5V1NAJGZ

I've had issues with overtraining where my wrists start to develop tendonitis. So your post got me thinking about wrist health and strength... I realized that an exercise I've been doing for my Ankles would probably work just as good for wrists.

Here's the idea: you need some floss bands (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01F8O12F4) basically, long rubber bands to wrap around your wrist. Then you rotate in one direction for as long as you can, slowly and deliberately. Reverse direction. Then do the other hand. I just tried this out and I'm getting a similar feeling as to when I do it with my Ankles. Lots of blood flow and a good soreness!

Let me know how it goes! :)

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006FQ1V9W/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?smid=A2KVFU84DVJJ7J&psc=1

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Is this ok for the red ginseng? There are so many forms

I like lunescope it lets me see the phase of the moon as a realistic image of the moon on the background of my phone

i used this app in the beginning to help memorize the asanas and also as a reference on how the asanas are properly done (alignment and so on...). Even though i practice in a shala with a teacher, I found the app really helpful, specifically in the beginning

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.consciouslife.ashtangayogagannon

I recently purchased a Clever Yoga LiquidBalance Premium Yoga Mat, and I could not be happier with it. My palms are insanely sweaty (like, dripping sweat from only my palms sweaty). I've used both Jade & Manduka mats and have always had to use a mat towel, because I slip and slide all over the place. I don't slip AT ALL on this mat, even without a yoga towel. It's very slick, so I personally don't notice any major issues when I'm rolling over my toes. It's also currently only $58 on Amazon (not sure if this is a Prime only deal) AND comes with a bag to carry it in. The mat is slightly longer & wider than most other yoga mats, as well. I cannot recommend this mat enough. It's cheaper than most of the other high-end mats and totally beats them in terms of quality/slip-resistance. Definitely worth taking a look at! Their return policy seems pretty forgiving, as well, if you wanted to give it a try.

A compilation of info related to Krishnamacharya's and links his digital work is available here: http://krishanamcharysaoriginalashtanga.blogspot.com/2016/02/a-krishnamacharya-reading-list-with-pdf.html

There are links to the abridged excerpts from Yoga Rahasya broken down into the 4 chapters.

A slightly more reasonably priced english version: https://www.amazon.com/Nathamunis-Yoga-Rahasya-T-Krishnamacharya/dp/B008015MOU/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1509673538&sr=8-2&keywords=yoga+rahasya

Wow Desikachar passed away last year, I didn't realize. I felt indebted to him to make the decision to publish it digitally. But if it's two generations, I would have no issues converting this to digital format if I could get a copy of any version of it.

Do you know anywhere where I can get a paper print? The only place I found was this amazon link. Is this the correct book?

~~What is it?~~

It appears its never been translated to English, let alone published anywhere. This might require a trip to Mysore.. :D

Do you know if there's a paper version anywhere?

I found this..

We used "Yoga, Discipline of Freedom," by Barabara Stoler Miller during David Garrigues Yoga Sutras workshop. It is an excellent current day interpretation of the Sutras.

I hang it all in the bathroom with a window open so it will air dry. Then I chuck it in a hamper. Then once a week I use Nathan sport wash ( https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000M4IVXM/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_c_api_dE8CzbWDNHHS9 -- sorry, on mobile) to do a load of yoga clothes only.

If I don't let the clothes air dry before I hamper them, they get so dank that doing laundry doesn't make them smell good again. They gotta be dry before going in the hamper.

In a pinch sometimes I sink-wash a set of yoga clothes just to get by if I am out of clean laundry but it's not laundry day yet somehow. I've also had to sink wash yoga mat towels a couple times this summer since I only own 3.

There are two columns:

The far left column is the postures in the practice. They are in sequential order from top to bottom (the sequence number of the posture in the first number of each row).

The far right column is the Vinyasa count for each posture (the number of positions into/out of each posture).

Shri K. Pattabhi Jois describes the entire theory of the eight limbs of Ashtanga in just over 100 pages including step by step details of the Primary Series and recommended practice for the elderly and sick in his book Yoga Mala

So far I've found my hugger mugger rug to be really good. It's all cotton like the others are suggesting.

You can use a small towel...but personally I think it's important to work the strength and flexibility up to do those stretches with the least amount of reliance on hands pulling together as possible.