Yoga

My Yoga History:
In January 2011 after a knee injury that kept me from finishing my first full marathon (The Walt Disney World Marathon) I decided to start doing more yoga to help recover my knee in hopes of finishing the Walt Disney World Marathon in 2012. While my knee is starting to feel stronger I discovered that yoga is more than just a supplement to my running/walking routine it started to become very dominant in my weekly workouts and so I decided to begin a more serious study of yoga. As I progress through my yoga studies I want to document what I have learned here on my blog. Here you will find not only my personal reflections on yoga but also yoga book reviews, online sources and study recommendations. Thank you for taking the time to find out more about my study of yoga and if you practice as well I would love to hear your experiences or resources that you have to offer. For a quick link that will compile all of my yoga related postings check out my yoga tag.

In September 2011 I decided to take my studies even further and I enrolled in a Yoga Teacher Training program. My hopes with the program are not only to better my own yoga practice but also to learn how I can share it with others. Although yoga (serious study we have had an on and off relationship since 2004) has been in my life for a short period of time it has changed my life and I hope to help others discover that feeling. 

~Namaste

I am a member of YIOM (Why I OM). Check out more of the members blogs at:

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Other YIOM blogs (and Twitter Names):

Beeyond Yoga – @beeyondyoga
Connect to the Sky – @bramlevinson
The Curious World of L – @keishualove
Faern in the Works – @faernworks.com
Flowtation Devices
Glow Green Girl – @vogiyogi
Happy Om, Happy Home – @erinerb
Jo Griffith Yoga – @mo_jo_shri
lissabliss – @lissabliss
Living in the (k)Now – @letitgo8
Me and Les Girls – @elizabethgallo
Moving Only Forward – @CafeTerraBlog
namaste*heather – @namaste_heather
On an Inhale – @onaninhale
Positivity.Green.Yoga – @eschetter
Ups and Downs of a Yoga Mom – @thoughtsbybeth
 The VeganAsana – @theveganasana
Vogue Yogini – @vogueyogini
Yoga Flavored Life – @CharlotteB
Yoga Insights and Excites – @manayoga
YogaLifeWay – @yogalifeway
Yogi Crystal – @YogiCrystal
Yogi on a Wire – @yogionawire

My Yoga Reflections:

Vrksasana (Tree Pose) : Learning to embrace the sway in my yoga practice.

Kapalabhati Pranayama (Skull Brightener Breath) : A reflection on how just breathing can be a challenging exercise in yoga.

Vinyasa Yoga (Flow Yoga): A reflection on a first time studio experience with flow yoga. 

Utthita Trikonasana (Extended Triangle): A personal reflection on feeling perfect over looking perfect in a pose.  

Savasana (Corpse Pose): A personal reflection on meditations.

Padmasana (Lotus Pose): A personal reflection on the poses that we feel we are naturals at and how it will hinder us from working on the ones we are not so good at.

Zen Bags: A post announcing Zen Bags a personal endeavor to make yoga mat bags and accessories out of brocade.  
 
Yoga Mat Bag: A personal reflection on the things that we bring with us to class and what they can say about our practice. 


Homemade Yoga Mat Bag Descriptions:
Online Yoga Resources:
My Yoga Online: Pose Guide, Classes and Articles about Yoga

Yoga Journal : Lots of Yoga articles, history and pose guides. There is also a great sequence building tool.


Traditional Yoga Studies: History of Yoga. These are payed classes that you can buy to study.

200 Key Sanskrit Yoga Terms: A small glossary of key yoga terms (from Yoga Journal).

Yoga Sutras from Swami J: A study guide to help you better understand the Yoga Sutras. There is also a wealth of historical yoga information on this page.

Friendly Universe Yoga: A blog from a yoga instructor in Vail Colorado.

Yoga Lunch Box: Articles about yoga.

The Magazine of Yoga: An online yoga magazine.

Yoga Dork: Online magazine all about yoga and those who love it.

Daily Downward Dog: A Yoga blog.

Daily Cup of Yoga: Yoga blog

How to Clean a Yoga Mat: A great resource from "Daily Cup of Yoga" that lists different ideas for cleaning your yoga mat.

Yoga Vidya: The original yoga texts translated into English and available online for purchase (there are free PDF samples also available to read).

Do As One: Breathing rooms for the entire world.

YIOM: A yoga blog network... lots of great yoga blogs on this list. 

The Vegan Asana: A yoga and vegan blog.

Yoga 365: Yoga for everyday of your life.

Chakras Chart: From My Yoga Online

Yoga Saves the Day: a blog about Yoga

Yoga Mums: Yoga for mothers or mothers to be

Still Lake Yoga Blog: A blog from the owner of a yoga studio in Clermont Florida. Both the studio and the website are great resources for anyone interested in yoga.

Online Yoga Classes:
My Yoga Online: Pose Guide, Classes and Articles about Yoga

Yogatic: Yoga classes that are also available on YouTube (many free classes)

Yoga Download: A download site with lots of free 20 minute yoga classes


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