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How long it takes to finish your daily practice?
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| yemaya@hush.ai 2006-10-17, 9:33 pm |
| Hi
I've been practicing Sivananda syle yoga for a couple of years nearly
everyday. I've been questioning myself for long time that this practice
takes nearly two hours to finish everything which becomes too long for
me.
It starts from 5minutes of intial relaxation then follows pranayamas
,kapalabhai and anolama viloma, then Sun Sultaion ,6times, then 12
basic postures and finish with 10 minutes of relaxation.
I only know Sivananda style of practicel.
My question to you, teachers and practitiners, is that do you have any
suggestions to shorten my daily practice?
Sincerely
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| omjaroo 2006-10-18, 2:31 am |
| yemaya@hush.ai wrote:
> Hi
>
> I've been practicing Sivananda syle yoga for a couple of years nearly
> everyday. I've been questioning myself for long time that this practice
> takes nearly two hours to finish everything which becomes too long for
> me.
>
> It starts from 5minutes of intial relaxation then follows pranayamas
> ,kapalabhai and anolama viloma, then Sun Sultaion ,6times, then 12
> basic postures and finish with 10 minutes of relaxation.
>
> I only know Sivananda style of practicel.
>
> My question to you, teachers and practitiners, is that do you have any
> suggestions to shorten my daily practice?
>
> Sincerely
Hi,
Welcome to alt.yoga :-)
> I've been practicing Sivananda syle yoga for a couple of years nearly
> everyday... I only know Sivananda style of practicel.
That's great! In my experience it doesn't get much better then
Sivananda. Different perhaps, but not better. It sounds to me like you
are approaching the practice correctly time wise. Thoroughly and not
hurried. You didn't mention if you meditate afterwards. That would add
another half hour to an hour.
You should be in pretty good shape :-) Perhaps now you need more time
to practice other yogas?
Sivananda would say the purpose of hatha is to strengthen, purify and
make the body ready to practice karma (selfless service-work), bhakti
(love), jnana (discrimination/dispassion) and raja yoga (meditation).
http://www.dlshq.org/teachings/teachings.htm
You can always split the practice in half. Divide the practice between
morning and evening sessions. Or divide the practice between two days.
You might contact a Sivananda center http://www.sivananda.org/ and ask
their advice on the ideal way to do this.
In the Illustrated Book of Yoga, by Swami Vishnudevananda (on which the
Sivananda program is based) he says the following:
"requires from one to two hours to complete" [this tends to confirm
your times]
"If the student finds that he doesn't have sufficient time to practice
all of the exercises recommended for him, it is suggested that he
perform as many of the basic exercises from each of the groups as are
convenient for him to undertake."
"It must be remembered that the principal rule in the performance of
any exercise is that it is to be countered with a performance of its
direct opposite, since counter-exercising is related directly to the
spine. Therefore, if a forward bending exercise is selected, it is
imperative that backward bending exercise is performed to offset it. "
"In regard to exercising it is urgent that such essentials as the
headstand, shoulder stand, sun exercises and breathing, relaxation,
meditation, etc,, are practiced daily in addition to the other
recommended exercises, whenever possible within the student's time
limit."
Good practice,
Jared
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| On Tue, 17 Oct 2006 19:14:48 -0700, <yemaya@hush.ai> wrote:
> Hi
>
> I've been practicing Sivananda syle yoga for a couple of years nearly
> everyday. I've been questioning myself for long time that this practice
> takes nearly two hours to finish everything which becomes too long for
> me.
>
> It starts from 5minutes of intial relaxation then follows pranayamas
> ,kapalabhai and anolama viloma, then Sun Sultaion ,6times, then 12
> basic postures and finish with 10 minutes of relaxation.
>
> I only know Sivananda style of practicel.
>
> My question to you, teachers and practitiners, is that do you have any
> suggestions to shorten my daily practice?
>
I would suggest reducing the number of Sun Salutations. But then, my
practice is more Iyengar than anything, not Sivananda.
If my practice took two hours, I certainly wouldn't be doing it every day.
I just don't have that much time for it. I probably would not still be
doing it after 38 years, either.
--Don
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/yogabare
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| On 2006-10-18 17:57:09 -0700, Don <lalladas@earthlink.net> said:
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> If my practice took two hours, I certainly wouldn't be doing it every
> day. I just don't have that much time for it. I probably would not
> still be doing it after 38 years, either.
>
> --D
My attitude exactly. Yoga should enhance life. Not vice versa.
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~Stu
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| NBennett 2006-10-19, 8:27 am |
| i'm at the other end of the spectrum. i have very little time for yoga
but because its so important to me, i squeeze in about 15 min each
morning. see the other thread on 10 minute practice for details of what
i do in that short time. even that short time makes a huge difference
in my day, physically and mentally. i find myself more flexible, i can
often ward off a day of stiff back or neck. mentally i feel calmer,
more open minded.
to round out this brief practice, i also take a 1 1/4 hr class each
week where i get instruction, correction and more yoga. i feel even
more grounded and limber after the class.
nancy
yemaya@hush.ai wrote:
> Hi
>
> I've been practicing Sivananda syle yoga for a couple of years nearly
> everyday. I've been questioning myself for long time that this practice
> takes nearly two hours to finish everything which becomes too long for
> me.
>
> It starts from 5minutes of intial relaxation then follows pranayamas
> ,kapalabhai and anolama viloma, then Sun Sultaion ,6times, then 12
> basic postures and finish with 10 minutes of relaxation.
>
> I only know Sivananda style of practicel.
>
> My question to you, teachers and practitiners, is that do you have any
> suggestions to shorten my daily practice?
>
> Sincerely
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| sungnee@gmail.com 2006-10-19, 9:36 pm |
| I take about the same time as you do, but I spread it throughout the day:
15min in the morning, 45min after lunch and 1 hour after work, plus jogging
40min before bed.
I can think of two ways that can shorten the time. Split them into 2, or
even 3, days, or do less number of poses. But not shorten the time of each
pose. That seems to be the consensus of all the teachers who have ever
taught me.
You can even skip Yoga for one day each week, which is what Iyengar
recommends. (I don't practise any particular style, I just thought this
recommendation makes sense, so I took it.)
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