I was wondering about you and LF last night and how the yoga was going. Did you do the sun salute to start your day? Using muscles that don't get used much is an enlightening experience. You find things you did not know you had. Have fun an keep us updated.

Don

Rob, thanks for the update. Well done! You encourage me to have a go. I've been skirting the edges of doing yoga for about three years now ~ time to get with the program.

Please keep letting us know how it's going. And let us know how young Edward is doing, he must be tickled you're following his fine example.

I think starting Yoga a year ago was one of the smartest things I've ever done. Not only do I love the actual practice,but the philosphy behind it and the fact that it's been around for over a thousand years is something that really appeals to me. It's way more than exercise.

I've been doing yoga for 40 years and know it has helped me. Over the years it's become second nature to use yoga techniques and stretches in daily living. A class is wonderful, but one doesn't have to take a class to get the benefits. Just remember to breathe! :>)

Nearly 50 years here and though I've waxed and waned at daily practice, I always feel better both mentally and physically when I'm diligent. I was introduced to it in modeling classes but it's great for dancers and actors or just everyday folks to stay limber, agile and balanced...in mind and body. (I can recommend meditation too). It's great that you're practising with your son...kudos to both of you. josh

Rob ~ Good for you! And don't be surprised if some of your muscles are a wee bit reluctant to move today :-) If you gently repeat the positions each day, the stiffness will soon disappear. I've noticed that folks who practice yoga daily always move more smoothly and gracefully than those who don't. Think of it as learning to be beauty in motion.

LOL, ladies... my father taught me some basic yoga before I was school-age ~ over sixty years ago. Curiously, my mother lumped yoga into the same category as the ju-jitsu and karate he taught me (yoga was the warm-up for the other stuff), and she let us know that none of those skills were proper behavior for a young lady. OTOH, he firmly believed that no female should ever need defending from bad guys, but if she did, she should be able to protect herself. And even back then, no one argued with a Marine Sergeant determined to do his duty :-)

I only started two years ago, and mostly on my own, but yoga has made all the difference with the degenerative disc disease I have in my neck and spine.

It really works miracles with strength and flexibility, especially if you have a good instructor to help you with alternative/intermediate positions to get you up to speed or keepyou going when you have limitations.