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digger1
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 Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 11:04 pm Post subject: yoga - how to? Links? |
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I wanna learn yoga and how to meditate. Is there anyone here who practices it or do you know of any sites that'll teach me?
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MR_BOGAN
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Buy a punching bag and some boxing gloves, that is by far the best stress relief. 
I thought that AS people are naturally in the zone anyway. |
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adverb
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| Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 12:55 am Post subject: Re: yoga - how to? Links? |
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| digger1 wrote: | | I wanna learn yoga and how to meditate. Is there anyone here who practices it or do you know of any sites that'll teach me? |
much better to take a class. having an experienced person guide you and make sure you've got the basics down right is important for both, and can prevent pain and injury with yoga.
i learned zen meditation from a catholic priest and nun, in the basement of a chapel in an archdiocese retreat center. the priest was an ordained zenner, and they ran a regular meditation group and zen retreats.
you should see if there's a falun dafa group in your area - http://www.falundafa.org/eng/home.html
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syzygyish
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Namaste.
Excellent idea digger1 
It will transform your life.
Yoga is a lifestyle I think was invented by Aspies for Aspies.
The logic that is involved in every aspect of it stunned and amazed me.
And that was way back before I ever heard of Aspergers', I was just looking for a sport I could do between running injuries, but when I delved into the fundamentals...
It is systematic and complete as a blueprint for a healthy life.
I have been doing it on and off for at least ten years.
I got deep enough into it to start reading the upanishads.
Ask me anything about it.
adverb is right, go to a class, you can hurt yourself learning anything out of a book.
Try as many different styles as you can find in your area, they vary widely,
find the one that is right for you.
You may walk into a roomful of little old ladies or Olympic level athletes.
I do Iyengar Yoga. This style places the emphasis on alignment.
It is strenuous and exact. I think I heard once that this is the type favoured by most
serious sports competitors.
There's a lot of Yoga on youtube.
more later
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