Winter Solstice 2022 - New Year 2023 Sadhana Check in - Page 25

Vantreesta · 02-01-23, 05:05 PM

Those are good points, Beth! I hadn't thought about wood blocks being smooth. Sometimes my Gaiam foam blocks don't feel stable enough, like they wobble. The other one isn't so bad but I only have one. Definitely agree on the foam roller not being as wide. I have so much equipment in my gym already I have to be careful what else I add!

Vantreesta · 02-02-23, 12:14 AM

https://www.youtube.com/@kristicox7749/videos

I'm not sure how I even found this channel since I wasn't looking for yoga but I'm looking forward to trying her "If you only have 10 minutes" series.

hch · 02-02-23, 11:01 AM

around 13 minutes each:
Day 17 (1/23): yantra
Day 18 (1/24): candle (image)
Day 19 (1/25): incense (image)
Day 20 (1/26): breathing (awareness)
Day 21 (1/27): flower (image)
Day 22 (1/28): mantra
Day 23 91/29): visualization (light)
Day 24 (1/30): asana (sensations in savasana)

1st period of 8 days
2nd period of 8 days
4th period of 8 days

As I expected, I still don't have any strong preferences. I also hope to have some replies soon enough.

Vantreesta · 02-02-23, 11:26 AM

Good morning! I have another question. What is the difference between lizard pose and dragon flying low? I watched a video of each and they look the same to me. Am I missing some subtle differences or is it just that yin sometimes has different names for poses? A couple years ago I wrote out a post-run yoga routine to do outside and I have both poses on it.

toaster · 02-02-23, 12:20 PM

Vanny, Lizard is the name that's usually used in hatha, whereas Dragon is Yin.

Vantreesta · 02-02-23, 12:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by toaster

Vanny, Lizard is the name that's usually used in hatha, whereas Dragon is Yin.

Thank you, Beth! I was suspecting that must be the case.

Pat58 · 02-03-23, 10:24 AM

02/02/23 - Day 33 - I needed a total rest day physically, but had a very nice morning meditation plus one of Kassandra's affirmation meditation practices.

toaster · 02-03-23, 10:26 AM

I managed to do a 25 minute Yoga with Tim practice yesterday despite technology frustrations!

hch · 02-08-23, 10:22 PM

About 17 minutes

Day 25 (1/31): yantra
Day 26 (2/01): incense (image)
Day 27 (2/02): visualization (light)
Day 28 (2/03): flower (image)
Day 29 (2/04): asana (sensations in savasana)
Day 30 (2/05): mantra
Day 31 (2/06): breathing (awareness)
Day 32 (2/07): candle (image)

1st period of 8 days
2nd period of 8 days
3rd period of 8 days

I still don't have any obvious preferences.

I also did 2 sun salutations today as a bit of a test: my stamina is generally improving, but I've lost flexibility. I'm optimistic that I'll regain more of both, but first I have more medical procedures scheduled

for after the sadhana. (I'm considering using sun salutations as part of my recovery--sun salutations and other repetitive bodily movements don't generally bore me.)

My "promised" engagements with other topics:

- I considered the possibility of something like 40 days of yoga nidra, but I've done something like that and wanted to try something a bit different while I wasn't much tempted to try something more strenuous.

- Will I do something like these meditations in the future? I'll have to see what I'll do with my schedule after two primary medical crises and related problems pass, as I hope, but I'm more likely to use any timeslots for "meditative activities" doing something somewhat different. Even so, at least this experience is confirming my guess that different forms of meditative objects are roughly equally appealing to me. (And if I were trying a sampler, I'd still want to try other techniques, such as other things from the original book and from other sources.)

- I've read some more things about the interaction between meditation and something called heart rate variability (HRV), but I'll probably not to anything concrete and specific until later, maybe when home tracking improves.

Later: more about body scans and the like.

toaster · 02-08-23, 10:29 PM

Today was Day #39 and I practiced with Rodney Yee.

Tomorrow I'm hoping to do Yoga: Altar of the Heart to finish, but I might not have the stamina for it on a weekday...we'll see.

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02-01-23, 05:05 PM
Vantreesta Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Snowman Land :)	Those are good points, Beth! I hadn't thought about wood blocks being smooth. Sometimes my Gaiam foam blocks don't feel stable enough, like they wobble. The other one isn't so bad but I only have one. Definitely agree on the foam roller not being as wide. I have so much equipment in my gym already I have to be careful what else I add! __________________ "No matter how slow you go, you are still lapping everybody on the couch." "God, please help me to be the person my dog thinks I am." "You can't run from your problems. But you'll both feel a little lighter when you get back." ~New Balance shoe ad You don't have to be fast, just keep moving forward. Note to self: You don't get to complain about things you won't work to change! Word for 2024: Accomplished; Word for 2023: Grounded; Word for 2022: Consistency; Word for 2021: Mindfulness

02-02-23, 12:14 AM
Vantreesta Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Snowman Land :)	https://www.youtube.com/@kristicox7749/videos I'm not sure how I even found this channel since I wasn't looking for yoga but I'm looking forward to trying her "If you only have 10 minutes" series. __________________ "No matter how slow you go, you are still lapping everybody on the couch." "God, please help me to be the person my dog thinks I am." "You can't run from your problems. But you'll both feel a little lighter when you get back." ~New Balance shoe ad You don't have to be fast, just keep moving forward. Note to self: You don't get to complain about things you won't work to change! Word for 2024: Accomplished; Word for 2023: Grounded; Word for 2022: Consistency; Word for 2021: Mindfulness

02-02-23, 11:01 AM
hch VF Supporter Join Date: Mar 2002	around 13 minutes each: Day 17 (1/23): yantra Day 18 (1/24): candle (image) Day 19 (1/25): incense (image) Day 20 (1/26): breathing (awareness) Day 21 (1/27): flower (image) Day 22 (1/28): mantra Day 23 91/29): visualization (light) Day 24 (1/30): asana (sensations in savasana) 1st period of 8 days 2nd period of 8 days 4th period of 8 days As I expected, I still don't have any strong preferences. I also hope to have some replies soon enough. __________________ "It doesn't happen all at once," said the Skin Horse. "You become. It takes a long time. That's why it doesn't happen often to people who break easily, or have sharp edges, or who have to be carefully kept. Generally, by the time you are Real, most of your hair has been loved off, and your eyes drop out and you get loose in the joints and very shabby. But these things don't matter at all, because once you are Real you can't be ugly, except to people who don't understand." The Velveteen Rabbit

02-02-23, 11:26 AM
Vantreesta Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Snowman Land :)	Good morning! I have another question. What is the difference between lizard pose and dragon flying low? I watched a video of each and they look the same to me. Am I missing some subtle differences or is it just that yin sometimes has different names for poses? A couple years ago I wrote out a post-run yoga routine to do outside and I have both poses on it. __________________ "No matter how slow you go, you are still lapping everybody on the couch." "God, please help me to be the person my dog thinks I am." "You can't run from your problems. But you'll both feel a little lighter when you get back." ~New Balance shoe ad You don't have to be fast, just keep moving forward. Note to self: You don't get to complain about things you won't work to change! Word for 2024: Accomplished; Word for 2023: Grounded; Word for 2022: Consistency; Word for 2021: Mindfulness

02-02-23, 12:20 PM
toaster Exchange Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Western NY	Vanny, Lizard is the name that's usually used in hatha, whereas Dragon is Yin. __________________ Beth aka Toaster (she/her) *Follow me @YogiBethC* YouTube\|Instagram\|Facebook And yes, I am Reviewer Dr. Beth on Amazon.

02-03-23, 10:24 AM
Pat58 VF Supporter Join Date: May 2002 Location: Connecticut	02/02/23 - Day 33 - I needed a total rest day physically, but had a very nice morning meditation plus one of Kassandra's affirmation meditation practices.

02-03-23, 10:26 AM
toaster Exchange Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Western NY	I managed to do a 25 minute Yoga with Tim practice yesterday despite technology frustrations! __________________ Beth aka Toaster (she/her) *Follow me @YogiBethC* YouTube\|Instagram\|Facebook And yes, I am Reviewer Dr. Beth on Amazon.

02-08-23, 10:22 PM
hch VF Supporter Join Date: Mar 2002	About 17 minutes Day 25 (1/31): yantra Day 26 (2/01): incense (image) Day 27 (2/02): visualization (light) Day 28 (2/03): flower (image) Day 29 (2/04): asana (sensations in savasana) Day 30 (2/05): mantra Day 31 (2/06): breathing (awareness) Day 32 (2/07): candle (image) 1st period of 8 days 2nd period of 8 days 3rd period of 8 days I still don't have any obvious preferences. I also did 2 sun salutations today as a bit of a test: my stamina is generally improving, but I've lost flexibility. I'm optimistic that I'll regain more of both, but first I have more medical procedures scheduled for after the sadhana. (I'm considering using sun salutations as part of my recovery--sun salutations and other repetitive bodily movements don't generally bore me.) My "promised" engagements with other topics: - I considered the possibility of something like 40 days of yoga nidra, but I've done something like that and wanted to try something a bit different while I wasn't much tempted to try something more strenuous. - Will I do something like these meditations in the future? I'll have to see what I'll do with my schedule after two primary medical crises and related problems pass, as I hope, but I'm more likely to use any timeslots for "meditative activities" doing something somewhat different. Even so, at least this experience is confirming my guess that different forms of meditative objects are roughly equally appealing to me. (And if I were trying a sampler, I'd still want to try other techniques, such as other things from the original book and from other sources.) - I've read some more things about the interaction between meditation and something called heart rate variability (HRV), but I'll probably not to anything concrete and specific until later, maybe when home tracking improves. Later: more about body scans and the like. __________________ "It doesn't happen all at once," said the Skin Horse. "You become. It takes a long time. That's why it doesn't happen often to people who break easily, or have sharp edges, or who have to be carefully kept. Generally, by the time you are Real, most of your hair has been loved off, and your eyes drop out and you get loose in the joints and very shabby. But these things don't matter at all, because once you are Real you can't be ugly, except to people who don't understand." The Velveteen Rabbit

02-08-23, 10:29 PM
toaster Exchange Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Western NY	Today was Day #39 and I practiced with Rodney Yee. Tomorrow I'm hoping to do Yoga: Altar of the Heart to finish, but I might not have the stamina for it on a weekday...we'll see. __________________ Beth aka Toaster (she/her) *Follow me @YogiBethC* YouTube\|Instagram\|Facebook And yes, I am Reviewer Dr. Beth on Amazon.