September 26, 2011 at 8:49pm
I'm currently reading The Wisdom of Yoga, by Stephen Cope, and am interested in trying out meditation. Any suggestions where to start?
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August 24, 2011 at 9:02pm
I took up yoga about three months ago (June 2011), upon a recommendation from a friend. I have an extraordinarily stressful job, plus an overly sensitive personality, plus a history of depression. Plus a VERY stressful job. Back in March, I was talking with a friend who had a history of anxiety attacks and telling him that I felt like I was at the end of my rope. I was feeling like I had a buildup of….well, garbage, I suppose, in my head. More and more garbage – stress, anxiety, guilt, worry – was going in, but I had no way to clear it out. To my surprise, my friend told me his story. As it’s his to tell, I won’t go into details…but I’ll summarize by saying that he felt like yoga saved his life. Once summer hit and my work slowed down a bit, I asked a friend if she wanted to try yoga. She was all for it. I researched and googled until I found a studio that offered a wide variety of classes. My class of choice has ended up being Yoga for Flexibility. Every Tuesday night, 5:30-6:45p, I’m there.
I love it. I love it more than anything I’ve ever done. It’s remarkable. Almost right away, I noticed a difference. Things weren’t bothering me as much. My freakout level wasn’t nearly as high. When some sort of negative, self-destructive thought would worm its way into my noggin, instead of listening to it, dwelling on it, and, perhaps, even wallowing in it, I recognized it for the poison it was and pushed it out. After years, it feels like I’m free.
I have recently decided that one yoga class a week wasn’t going to cut it for me…hence, my appearance here at MYO. As my job requires a huge amount of travel, I anticipate MYO being huge part of sanity maintenance in the coming months. It’s been about a week since I signed up and I’ve done a ‘class’ every day but two. I love it. I am, however, having some problems.
• My wrists. They’re wrong. Instead of bending back at 90 degree angle, mine only bend at about a 45 degree angle (they’ve always been that way), meaning that any pose that requires me to support my weight on my hands for longer than a few seconds can be extremely painful. On top of that, I’ve had several surgeries on my left hand, adding to the discomfort.
• My hands. Any time my hands are up in the air for more than a pose or two, my hands start to go numb. It’s not painful (since they’re numb), but it’s uncomfortable and disconcerting.
• I’m having a few other small missteps, but I’m sure that they’re just because I’m new (balance issues, for example).
So, there’s that. If anyone out there in MYO land has any suggestions at all about my wrists and my hands, I would certainly appreciate hearing them….
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Thank-you. I look forward to enjoying the practices on line, in my home during these very cold new england mornings !!!
Namaste Jean
