Introductions -- Why You Came to Yoga

Searching for pause

feeds@yuku.com (Wyndolyn) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 09:40:31 GMT

Lately, I have been trying to slow down during my oh so busy days. I can't seem to get off the work treadmill. I had read Erich's work in the past and was suddenly reminded of his meditation techniques that had helped me briefly in the past. I was really happy to find this community so I can learn from others about their meditation and yoga experiences. Meditation isn't as easy as it seems. Hearing what others say about their practice might help me stay with it. I'm really...

I'm so glad I found this forum!

feeds@yuku.com (twogoldenbirds) — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 22:02:19 GMT

Hi!

I am not new to online forums but I've never participated in a yoga forum before, so I'm very happy to be here.

I took my first yoga class out of curiosity in 1998 and my first reaction was, "Oh, it's just poses?" That seems so funny to me now. I'm not sure what I thought yoga was. Yoga clicked with me right away and I've been practicing ever since. My first class was a free class offered at my apartment complex. The first time I...

Free Form

feeds@yuku.com (netineti) — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 07:51:15 GMT

Hi All,

So I love yoga but can not stand most classes. I have some considerable authority issues that have been with me for a long time. I am not proud of them but I know they are there because of the profound ways people in authority abused me when I was young.

So I have always yearned for a yoga practice where the teacher really encouraged the students to listen to their own bodies and minds and to do what they needed to do. A sort of improv yoga where the teacher...

Namaste!!

feeds@yuku.com (Chiotissa) — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:33:22 GMT

hi from New York, y'all!

I am in the process of going through all the old threads (could take a while!!), but there are a few I want to resurrect & contribute to, so thought I'd say i heart-y "hello"!! life is funny; I remember this board when I started lurking, and later contributing to the ashtanga board (hi, spangled & kubia!!), and found you guys a bit on the, shall I say, fuzzy-wuzzy side. This was in the late 90s; life is funny- I now feel my heart...

Happy Farmer

feeds@yuku.com (lightdancer) — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 06:24:54 GMT

Happy Farmer, I see you down there!!! You can post here and introduce yourself so everyone can meet you. We are really glad you're here! Feel free to jump in and post in any thread, but I thought this might make it an easy place to start.

peace,
Carie

Hello, intro

feeds@yuku.com (Adriano) — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 18:19:37 GMT

Hi Everyone, I'm looking to expand my yoga practice. Right now I practice meditative yoga and also practice the headstand pose. I'm hoping to learn a hatha yoga routine that will benefit my health. I have arthritis and joint problems which makes it very difficult for me to do a good many poses. I'm interested in holding a few poses for longer periods and slow changes (not the fast paced yoga like on tv). If anyone can suggest a good book which explains in depth poses and their...

Advice on taking Erich's class in LA

feeds@yuku.com (markr) — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 08:06:00 GMT

I live in Santa Cruz and considering a yoga 'pilgrimage' to Exhale. I've never taken a class with Erich, is it difficult to just drop in? Any advice on cool, affordable places to stay in Santa Monica? Where would someone go for a chai and people watch (and maybe journaling or reading a book)? I'd really appreciate the advice. I've been to Pasadena a few times to see the Dalai Lama but I haven't experienced coastal LA.

Hello from send a cow

feeds@yuku.com (sendacow) — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 07:20:20 GMT

Hello everybody, I'm Jess from Send A Cow and wanted to take the chance to introduce myself here on this wonderful forum. Send A Cow is a charity based in Bath, United Kingdom and we run sustainable agricultural programmes in nine countries in Africa to help small-scale farmers overcome poverty and malnutrition. We were founded in 1988 by a group of UK farmers who sent cows to families in post-conflict Uganda. The idea is that by developing strong community groups through education, and...

Namaste

feeds@yuku.com (georgiagail) — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 10:08:23 GMT

I have always been a yogi, but it became official when I began my practice 10 or so years ago. First I found yoga, then Erich's book, then Erich, then some of the wonderful peeps on this board through various retreats and workshops...Robyn, Carie, Terri, and others. My practice is mainly home practice because I live in a small SW Georgia town with limited yoga resources...classes, teachers, etc. I'm way into gentle, stretchy, meditation centered practice....
I have lurked...

A Little Intro

feeds@yuku.com (pixievic) — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 16:25:34 GMT

Hi to all! I thought I would write a few words about how I came to yoga before I hit the topics and begin to chime in, ask questions, etc.

Actually it is a very long story - so this is the nutshell version. I actually began to do yoga in the late 1970' s because a friend was teaching a class and I was running my first little business and I was totally stressed out. She seemed so CALM! I wanted some of that. Yoga has been and off and on again thing for me over many decades,...

To be alive.

feeds@yuku.com (jupitersiren) — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 15:42:49 GMT

Hi Yogis & Yoginis.
I am new here. I am happy to find a positive place on the internet to talk/write about yoga and look for inspiration.
My name is Flo & I live South of Atlanta. I have been practicing Asana for a few years. I started with Ashtanga yoga, played around with Anusara and eventually found an amazing teacher--Stephanie Keach. I attended her Vinyasa Yoga Training earlier this year. I have to travel to practice with her (In Asheville) so most of the time I am...

Yoga-the sweetness that makes me smile :)

feeds@yuku.com (Inkmananda) — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 09:08:21 GMT

WOW! What a week, returning from a fabulous retreat at the Feathered Pipe. Thanks Erich!
I suppose this is a good place to get started on the website.
Why did I come to yoga?
I came to yoga for peace, stillness, solitude....Yoga gives me permission to be playful, sad, silly, amazing and raw....yoga gives me permission to feel! Sometimes, life is a little hectic, and you dont really always give yourself that time for truth, the truth of who you are in that moment. A moment that...

Being a Yogi in a mundane world....

feeds@yuku.com (GladDad) — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 21:34:39 GMT

Just another Yoga day taking care of mundane errands around Sacramento unable to keep the smile off of my face, my face just keeps having this smile on it even in this rotten stinkin economy. The first business I walk into I notice these elderly ladies lookin at me and smiles began to appear on their faces to, they started smiling and talking to me like they were so glad to see me and I felt this energy go out from me like love or somethin. I venture on to the next mundane duty and lo...

why o why I came to Yoga

feeds@yuku.com (doyoga) — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 09:55:59 GMT

I had a unique expierience back in the early 80's on Maui when Patabhi Jois was doing a workshop. I was invited to check it out and so I did and stayed with the daily routine for a couple of months and noticed a much lighter and stronger body after a short period of time. As it turns out I did not stay on Maui or with Yoga to my great unpleasure......yes the habits that I loved more than anything else were my constant companion instead of Yoga for a bit over 30 years....and then the...

Hello Again

feeds@yuku.com (lotusgirlyoga) — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 04:06:55 GMT

Hi, everyone. It has been MONTHS since I've been on the board and I woke up early this morning with the "urge" so here I am! The past several months have been interesting and challenging but generally filled with love, which is all that really matters. Looking forward to maybe "catching up" with some of you. I've missed you all.
Erich - I was cleaning out my closet and found an envelope from back when I ordered some CDs from you and I can't tell you...

Hello!

feeds@yuku.com (intendere) — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 21:49:25 GMT

I just wanted say hello to everyone in this community and briefly introduce myself. I have perused these threads now and then for the last couple of months and am delighted at the geniune care demonstrated by you.

My journey in yoga began when a co-worker relentlessly pressured me to sign up for a flow class offered at our place of employment. I resisted out of fear and intimidation to no avail and found myself purchasing a yoga mat (from Target) in preparation for my first class....

reconnecting

feeds@yuku.com (stillflowingyogin) — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 12:54:53 GMT

Hi all...I am back on the community line and looking forward to reconnecting with you in the fall Erich. I am finishing my 500 hr this weekend (finishing a paper right now)... After graduation I wish to travel to the ocean for a break (have a free round trip ticket to use by early July (yeah)...would love to hear any suggestions (remembering conversations about Santa Barbara and wondering about the yoga studio where you provide trainings, Erich. R&R with a lovely yoga connection sounds...

Enrich your mind, body, and soul this summer at a new music & yoga festival

feeds@yuku.com (erinx3) — Wed, 27 May 2009 11:26:03 GMT

Wanderlust Festival is bringing together the world's leading yoga teachers and top-tier rock and roll performers, all in the breathtaking natural beauty of Squaw Valley USA in Lake Tahoe, California. For the yoga enthusiast, classes will be taught in the mornings by renowned instructors Shiva Rea, John Friend, and others from New York City and the Bay Area. With a stage perched atop the Sierra Nevadas, music-lovers can expect a two-day line-up of diverse performances by Michael...

hello there

feeds@yuku.com (frankraj) — Tue, 26 May 2009 19:42:51 GMT

Hi guys,I am newbie here.My name is frank.Glad to meet you all,guys.

Open Heart Surgery Brought Me to Surrender

feeds@yuku.com (mukti1016) — Thu, 14 May 2009 08:34:42 GMT

Sixteen years ago I began the practice of meditation. How I came across it some might say is unique.
My whole life I have felt connected to something larger than myself, than this body. As a child I would spend hours at the tippy tops of trees feeling the sway of the breeze and watching life unfold around me. I was raised Catholic and knew, as I sat in church each Sunday watching my mother cry, begging for relief from the abusive chaos her life had become, that this was not where God...