Re: [Paddlewise] Yoga

I've been doing yoga since the early 1960's and it hasn't helped my rolling 
at all. It probably helps for all around conditioning flexibility and 
endurance which is very helpful for paddling. However I've found many 
paddlers that are very stiff learning rolling very easy. I believe that 
some people naturally take to rolling while the rest of us have to work for it.
Also there are many different "hatha yogas" I do yoga similar to what 
Richard Hittleman taught. This is a slow - easy yoga where the  postures 
are held for many seconds and sometimes for minutes.
Ashtanga yoga, however is fast moving like calisthenics.  You might want to 
read the Yoga Journal to get an idea of what will suit your temperment. Or 
you can try different styles.
Harry Fleenor
in Southern California

At 06:55 AM 11/20/03 -0800, Emile Zen wrote:
>Sorry if this has been covered before and I missed the
>thread, but how many of you practice yoga as
>cross-training for rolling, sculling or paddling?
>
>I'd like to hear what your experience has been, what
>kinds of questions I should ask the instructor in
>advance, what positions are beneficial, etc..
>
>I have an opportunity to take a class that is nearby,
>inexpensive, and does not require any major
>commitment.
>(I believe it is called, "hatha" yoga.)  On the one
>hand, I suppose yoga in general may be good for me,
>regardless of the cross-training benefits.  However, I
>am very inflexible from years of running without
>stretching -- which has worked fine -- and otherwise
>see no reason to change things now.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Emile
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