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| Today's class was great! I love my teacher! That said I was quite excited when she told us that friday morning's class will be held outdoors, at a river on a nearby farm. Usually I oversleep morning stiff-yoga classes, knowing that they're not much fun for me. But today I feel very motivated and will try to make it to friday's class. So if some of you guys can maybe nice enough to remind me of my resolution on thu evening that would be great.  Thanx | |||
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Expert Yogi Posts: 5098   Location: Somewhere in the Mountains of Western NC | Do you also want us to remind you about the scary critters and insects you'll be encountering too Just kidding | ||
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| Bay Guy |
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Expert Yogi Posts: 2479   Location: A Blue State | |||
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| Cyndi |
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Expert Yogi Posts: 5098 Location: Somewhere in the Mountains of Western NC | I think he needs some therapy...just what kind I'm not sure | ||
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| afroyogi |
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Thanks for the reminder, Cindy.  That was exactly what came to my mind first, when the outdoors class was announced. Especially when I heard it'll be with a river nearby.  But thankfully the summer is over now and there are not too much of 'em flying beasts around anymore. Knowing myself rather well I'll probably still be in wonderland when that class happens. So the mosquito invasion shouldn't be a problem for me anyway. | |||
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| today was my day! i had no classes to teach, no school to attend, my house is clean and it was 21 degrees -- i figured i would give the outdoor yoga thing a shot. the first problem was to actually find the great outdoors! there is a huge park about 5 kms away (maybe more!). it is the place where some of the world cup soccer was held a few years back. i packed my bag (ipod, meditation book, water bottle, sunscreen, fleece trainers for later), sucked back a smoothie, grabbed my bike and off i went! the ride was nice. the park was beautiful. i spent the first hour biking through the park admiring the cherry blossoms which are just starting to bloom. i couldnt really find a spot that wasnt full of hanami (flower watching) picnic people. i paid 200 yen (about 2 dollars) to enter the massive botanical gardens. i had to ditch my bike, so i walked around and around and around. i was looking for the ultimate place to to practice. i was hoping for a spot under a blooming cherry tree but i really didnt want a huge audience so i "settled" for a spot in the oak tree forest. i brought my crappy mat (it is a bit too small). i was on the flattest ground i could find but it was still not exactly great. everytime i jumped both my feet would end up in the dirt and leaves -- completely off the mat! i had a towel with me and cleaned off the mud and leaves from my feet between asanas  . the balance postures were cool. i loved triangle as i was looking up at my hand and into the trees. quite a change from the white ceilings of my apartment. actually all the standing poses were great and i was able to hold on for much longer than i would normally. nature inspired me i suppose. of course there were people walking through the area but i was able to keep focused. a group of obachans and ojichans (little old men and women) who were all part of a photography club got some great shots of me doing yoga in the bushes i wish i could have asked them for copies! of course i ended things with savasana. as i was laying there, i heard some kids come by and one of them said to his friend "shinda" - which basically means "she's dead" --so i guess i was doing a good job! i spent another hour under a cherry tree listening to music and eating onigiri (rice balls seasoned with spring mountain flowers and pickled plum). pretty standard hanami food! i hopped back on the bike for the ride home (which seemed to take a lot longer!!) it was a lovely yoga in the park day! who is next with an outdoor yoga adventure story? here is a picture of hanami: Edited by easternsun 2005-04-06 5:45 AM (smhanami.jpg) Attachments ----------------  smhanami.jpg (58KB - 76 downloads) | |||
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| Orbilia |
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| That sounds like a perfectly lovely way to pass a few hours Mind you, I'm now quite hungry *ggg* Fee | |||
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| Hey you lucky girl ,.. Sooo???? You want us to be jealous with you or what Haaa????  | |||
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jealous NOOOOO! i live in a concrete jungle. i had to bike 10 kms (there and back) to get to a place "Naturey" enough for this little experiment. i would much rather be secluded on a mountain top or a sandy beach -- but i made the best of my situation  the picture posted above is not where i was today, just a stock photo of cherry blossoms! i would rather be in sri lanka  | |||
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| EasternSun, that was so cool. And I love the picture ~ thank you for posting it! My neighbor across the street just started practicing on his front lawn. I know the rest of the block must think he's nuts, but I have half a mind to go over and join him. | |||
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| afroyogi |
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| Kira, that reminds me that every year around this time of spring the japanese embassy in my hometown Hamburg/Germany (yeah, I'm a hamburger ) is throwing a cherry blossom festival which ends with the most spectacular fireworks. Us hamburgers just love that treat. When the weather is fine, some hundred thousands of people will gather in the inner city just to watch the fireworks. The lake is full with boats and the streets overflow with spectators. Traffic chaos included... Thanks for giving me this fuzzy feeling. | |||
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| Go for it! The buzz from messin' with the minds of the rest of the neighbourhood'll be as good as the yoga high :-) Fee Kabu - 2005-04-06 3:03 PM EasternSun, that was so cool. And I love the picture ~ thank you for posting it! My neighbor across the street just started practicing on his front lawn. I know the rest of the block must think he's nuts, but I have half a mind to go over and join him. | |||
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| Bay Guy |
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Expert Yogi Posts: 2479 Location: A Blue State | |||
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| afroyogi |
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| Well, here's what happened: I woke up much too early ... and hungry. Although I didn't plan to have a breakfast before class I prepared a bowl of muesli. That was a mistake. The milk probably was to cold so 5 minutes later hefty stomach cramps did set in and I felt very lousy. Nevertheless I decided to drive up to the gym where we were supposed to meet. There I spent the waiting time in the restroom, emptying my bowels through all available holes in my body. As I said before, I wasn't feeling to well. Okay, so I go up the the group training room and find only my teacher, puzzled cause nobody else did show up. It was quite frustrating, so she decided to just teach the ususal 9:15 indoor class to the few people that finally show up and didn't know about the initial plan. Also she said that she'll not try to announce a outdoor class again. At least not anytime soon. By that time my stomach was so bad that I had to excuse myself and drove straight to the next pharmacy and then home. That's also the reason why I wasn't here yesterday. I spent the whole friday with couch yoga. And it was such a fantastic morning for outdoor yoga. What a waste.  | |||
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Expert Yogi Posts: 8442 | Oh Stefan, what a dissappointment! Plus - how awful to have something take over your tummy like that. Sounds a lot worse than a little milk that was too cold.  Hope you are feeling better and that you can do your own outdoor practice soon. | ||
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Expert Yogi Posts: 8442 | Well, you can do savasana on the couch maybe | ||
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