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Neel said it three times, so he must've meant it, I run, though not on trails. I run on the paved bike paths in our county park, so it's as close to being out in the woods that feels safe for me. I've only ever run in one race, which I opted to label "a running event" because the sense of competition didn't appeal to me. I apply all of the alignment and Yoga principles to my running, and while I'm not THAT strong a runner (20 mpw max), I find my yoga teaching (and practice) is inspired by what I encounter in myself as I run. While it's not a substitute for seated meditation nor asana practice, it does help to balance all of me out. And due to the therapeutic style of yoga that I practice (Anusara), I've found that whatever injuries I might be susceptible to from running, I have the tools to keep myself free of injury. The only difficulty I've found is finding the time for both practices. (Yes, I consider my running a "practice", on a par with asana.) But that's just a matter of self-discipline and maintaining enthusiasm (again, the practice of Yoga). Good luck! | |||
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Expert Yogi Posts: 8442      | Here's the thing about running - if you decide to run again, run like a yogi, not like a runner. If you were a serious runner, I think you will understand this.   For those who are not serious runners, a translation: no goals (speed or distance), no score keeping (logs, journals, etc.) no comparisons (with friends or self), no running in foul weather (unless you like it), no eliminating, putting off or "accidentally" forgetting family, friends and other commitments for a run, no running through pain....Oh, I think I could go on and on and ON!!!  Run in places you enjoy when you have time and energy. Come home and talk about the trees, birds, weather, scenery. Have a shower and a beer (beer optional, shower not) and smile at your family and tell them how great running makes you feel. That's running like a yogi. | ||
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Expert Yogi Posts: 8442 | marron - so often it is "takes one to know one" but in my case it is "takes being married to one to know one." Ask me about sailing, cycling, trekking, swimming, kayaking, ballroom dancing (yes, he has overdone the dancing thing enough now to have injured a foot!).  He has a long way to go before he gets that obsessive about yoga, but I will not be even slightly surprised if it happens... | ||
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freckleface - 2008-06-24 3:38 PM I have started making progress w/eka pada... peace What you're running on one foot??  Kidding aside, google for chirunning. Injury-free is the proposed result. (but get the first edition if poss. The second is inferior print, quality and size) All the best, John | |||
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Expert Yogi Posts: 8442 | jim - good advice. With runners though, they have a tendency to not be very global thinkers. Maybe it is that dedication to the one-foot-in-front-of-the-other for a long time that makes them so very linear. | ||
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