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The great yoga adventure

The great yoga adventure

Hi all,

So...somehow I seem to have made myself a deal with @CheerBear that we are both going to venture into the super scary world of yoga next Monday. I'm SCARED!!!! I've been trying to psych myself up to go to a class for about a year and now thanks to a pesky little care bear, it seems like it is going to happen next Monday.

I have my mat and my outfit (and thanks to @Former-Member and @Former-Member I know to wear underpants under yoga pants ). Now I just need to find some courage. Hmmm...courage...I'm sure I have some here SOMEWHERE in my shell...

Only six sleeps away. This sounds way too close. Yep, this little turtle is going to need to do some serious psyching up before next Monday!!! All encouragement is warmly welcome.

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Good morning everybody,

I have been a half lord of the fishes this morning, have you? I also got to be a half lord of the fishes in my yoga class last night. I am really noticing how so often we seem to do the pose of the week in my yoga class - even when we've never done it before. It is bordering on creepy!

@Former-Member I super love the picture of T-Rex. Can we expect more dinosaur-related yoga pictures from you now???

@Former-Member were you a half lord of the fishes when you got home yesterday? If not, methinks you need to be one right now in the office.

@Former-Member Oopsy! Definitely try to avoid injuring yourself while yoga-ing! And this is the point where I declare I have zero qualifications or expertise in facilitating a yoga group. This is very much a participate-at-own-risk adventure, so no suing the turtle for any injuries incurred while participating in this most peculiar of yoga groups.

@Former-Member Were you a half lord of the fish yesterday???

@Adge It is no problem at all to not contribute. I know you are having a super tough time at the moment. That is very cool that you are a seasoned half lord of the fishes without even knowing it. I only discovered the name of the pose while searching for videos yesterday for a sitting position twist. I'm thinking after we have been lords of the fishes this week, we should be fish next week.

@Former-Member I super like your enthusiasm for our yoga-ing. I look forward to you reporting in that you have been a half lord of the fishes (this really is the coolest name for a yoga pose and I intend to use it a lot this week!!!).

Happy yoga-ing everybody.

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I was a half lord of the fishes last night when I got home as well as just then in the office ha feels so good twisting the spine both directions @Phoenix_Rising!

In pilates we just call it a 'rotation' so boring compared to 'half lord of the fishes'?!!!

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Totally understood @Phoenix_Rising. All at my own risk. I tried it again this morning actually, after a bit of a limber up beforehand. Got there this time ..... yay! Sense of accomplishment achieved.

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half a lord of the fishes: --- I did it . I did it @Phoenix_Rising

Hello @Former-Member, @Former-Member, @Former-Member, @Adge

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Hi @Shaz51 You did it, brilliant.

Adge

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thanks @Adge

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Ooh I love this pose @Phoenix_Rising. I didn't know it was called "half lord of the fishes" though. That is an excellent name. I will be doing it tonight when I get home and possibly in the office today! Thank you for keeping us all yoga-ing!

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Hi @Phoenix_Rising,

I was a Half Lord of the Fish, last Monday! What is the position for this week @Phoenix_Rising? Have we got one yet, or have I just missed it?

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We havent been given this week's yoga pose yet @Former-Member. I'm sure @Phoenix_Rising has something difficult planned for us. @Former-Member @Shaz51 @Adge. How did everyone get along with last week's homework?

Sherry

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I only managed to do that half lord of the fishies (twist) once or twice, I'm sorry to say.

Getting to my 2 yoga classes each week, has been quite an effort recently, but I'm still going (& it still helps).

I feel lost, sad, inflexible, & rather stiff & sore - when I occasionally have to miss a yoga class.

I've got my thinking hat on, trying to think of yoga poses to suggest...

The tricky thing is that we've done most of them already here.

Adge

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