Comments on Yogademia: WoYoPracMo, and Fear of Flying Solo

I feel exactly the same. Even though I am training...

2010-01-07T12:53:06.146-05:00

I feel exactly the same. Even though I am training to be a yoga teacher (just started in October) I still prefer to use a podcast, cd or video for my daily home practice. Maybe it would be a good idea to write a 'lesson plan'(with objectives -or intentions- asanas, relaxation and music) for a mini session once a week and take it from there.

thanks for the links. i look forward to any more ...

2010-01-06T22:50:15.181-05:00

thanks for the links. i look forward to any more that you share. i am also a yoga podcast junkie :) hugs!!

Thanks for the links. I'm going to check them out...

2010-01-06T18:21:02.720-05:00

Thanks for the links. I'm going to check them out!

I totally relate to your fear of practicing without a guide of some kind. It is intimidating. I always think to myself, "What if I don't know what to do next?" But somehow, it seems that my body always knows what it needs, sometimes without me even having to think about it. I try to go with wherever the flow takes me and not judge myself too harshly. Easier said than done, right?

Thank you for posting those links to amazing yoga ...

2010-01-06T14:47:40.979-05:00

Thank you for posting those links to amazing yoga podcasts and videos. I am so looking forward to trying them out.

As for your question about the fear surrounding creating a self practice, I find that sometimes it is the fear of failure that holds me back. The fear that somehow I wont be able to create a sustaining self practice. Have you journalled at all about your fears related to creating a self-practice?

The Kripalu living your yoga book also helped me tremendously in creating my own self practice. I found that knowing more about the basics of yoga and alignments helped me to feel that I was better able to create a self practice. Here is a link to the Amazon UK for the book I am talking about: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Kripalu-Yoga-Guide-Practice-Off/dp/0553380974/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1262807221&sr=8-1

Thanks again for writing this post.