What happens to you when you only do yoga

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I hadn't heard of J. Brown until a recent reference on a yoga teachers group to to his upcoming training "Gentle is the New Advanced." His stuff sounds great! He has a lot of interesting talks on his YouTube channel, although I wish he included at least a few brief practice segments.

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Originally Posted by eam531

J. Brown is wonderful. I'll be doing his DVD on my "off" days during my Bikram challenge (I'm doing 6 days on and one day off for a month). I'm so glad you like his DVD; it is one of my favorites.

If you've been talking about it on the boards, that's why I've got the dvd. Thank you.

I bought mine on a whim last winter just before I had surgery. (How's that for an impulse? Knew I'd be out for six weeks recovering, and bought it anyway, LOL!) Took a while for me to be able to get on the floor, but now I find this routine is just what I need.

So far I've only done the shorter ones (7, 15 and 30 minutes), but sometimes I do the 30 minute routine on my own and add in a few more reps and am getting along fine. My life isn't really suited to hour long routines, since I get interrupted a lot sort of at random. Breaking things down into smaller bits seems to work for me.

[eam531]

Anna--sometimes I wonder if I'm tiresome when I yap about yoga DVDs I really like. I'm glad J. Brown resonates with you.

I generally do his 60 minute practice, but then, I'm retired and have time. I never skip the relaxation. It's terrific, and I love the guitar music.

[cyana]

Originally Posted by eam531

Anna--sometimes I wonder if I'm tiresome when I yap about yoga DVDs I really like. .

Not Anna, but I'm sure I'm not alone with this opinion. I enjoy reading your detailed and thoughtful posts.

[BunnyHop]

Originally Posted by eam531

Anna--sometimes I wonder if I'm tiresome when I yap about yoga DVDs I really like. I'm glad J. Brown resonates with you.

I generally do his 60 minute practice, but then, I'm retired and have time. I never skip the relaxation. It's terrific, and I love the guitar music.

Oh, no, you're enabling others, it's a good thing. I don't think I'd have ever found his dvd without the postings here. It's kind of obscure, and doesn't seem to be linked to on his own website. I don't remember it ever coming up on Amazon for me when randomly browsing yoga dvds.

Originally Posted by cyana

Not Anna, but I'm sure I'm not alone with this opinion. I enjoy reading your detailed and thoughtful posts.

Yup! Me too. I enjoy reading about how others have found things that work really well for them. Even if it's ultimately not for me, I do appreciate the shared insights.

[eam531]

Aww ... thanks, Anna and Cyana!

J. Brown is kind of obscure. He used to have his own studio, but no longer does. Guess it got too $$$ in New York City. I think he's a really good teacher and his practices are quite accessible--you don't have to be advanced or bendy/twisty.

I see from his website that he is offering live streaming classes. I have his blog bookmarked too.

I also like reading about other people's practices. I'm always glad to see people finding a yoga practice that works for them, whatever it is. I've discovered some really good instructors who are new to me by reading other people's posts.

[Floren]

Originally Posted by eam531

Anna--sometimes I wonder if I'm tiresome when I yap about yoga DVDs I really like.

Originally Posted by cyana

Not Anna, but I'm sure I'm not alone with this opinion. I enjoy reading your detailed and thoughtful posts.

This. I appreciate what you share.