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Hatha Yoga Practice
By: yogasimplifiedmethod Date: September 20, 2022, 7:46 pm
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Check out Youtube for classical and traditional Hatha yoga
videos to practice. When responding to this topic, provide your
experience and a link to the video for others to check out.
Enjoy!
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Re: Hatha Yoga Practice
By: Kelli Cook Date: September 22, 2022, 4:47 am
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I love Hatha Yoga! I never knew it was called that before this
:) The beauty and reason I am doing YTT. This is the style I
would say I always enjoyed in classes. Especially when I was
beginning yoga. Now that I have practiced more and feel
comfortable in positions, I find myself liking the Hatha Vinyasa
Flow. Classical Hatha is so calming, relaxing, and good for the
SOUL!!!
I did a little more research into the Hatha style and love how
the style invites you to move slowly and mindfully. I found the
below classical Hatha class on Youtube. I really enjoyed the
teacher's cues! They were clear, concise, and easy to interpret
and follow. Many of the poses she had you do are a part of our
YTT sequence! I will definitely refer back to this class at home
for a quick 30-minute Hatha session.
HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWg-siH2VEA
I also came across this YouTube video by an Indian Guru named
Isha Sadhguru. I found this short video super interesting and
really liked some of his statements. Which then sent me into a
rabbit hole of who he is and then I continued to research more
on Hatha Yoga :)
HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVIXbz9t4MM
From what I read he was named one of India's 50 most influential
people. He hosts and provides many different transformational
programs, one being an intensive 5-month residential program for
people to learn and experience classical hatha yoga in its full
depth and vibrancy. Looks like a beautiful peaceful place too!
There are many videos about the program, curriculum, and place
on youtube. It is very interesting! Des, I would be curious if
you know about him and this place??
Anyhow, I got lost once again and am loving learning so many new
perspectives already on Yoga!
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Re: Hatha Yoga Practice
By: yogasimplifiedmethod Date: September 22, 2022, 9:31 am
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So glad you found Sadhguru! I thought about mentioning him when
we met on zoom but decided against it. He's a great teacher, a
modernized yogi who loves riding motorcycles, hiking, playing
soccer, and golf, and he is an outdoorsman.
I'm glad you explored a quick Hatha Class and enjoyed it. Check
out Yoga Simplified Method on YouTube (guilty plug-in), but
there are a few videos, too, for quickies. The more people
experience Hatha Vinyasa Flow, the more you'll understand why
the Collective is formulated with teaching and technicality.
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Re: Hatha Yoga Practice
By: Niki Ehrenkranz Date: September 25, 2022, 9:04 am
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This morning I did this 30 minute Hatha practice with my mom!
HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWNpA0_cfvo
At the beginning of the video the instructor provided an outline
to the flow. The beginning of this practice was geared towards
breath to movement with minimal cues. It was definitely a slower
pace then a flow class. This video was very grounding, focusing
on where you are not where you're going.
Throughout the flow I kept reflection on a discussion we
previously had, how we have westernized the yoga practice; sped
it up, adding weights, and intensity.
After the class my mom and I reflected on how this format should
really be practiced daily and how good it felt to stretch into a
pose and not quickly move to the next.
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Re: Hatha Yoga Practice
By: yogasimplifiedmethod Date: September 25, 2022, 4:20 pm
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[quote author=Niki Ehrenkranz link=topic=5.msg33#msg33
date=1664114666]
This morning I did this 30 minute Hatha practice with my mom!
HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWNpA0_cfvo
At the beginning of the video the instructor provided an outline
to the flow. The beginning of this practice was geared towards
breath to movement with minimal cues. It was definitely a slower
pace then a flow class. This video was very grounding, focusing
on where you are not where you're going.
Throughout the flow I kept reflection on a discussion we
previously had, how we have westernized the yoga practice; sped
it up, adding weights, and intensity.
After the class my mom and I reflected on how this format should
really be practiced daily and how good it felt to stretch into a
pose and not quickly move to the next.
[/quote]
I'm glad you enjoyed it Niki. There are so many interpretations
of movement, and although it is sped up in a flow, it all
depends on the intent. Hatha Vinyasa derived from
Krishnamacharya, and Pattabi Jois created Asthanga Yoga which is
very intense. The poses can be incredibly difficult for some to
get into, and pass levels. Understand also, that, although we in
the west put our spin on yoga, the heat, the breath, the
intensity, and the discipline all came from India. Many Indians
would LOVE to have the choices and abilities to do what was
created here in the west. The great thing about the flow you're
learning are the sections such as integration, warm-up, flow,
standing, surrender, and into savasana. You're taught cadence,
how to work with the breath, and feeling the stretch (as well as
strength) in the poses.
Whatever everyone chooses to practice to be with their breath,
and experience their body, all have a wonderful mind-body
connection. Thank you for your input and experience in the
class!
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Re: Hatha Yoga Practice
By: Erin Curro Date: September 26, 2022, 9:17 am
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Hatha Yoga brings me back to some of my first yoga classes I
took while in Ohio at a workout facility similar to LA Fitness.
I remember enjoying the practice (as well as others at various
studios) and also feeling frustrated that the class was not more
intense or vinyasa. I was quite naive and at the time focused
more on the workout vs. the philosophy and more holistic yoga
practice. It is funny and makes me smile now looking back
realizing that the days I thought I needed a vinyasa class were
exactly the days/times when I needed a hatha class. It is a good
reminder for myself to be mindful of when I am feeling anxious
and that sometimes slowing down and fostering a sense of calm
and grounding is exactly what I need and to embrace it with
increased acceptance. I will be honest, this is not easy for me,
my tendency is to not allow myself the space and permission to
relax and recharge and it is something I have been intentional
about practicing and cultivating. Especially, since starting YTT
and I am seeing the payoffs when I engage in those equal and
opposite actions. :-)
I chose the below video as these were some of the original
YouTube channels in addition to yoga with Adrienne that I would
often share with my clients/patients. I found this practice very
grounding/calming and also from a YTT perspective noticed
stylistic differences in hatha yoga practices. For example, not
following the breath, posture, cue format and mostly breath
followed by cues. I really liked her cues and felt like they
were succinct and similar to the verb, your, body part. However,
have such a deeper appreciation for the "flow" aspect now. And I
also understand the more systemic and stylistic differences
between vinyasa (or hatha vinyasa) and pure hatha. And on a fun
and funny personal aside, my current Intern I Supervise has a
passion for yoga and completed her Hatha Yoga YTT. She is very
excited that I am doing YTT and it has been fun to discuss in
Supervision stylistic differences as well as how she/we both
incorporate mindfulness and yoga based practices and philosophy
into our clinical work.
I look forward to what's to come!
HTML https://youtu.be/uH2N2gmjhl0
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Re: Hatha Yoga Practice
By: yogasimplifiedmethod Date: September 26, 2022, 9:55 am
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[quote author=Erin Curro link=topic=5.msg41#msg41
date=1664201867]
Hatha Yoga brings me back to some of my first yoga classes I
took while in Ohio at a workout facility similar to LA Fitness.
I remember enjoying the practice (as well as others at various
studios) and also feeling frustrated that the class was not more
intense or vinyasa. I was quite naive and at the time focused
more on the workout vs. the philosophy and more holistic yoga
practice. It is funny and makes me smile now looking back
realizing that the days I thought I needed a vinyasa class were
exactly the days/times when I needed a hatha class. It is a good
reminder for myself to be mindful of when I am feeling anxious
and that sometimes slowing down and fostering a sense of calm
and grounding is exactly what I need and to embrace it with
increased acceptance. I will be honest, this is not easy for me,
my tendency is to not allow myself the space and permission to
relax and recharge and it is something I have been intentional
about practicing and cultivating. Especially, since starting YTT
and I am seeing the payoffs when I engage in those equal and
opposite actions. :-)
I chose the below video as these were some of the original
YouTube channels in addition to yoga with Adrienne that I would
often share with my clients/patients. I found this practice very
grounding/calming and also from a YTT perspective noticed
stylistic differences in hatha yoga practices. For example, not
following the breath, posture, cue format and mostly breath
followed by cues. I really liked her cues and felt like they
were succinct and similar to the verb, your, body part. However,
have such a deeper appreciation for the "flow" aspect now. And I
also understand the more systemic and stylistic differences
between vinyasa (or hatha vinyasa) and pure hatha. And on a fun
and funny personal aside, my current Intern I Supervise has a
passion for yoga and completed her Hatha Yoga YTT. She is very
excited that I am doing YTT and it has been fun to discuss in
Supervision stylistic differences as well as how she/we both
incorporate mindfulness and yoga based practices and philosophy
into our clinical work.
I look forward to what's to come!
HTML https://youtu.be/uH2N2gmjhl0
[/quote]
Thanks, Erin! Learning the slight distinctions between cueing,
styles, and flows is incredibly rewarding because you can
identify nuances much faster. It comes down to which approach
works best for which studio, demographic, logistics, energy,
etc. If one were to practice Iyengar, there's no formula to
teaching other than A LOT of cueing. Ashtanga Vinyasa does
minimal cueing and lots of counting, and some studio formats
have no cueing at all. What makes this program unique in the
formula is the intention of setting you up with the ability to
break it down concisely. There will be an exercise playing with
different formulas coming up which will be a fun little mind
game. I'm happy you have someone to interact with as well
discussing training and applying what you're learning.
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Re: Hatha Yoga Practice
By: Madi Rowan Date: September 26, 2022, 2:11 pm
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Similar to Erin, watching a few Hatha yoga classes on Youtube,
really brought me back to my first taste of yoga & was honestly
all I thought yoga could be before I started taking classes at
studios. For this assignment, I wanted to observe a very basic
Hatha Yoga practice for beginners & then one for immediate
levels to see the difference. The first class I watched was very
gentle & included a basic routine of poses that most people can
do even if they didn't have any yoga experience. I enjoyed
reading through the comments to learn more about why the viewers
were drawn to that specific video or why they enjoyed the
practice & many of them were brand new to yoga, coming back to
their practice, maybe suffered an injury that prevented them
from moving a certain way, were a bit older but still wanted to
practice yoga/move their body, or were just looking for a way to
unwind.
In this specific class, there was a lot of silence, minimum
poses, & breath cues.The instructor set up the pose & then
allowed time for silence. I think this creates a very meditative
& grounding experience no matter your level. But on the other
hand, I could easily see how that silence could be hard for some
people who maybe aren't used to quiet time or listening to their
own thoughts throughout their practice. Although it's normal for
your mind to wonder a bit during yoga, I think that amount of
silence could become distractive to beginner students at times.
I try to think back to when I first started practicing, I'm sure
my mind was all over the place. But as my personal practice has
evolved, I've been able to practice harnessing my thoughts when
I'm on my mat, which is now one of my favorite parts of yoga.
Throughout this class, the instructor used very direct cueing &
didn't call many poses by their true yoga name. I think this
created a very inviting atmosphere for students because all
levels felt welcome because there was zero yoga experience
required to enjoy & take the class.
HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uH2N2gmjhl0
The second video I watched, I also took the class. It definitely
was more of an energized flow in comparison to the first video I
watched, but still very different from our hatha vinyasa flow.
There was more breath cueing in this video & pretty basic
pose/posture cueing. I even noticed a few areas where I would
have added in a cue. I am finding that as we go through this YTT
experience, I'm starting to pick up on things I otherwise
wouldn't have noticed simply being a student in class, which has
been fun to see!
HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILfVjpt3no8
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Re: Hatha Yoga Practice
By: oliviamarotta Date: September 26, 2022, 3:42 pm
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HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dnlxcp7jiP0
I wanted to choose a different video from what has already been
posted so that I could compare two styles of haha yoga. I have
mixed feelings about the video I chose as while there are some
aspects of it I really enjoyed, there were a few things in his
cueing and transitions that I don't think are executed as well
as the cueing style we are learning.
I noticed in the beginning of the video that he either said the
pose name (in Sanskrit or in English) or gave directional cues
to arrive in a pose, but did not offer both. If I were a
beginner who was not able to anticipate the next movement or
didn't know where I was going, I feel like I would get lost in
the sequence.
I also noticed that he only sporadically offered breath cues,
and that it was not consistent. I expected more attention to be
on breathing to movement rather than occasional reminders.
As he progressed to the longer-hold poses, he began to offer a
version of refinement cues, indicating which muscles should be
engaged and notes on alignment. I realized through this video
that what I really appreciate about vinyasa yoga is the dynamic
flow between movements, as this haha yoga sequence had
disjointed transitions where you were set up in a pose with no
intentional movement between.
I did appreciate the slower pace of this type of yoga to allow
space to really sit in a pose and breath into it.
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Re: Hatha Yoga Practice
By: heidi91@comcast.net Date: September 26, 2022, 6:42 pm
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HTML https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bkbtXQrUl_w
Wow there’s a lot of different videos out there. After watching
multiple videos I came back to this one, I love how she talks
and explains her every move and offers you options thru out the
whole class. Her voice and movement are very soothing. It made
me think of when I was new to yoga and wished I had a little
more guidance as to what I should be doing for a pose and how I
should be feeling in the pose. Being new to hatha this video
would help me stay with this practice and continue to build on
it easily without intimidation.
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