tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post6667477077355234735..comments2024-03-24T16:50:00.727-05:00Comments on Maria Zannini blogspot: Yoga For MulesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-7716459715323726932012-08-22T07:18:14.886-05:002012-08-22T07:18:14.886-05:00Shirley: Sometimes I feel I will never improve my ...Shirley: Sometimes I feel I will never improve my balance, but my strength is coming back. I'll take what I can get.Maria Zanninihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604862636922299273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-45937251988259001422012-08-22T06:03:08.697-05:002012-08-22T06:03:08.697-05:00What a great post, Maria. Delighted to hear that y...What a great post, Maria. Delighted to hear that yoga is working for you. I'm a great believer in yoga - but I'm hopeless at it. :)<br /><br />Like you, I have a clothes caddy, LOL.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05938431508430656253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-22925660453175631312012-08-21T19:34:06.330-05:002012-08-21T19:34:06.330-05:00Barbara: My elliptical machine is the perfect clot...Barbara: My elliptical machine is the perfect clothes caddy. LOL. <br /><br />Maria Zanninihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604862636922299273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-14398378226441776472012-08-21T15:42:56.382-05:002012-08-21T15:42:56.382-05:00I'm tempted by yoga and will probably try it s...I'm tempted by yoga and will probably try it someday, but right now it's just impossible. I really like my elliptical machine, thoBarbara Ann Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01751427987081847906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-53749615783647831262012-08-21T14:24:06.880-05:002012-08-21T14:24:06.880-05:00Cate: I have spent thousands of dollars and this i...Cate: I have spent thousands of dollars and this is the only thing that's had a lasting effect.<br /><br />I went from sleeping four hours a night to seven. I am in heaven.<br /><br />***<br /><br />Raelyn: We need to start a yoga club where we keep track of each other. :)Maria Zanninihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604862636922299273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-42062129381086102702012-08-21T14:17:35.587-05:002012-08-21T14:17:35.587-05:00I love yoga...actually need to get back into it. S...I love yoga...actually need to get back into it. So glad it's working for you Maria!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-65278282514959682672012-08-21T10:01:53.347-05:002012-08-21T10:01:53.347-05:00I keep meaning to go back to yoga! I've read a...I keep meaning to go back to yoga! I've read about its health benefits but your testimony's convincing. I'd love to sleep all night! Glad you've found some relief.Cate Mastershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01371792447604980848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-22283260482472855132012-08-20T22:11:35.675-05:002012-08-20T22:11:35.675-05:00Jimmy: I didn't know that about your weather. ...Jimmy: I didn't know that about your weather. At least a treadmill is never too far away from a cold bottle of water.Maria Zanninihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604862636922299273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-86432246558161689642012-08-20T22:07:29.826-05:002012-08-20T22:07:29.826-05:00If you live on the coast, in the mountains or in S...If you live on the coast, in the mountains or in San Diego, then the weather is awesome in California. On the other hand, if you live in the Central Valley (near Fresno) - where we've just had something like 12 days of triple digits - then no, it isn't great.<br />I run my treadmill in order to keep the middle age off of my belly and sides. Lol! :)<br /><br />-JimmyJames Garcia Jrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00559119178720751963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-55608269123097875862012-08-20T22:00:47.028-05:002012-08-20T22:00:47.028-05:00Linda: We might not live close by, but I'll be...Linda: We might not live close by, but I'll be glad to be your 'virtual' yoga buddy. <br /><br />***<br /><br />Jimmy: Treadmill, eh? Are you a runner? I imagine it's always nice weather in California.Maria Zanninihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604862636922299273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-4428098630311310092012-08-20T21:04:12.384-05:002012-08-20T21:04:12.384-05:00Hmm? Interesting. This is the second time today so...Hmm? Interesting. This is the second time today someone has mentioned yoga. On my blog this week, I interviewed Jenny Baranick. She is the author and blogger behind "Missed Periods and Other Grammar Scares". She guest posted somewhere else where she demonstrated some positions. I told her I would just stick with my Treadmill! I'm not sure I could get out of some of those moves! Lol.<br />I'm very happy to hear that you have achieved some relief, Maria. Congratulations.<br /><br />-JimmyJames Garcia Jrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00559119178720751963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-47623284574796637652012-08-20T20:46:19.965-05:002012-08-20T20:46:19.965-05:00Okay, you've re-fired up my interest. I keep ...Okay, you've re-fired up my interest. I keep thinking I want to try yoga but still having trouble getting my butt out the door. I'm really glad it's helping you.LD Mastersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01202135756299574972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-13582449305086267702012-08-20T18:49:55.479-05:002012-08-20T18:49:55.479-05:00Mike: Try as I might, I can't relax enough to ...Mike: Try as I might, I can't relax enough to swim. I am so envious of those who feel at home in the water.<br /><br />The first couple of sessions, my back wouldn't straighten out either. It would cramp on me as it adjusted to being placed flat. Like you, it shocked me. I had no idea my body was so misaligned.<br /><br />If yoga isn't for you, I recommend Tai Chi. I love the fluid movements, and like Jim above said, it really does work.<br /><br />Maria Zanninihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604862636922299273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-49343494904154267492012-08-20T18:13:14.010-05:002012-08-20T18:13:14.010-05:00Swimming is my poison, but you do make yoga sound ...Swimming is my poison, but you do make yoga sound attractive. I remember feeling very stiff, and I lay on the floor just to stretch my back. What a shock. My back wouldn't rest straight. It took me a good ten minutes for my spine from shoulders to buttocks gradually realigned. I could actually feel ligaments and bones shift back into shape - like the werewolf transformations seen on film but in slow slow motionsMike Keytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15116528233058221536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-47483850188809691772012-08-20T17:21:09.169-05:002012-08-20T17:21:09.169-05:00Nadja: Years ago I took yoga that was really just ...Nadja: Years ago I took yoga that was really just mild stretching (back when I was part rubber band). <br /><br />But this yoga is strictly strength and balance building. It calms you I think because you work so hard to complete the posture.<br /><br />Yeah, I still smile when people tease me that it's all 'peace-love-and-happiness'.<br /><br />You have to do it only once to cure that fallacy.Maria Zanninihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604862636922299273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-62154396186452020342012-08-20T17:16:21.399-05:002012-08-20T17:16:21.399-05:00Shelley: Wait a minute. Your hubby talks you into ...Shelley: Wait a minute. Your hubby talks you into cycling and now he doesn't go with you?! LOL.<br /><br />Greg introduced me to cycling too. This was back when he used to ride 100 mile marathons. --something I could never do. But it was fun until we moved South. Around here you only bike early-early in the morning, or the winter.Maria Zanninihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604862636922299273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-77290997316492412212012-08-20T17:13:43.800-05:002012-08-20T17:13:43.800-05:00Angela: I came in as a doubting Thomas, but a few ...Angela: I came in as a doubting Thomas, but a few weeks changed my mind for good.<br /><br />***<br />Jackie: Doesn't it seem we spend all our time taking one test after another? It's frustrating. I hope you get some answers soon.Maria Zanninihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604862636922299273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-59876168409244146272012-08-20T17:05:59.102-05:002012-08-20T17:05:59.102-05:00I love this post, Maria! I have been practicing y...I love this post, Maria! I have been practicing yoga on and off for over 10 years. (I get bored easily and switch up my workouts)...but I always come back to yoga. <br /><br />You identify a few of the best things about practicing yoga. It is all about being in tune with your body - and your spirit - and your energy. It is so calming. And you don't lie when you say it is much more difficult than it looks! When a girlfriend first asked me to go to a yoga class with her, I balked. I figured I would humor her and sit in some 'peace-love-and-happiness' pose and count the minutes until the class was over. Boy, was I wrong! I realized quickly how much strength and balance yoga requires. It hooked me from that first class. <br /><br />So glad you've had such a positive experience and results. :}Nadja Notarianihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01339595239944177531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-15560282781048980482012-08-20T16:47:21.350-05:002012-08-20T16:47:21.350-05:00That is so cool, Maria. A non-drug treatment is wo...That is so cool, Maria. A non-drug treatment is worth sticking with. I've steered away from yoga because the couple of times I tried it I was so terrible at it. No balance and a bit like a gangly giraffe.<br /><br />I cycle four or five times a week. It's funny because when hubby suggested we get bikes I asked him if he had rocks in his head. Now, several years later, I've worn out two sets of tires and his bike sits gathering dust.Shelley Munrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03090469550227550713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-2393655789705876652012-08-20T16:39:39.587-05:002012-08-20T16:39:39.587-05:00Maria after going today to consult with my surgeon...Maria after going today to consult with my surgeon to see what kind of tests I need to pinpoint why I am having the problems with leg and back right now can say that maybe if I would have tried yoga several years ago the problems would not have happened. <br /><br />BTW you are not the only "Mule", every female I know, myself included, puts their needs and their health at the bottom of a very long list of taking care of things we consider more important. Namely our family members, our pets and our property usually come first and then when we are "forced" to do something for ourselves we finally do. If we are lucky we take care of ourselves before we do damage that cannot be helped or repaired.<br /><br />Good for you that yoga is working where medical science did not 100%!Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02181111718630957098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-46891096472235798092012-08-20T16:21:25.547-05:002012-08-20T16:21:25.547-05:00Sounds like yoga has been a positive addition to y...Sounds like yoga has been a positive addition to your routine. That's a beautiful thing...also beautiful are the benefites you're getting from it.Angela Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03324366495151363782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-86041690966519074022012-08-20T11:59:16.223-05:002012-08-20T11:59:16.223-05:00Jim: I asked every doctor I'd seen about yoga ...Jim: I asked every doctor I'd seen about yoga and each of them shrugged their shoulders in dismissal.<br /><br />I might've spared myself a lot of pain if I'd started earlier.<br /><br />PS I've always wanted to learn Tai Chi, but there's no one local to teach it.Maria Zanninihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604862636922299273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-26033165228351423172012-08-20T11:55:55.248-05:002012-08-20T11:55:55.248-05:00Susan: One of the instructors told me how she did ...Susan: One of the instructors told me how she did yoga all throughout her pregnancy. She'd had her baby only a few months ago and her body looked as if it had never been pregnant at all. I was amazed.<br /><br />***<br />Melissa: I've never heard of Barre, but I like that combination.Maria Zanninihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604862636922299273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-46900662381861952092012-08-20T11:53:01.105-05:002012-08-20T11:53:01.105-05:00Angelina: In some ways, yoga is a lot like karate....Angelina: In some ways, yoga is a lot like karate. To do it well, you have to focus. Halfway measures won't work.<br /><br />***<br />Rula: I'm so glad to hear it helped your friend's husband. It gives me hope that in a year's time I'll be in a better place too.Maria Zanninihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604862636922299273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-36658422057667820852012-08-20T11:00:08.441-05:002012-08-20T11:00:08.441-05:00Maria: I had a similar experience many years ago. ...Maria: I had a similar experience many years ago. My son convinced me to try Tai Chi, and to my amazement it worked. I think there is so much we don't know about the human body and mind, and unfortunately many Western doctors refuse to recognize alternate methods. Glad to hear things are going better for you. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02788973149082963026noreply@blogger.com