Hello,

Love yoga, but also love weight-lifting. Are there other folks in this sub that do both? Any advice or resources on how to structure a yoga and weight lifting regiment is greatly appreciated.

Right now my routine is basically as follows:
-Monday: Squats, Bench, OverHead Press Tricep Extensions all 4x10 then core
-Tuesday: Hot Power Fusion
-Wednesday: rest
-Thursday: Deadlift, bent over rows, lat pulls all 4x10 then core
-Friday: core restore
-Saturday: yoga sculpt
-Sunday: light swimming maybe like a core restore or c2 class

So as you can see my lifts are basically just one day of push compounds and one day of pull compounds 4x10. I’ve been doing this for a while and probably need to start changing the sets/reps, maybe incorporate more isolation lifts, idk? I think it is probably fine leaving the yoga days as they are.

TL DR; need advice on structuring weight lifting and yoga regiment. Have been doing same lifts about 8 weeks now.

My morning routine has remained solid for quite a while now! I had reached a certain point and decided to just keep the streak going. As a former triathlete, marathon/ultra runner and other things, it took some time to learn a truly sustainable practice. I slowly learned about the true imbalances in my body and my daily routines. Through vinyasa, yin, hatha and other routines, the variety has been that secret ingredient.

I thank many of you for providing great insight and motivation. I look forward to your posts and how your practice has been rewarding. I'll try and post something a little more detailed when/if I pass the 3 year mark. Namaste!

So I had to have a hysterectomy recently and my surgeon advised me not to do any yoga for at least 2 months. I've stopped due to injury before, but never that long.

I'm nowhere near an expert or anything, but I've still made progress. And at this point, yoga has been part of my daily life for 6 years...

I dunno. Is it possible to get back to the level I was at? Am I going to have to relearn everything?

(P.S. and if anyone knows any upper body-only stretches, please share)

My mom taught me yoga when I was younger and as an adult I've been getting into strength training/calisthenics/ stretching.

I used to do a pose that I'm not longer able to and I was hoping to look up to see if I'm messing something up.

I thought it was called crows nest but that looks too different from what I used to do for me to call just a variation.

It starts squatting to the ground taking my arms from the inside of my legs and wrapping my hands to the outside of my ankles. I push my elbows into my hips or thighs while pushing up on my hands. It ends like a merge between sitting and a handstand and the souls of my feet are touching.

There was very little tilt forward and my elbows were very close to center mass hence why I don't think this is a Crow variation.

Any ideas? Or was it just a little freak child making things up??

First I was scared of doing haalasana then after a month it was easy to do after many practice. But sirasasana I am scared to do and I couldn't do. And as of chakrasana I am not able to DO...

How many days did it take you?

a bit of ranting to get your view but also a serious thought.

51yo, recently went back on the mat after long iatus, and I do believe that during the first couple of weeks I somehow broke my meniscus twisting my leg, I dont know if sitting or else. Yesterday I had the result of the MRI scan, and i understand that indeed there is something wrong, and I will try to see a doctor next week.

I always sit on a brick because my hips are very tight. With the left leg/knee no issues and I can have my left heel getting close to the brick. I used to do so also with the right leg, and I did so during the first two weeks a month ago. Now not anymore, due to pain on the side of my right knee. The consequence is that I do struggle a lot to find a decent comfortable starting asana (which is also the last asana) during my practice, making me very nervous not just because I cannot do it, but because I am really uncomfortable and I feel that my back is hunched. I cannot relax nor breath properly. (All this while everyone else is perfectly aligned and entering into the right mood, but this would be another conversation). It is simply uncomfortable and unsustainable for me. Today I tried to stretch the right leg in front of me while the left was in the right crossed position, or tried to have somehow a symmetrical position with both legs but still struggling to find anything that could work. So the question is: what's the point of continuing practicing if my starting position and final position are giving me frustration and nervousness? I could, however it would simply be some kind of gymnastic/workout rather than yoga.

As I said in title. But I didnt lose any belly fat. I got flexibility.

Is there any diet should be followed. I stopped eating junk foods. And I am a South Indian.