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Dear MNHQ - Can we have a Yoga topic, please?

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CoteDAzur · 21/05/2015 15:07

There are quite a few of us practitioners of yoga & pilates on MN and we would love to have a topic where we can exchange tips, discuss our challenges, and help each other improve our practice.

About 20 of us have already expressed enthusiasm about a Yoga topic on this thread today.

So.... please? Smile

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CoteDAzur · 22/05/2015 09:53

There are now 49 of us on this thread and the one on Exercise to express enthusiasm for a new Yoga, Pilates, and Tai Chi topic.

MNHQ - Are you there? We are ready when you are Smile

1 CoteDAzur
2 Caonima
3 Bonsoir

4 TheRealMaryMillington
5 SconeCreamJam
6 Picklebean
7 Archfarchnad
8 Elliptic5
9 Springtimemama
10 HellonHeels
11 gatewalker
12 DameDiazepamTheDramaQueen
13 Threetofour
14 VelvetGreen
15 motherinferior
16 Eliza22
17 dyslexicdespot
18 Grantaire
18 usmama
20 kateclarke
21 MargoReadbetter
22 YouTheCat
23 Fibreopticangel
24 magichandles
25 YogaLite
26 Francagoestohollywood
27 VivaLeBeaver
28 MrsSquirrel
29 Talkinpeace
30 3dogsandaboy
31 antimatter
32 DirectorOfBetter
33 Karbea
34 Bexicles
35 RubberDuck
36 Tadpoletoatoad
37 pogoyoyo
38 RosieCassMuggins
39 Southeastdweller
40 JoylessFucker
41 museumum
42 mildlyacquiescent
43 ladydepp
44 SoOverItNow
45 Sparklepup
46 Back2Two
47 daisychain01
48 Lammy7
49 Wenglish

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Wenglish · 22/05/2015 09:21

Oh yes please!
I really want to get into yoga and need somewhere to ask my stupid questions Grin

gatewalker · 22/05/2015 09:18

A yes here too!

Lammy7 · 22/05/2015 08:14

Yes from me too :)

CaoNiMa · 22/05/2015 05:14

I'd love to have a yoga/pilates/holistic topic!

I'm an ashtangi, who dabbles in other styles, plus meditation, and qi gong.

RosieCassMuggins · 22/05/2015 01:01

I love the idea of posting photos - ancient MNers in unlikely poses... (speaking for myself, of course.)

daisychain01 · 21/05/2015 23:37

I would like to add my support for a yoga thread.

I have done yoga for years and have rarely gone a week without attending a class since 1998 as it has done amazing things for my back.

It will be lovely to have our own space to chill and share our yoga ideas.

My teacher brings along some great new ideas that I would be happy to share.

She did a Women's Yoga morning at our local arts centre last month and it was wonderful!

It's very kind of CoteDAzur to start this idea thanks.

ladydepp · 21/05/2015 23:06

Yes please to yoga and/or Pilates topic! Great idea.

I would like other people's tips on what to do for stiff shoulders, yoga for post-running, dvd and podcast advice etc....

Happy to spread my limited wisdom too Smile

Namaste Wink

mildlyacquiescent · 21/05/2015 22:15

I would also be interested in a yoga topic. I like both yoga and Pilates but stumble along with DVDs and a rather corny old book. To second Springtimemama, it would be great to swap ideas about which online vids, pages etc. are good and which aren't.

Springtimemama · 21/05/2015 21:39

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museumum · 21/05/2015 21:35

Aye. Is follow a yoga board. I'm an ex-ashtangi who now does some vinyasa flow but misses the ashtanga (unfeasible with a one year old).

JoylessFucker · 21/05/2015 21:32

Adding my name/voice/enthusiasm here ...

southeastdweller · 21/05/2015 21:07

I'm all for this as I want to start yoga but confused about where to start. There's a lot of yoga talk here scattered among several topics so it makes sense to have one topic about it.

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CoteDAzur · 21/05/2015 21:00

Trills - Why don't you start a thread on Site Stuff to tell MNHQ that the proliferation of topics on MN bothers you? Maybe they can cull some that are not used.

I invited you by PM to join us on this thread because you posted some years ago that you were doing yoga on your birthday. Fine if you are not interested anymore, but if it's all the same to you, please stop raining on our parade here. Thank you.

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CoteDAzur · 21/05/2015 20:56

Oh I can think of more that will probably appear in the first days of the topic coming online:

  • yoga/pilates clothes & gear (mats, blocks, etc)
  • yoga music - your favourites?
  • my knee hurts when I do this - what to do?
  • look at my posture (insert picture) - how can I improve it?
  • progression: this [picture] is how I did this asana 3 months ago. Look how much better I am at it now [picture].

It will be great!

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Trills · 21/05/2015 20:55

You could have all of those (with the word Yoga in the title) in Exercise or Sport.

There's nothing stopping you.

And I disagree with having a whole topic for 5:2 as well.

I also disagree with the fact that we've got a topic called "Baking" and one called "Cakes and Bakes"

There's also this topic], allegedly for plugging your book/business/whatever, which has ZERO POSTS EVER.

TalkinPeace · 21/05/2015 20:49

trills
20 live threads in a day is MASSES
have a look at some of the Mumsnet Local sections!

And actually if those threads are communal threads there could be many posts on each rather than lots of new repetitive threads
eg my other home (5:2) has only one really live thread at a time - but it can have 150 posts a day on it.

If the Yoga board had a

  • mat pilates thread
  • reformer pilates thread
  • power yoga thread
  • bikram yoga thread
  • vini yoga thread
  • total beginner yoga thread
  • yoga retreats thread
  • becoming a teacher thread
  • tai chi thread
  • mixing and matching classes thread
  • exercise and or meditation thread

that would cover most of the bases without needing loads of duplicate threads like the ones on AIBU Smile

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CoteDAzur · 21/05/2015 20:48

Thank you for your opinion Trills, but we still want our Yoga, Pilates, and Tai Chi topic Smile

We would like a place where we can pool our resources and experience, have multiple threads about different kids of yoga (hatha, vinyasa, ashtanga, bikram, iyengar, kundalini, yin yoga, etc) as well as pilates and tai chi. Where we can talk about our physical challenges and ask for advice. Where we can post photos of our progression and encourage each other to do better.

A community, in other words.

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Trills · 21/05/2015 20:42

There are enough topics already and no bugger uses them, so everything ends up in AIBU.

If there are this many people who want to talk about Yoga then the Sports topic would be a perfectly good place to go, and it's not so busy that yoga-related threads would get lots.

Or indeed the Exercise topic, where the original request was posted, which currently has under 20 threads with posts today.

RosieCassMuggins · 21/05/2015 20:34

Yes, please - thanks, Cote. Thanks

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CoteDAzur · 21/05/2015 20:29

Yes, let's definitely make it a Yoga, Pilates & Tai Chi topic Smile

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TalkinPeace · 21/05/2015 20:19

Hi there MNHQ

Yes please to a Yoga (or at least Holistic exercise) topic
so that the runners and weight lifters do not have to put up with us lot talking about pranayama
and we do not have them suggesting protein shakes!

Personally I would widen it out from pure yoga (whatever that is nowadays) to include Yoga, Pilates, Tai Chi
as they are all forms of exercise / lifestyle alterations that will stand MNers in good stead for many years

Tadpoletoatoad · 21/05/2015 19:40

Please please please!

RubberDuck · 21/05/2015 19:38

Ooh yes please! I'd be interested too.

Karbea · 21/05/2015 19:36

Please can we have a specific yoga thread to cover all types of yoga. Thank you.

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