Let's running and Yoga!

Nay · (#1 (**permalink**))

Hi!everyone!

I am Japanese,I am from Tokyo,live in,working Tokyo.
I'd like to improve my English and Running,Yoga etc...

Recently I start to Running and Yoga.It's very fun!

I like Running,Yoga,Swimming,Pilates,,,
I will try full marathon.I will run Shonan marathon on 11/8.
Let's running!I am looking for runners friends.and language friends too!
girls and boys,both okay!Yoga friends,Swimming friends,,,
I like to drink coffee,and watch the movies,
Anyway!Let's enjoy it!

I usealy running in the morning.(before I go to work,just 3km)
and night time running at Kokyo!
every sat 18:00 or sometimes weekly 19:00.(10km or 15km)

I hope I can make a nice friends!

Thank you!

nanda · (#2 (**permalink**))

i do yoga too once a week
but i prefer walking to running

Seanus · (#3 (**permalink**))

My mum has been a Hatha Yoga teacher for many years. As for running, I knew a top triathlete in Hiroshima, my roommate from NZ. If you want to know about a Japanese author who likes running, try Murakami. He is very famous and is a devoted marathon runner.

nanda · (#4 (**permalink**))

@Seanus that's so cool! to be honest at first i dont like yoga. too slow. i prefer something more .. energetic. however i continue attending classes cos ppl said it can help to improve ur posture (i have real BAD posture) (_ _ );;;

but i guess after couple months, i enjoy it now ^__^

Seanus · (#5 (**permalink**))

Personally, I've only tried yoga once and that was at the insistence of my mother. Sometimes you have to be active, sometimes passive and that's why I gave it a try. The cat posture really straightens you out. Postures are important in Japan. The seza and other positions in izakayas took a bit of getting used to. Also, you can't slouch or sprawl across the floor when invited as a guest to a home (although after much whisky it tends to be ignored, lol).

It's just becoming accustomed to it. A solid posture guards against things like RSI and it raises your awareness of your body.

DaisyMaria · (#6 (**permalink**))

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Originally Posted by nanda

@Seanus that's so cool! to be honest at first i dont like yoga. too slow. i prefer something more .. energetic.

Hi everyone!

Yoga doesn't need to be static and less-energetic. I've been doing this Sahaja Yoga for a few years and it makes you feel a lot of energy.

Actually the introduction to this Yoga starts with an experiment by which you feel your inner divine motherly energy, rising from your sacrum bone, along your spine, til the top of your head - it feels like a cool soothing breeze in your palms and on top of your head. Then slowly you can feel your energy centers and you can give them energy and improve them.
It's not difficult, because it's adjusted to the capacities of modern people.

You can find a center for this yoga in Japan, too: Sahaja Meditation Japan
And, for this energy experiment, they have posted a video with instructions, so you can try it online, if it's difficult for you to get there: 体験しよう!

And this is my favorite yoga site, with a free online course: Free Online Meditation Course | Learn meditation online!

I've been doing Aikido for the last 1 year and a half (this is one of the reasons I came to this forum

). And Aikido is great.

But actually, from an energy point of view, this Sahaja Yoga is much more dynamic and really proves that one can use the inner energy.

Good luck!

DaisyMaria