Re: Monday -Walk and Kundalini

[Guest guest]

I get emotional with yoga too and have cried in I don't know how many shavasanas.  Luckily in class at the gym the lights are off but yeah,  yoga is definitely a private thing for me, kind of like prayer.

 

Hi Donna,

 

I still haven't gotten into kundalini. I took a hatha yoga class and she started doing breath of fire and some chanting unexpectedly and I've been uncomfortable ever since! Maybe in the privacy of my own home I could try it sometime though! ;-) Sometimes various yoga practices do react with me emotionally (bring more emotions to the surface). I can definitely understand how you feel about the possibility of having DH's aunt come live with you too. I know that would be very difficult for me too. Would it help to help her arrange to get to events at a local senior center, especially if she can't get into the senior apartment? I hope she can get into that, it would probably solve your problem and hers. My husband's grandparents are 96 (grandpa) and 90 (grandma). Luckily, they are both still doing very well and have each other. Grandpa's last friend just died a few weeks ago though, now he just has Grandma and the rest of the relatives, including his sisters (98, 96 and 90 years old, all living independently). He does talk about not minding if he dies soon too but meanwhile, he still enjoys family get togethers. Anyway, if at any point DH asked me to let one of his aunts live with us, I don't think that would be my first choice at all and I'd be looking for alternatives too but it would be difficult to say no at the same time.

 

Hugs,

 

Monday -Walk and Kundalini

 

Hi Everyone!Today was 30 minutes on the treadmill doing an easier walk - not as much incline, slower pace for my recovery week. I then added on Ravi Ana Hips Bliss - I did the warm-up and breath sections, the energy boost section, hips section, final relaxation and meditation. Tomorrow or at some point later in the week I will add in some of the other segments. This one worked very well for me today on a few levels. For one thing my back popped in 3 places - in a good way - so that was positive. I'm getting some heartburn from doing these KY practices and I am doing them on an empty stomach. I wonder if it is some sort of emotional reaction or something? My mind is a bit on the heavy side, DH has two aunts - one is 96 and in a nursing home (she ended up there after a fall in September), the other is 91 and is now living alone. We're talking about having the 91 year old come and live with us, but I'm having really mixed feelings about it. I'm a very private person and it is not going to be easy for me to accept another person (who, although I know, I really don't " know " - other than through visits, etc.) living with me. So, it is weighing on my mind. Sort of a rock and a hard place thing - I totally understand her need to not be alone (she is very lonely without her sister) but I'm not sure I'm up for having my home life spun around. Oh well - she does have her name in for a sr. apt in her area, so maybe that will open up and she can move in there. She is in pretty good health for her age and is able to care for herself independently - it is more of just being lonely thing. I guess the downside to living that long is your friends die before you do and you find yourself alone. Ok - sorry to be a downer. I guess I shouldn't worry about it until I have to worry about it, right? Hope everyone has a good Monday!Donna

[Guest guest]

donna,

i should be doing some work on my hips!! i suppose stress could be the cause of

your heartburn. not sure in the kundalini what could cause it unless you are

pumping your stomach while doing some of the breathing--try the segments without

any pumping breaths to see if that is the cause.

asking anyone to move into your house is a hard decision. i'm sure it would

change your family life.

stacey