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Yoga Stretching Exercises - 15 Minutes A Day!
Hello fellow Yoginis & Yogis!
I believe practicing yoga asana (or poses) is an excellent metaphor for our emotional, mental and physical state. Stretching is definitely a way to find more space, ease and receptiveness in this world and not be curled up tight into a ball of stress almost cocooning ourselves away from experience.
I have a new friend called Lucas who is also a yoga teacher. We were talking and I was telling him I want to put together another ebook for my readers. The last one was really very popular and we had such great feedback. I asked Lucas if he would contribute an article.
Well, he sent me an article. In actual fact that is wrong. He sent me an ebook! I really love it.
>> No longer available. If you’d like a copy, please contact me privately!
It is a complete at-home stretching guide with interesting facts backing it up, linking diet to flexibility. It is really nicely written and although you may not agree with *all* the dietary advice it is definitely worth working your way right through it.
I did and I started on them immediately after I finished the last page (I really did!). There are some beautifully effective exercises in there that will really advance your yoga practice.
It’s so nice of Lucas to let me offer this valuable guide to you free. So many people read and ask questions on the forum about how to stretch certain areas of their tight bodies, hips, lower backs, shoulders. This is a great way to get you started on a simple effective stretch program. Lucas recommends 5 days a week 15 minutes a time. But you can do whatever you want: before a Hot Yoga class, after a Bikram class, when you get up in the morning; you decide.
Here is the link to Lucas’ ebook again. I am sure you will enjoy it and hope you will as much as I did. Please come back and leave your comments on it too. I would love to hear your feedback.
>> No longer available. If you’d like a copy, please contact me privately!
Oh, now that you’re here, you might notice the entire “hotyogadoctor” website has been upgraded - looks sooo different now. Love your feedback on that too ...
Namaste
Gabrielle
PS. As a result of corresponding, Lucas & I are now working on something special for you ... more soon (in a week or so - stay tuned!)
PPS. Holy Asana! Lucas has just told me he normally
sells this book for $19.95. I had no idea ... so the upshot of that is that I’ll have to take the link down in 10 days time - you’ll still be able to get it by emailing me privately if you are here and the link is no longer active. Wow, thanks again Lucas!Posted by Gabrielle on 03/31 at 04:02 PM
Thank you.
I love this scientific and logical approach.
I am taking a print and starting to practice from today.
Regards,
Debapriya.
Posted by Debapriya on 04/14 at 02:34 AM
great site
both yours and lucas’
Posted by stacy graves on 04/14 at 03:37 AM
I’ve already added these stretches into my practice. Thanks fo much to both of you for sharing this valuable information. I’m starting to notice the benefits after just one week!
Namaste,
Jule
Posted by jule on 04/14 at 08:57 AM
Hello
Thank you for the copy , I just read it and is a great gift.
Thank you again.
Jeanette
Miami Fl
Posted by LEA on 04/14 at 06:19 PM
This is a fabulous resource, one that I am so thankful for. It will surely deepen the benefits of my Bikram practice. Again many thanks and Namaste.—Barbara
Posted by Barbara on 04/15 at 08:50 AM
Usually when I was streching my body before,after that practice I felt flexible only short time. Two weeks ago I tried Lucas method, and I was really suprised. When I am streching in the morning, flexibility is remaining almost up to evening. Rag doll for 5 minutes is so hard for my hamstrings. I felt there weaknes and tirednes.So I did a little change. Through I do rag doll I usually touching the ground below me. Its help me feel more comfortable. Now I have quit lucas streching for a while because I catch cold. So I daily practising only standig poses of Bikram yoga sequence. But I am looking forward to use lucas method again after cold will gone. Namaste Stefan
Posted by stefan on 04/15 at 11:52 PM
Hi Gabrielle,
What great information, I plan to do them, when I can! Thanx very much for making this information available to all of us.
Posted by Lisa Sheldon on 04/16 at 06:58 PM
Hello, I really want to thank you for this great stretching guide, my boyfriend who never had done bikram before could enyoy this without any stiffness after, and I am very pleased about the question forum you have made as well!! I di have one question, what can it be when a person have done bikram for the 4th time and get this strange headake close to the eyes and ears? She was not dehydrated and she is also a rawfood eater and take very good care of her health, she was to afraid to go back after that happend so what do you think? The headake dissapeared after 4 days.
Have a wonderful friday!
Greetings from Anne-Li
Posted by Anne-Li Sool on 04/17 at 04:48 AM
Hi Gabrielle,
Practicing already!.
Thank you Lucus
Posted by pearl on 04/17 at 05:17 AM
Gabrielle, please tell Lucas Rockwood thank you.
This information really helps focus an overall stretch routine, and target specific areas of the body that need work/are injured.
That you and he provided it free makes it even more powerful!! That’s how love is supposed to work.
THANK YOU
Phillip Ranelli
Posted by philran on 04/17 at 08:55 AM
This stretching guide is super, just 15 mins a day and each week you stretch the whole body. I found it hard to keep up with the one and half hours it takes to practise Bikram - this is ideal - thanks for sharing it with us.
Mary
Posted by mary on 04/18 at 01:48 AM
hi its good. thanks for your guide
Posted by padma on 04/18 at 06:08 AM
Wow! Thank YOU everybody. I am overwhelmed with your messages of appreciation.
I really love Lucas’ book. I love the easy, practical approach of it - just 15 mins per day, or focus on as many areas as you like in one ‘sitting’ by stringing them together.
It has been our pleasure to offer it to you and to read the many lovely thank you notes (here and by email) that keep materializing!
Our lives are all the richer for sharing
Namaste
Gabrielle
Posted by Gabrielle on 04/18 at 03:18 PM
@ Anne-Li
Just thought I would answer Anne-Li’s question about her friend with the headaches. It really should be nothing to worry about. This yoga gives the body unparalleled opportunity to cleanse and heal. And although your friend has a beautiful clean diet and is healthy, there is always stuff to flush out (on more than just the physical level too).
I answered a similar question to this a while back on the forum. Here is the link: http://www.hotyogadoctor.com/index.php/site/forum/viewthread/65/
In my experience, your friend’s reaction is only temporary and will disappear leaving her healthier than before.
Namaste
Gabrielle
Posted by Gabrielle on 04/18 at 04:23 PM
Hi gabrielle,
Just started yesterday.
these stretches might be the answer to all my problems.
Been doin bikrams for just over a year but only once or maybe twice a week. Im 35 and am not very flexible so im hoping these might do the trick.
I might even change my diet but some of the changes mentioned seem a bit drastic to me but
i suppose for people doin yoga 5 times a week it
might be different.
http://www.hotyoga.ie
this is where i take my classes and she’s very
good in my opinion.
Thanks
liam
Posted by liam on 04/19 at 05:26 AM
Thank you.
I love this scientific and logical approach.
I am taking a print and starting to practice from today.
With best regards
Shri
Posted by Shri kumaran on 04/24 at 08:51 PM
Hi Gabrielle,
I’ve recently started bikram yoga and love it but I am looking for an at home stretching guide. Could you please send me Lucas’ link to his 15minutes stretching exercises.
Thank you for your amazing website it is a wealth of information.
Posted by Jacqueline on 09/24 at 05:40 AM
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