I love yoga. I do it about 2-3 times a week. It seriously cleanses my mind like nothing else. Sometimes I’m all ADD about it, but usually I get a great workout from it. I danced for about 18 years and it has really helped keep me flexible.

hoooray for Baptiste yoga. I went to Dallas and practiced for 8 hours straight with Baron Baptiste (recapped on my blog in Nov) and it was nothing short of amazing. We don’t have a Baptiste studio here in Richmond but the studio I practice in is full of Baptiste junkies. Love it!

I bet yoga was such a nice switch after all of the hard-core biking you’ve been doing!

I try to do yoga semi-regularly, but the truth is, it comes and goes for me in waves. I’ll do it every other day for a month, and then not do it for three months or so.

YES! I’m glad you loved it. That is the type of yoga I practice and it is the shiz, simply put.

I started practicing in the middle of high school (about 4-5 years ago) and have been practicing at differing frequencies since then. There have been times when I got to the studio 4-5 times per week (that’s when I worked at lulu and all my classes were free!), there have been times when I practiced at home 4-5 times per week, and then there have been times when I only practiced once every week or so.

Right now I can’t go to classes as often as I’d like because it’s so freaking expensive in DC ($17 for one class, STUDENT RATE. ridic).

Yoga is definitely complementary to running because it basically lengthens the muscles that running shortens. I had tight hips and hamstrings (2 problems exacerbated by running) and yoga has definitely helped lengthen and loosen them up.

I just got into bikram yoga and try to go 3 times a week even though that hasn’t been happening the last month or so. Luckily I can still get a student monthly rate so I’ve been trying to take advantage. I don’t know what will happen once May ends 🙁
I love it too not only because it’s relaxing, but because it reminds me of dance from my former life 🙂

I am all about Baptiste yoga! I just wish there was a studio closer to my house.

Yoga is probably the best thing I have ever done for my body and mind. I would love to teach it eventually! Can’t wait to see what you think when you start a regular practice! 🙂

I wish I could get into yoga, but every time I go to the gym with the intention of trying out a class, I just end up running. I’m too much of a cardio junkie!

Look at all those veggies!! I’m so proud of you ex veggie hater!I dont do yoga but it’s something I’d like to get into eventually. I might start doing some DVDs because I’d like to know some of the poses before I do a class.

Baptiste is my favorite style of yoga– so athletic but great stretching too. A combination of Bikram and Baptiste yoga really helps me keep up my cardio capabilities when I need rest days from running. Plus, the focus you need to get through the sweaty, challenging classes really translates for me into the focus in my running! Love hot yoga!

I’ve never tried yoga at a studio but the at-home DVD’s haven’t really interested me. Maybe I’ll try a class and see how that compares.

I’ve done Bikram in the past, but it just seemed to be too much for me.

BUT now I’ve been doing the P90X yoga once a week, and it’s TOUGH! I’ve done hour-long yogadownload classes, but the P90X one kills me every time. But afterward, every muscle feels sooooo good!

I need to do more yoga – but I am kind of ‘saving’ it until the cooler months when it is too cold to run outside….strange huh!

this summer I plan on getting into yoga. After long runs I always do long stretches that feel so good and I’m always thinking in my head, I bet this is how awesome yoga feels lol. Heather at the Health, Happiness, and Hope blog has really inspired me to start it up! 🙂

I loooooove sweaty yoga! As a runner everything gets sooooo tight…it’s amazing how throughout the class there’s a change in my flexibility! Also I can do headstands now- love that!

I heart yoga so much. And I agree. The best part is that you don’t have to impress anyone. Just do your own thing. Center yourself. I’ve found tremendous improvements in my flexibility through my practice. And tons more strength! Never tried hot yoga, though. Will need to sometime soon!

I tried yoga 3 times when they were offering trials where I worked out. It was pretty good but couldn’t afford to add it at the time. Someday as it helps stretch you out.

Where I did this they actually have quite a few members of the Ottawa Senators(nhl hockey team) take the yoga classes.

i take yoga at a community college near my house. i take it twice a week (sometimes three). i LOVE it. it is the best way to start my morning! i always leaving feeling relaxed and happy. i just woke up one morning and decided i wanted to do it regularly and i’m so happy that i have. it’s awesome!

as i said on twitter – LOVE hot vinyasa. It is an amazing workout – i did it Sunday after a 13 mile run and it helped my recovery SOOO much. It is all about you. My hot yoga instructor (who is amazing) said the other day to listen to your body and don’t be afraid if you can’t do the poses, to go into “warrior 4” aka childs pose 😉 It’s all about listening to what feels good.

I also recommend trying Restorative yoga, it’s much different than the hot vinyasa, but it’s great for athletes. I went to it for the first time last week and my instructor was a marathoner/triathlete and raved about the benefits so definitely give it a try 🙂

This is completely unrelated, but after you raved about the sweet potato/baked bean combo on both the blog and twitter yesterday, I just knew I had to try it today. I followed your steps to a “T” and the results were nothing short of AMAZING!! Who knew something so simple and quick could be so fabulous. Thanks for sharing! I raved about it on my own blog tonight, linking back to you of course 🙂 http://runningtotheaisle.wordpress.com/2010/04/20/race-prep-and-paparazzi/

I have a hard time fitting yoga into my schedule. Shoot, lately, I’ve haven’t been doing anything but running. I’ve got to incorporate some cross training and weight training again.

That is so great that you bought a pass for such a reasonable price…I am so jealous! I love yoga but definitely prefer the heated room, more rigorous type or I find my mind wandering too much. In college, during Cross Country season, I did yoga at least once a week and could feel a difference with my racing/running. The flexibility really helped my constantly tight calves and mornings after yoga classes often resulted in wonderful runs! I haven’t found a comparable class to the one in Boston but I am still searching!

i practice yoga regularly–i’ve done a teaching training session for 9 months that was awesome. i started taking classes as a side to therapy when working on eating disorder issues and practiced irregularly until last year. then i started taking classes/practicing multiple times a week.

i’m 25 weeks pregnant and yoga feels awesome. i didn’t practice much during the 1st trimester, but now…it’s a life-saver, mentally and physically.

i love all kinds, except for bikram which i have several reservations about. i hope you enjoy your pass! it’s a great complement to training.

So cool that you tried something new! I’m trying room temperature couch sitting right now and it’s fabulous.

hi caitlin!! where do you get your canned pumpkin?? i am having a hard time finding it!

I love yoga, yoga is my true home. I practice at home almost daily, around 20 minutes when I get up and at least one 1h30-session on Sundays (mainly vinyasa or Baptiste power vinyasa yoga), and at a small studio once a week (ashtanga vinyasa yoga). Sometimes, when I feel tired physically and mentally, I add in a gentle hatha yoga class.
I am starting a yoga teacher training course in September with a pre-immersion week-end in July, which means I will get to travel to London once a month (yay!). And next week (wow, can’t believe it, where does the time go?) I am already going to London for an intensive week end workshop with Baron Baptiste. I mean, the guy doesn’t come over to Europe so often, so I just had to sign up 🙂 (not that I need an excuse to go to London, love it there! my bank account will suffer but it’s all carefully thought and sorted out).

I started practicing in 2007 but it’s only last year that my practice took off, developing and deepening. My body has changed, but it has also changed the way I feel and relate to the world, and to myself. Now I can’t live without yoga!

Very much a yoga novice here. I’ve done a few classes from yogadownload.com, but that’s it. I liked them, but I didn’t *love* them like I do other forms of exercise. Now “heart-thumping, cardio” yoga? THAT sounds like something I would love. I think the reason I wasn’t so pumped up about the other classes I tried is because I really didn’t feel like I got a good workout. (Although I know that’s not the point of many yoga classes.)

Do you (or does anyone) know a specific class on YogaDownload I should try? I guess look for Baptiste???

I love yoga! I go to a vinyasa flow class at my gym once a week, and try to practice at home a couple more times a week. I like the classes on yogadownload.com, especially the yoga for runners series. 🙂

♥yoga♥ It’s wonderful. I try to go at least 1x/week but it’s sometimes hard with my schedule (work full time + grad school at night). It’s also expensive. You got a great deal! You should definitely take advantage of that 🙂

I’m so glad you’re trying yoga! I think you’ll find it will improve your life in ways you didn’t think it would.

awesome! i just recently started going to yoga at a studio and i absolutely adore it. have been to one hot class and one reduced heat class so far and i thought it would be too much for me, but it felt really great.
i plan to go at least once or twice a week from now on

I started doing Baptiste Power Yoga here in Boston about a year ago and absolutely love it as a compliment to my running! It’s the perfect way to keep toned, stretched and to vary your routine so you don’t get bored. I love Baptiste because it’s different every class, and the heat! I couldn’t do without the heat! I am so glad you have a studio to practice at now. Enjoy it, I think you’ll be really happy with the way it helps your body train for the bike ride.

I took a yoga class in college, but that was before I was running, and I didn’t really appreciate it. Now I do the yoga videos on Exercise TV. I really enjoy it as a way to stretch and relax before going to bed.

I don’t practice yoga regularly but have started to incoporate it into my Thursday morning routine (as I have spin class Thursday evenings). I’ve lost a LOT of flexibility since I took up running. I deliberately stick with the calmer forms of yoga seeing as I’m doing pretty hardcore workouts 6 days a week, I see it as a “treat” for my body!