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Good luck with the yoga,and keep at it. For the first few sessions you may find you are playing `catch up` ie watching the pose rather than moving fluidly and listening to your body/muscles-that will pass.

And remember-it`s not a competition,if the person next to you can bend like rubber or do things that make your eyes water then good for them-it doesn`t mean you have to.

I hope your teacher does some relaxation stuff at the start and finish and getting that right can take quite a while. It`s harder than you might think to empty your head,relax and breath in through the nose and out of the nose. Let all your cares drift away.

I have been doing `gentle` yoga for a bit over 5 years now and is it a co-incidence that after having psoriasis for over 30 years before starting I am now not `flaky` around my elbows,knees and knuckles??

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I don't think it's a coincidence either - our heath/wellbeing is connected imo.

Skin problems such as dry/flaky skin could be down to a wheat intollerance too OG..

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Thanks OG, that's helpful, really. I'm glad to hear you are benefitting. I start in September on the local Council's adult education scheme. Will post here on how I get on ......... does anyone else here do yoga?

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Have never done it myself Maryl, but my Brother does it. He originally started when he was having a bad time at work to help with stress. He has now been doing it for the past 2/3 years (not that he's been stressed for that long!) and he really finds it beneficial for mind and body as he says.

Hope that you enjoy it.........

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I hear only good things about it, Maryl; am a bit too lazy to start myself, but hope you enjoy it and all the benefits.

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Thanks all of you, aren't you nice people here? I can't back out now can I?

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I did half an hour on the 'bike' this morning, hoping to lose a few more ounces

Looking forward to hearing how you get on in September, Maryl .....

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Not done much at all over the last few days, must do better!
Mary

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After 2 rest days, did another 30km on the bike today. It rained halfway around, so got a bit wet. Now that summer is supposed to be here I may be able to reach my 80km per week target.

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Bit of a cloudy start, but that's good, keeps the temperature down a bit.
Just done 51kms that's about 32mls on the MTB, all bar about 4km off road.
Over some pretty damn hilly terrain and some good fun rough tracks.
Even found I had a smile on my face at one point, most unusual.

Now for some of my homemade veg soup, all that cycling has given be an appetite.