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A few months maybe? I was young - I started when I was 19. But I was the farthest thing from in-shape or flexible, trust me. I was training for a marathon and looking for a cross training option. Honestly, the best thing to do is to do it consistently. I think I was doing it 4-5 times a week when I started because it was such an awesome challenge. That made it easier to remember the pose sequence and build the strength that I needed. The best advice for beginners is to really focus on the breathing - long inhales and exhales - and the bandhas - those weird muscles that are basically your stomach muscles. It’s not about upper body strength. It’s about using your bandhas and connecting movement with breath. I used my upper body strength for years and I’m just now learning about bandha strength. It makes the practice much lighter and helps with the “float." Floating through a jump through is the same thing - using your bandhas and a long inhale. And making sure your hips are high enough to make it through. You’re actually jumping up and forward. I used to get tangled up and would thump down for awhile till one day I just did it.


> On Nov 13, 2014, at 6:33 PM, Hunter Biden <hbiden@rosemontseneca.com> wrote:
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> How long did it take you before you could really do the primary series or for that matter execute a proper jump through or float? I feel like I'll never get there!
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> RHB
> 202.333.1880
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> On Nov 12, 2014, at 1:26 PM, Maura Daley <maura.a.daley@gmail.com <mailto:maura.a.daley@gmail.com>> wrote:
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>> And I don’t know what mat you’re practicing on, but the Manduka PRO is fantastic. I have literally used mine since 1999. It’s indestructible.
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>> http://www.manduka.com/us/shop/categories/products/mats/manduka-pro/ <http://www.manduka.com/us/shop/categories/products/mats/manduka-pro/>
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>> You can get it online but most studios carry Manduka products as well.
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>>> On Nov 10, 2014, at 10:40 AM, Hunter Biden <hbiden@rosemontseneca.com <mailto:hbiden@rosemontseneca.com>> wrote:
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>>> Doing an Ashtanga workshop this weekend! With this guy:
>>> (www.davidgarrigues.com <http://www.davidgarrigues.com/>)
>>>
>>> R. Hunter Biden
>>> Rosemont Seneca Partners
>>> Washington D.C.
>>> 202-333-1880
>>>
>>>
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>>> On Oct 19, 2014, at 5:47 AM, Maura Daley <maura.a.daley@gmail.com <mailto:maura.a.daley@gmail.com>> wrote:
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>>>> Here's the link to the workshop with Lino:
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>>>> http://www.linomiele.com/?pagina=kovalam.php <http://www.linomiele.com/?pagina=kovalam.php>
>>>
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