Yoga - with kittens

[Veronica]

It becomes a giggle fest.

Picture downward dog with a kitten right under head, playing with your hair.

Or downward dog and a kitten decides your arms are the best play toy.

The kittens also like just lying on my yoga mat, always where I need to put my foot.

I'm just glad they don't attack me when I'm doing any of those weird balancing moves. Or should I say - attempting to do those weird balancing moves.

V.

[Andrea]

You are asking for it by making yourself look too much like a cat tree!!

[LBTC]

At least kittens are small! When the border collies are doing the same thing, it's very hard to hold any pose!

Sounds cute!

Hugs and butterflies,
~T~

[mimitabby]

Victoria,
when I was socializing feral kittens that's exactly what i would do. i put the mat in their little room and did my exercises. That litter of kittens is long since gone, but I kept one of them. She's 6 years old and to this day, if i get that mat out, she immediately lies down on it. So I have to race her or I don't get to exercise on it.

[sundial]

Cute! Your kittens sound like just the thing to keep one motivated to do yoga.

[spokewench]

I don't think they ever grow out of it! My 20 pound 20 year old loves to hang out with me when I'm doing yoga - He sure can get in the way - and he's so old he doesn't move so fast anymore - so I have to Hooold those poses.

[mcoleman]

I have the same issues. This week, one climbed in my lap during the boat pose and the other kept standing up with his paws on my hip during a balance sequence! I'm pretty new at this and they are not helping.
(BTW- I love the new Troy Jacobson Yoga for Endurance Athletes that I got for Christmas!)

[Veronica]

Cute! Your kittens sound like just the thing to keep one motivated to do yoga.

I had only been doing it once a week. But when my knee acts up, my whole right leg seems to be so inflexible. This week I've started my plan of three mornings a week - giving up any attempt at doing Spinervals in the morning. It's a lot easier to talk myself into yoga at4:45 than it is Spinervals.

The other two mornings I'm doing push ups with my feet on my fitness ball, those are killer! and traditional ab work.

V

[bouncybouncy]

I can't quite grasp this Kittyoga thing...I think pictures would help!!!

[Veronica]

I can't quite grasp this Kittyoga thing...I think pictures would help!!!

Ahhh... no - no pictures of me in downward dog!


Now if I ever master some of those balancing poses...

V.

[NoNo]

My cat is constantly in the way when doing Pilates or even my aerobics video. It's very difficult to follow the DVD when I'm constantly worried about stepping on her.

[snapdragen]

I usually end up with a corgi butt in my face -- thank you so much Chloe...

[IFjane]

....this would be Lucy's version of downward dog....

[Wahine]

My bullmastiff used to try to do yoga with me!! I eventually had him trained to stay out of the way as long as I was standing, but the moment I hit the floor for seated poses or shivasana... he was literaly standing over me. A little disconcerting with a 130lb dog.

[roadie gal]

Both of our cats join in for the post workout stretch. Around here it's referred to as "Catasthenics".