Hi Claire. Thanks for the input. As a full time Mom with two young boys, one still not in school, I find it hard to find 30 quiet minutes a day to practice qigong and 30 minutes 3 times a week for aerobic exercise and a bit of strength training. Adding yoga and/or pilates would be difficult. And I live in a rural area, so finding an instructor for either within an hour of my house would be tough, even if I had the time.
That said... Since you have practiced both pilates and yoga, maybe you could give me a bit more advice. If I were to get a video to learn and practice one or the other at home, which do you think would be more likely to help me strengthen my back so that I could keep it straight during meditation? Also, could pilates or yoga replace my little bit of aerobics and strength training, or would I need to keep those up as well?
Thanks again for your help.
