Classes in California

10-24-2000, 05:11 PM

Hi,
I am new to Ashtanga and in lookout for a
Guru . Can somebody tell me which is the best Astanga
class in the San Francisco bay area to go to. There are
a lot of them around and I dont know which is good
..
Thanks
Gokul

10-24-2000, 10:43 PM

It really depends what part of the Bay Area you
are in. People in this group have some strong
opinions about different places teaching Ashtanga Yoga. In
general two places that come highly recommended are Yoga
Shala in San Francisco and The Yoga Studio in Mill
Valley. A good link to look at
is:

target=new>http://www.ashtanga.com/html/classes.html#norcal

Personall\
y, I attend the majority of my classes at a studio
some in this group consider run by a Yoga criminal.
However, I did not know of this yahoo group before
attending -- it is very convenient to work and I enjoy the
people there. Also, my practice that would put some into
a tizzy anyway -- mixing Iyenger, Ashtanga (as
taught at the Ashtanga Institute in Santa Cruz), but the
majority of my practice the primary sequence as described
by Guruji in Yoga Mala as well as in other
books.

I guess the point is, what is best may depend on
individual factors -- location, etc.

Namaste,
-jim

10-25-2000, 11:59 AM

In SF, Alice Joanou at Ahimsa Yoga and John Robb
at Yoga Shala are both excellent teachers. If you're
in SF I recommend you check them both
out.

target=new>http://www.ahimsayoga.net/
target=new>http://www.yogashala.com/