A lot of postings there....... I'm sorry that
I've not been hitting the site so much and this is out
of time......<br>My Iyengar teacher friend is
sitting beside me now and as he entered the room I asked
your question.......his answer <br>"Whatever you
want." added to which he says "Generally there is a
theme or focus, so one day you'll do mostly forward
bends, the next back bends or standing poses."<br>So
with your yogic vocabulary you put together a practice
for yourself looking at what the body requires, what
you feel to do and so on.........<br>Of course the
pose/counter-pose system applies which is what Krishnamachar has
given to all his line Iyengar, Jois, Desikachar as well
as the idea of building towards a more difficult
position from simpler ones........<br>From another
teacher........ "Your practice should be reflective of your
physical state, mental state, emotional state, time of
day, year, climate......"<br>So as you can see there
is no hard and fast rule it's all a rather personal
thing.........<br>Similarly you might repeat poses in a practice, hold for
different lengths of time, try variations, use props or not
use props..........<br>So you see your question is
like asking about improvisation in music there is no
hard and set rule but there are loose
frameworks.........<br>So if you are happy following the astanga series
then all well and good otherwise in the Iyengar way
you are using the tools you are given and develop
with your teachers in your own way.