worth the fees or not in a crowded class of 40?

05-09-2004, 02:43 AM

Sorry I did not keep the name of the new Ashtanga practitioner in my file who
had the above complaint/concern. However I do like to share a bit of my
experience based on my 7-month Ashtanga within my 1-year of yoga practice (still
a baby).

Instead of looking at the 1-2 adjustments per se, we are all encouraged to
practise in a shala with others for the following benefit:
1. energy (like work-out in a gym vs treadmill alone at home)
2. you can get inspired by looking at how others are doing (that sometime I
get scoldings from my teacher!)
3. the teacher might just like to observe the students more to see if you are
persevere enough or come back often enought to be worth his/her time.
4. As new beginner, even a few adjustments can last you for weeks before you
can progress to other poses. You should not rush.

I definitely find regular (best to be daily) practice in my teacher's shala
helps tremendously, unless I am on biz trips. Hence I would like to encourage
you to keep going!

Amy Yip

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