Re: [Ashtanga Yoga] Why study Ashtanga with a "guru?"

05-09-2004, 10:59 AM

It is not about "how many adjustments "you receive in a class to make it "worth
it". Yoga is a practice that deepens one into meditation and as it is a
practice it should be done regularly. It is not just a hip workout fad. As you
mature in your practice if you stick with it long enough to get benefit from it
you will understand. At this stage of your practice it may be hard to
appreciate learning from a master so go find a smaller class where you can get 1
on 1 instruction . There is an energy transmission that occurs when doing
practice with a master but perhaps at this stage you aren't sensitive to it
yet. No judgement here, we all start at the beginning and we need to find the
best way to keep ourselves motivated. Some of my best practices occured with
Pattabhi Jois or Richard Freeman where I didn't get one single adjustment .
There was just a deep vibe in the room that helped me to open up more into the
practice. Good luck and keep practicing , even if it is at the Y.

05-10-2004, 03:54 PM

Namaskaram taraskye. I totally agree with you.

*Adjustments* should not be the motivation behind the
practice. Sometimes, I go for days without a single
adjustment.

There is an inexplicable divine energy around when
learning from my Guru. Ever since I experienced it, I
worship his presence and my practice has taken a turn
in the right direction.

Gayathri.

--- taraskye@... wrote:
>
> It is not about "how many adjustments "you receive
> in a class to make it "worth it". Yoga is a
> practice that deepens one into meditation and as it
> is a practice it should be done regularly. It is
> not just a hip workout fad. As you mature in your
> practice if you stick with it long enough to get
> benefit from it you will understand. At this stage
> of your practice it may be hard to appreciate
> learning from a master so go find a smaller class
> where you can get 1 on 1 instruction . There is an
> energy transmission that occurs when doing practice
> with a master but perhaps at this stage you aren't
> sensitive to it yet. No judgement here, we all
> start at the beginning and we need to find the best
> way to keep ourselves motivated. Some of my best
> practices occured with Pattabhi Jois or Richard
> Freeman where I didn't get one single adjustment .
> There was just a deep vibe in the room that helped
> me to open up more into the practice. Good luck and
> keep practicing , even if it is at the Y.
>
>
>
>

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You cannot stay on the summit forever; you have to come down … so why bother in
the first place? Just this: what is above knows what is below, but what is below
does not know what is above. One climbs, one sees. One descends, one sees no
longer, but one has seen. There is an art of conducting oneself in the lower
regions by the memory of what one saw higher up. When one can no longer see, one
can at least still know.

-Rene Daumel, Mount Analoque

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05-11-2004, 06:35 AM

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

----- Original Message -----
From: "Gayathri Vuppuluri"
To:
Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2004 6:54 AM
Subject: Re: [Ashtanga Yoga] Why study Ashtanga with a "guru?"

> Namaskaram taraskye. I totally agree with you.
>
> *Adjustments* should not be the motivation behind the
> practice. Sometimes, I go for days without a single
> adjustment.
>
> There is an inexplicable divine energy around when
> learning from my Guru. Ever since I experienced it, I
> worship his presence and my practice has taken a turn
> in the right direction.
>
> Gayathri.
>
>
> --- taraskye@... wrote:
> >
> > It is not about "how many adjustments "you receive
> > in a class to make it "worth it". Yoga is a
> > practice that deepens one into meditation and as it
> > is a practice it should be done regularly. It is
> > not just a hip workout fad. As you mature in your
> > practice if you stick with it long enough to get
> > benefit from it you will understand. At this stage
> > of your practice it may be hard to appreciate
> > learning from a master so go find a smaller class
> > where you can get 1 on 1 instruction . There is an
> > energy transmission that occurs when doing practice
> > with a master but perhaps at this stage you aren't
> > sensitive to it yet. No judgement here, we all
> > start at the beginning and we need to find the best
> > way to keep ourselves motivated. Some of my best
> > practices occured with Pattabhi Jois or Richard
> > Freeman where I didn't get one single adjustment .
> > There was just a deep vibe in the room that helped
> > me to open up more into the practice. Good luck and
> > keep practicing , even if it is at the Y.
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
> =====
> You cannot stay on the summit forever; you have to come down . so why
bother in the first place? Just this: what is above knows what is below, but
what is below does not know what is above. One climbs, one sees. One
descends, one sees no longer, but one has seen. There is an art of
conducting oneself in the lower regions by the memory of what one saw higher
up. When one can no longer see, one can at least still know.
>
> -Rene Daumel, Mount Analoque
>
> http://photos.yahoo.com/gvuppuluri
>
>
>
>
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