The life of devoted ashtanga practic

[Guest guest]

namaste-<br>I take one Mysore a week, because

that's all that is available, (would take more if I

could-you folks at Eddie Stern are lucky! Only Mysore!), 2

led primary classes, & one pre-ashtanga.(lots of hip

openers & second series work) I usually do 2-3 series at

home in addition, and lots of extra sun salutes. (I

don't think you can do too many of them) <br>I

personally think it is important to stick with one teacher,

but practice non-attachment to him/her. My teacher

often does retreats, so I get lots of amazing teachers

he has trained through the years, many fresh from

India. They can often see your body with fresh eyes, and

that can be a good thing. I don't believe in yoga

school hopping, but you have to do that in the begining

to see what school works for you. I trust the

lineage of my school and have never been injured, despite

playing the edge all the time. The Iyengar teachers there

in particular have helped me a lot with my

allignment, thus improving my ashtanga practice.<br> <br>Just

curious-to all you booze drinkers. Do you skip practice when

you are hung over, or are you troopers? Dosen't it

destroy your practice? I can't imagine combining the two.

Seems rather counter productive. Booze is SO toxic.

[Guest guest]

Where do you study in Chicago? I used to live there and am just

curious.<br><br>ishogun

[Guest guest]

Practise gets rid of a hangover - but your sweat

reeks of whatever you consumed the night before! Red

wine mixed with gal sweat stinks. <br><br>And yer

right, alcohol IS toxic.... but remember too much purity

is also toxic. And I've had my most entertaining and

hysterical moments when mashed.

[Guest guest]

namaste-<br>I study at N.U.

[Guest guest]

Hi Lh....<br>Booze is SO toxic, you wrote. I

absolutely agree. Nice family-dinner with bottle of red can

destroy my practise the next day. I dont believe in

practising when being hangoverish. Maybe it has to do with

my age also, liver isnt what it used to

be.<br>Interesting and strange enough, after I started ashtanga, my

hangovers have been different, the physical reactions of my

body have changed, in a way that I dont have the

talent to describe.