mysore

[Guest guest]

Hello,

 

When we were in Mysore August and September, there

were many accomodations near PJ's house. However, when

we visited the new location which is quite a distance

from his old place and the center of town, I saw very

little there. Kavery is near the old place.

 

I was told there were people setting up places to

stay. There is also a vegetarian restaurant that

opened near the new place and other arrangements of

this sort either in the works or finished.

 

Your first day or two you may want to stay in town at

Bombay Tiffany's Hotel. It is clean, quiet, and

reasonable ($8.00 US) for a non-ac room. They are only

about a 10 minute or less drive from the train

station.

 

I find it nice when arriving in a new place, to have a

place and chill while sessing out the situation.

Getting to Mysore is a journey, as there is no airport

so you'll be flying to Bangelore then taking the

train. The fastest one takes about 3 1/2 hours.

 

Because of our business, we travel with many

electronics including a laptop computer, digital

camera, etc. There was no safe in our room, but we

always keep our valuables locked in our wheeled

carrying case. Someone could still take this but we

have luckily not had this exprience. And we travel a

lot, months at a time, for over a decade.

 

While it is always wise to stay alert no matter where

you are, I found Mysore to be extremely safe even when

I was out and about by myself. However, I did get a

lot of attention, being one of the few women on the

street, and being a Westerner.

 

To minimize this, most of the time I opted to wear

Indian clothes. Due to comfort I decided on the

salwars (loose pyjama like trousers) and a Kameez

(loose tunic) which you wear over them. It also helps

to not come across to friendly as it can be

misintrepreted.

 

The weather there was nice all the time. Mysore is at

an elevation of about 770 feet. I took a lightweight

jacket which was sufficient, especially in the

mornings when it is a bit cooler.

 

Mysore is considered to be one of the best cities in

India, but as with everything this is relative. I

still found it noisy, chaotic and less than hygienic.

The area around PJ's new place is quiet, more like a

subdivision.

 

We usually rent a motorbike while traveling throughout

Asia and didn't find it necessary here as richshaws

are inexpensive and always available. Negotiate the

price in advance and learn the local prices or you

will get overcharged. A bicycle would be fine, too.

 

Travel light. It helps especially when you are moving

around.

 

Hope this helps.

 

Deb

 

--- "parmoreta <parmoreta"

<parmoreta wrote:

> hi,

>

> I have just started yoga and I am planning to go to

> Mysore to attend

> Guruji's classes at the new premises. My queries

> relate to

> accommodation and transport:

>

> (a) would Kavery Lodge (I assume this is the same

> as Hotel

> Kaveri?) or Maharaja be nearer to the new premises?

>

> (b) are either hotels safe (i) for a single woman

> travelling alone

> and (ii) if I were to bring a laptop, ditigal camera

> etc? is there a

> safe in each room to keep your cash/card?

>

> © transport - from what I have read, it seems a

> bicycle or

> scooter would be the most convenient form of

> transport to get around?

>

> Many thanks. Happy New Year!

>

>

>

>

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

Hi!

just to give my experience about the morning versus evening routine. As U have

said the morning time provides a calmer n lighter mind than in the evening. The

only problem may be a stiffer body. i have found a solution for this by a

loosening exercise of the joints by rotational movements-sandhi yog. Thereafter

asanas can be done easier and one enjoys the exhilaration of a fit body n mind

throughout the day.

coolBULL

Mitch Muroff <mitchmutravel wrote:Hi Skydivegirlie,

 

I recently switched from evening classes to morning Mysore practice and

have found it to be very rewarding on several levels. My teacher has

recommended that I do it every day of the week, at least M-F. We

practice from 7a-9p, for 2 hours. I have found it to be immensely more

rewarding than a led class, because we go at our own pace, and our

attention is focused internally. Once you know the series, and can do it

yourself, then, your attention during practice can turn entirely inward.

In a led class, I found my attention was split between my practice and

listening to the instructions of the teacher. Also, I find it much

harder to do yoga in the morning than evening. Getting through this

extra difficulty, for me, has produced additional rewards. That is, if

the practice is harder, then the transformative effect seems to be

greater. Plus, I have a clear mind the for whole day. It's very

difficult to get through primary series in 1.5 hours, and most led

classes I've been to have felt very rushed. In Mysore, with 2 hours to

practice, we can go much slower, be more deliberative, ensure the breath

and movement are always synchronized in the correct way, and take long

slow breaths to remain in the asanas for much longer than in a typical

led class. Because of this, I find that 2 hours of Mysore, at a slower

pace than a "rushed" 1.5 hour led class, is actually easier. At the

Mysore pace, I feel like I could continue forever, but in a led class, I

often found I couldn't wait for it to be over because I was so

exhausted. Most importantly, I found that the energy-generating effect

of Ashtanga was making it difficult for me to sleep. A typical evening

class would start at 630 or 730, and then I'd be full of energy, and

have dinner at around 10pm, which made it really hard to go to sleep at

a reasonable hour. With Mysore, I'm going to bed early, waking early,

and centered through the day. It seems to fit together so much better

than evening practice did for me. I do some evening practice too, but, I

usually do a restorative practice at 730 if I practice in the evening,

and I have a light dinner first, which doesn't seem to affect the

practice the way it does ashtanga.

 

Hope this helps ... Namaste,

 

Mitch

 

 

Message: 2

Sat, 18 Jan 2003 19:11:09 -0000

skydivegirlie

mysore

 

hi, I'd love to hear your opinion about mysore morning versus

evening classes- Im thinking of changing to do mysore practise

now that I have a solid base from classes.

how long do you practise in the morning? a full one and a half

hours? Should I aim to do it every morning or skip days? do you

prefer morning or evening? does anyone combine mornings and

evening practise?

 

thanks (:

 

 

 

 

 

 

ashtanga yoga

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

If you haven't done so already, check some of the postings on the EZBoard

Ashtanga site. (Look under the Mysore heading.) I believe several people have

posted info regarding Guruji's fall schedule.

[Guest guest]

Pipo,

 

You can be at any level. You only need to be able to

breathe.

Good luck.

 

Mauricio

 

--- pipocarvajal <pipocarvajal wrote:

> Greetings to all,

>

> I have been practicing Ashtanga, on and off, since

> 2002 (summer) and

> consider myself a relatively solid

> intermediate-level student. I will

> be in India for 1.5 months, starting September 15,

> and was considering

> visiting Mysore. Anybody have any idea what type of

> proficiency (i.e.,

> ability/level/experience) is required to

> successfully participate at

> the AYRI? The website doesn't indicate anything on

> the issue.

>

> Many thanks in advance for any help.

>

> Regards,

>

> -PC

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

All levels of practioners can go to practice in Mysore! I know people who

took their first yoga classes with Pattabhi Jois. Just keep in mind that

you may not do as many asanas as you may do going to a led ashtanga primary

series classes for beginners. However, you will be practicing daily which

is more beneficial than having long practices a few times a week. Enjoy!

 

Linda Munro

Ashtanga Paris

www.ashtangayogaparis.fr

[Guest guest]

Hi Linda: On Mysore...Would you know with how much anticipation one has to book

classes with Pattabhi Jois.? Is it very difficult .?

Thank you for your advice

Patricio

 

Linda Munro <munro_linda escribió:

All levels of practioners can go to practice in Mysore! I know people who

took their first yoga classes with Pattabhi Jois. Just keep in mind that

you may not do as many asanas as you may do going to a led ashtanga primary

series classes for beginners. However, you will be practicing daily which

is more beneficial than having long practices a few times a week. Enjoy!

 

Linda Munro

Ashtanga Paris

www.ashtangayogaparis.fr

[Guest guest]

Mauricio,

 

Thank you very much. Do I need to call ahead of time and make a "reservation,"

or do I simply show up?

 

Again, thanks for your help.

 

-PC

 

Mauricio Ortega <mortega1 wrote:

Pipo,

 

You can be at any level. You only need to be able to

breathe.

Good luck.

 

Mauricio

[Guest guest]

Thank you Linda. By the way, how many times a day do you practice? What is a

typical day in Mysore like?

 

Again, thanks for your help.

 

Regards,

 

-PC

[Guest guest]

PC,

You just need to write to them at address below

telling them that you would like to attend. You can go

to their web site for additional information.

 

http://www.ayri.org/practice.html

 

Sri K. Pattabhi Jois

#235 8th Cross, 3rd Stage

Gokulam, Mysore 570002

Karnataka, India

phone: +91-821-2516-756

 

Just to satisfy my curiosity.... Are Colombiano??

 

Mauricio

 

 

 

 

--- Luis Felipe Carvajal <pipocarvajal

wrote:

> Mauricio,

>

> Thank you very much. Do I need to call ahead of

> time and make a "reservation," or do I simply show

> up?

>

> Again, thanks for your help.

>

> -PC

>

> Mauricio Ortega <mortega1 wrote:

> Pipo,

>

> You can be at any level. You only need to be able to

> breathe.

> Good luck.

>

> Mauricio

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Patricio,

 

You just have to send a letter announcing that you would like to study with

him and the months you intend to be there. You won't get a response back

so don't worry about that. Then when you get there you will have to go to

the shala in the afternoon (it used to be a 4pm, but you can double check

when you get there) to register. Not difficult at all :-)

 

Good luck!

Linda

 

 

 

Linda Munro

Ashtanga Paris

www.ashtangayogaparis.fr

[Guest guest]

Hi,

 

I only practice once a day. For me the yoga practice is a well being

practice. I do it to enrich my life and feel better in my body and mind.

So it doesn't make sense to over do it physically. If I do that then my

body hurts, when my body hurts it is more difficult to feel good in my mind

because I'm thinking about "my sore hamstrings, my sore back, when I go up

the stairs how much my thighs have worked and now they are sore". Although,

I must admit when I first started practicing I took these sore muscles as

"proof that I had worked out". Don't get me wrong, there will at times be

some muscle soreness but I don't think it has to be something that is daily.

And I believe that if I were to practice more than once a day I would have

more pain and if not then I'm sure I would be wearing my body out so that

one day yoga was very hard to do. Dancers practice their discipline for

hours a day but their goal is not health and body and mind well being; their

goal is to be beautiful performers. I don't believe that that is the goal

of yoga. Maybe for some it is....to create beautiful postures. I find this

a struggle with the yoga because many of us are raised to be goal oriented

therefore this can also be found in our yoga practices. It is an on going

struggle between doing what is truly the best for the body and mind and what

we "want" to do or "achieve" and the sacrifices we will make in order to get

closer to that beautiful posture or the "next series" of ashtanga yoga.

 

My advice would be if one wants (and has the time) to do a second practice

every day, to make that practice a meditation, pranayama, and/or mantra &

scriptures practice. That in combination with the asana practice will help

you to truly enrich your life and bring you more awareness, balance and

kindness.

 

Having said all this, I believe that everyone needs to grow at their own

pace and do what truly feels right to them. I've seen people who practice

more than once a day or who push their bodies to their limits every day and

many of them eventually stop the practice or ease it back a lot because it

hurts or they've incurred long term damage to certain parts of their bodies.

This can sometimes be their "lesson" on compassion, letting go of the ego,

etc.

 

A typical day in Mysore? Depends on the person. Of course everyone

practices at some point in the morning. After practice you can have

breakfast with others at one of the local "restaurants" or have quiet time

and breakfast at home. You can rest in the afternoon or go to the pool or

see some of the tourist sites in Mysore or just walk the city. Lunch is the

same as breakfast, you can meet a bunch of other yogis some place for a nice

meal or just get a few things from the market and eat at home. Most people

go to bed fairly early (as there is early morning practice :-) therefore,

dinner tends to be just a snack. There are often students who have

"parties" or kirtan at their place in the evenings when there is no practice

the next day. I guess that's about it. On the weekends when there are 2

days in a row of no practice, you can go out of the city and be a tourist.

 

Hope this is useful to you!

 

Namaste,

Linda

 

 

 

Linda Munro

Ashtanga Paris

www.ashtangayogaparis.fr

 

 

 

 

Luis Felipe Carvajal <pipocarvajal

ashtanga yoga

ashtanga yoga

RE: ashtanga yoga Mysore

Sun, 24 Jul 2005 16:09:45 -0700 (PDT)

 

Thank you Linda. By the way, how many times a day do you practice? What is

a typical day in Mysore like?

 

Again, thanks for your help.

 

Regards,

 

-PC

[Guest guest]

Linda,

 

This was beautifully written and exactly what I needed to read. I'm

struggling with my ego and frustration regarding my progress. When I let go

of the need to improve, I enjoy my practice so much more. Progressing is

great but not at the expense of happiness, balance, health and everything

else that yoga brings to us.

 

Namaste,

 

Steve

>"Linda Munro" <munro_linda

>ashtanga yoga

>ashtanga yoga

>RE: ashtanga yoga Mysore

>Tue, 26 Jul 2005 09:14:00 +0000

>

>Hi,

>

>I only practice once a day. For me the yoga practice is a well being

>practice. I do it to enrich my life and feel better in my body and mind.

>So it doesn't make sense to over do it physically. If I do that then my

>body hurts, when my body hurts it is more difficult to feel good in my mind

>because I'm thinking about "my sore hamstrings, my sore back, when I go up

>the stairs how much my thighs have worked and now they are sore".

>Although,

>I must admit when I first started practicing I took these sore muscles as

>"proof that I had worked out". Don't get me wrong, there will at times be

>some muscle soreness but I don't think it has to be something that is

>daily.

> And I believe that if I were to practice more than once a day I would

>have

>more pain and if not then I'm sure I would be wearing my body out so that

>one day yoga was very hard to do. Dancers practice their discipline for

>hours a day but their goal is not health and body and mind well being;

>their

>goal is to be beautiful performers. I don't believe that that is the goal

>of yoga. Maybe for some it is....to create beautiful postures. I find

>this

>a struggle with the yoga because many of us are raised to be goal oriented

>therefore this can also be found in our yoga practices. It is an on going

>struggle between doing what is truly the best for the body and mind and

>what

>we "want" to do or "achieve" and the sacrifices we will make in order to

>get

>closer to that beautiful posture or the "next series" of ashtanga yoga.

>

>My advice would be if one wants (and has the time) to do a second practice

>every day, to make that practice a meditation, pranayama, and/or mantra &

>scriptures practice. That in combination with the asana practice will help

>you to truly enrich your life and bring you more awareness, balance and

>kindness.

>

>Having said all this, I believe that everyone needs to grow at their own

>pace and do what truly feels right to them. I've seen people who practice

>more than once a day or who push their bodies to their limits every day and

>many of them eventually stop the practice or ease it back a lot because it

>hurts or they've incurred long term damage to certain parts of their

>bodies.

> This can sometimes be their "lesson" on compassion, letting go of the

>ego,

>etc.

>

>A typical day in Mysore? Depends on the person. Of course everyone

>practices at some point in the morning. After practice you can have

>breakfast with others at one of the local "restaurants" or have quiet time

>and breakfast at home. You can rest in the afternoon or go to the pool or

>see some of the tourist sites in Mysore or just walk the city. Lunch is

>the

>same as breakfast, you can meet a bunch of other yogis some place for a

>nice

>meal or just get a few things from the market and eat at home. Most people

>go to bed fairly early (as there is early morning practice :-) therefore,

>dinner tends to be just a snack. There are often students who have

>"parties" or kirtan at their place in the evenings when there is no

>practice

>the next day. I guess that's about it. On the weekends when there are 2

>days in a row of no practice, you can go out of the city and be a tourist.

>

>Hope this is useful to you!

>

>Namaste,

>Linda

>

>

>

>Linda Munro

>Ashtanga Paris

>www.ashtangayogaparis.fr

[Guest guest]

mauricio,

 

muchas gracias por tu correo. si, soy colombiano. me imagino que vos tambien,

no?

 

saludos,

 

-pc

 

Mauricio Ortega <mortega1 wrote:

 

PC,

You just need to write to them at address below

telling them that you would like to attend. You can go

to their web site for additional information.

 

http://www.ayri.org/practice.html

 

Sri K. Pattabhi Jois

#235 8th Cross, 3rd Stage

Gokulam, Mysore 570002

Karnataka, India

phone: +91-821-2516-756

 

Just to satisfy my curiosity.... Are Colombiano??

 

Mauricio

[Guest guest]

many thanks!

take care,

-pc

 

Linda Munro <munro_linda wrote:

Hi Patricio,

 

You just have to send a letter announcing that you would like to study with

him and the months you intend to be there. You won't get a response back

so don't worry about that. Then when you get there you will have to go to

the shala in the afternoon (it used to be a 4pm, but you can double check

when you get there) to register. Not difficult at all :-)

 

Good luck!

Linda

 

Linda Munro

Ashtanga Paris

www.ashtangayogaparis.fr

[Guest guest]

Linda,

 

This is right on: very informative and very helpful. Thank you very much for

the quality e-mail, I really appreciate it and couldn't agree with you more.

BTW, is there a minimum stay requirement (I heard the minimum was one month)?

 

Thanks again.

 

-PC

 

Linda Munro <munro_linda wrote:

Hi,

 

I only practice once a day. For me the yoga practice is a well being

practice. I do it to enrich my life and feel better in my body and mind....

[Guest guest]

Thanks Steve. And I think most of us have the same struggle :-)

 

Linda Munro

Ashtanga Paris

www.ashtangayogaparis.fr

 

 

"Steven Deutsch" <STEVENDEUTSCH

ashtanga yoga

ashtanga yoga

RE: ashtanga yoga Mysore

Wed, 27 Jul 2005 21:59:33 +0000

 

Linda,

 

This was beautifully written and exactly what I needed to read. I'm

struggling with my ego and frustration regarding my progress. When I let go

of the need to improve, I enjoy my practice so much more. Progressing is

great but not at the expense of happiness, balance, health and everything

else that yoga brings to us.

 

Namaste,

 

Steve

[Guest guest]

Yep, one month minimum.

 

 

 

Linda Munro

Ashtanga Paris

www.ashtangayogaparis.fr

 

 

 

 

Luis Felipe Carvajal <pipocarvajal

ashtanga yoga

ashtanga yoga

RE: ashtanga yoga Mysore

Tue, 2 Aug 2005 13:16:37 -0700 (PDT)

 

Linda,

 

This is right on: very informative and very helpful. Thank you very much

for the quality e-mail, I really appreciate it and couldn't agree with you

more. BTW, is there a minimum stay requirement (I heard the minimum was one

month)?

 

Thanks again.

 

-PC

 

Linda Munro <munro_linda wrote:

Hi,

 

I only practice once a day. For me the yoga practice is a well being

practice. I do it to enrich my life and feel better in my body and mind....

[Guest guest]

To Naty

I juz got back from mysore (dec9-feb4)and definitely planning to go back soon

and i was told that the best time to be in mysore is from September to

November..firstly the weather is perfect and best of all its less day offs

(workshops outside mysore)

 

Joycee

 

 

naty <ext1143 wrote:

hi anybody out there knows when is a good time to practice in mysore? taking

into consideration sharath's travel schedule?