HOW TO START WITHOUT A TEACHER

[Guest guest]

HI THERE.

I HAVE BEEN PRACTICING POWER/VINYASA STYLE YOGA FOR ABOUT

EIGHTEEN MONTHS, ORIGINALLY WITH THE INTENT OF BECOMING A

STUDENT OF ASHTANGA.

I LIVE IN MILWAUKEE, WI AND THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO "REAL"

ASHTANGA TEACHERS IN THE AREA. (ALTHOUGH THERE ARE SOME

VERY GIFTED ONES!!)

I HAVE A GREAT DEAL FURTHER TO GO ON MY YOGA JOURNEY. MY

FLEXIBILITY AND STRENGTH DO NOT ALLOW ME TO JUST "DO" THE

POSES IN THE PRIMARY SERIES.

SO. . ..ARE THERE ANY SUGGESTIONS OF WHERE TO BEGIN??

HOW TO BUILD STRENGTH, INCREASE FLEXIBILITY (OH THOSE HIPS!

THAT GROIN!) WITHOUT A TEACHER???

ANY SUGGESTIONS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.

THANKS.

[Guest guest]

Hi,

Get a DVD or video of the primary series (Swenson, Miller, Doane to

name a few,) And do the primary series exactly as described. When you

get to a point where you can not do a posture STOP!

Surya A+B will warm you up and build strength. Each asana in Ashtanga

is the perfect precursor to the next. It works I promise!

That said, You will really need to find a teacher to adjust you and

move you through your stopping point. Even if you can only meet once a

week it is vitally important.

Good luck,

Judy

[Guest guest]

First, take the caps-lock off.

Second, seek out and find your teacher.

There will be no progress without the teacher.

Open yourself to this and the teacher will come.

 

ashtanga yoga, "makeupdoll2003" <makeupdoll2003>

wrote:

>

>

> HI THERE.

> I HAVE BEEN PRACTICING POWER/VINYASA STYLE YOGA FOR ABOUT

> EIGHTEEN MONTHS, ORIGINALLY WITH THE INTENT OF BECOMING A

> STUDENT OF ASHTANGA.

> I LIVE IN MILWAUKEE, WI AND THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO "REAL"

> ASHTANGA TEACHERS IN THE AREA. (ALTHOUGH THERE ARE SOME

> VERY GIFTED ONES!!)

> I HAVE A GREAT DEAL FURTHER TO GO ON MY YOGA JOURNEY. MY

> FLEXIBILITY AND STRENGTH DO NOT ALLOW ME TO JUST "DO" THE

> POSES IN THE PRIMARY SERIES.

> SO. . ..ARE THERE ANY SUGGESTIONS OF WHERE TO BEGIN??

> HOW TO BUILD STRENGTH, INCREASE FLEXIBILITY (OH THOSE HIPS!

> THAT GROIN!) WITHOUT A TEACHER???

> ANY SUGGESTIONS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.

> THANKS.