Guest guest Posted August 13, 2005 Report Share Posted August 13, 2005 Hi Mary Ann - I was listening to Laura Lee today and she was interviewing Sharon Gannon on yoga. It is a good interview. Sharon Gannon is a cofounder and codirector of the Jivamukti Yoga Center in New York City She gives a nice talk about yoga and the different kinds. eo Here is the link to Laura Lee's website: http://www.lauralee.com/ Here is the direct link: http://www.lauralee.com/audio/asf/042902.asf Here is Sharon Gannon's HTML at Laura Lee's website: http://www.lauralee.com/index.cgi?pid=3455 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 13, 2005 Report Share Posted August 13, 2005 Hi Eric: Thanks for the info. I'll check out the links. I am interested how your own hathayoga practice is coming along, and anyone else out there with hathayoga stories, I'd love to hear about the journey. Recently I have coordinated my yoga teachers properly, and it really feels right. I used to work with a Viniyoga-based teacher for flow work (breath and movement), and an Iyengar teacher for alignment. Somehow, it seemed I was only able to address these aspects of being through 2 different teachers/schools/lineages. And I wished the 2 teachers could get together and incorporate the info they each knew so well into the other's practice! HOWEVER I now have found two teachers, one with a focus on alignment & therapeutics, the other with a focus on flow, breath and movement - with proper alignment. They both come from a Viniyoga background (TKV Desikachar), and the difference I am experiencing is amazing, even in how the teachers relate with me. I feel much more at ease. It's wonderful! Mary Ann , "Eric Otto" <eottoe2001> wrote: > Hi Mary Ann - > > I was listening to Laura Lee today and she was interviewing Sharon > Gannon on yoga. It is a good interview. Sharon Gannon is a > cofounder and codirector of the Jivamukti Yoga Center in New York City > She gives a nice talk about yoga and the different kinds. > > eo > > > Here is the link to Laura Lee's website: > > http://www.lauralee.com/ > > Here is the direct link: > > http://www.lauralee.com/audio/asf/042902.asf > > Here is Sharon Gannon's HTML at Laura Lee's website: > > http://www.lauralee.com/index.cgi?pid=3455 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 18, 2005 Report Share Posted August 18, 2005 > Hi Eric: Thanks for the info. I'll check out the links. I am > interested how your own hathayoga practice is coming along, and > anyone else out there with hathayoga stories, I'd love to hear about > the journey. Goodness, Mary Ann, I have to admit I haven't been pursuing that path at the moment. It seemed that the pilates is where I need to be for the time being. I gained like 30 pound from the knee injury so right now the workout has been walking, hiking and bicycling. However, I did locate a teacher who teaches yoga to pilate people and heard she is very good because she more focused on core strength. > > Recently I have coordinated my yoga teachers properly, and it really > feels right. I used to work with a Viniyoga-based teacher for flow > work (breath and movement), and an Iyengar teacher for alignment. > Somehow, it seemed I was only able to address these aspects of being > through 2 different teachers/schools/lineages. This is a big insight for me. It is those two issues for the most part. One teacher will ephasize the form at the cost of breathing and the other the breathing at the cost of form. It would nice to get both. One of the reasons that I went after pilates rather than weight training to strengthen the knee is that pilates does emphasize the breathing in the workout and stretching. It does not have the beauty of yoga however. If the yoga-pilate teacher works out, I will let you know. You teachers sound interesting. Perhaps you could found the Butter Cookie Method of Yoga. LOL eo > And I wished the 2 > teachers could get together and incorporate the info they each knew > so well into the other's practice! HOWEVER I now have found two > teachers, one with a focus on alignment & therapeutics, the other > with a focus on flow, breath and movement - with proper alignment. > They both come from a Viniyoga background (TKV Desikachar), and the > difference I am experiencing is amazing, even in how the teachers > relate with me. I feel much more at ease. It's wonderful! > > Mary Ann > > > > , "Eric Otto" <eottoe2001> > wrote: > > Hi Mary Ann - > > > > I was listening to Laura Lee today and she was interviewing Sharon > > Gannon on yoga. It is a good interview. Sharon Gannon is a > > cofounder and codirector of the Jivamukti Yoga Center in New York > City > > She gives a nice talk about yoga and the different kinds. > > > > eo > > > > > > Here is the link to Laura Lee's website: > > > > http://www.lauralee.com/ > > > > Here is the direct link: > > > > http://www.lauralee.com/audio/asf/042902.asf > > > > Here is Sharon Gannon's HTML at Laura Lee's website: > > > > http://www.lauralee.com/index.cgi?pid=3455 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 19, 2005 Report Share Posted August 19, 2005 Hi Eric: I agree with you. Pilates is great, and can make hathayoga more rewarding because it can help access muscles that might otherwise be missed. I am using a book called Back Rx which contains routines that combine Viniyoga-based hathayoga, Pilates and physical therapy. I haven't actually done a Pilates class yet, just pre- Pilates strengthening. I have a lot of strengthening work to do. I managed to do hathayoga for 5 years and not address a major structural weakness that showed up periodically as my back "going out." I'm taking care of that now. I just listened to the Sharon Gannon interview last night, and appreciated it. Thanks for sharing that. Sorry to hear about your knee, and the weight gain. I've been dealing with that issue too since my back rehab began in earnest. I can't just do flow classes the way I did them before, unless I want to continue ignoring crucial muscles. And meanwhile, it's hard to avoid the buttercookies , "Eric Otto" <eottoe2001> wrote: > > > Hi Eric: Thanks for the info. I'll check out the links. I am > > interested how your own hathayoga practice is coming along, and > > anyone else out there with hathayoga stories, I'd love to hear about > > the journey. > > Goodness, Mary Ann, I have to admit I haven't been pursuing that path > at the moment. It seemed that the pilates is where I need to be for > the time being. I gained like 30 pound from the knee injury so right > now the workout has been walking, hiking and bicycling. However, I > did locate a teacher who teaches yoga to pilate people and heard she > is very good because she more focused on core strength. > > > > > > Recently I have coordinated my yoga teachers properly, and it really > > feels right. I used to work with a Viniyoga-based teacher for flow > > work (breath and movement), and an Iyengar teacher for alignment. > > Somehow, it seemed I was only able to address these aspects of being > > through 2 different teachers/schools/lineages. > > This is a big insight for me. It is those two issues for the most > part. One teacher will ephasize the form at the cost of breathing and > the other the breathing at the cost of form. It would nice to get > both. > > One of the reasons that I went after pilates rather than weight > training to strengthen the knee is that pilates does emphasize the > breathing in the workout and stretching. It does not have the beauty > of yoga however. > > If the yoga-pilate teacher works out, I will let you know. You > teachers sound interesting. Perhaps you could found the Butter Cookie > Method of Yoga. LOL > > eo > > > > And I wished the 2 > > teachers could get together and incorporate the info they each knew > > so well into the other's practice! HOWEVER I now have found two > > teachers, one with a focus on alignment & therapeutics, the other > > with a focus on flow, breath and movement - with proper alignment. > > They both come from a Viniyoga background (TKV Desikachar), and the > > difference I am experiencing is amazing, even in how the teachers > > relate with me. I feel much more at ease. It's wonderful! > > > > Mary Ann > > > > > > > > , "Eric Otto" <eottoe2001> > > wrote: > > > Hi Mary Ann - > > > > > > I was listening to Laura Lee today and she was interviewing Sharon > > > Gannon on yoga. It is a good interview. Sharon Gannon is a > > > cofounder and codirector of the Jivamukti Yoga Center in New York > > City > > > She gives a nice talk about yoga and the different kinds. > > > > > > eo > > > > > > > > > Here is the link to Laura Lee's website: > > > > > > http://www.lauralee.com/ > > > > > > Here is the direct link: > > > > > > http://www.lauralee.com/audio/asf/042902.asf > > > > > > Here is Sharon Gannon's HTML at Laura Lee's website: > > > > > > http://www.lauralee.com/index.cgi?pid=3455 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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