Workshops in Germany, Motivation

[Guest guest]

As far as motivation goes, I have a hard

time<br>getting myself to practice, but I have found<br>that the

best way to practice outside of a<br>class is to get

together with someone else.<br>I am lucky enough to get to

go to four classes a week. When I practice on my own

I get distracted<br>a lot and also tend to do

shorter sessions and<br>get into more of an "Iyengar"

approach, holding<br>postures for a long time (which is

good for me).<br>To actually get through a whole

primary series<br>workout, I sometimes will practice

along with<br>a video. But there have been times when

one or<br>more people have come over to practice, and

it<br>suddenly becomes just like being in class -<br>you just do

it. It doesn't matter if its one<br>person or two or

three or if they are beginners<br>or advanced. This

works better for me if you are trying to practice

together, rather than Mysore style, with everyone going off

on their own. So I would recommend finding someone

to practice with<br>or even getting a regular

practice group going.<br><br>Good luck,<br>Terry Slade