2nd Series practice

[Guest guest]

Hello,<br><br>I am just starting second series

work, and am curious how I should be varying my routine

from day to day. Since it is new to me, I want to

practice it more often so I don't need a cheat sheet, and

plus I need the practice. Is it recommended to do the

second series several days in a row? Or every other day

alternating with the primary series? Or is it all personal

preference?

[Guest guest]

Be sure to have a teacher to work with!

<br><br>When you begin with second series you start by

gradually adding the new poses one by one after going

through First Series and before backbends - so your

practice becomes longer and more challenging. When you are

about half way into second series you can start

alternating between first and second series (I.e. Sun 1st,

Mon 2nd, Tue 1st, Wed 2nd, Thu 1st, Fri 2nd)- and

gradually add more poses until you are doing all of second

series every other day. (After moondays start again with

first.)<br><br>After getting this pattern steady and proficient with

second, you can do 1st followed by part of 2nd on the 1st

series days and only second on the second series days

and gradually build up.<br><br>Avoid skipping poses:

If you get to one that you can't do only practice to

that point and then do backbends and Finishing Poses.

(An exception may be Suptavajrasana, which most

people do as well as they can and keep going)<br><br>I

was told that this is the way it was taught

traditionally. People who start practicing second series every

day and first series only on fridays (as is done in

Mysore nowadays) develop their second series faster, but

also often develop problems, as far as I know. - First

series is very important.