jivamukti yoga

[Guest guest]

As far as I understand yoga is a method

transmitted from the teacher to the disciple. Than it is

transformed through the individual experiences of this

disciple and again passed on. Just look at the individual

influences on the teachings of the three most popular

students of Sri Krishnamacharya. <br><br>I do practice

Ashtanga and teach Jivamukti yoga in Germany and I felt

hurt by all this badmouthing of my teachers within the

last days. Why blaming them for living who they are?

<br><br>Yes - they both have an artistic background and they

appreciate and value the work of other performers in any

artistic area but does it make them bad people to be

friend with people like Sting?<br><br>Yes - their new

center is very huge and impressive, but would you prefer

to keep on queuing at second avenue for about an

hour and than be told that the class is sold out?

<br><br>Yes - they make a lot of money now, but can you blame

them for working hard over years and years and now

using the fruits of the action to raise awareness for

topics like the Yoga-Sutras, Meditation or Animal Rights

?<br><br>Yes - the teacher training was expensive, but does

anyone know a better and more comprehensive one year

training. I would send my own grandmother to go and study

with any teacher who received Jivamukti certification.

<br><br>Yes - the year 2000 calendar did confuse me too, but

that's what the Jivamukti yoga method is all about. To

get you out of your automatic mind patterns and wake

you up here and now!<br><br>A final note just for the

books:<br>Sharon and David got introduced to Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga

system a very long time ago by the renegade Sivananda

Swami Shankaranada (a student of Norman Allan, who was

open-minded enough to pass on what he loves and not just what

he was told to). I guess that was a time when most

of you did still wore diapers and did not even now

who to control their anal muscles? And since than at

least David did return (as far as know) every year to

Mysore to study with Guruji. He is a very devoted 4th

series practitioner and he did what you guys always

request: Show up every day for second series class when

Guruji was in New York (even with a sprained ankle).

<br><br>om shanti<br><br>May all beings each and everywhere

be happy and free !!!