Guest guest Posted October 10, 2000 Report Share Posted October 10, 2000 I don't give a toss about people watchin - they ain't gonna learn 2 much about the practice from observing me anyway ("oooh no, look at those standing twists, she should be ashamed to do this in public"). And I'm way too into the practice and breathing to feel exposed. <br><br>HOWEVER, I really hate it when I get sharked by some dodgy geezer... someone who insists on putting his mat way too close to mine, makes inane comments during class, addresses me bits. AAARRRGGHHH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 10, 2000 Report Share Posted October 10, 2000 <<HOWEVER, I really hate it when I get sharked by some dodgy geezer... someone who insists on putting his mat way too close to mine, makes inane comments during class, addresses me bits. AAARRRGGHHH>><br><br>Blondie, sorry, didn't realize that was you on the next mat... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 10, 2000 Report Share Posted October 10, 2000 My "shallah" list of Shala pet peeves:<br><br>1) THE MOANERS AND GROANERS<br><br>People who are intent on suffering through the practice and are quite vocal about it, or who similarly express deep sensual pleasures with audible hedonistic aplomb.<br><br>2) THE PLEADERS<br><br>The Pleaders usually begin making their pleas for mercy around Urdhva Dhanurasana time, complaining in various ways, words, and sounds of the number and duration of the upward bows. <br><br>--<br><br>The great benefit of practicing together as a group is that we can pull each other along to greater (but yogically balanced) efforts. <br><br>During class, our positive efforts and attitude either help the group along -- our negative expressions drag it down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 10, 2000 Report Share Posted October 10, 2000 Trayam--AMEN. I couldn't agree more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 11, 2000 Report Share Posted October 11, 2000 I find there is an uplifting atmosphere in a good group class - not better or worse than practicing alone, but certainly good for motivation. I don't find the potential distractions bother me much. How to tell whether a class has been good:<br><br>Good class - the "Om" at the end is more harmonious than the one at the beginning<br><br>Not so good class - it isn't<br><br>John Scott did an interesting thing in a led workshop I did with him once - tried to get everybody breathing *perfectly* in sync. We only managed it for a cople of minutes, but being part of 30 or 40 strong ujayi breaths all together was an interesting feeling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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