Guest guest Posted November 28, 2000 Report Share Posted November 28, 2000 Well, there is still Venkatesh who offers teacher training in Mysore. It takes you 15 weeks and I believe costs $ 450. Lot's of Pattabhi and Iyengar <br>people started to discover him for correct alignment something that gets terribly neglected in both classes.<br><br>No, it is not ashtanga but I like it a lot and it goes very well with Ashtanga. Can't complain about individual adjustments with only 5-6 student at a time (he won't touch you though, better, he talks you into it).<br><br>Namaste, Claudia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 29, 2000 Report Share Posted November 29, 2000 hi claudia, i hope your stay there is going well, despite the brazilian macho man in his own mind. you're one of the few people in mysore who post here. is it difficult for you to connect on-line there? i had read somewhere, either here or maybe in an article (the new yorker?) that connecting was expensive and a hassle to boot. i'm still looking for advice on the advisability of bringing kids there. if you have any input, based on what you see, let me know. i can't see us ever getting there unless we go with the full family. had you been there to study before? how are you finding the experience? how do you spend your non-practice time? lots of curious questions from us wannabe world travelers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 29, 2000 Report Share Posted November 29, 2000 Has anyone here studied with BNS Iyengar? If so, what were your impressions?<br><br>Andrew Eppler once told me that the scene there at BNS's shala was very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 29, 2000 Report Share Posted November 29, 2000 get yourself a good yoga rug while you're there...much better than a towel! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 29, 2000 Report Share Posted November 29, 2000 I believe BNS Iyengar was godfey devereaux's (sp?) teacher, he has been known to frequent this site and could possibly give you info, or you can query on his website. <br>From what I remember of postings past (and there have been a lot, maybe okrgr1 can help) it is the same series of asanas, the same astanga yoga we all know and love, a lot less expensive than kpj and you learn pranayama a lot earlier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 29, 2000 Report Share Posted November 29, 2000 I studied with him last year. If you would<br>like details, email me at lgrollm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 29, 2000 Report Share Posted November 29, 2000 okrgrl - I haven't been yet, but earlier this year spoke with a guy who once took his 10-year old daughter with him. Even though he went by himself he said there was never a shortage of people to be with her, and that for her it was the greatest experience. Apparently after early morning practice you just do whatever you want (more or less) all day, so heaps of time to spend with your family if they're with you. When I'm there in Feb, I'm also going to have a look around to see if I can bring my family next time. It's nice to have a break after four years of non-stop kids and studying, but it would be nice to be there all together. If you like I can try to connect while I'm there and give you a real live (and family-minded) account of what goes on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 29, 2000 Report Share Posted November 29, 2000 dani,<br>thanks, we'd love any input you can give us. we have three hellions, ages 4, 6 and 7.5. i can't see us being able to get away for longer than 6 weeks. i guess we would probably have to go in the summer months. if we went at any point in the rest of the year, we'd have to get some kind of tutor or schooling set up. i know mysore has a reputation for significant air pollution, so i've got some reservations along those lines. from my wife's description of 'sanitation' in others areas of india (e.g. sewage drainage running down the middle of the street, etc.) i'm most concerned about health. our kids can learn to get over their persnickity food habits. i just don't want them to get hepatitis, bad giardiasis, malaria, etc. just so i can get better at bending. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 30, 2000 Report Share Posted November 30, 2000 I know exactly what you mean, my hellions are 20 months and 4, so I guess I'm more concerned than I would be if they were a bit older. I definitely don't want to get sick myself (although it sounds like I probably will), just because I'm only there for a month. 6 weeks should be fine though - initially I heard that it's not worth going for less than 3 months (apparently KPJ and Sharath don't touch you for the first bit), but recently I've met and heard of people who have been for a month or 6 weeks and they said they got heaps of attention. I've heard that a good idea is just to take a portable water filter and be really religious about using it (eg. to wash fruit etc). The (northern) summer months are apparently very quiet, not as crowded. And even if you do have to set up some system of teaching your kids away from formal schooling, I think there would be lots of time for that and think of what they could learn just from being immersed in a different culture! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 30, 2000 Report Share Posted November 30, 2000 yogamummy,<br>I was just rereading sections of Gabriel Cousen's book "Conscious Eating" last night and read something that might be of interest to you. He recommends taking some extra digestive enzymes such as betaine hydrochloride with each meal when traveling abroad. He goes on to mention that by doing so his own family didn't have any digestive or parasite problems while spending 18 months in India or on several other trips to Mexico. I wonder if anyone has had any experience trying this? It sounds like it's something worth looking into.<br>BTW this is an excellent book worth every penny (though somewhat expensive$35/paperback/800+pages)for anyone who is looking to gain insight into eating with the goal of improving their diet and moving primarily toward vegetarian and live foods. I've been feeling like I needed to read it again for a boost of willpower and to remind myself to eat thoughtfully with the holidays setting in and tempting goodies lurking around every corner! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 4, 2000 Report Share Posted December 4, 2000 But okrg1, I tried to answer your questions in previous postings before (do you remember?). Connceting to the Internet is way to easy and too cheap that's why I'm hanging online again. So curious, terrible. 30 an hour cost you 15 rupees.<br><br>Life is good in Mysore, the air sucks, yesterdaay my face was all black after riding on the motorcycle for the whole day. Pollution is bad this time, worse than in spring. Nice temperatures though.<br><br>Bye, Claudia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 4, 2000 Report Share Posted December 4, 2000 claudia,<br>i'm sorry if i forgot. it's that old timer's disease. one of my professors used to call it TMB syndrome (too many birthdays). the nice thing about being so forgetful is that i get to enjoy the pleasure of learning things for the first time over and over again. hope you get to see some of the rest of the country, or maybe even nepal, during your stay. keep us posted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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