Guest guest Posted February 1, 2001 Report Share Posted February 1, 2001 Alan,<br><br>I guess we should count ourselves lucky that K.P.Jois teaches in English at all, however bad his knowledge of the language might be. Let us never forget that barely 30 years ago, the first Westerners who wanted to learn Ashtanga Yoga had to beg on Jois' doorstep for the privilege of being admitted to his lessons. And of course, if I had to count up to 10 in Sanskrit every time I do yoga, I'd make a mess of it too, dead sure.<br><br>My English is not nearly as 'excellent' as it might seem to you, since I am a native German speaker indeed, but thank you for the compliment. Blessed is who invented the dictionaries. For some years now, I've also got used to read a most unspiritual (money-grubbing) British publication, "The Economist", to which I owe a not insignificant part of my vocabulary (K.P.Jois, listen up!). David Swenson & John Scott are respectable English teachers too, especially since their books have not been translated into German yet. Besides, translations are unreliable. Subtle books on Yoga are better bought and read in the original language: which, in most cases, means in English. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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