astanga and bodybuilding

[Guest guest]

midnight omboy,<br><br>But why don't you give

astanga yoga (in the tradition of K.P. Jois, of course!)

a try yourself?? You may then find out that astanga

(the "real thing", not the watered-down version you

usually do in fitness centres) & bodybuilding simply

DON'T match!<br><br>Astanga yoga is highly addictive

stuff: I experienced it myself recently. Shame on me, in

the last couple of weeks I've done lots of iyengar

yoga & very little astanga (a bout of nostalgia for my

"old iyengar days", I guess). But then: the vinyasas,

the heat (the sweat!!), the unique intensity & vigour

of astanga - I missed every bit of it all! So I've

returned to concentrate upon astanga yoga only, this time

working more on the details than I did

before.<br><br>Besides, I respect your knowledge of Patanjali's Yoga

Sutras, which is truly awesome. But if you don't

experience astanga yoga yourself through a regular practice,

you will never understand what people are posting

here!

[Guest guest]

thanks for the suggestion. have sampled your

tradition (and not at a gym) but did not adopt it as a

regular practice. am completely supportive of those who

do, as i am with those who find their way to other

forms which work for them. am delighted that we have

access to so many styles, and each can fine tune his/her

own path. what wonderful karma we are blessed with.

my early training calmed my rajasic tendencies. the

ashtanga-style environment kind of rekindled my early tumult,

but i gave it a good try. perhaps at some later date.

i've noted that those who come to our sessions who

normally practice ashtanga-style are lovely and calm, so

have no doubt it is suited to them. meantime all the

best in your beautiful practice.<br><br>jai