Guest guest Posted April 24, 2001 Report Share Posted April 24, 2001 Namaste!<br><br> What do i have do if i want to practice, learn Asthanga with Pattabhi Jois in India?<br> Do i have to pre register?How?<br>When would be the best time to go, not so many people? <br> Thanks a lot!<br><br> PS: Any other advice would be welcome.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 25, 2001 Report Share Posted April 25, 2001 If you are serious about going to Mysore, you could e-mail the founder of this message board, Betty Lai: betty . She will certainly reply to your questions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 25, 2001 Report Share Posted April 25, 2001 magazine article on travel to Mysore...<br><br><a href=http://files.hammock.com/~mnott/Conde-Nast-traveler/ target=new>http://files.hammock.com/~mnott/Conde-Nast-traveler/</a> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 27, 2001 Report Share Posted April 27, 2001 I think that if we travel to foreign countries (like India) or try to understand other culture´s knowledge (like Yoga), we will have to let go of part of our convictions. Otherwise, we will just not understand. <br><br>Yes, India can be a bit funny. I once sat down on a seemingly regular chair in a hotel. It was habitually used by a Brahmin. I thought he was a hotel guest like myself and did not move or care until I was approached by the manager who asked me to get up. Then, the chair was cleaned ritually. Of course, I did feel offended. But so would the Brahmin be if he came to the West and would be laughed at because of his painted face or his prayers. If India was like the USA or Germany, then there wouldn´t be Yoga. <br><br>And why do they adjust us in a different way in India than they do in the USA? I think this is especially strange for US-Americans. The reason that comes to my mind is very simple: In the USA, you can be sued for just about anything and get sentenced to incredible fines. The liability laws there are hard to accept even for Europeans (example: a diving instructor was sued by an American student because he did not tell her to use sun-blocker on the boat. She thought he was responsible for the sunburn she got). So, an instructor in the USA has to be VERY careful, e.g. about adjustments. But I think that the USA should not be the benchmark for this. <br><br>One thing that is, of course, hard to accept is greed. I myself do not accept it if an instructor does not act according to what he teaches. This is just a lack of professionalism. But, on the other hand and speaking from a business point of view: as long as there is a customer who is willing to pay the price, it will be charged .... So, it is up to ourselves to decide what Yoga is worth. <br><br>Thomas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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