second series

[Guest guest]

hi....<br>I'm new to this board and

ashtanga....been practing since november...first it was 2 or 3

times a week, now five or six....<br><br>anyway,

thought i'd add my two cents to the second series debate

(at the risk of being termed a criminal!

)<br><br>I am in no way proficient in all of first series...

(ie some of the jump throughs and transitions etc)

But where i practice there are open level classes

that incorporate postures from first, second and third

series. I do find that the backbending in these classes

complements the foward bends of primary series....if i do

only primary my back tends to feel rather weak.

Although there is no way I can do the whole second, I

personally think adding some asanas to a primary practice

(even before "mastering" primary) may be

complementary.....<br><br>If you can do the individual asanas without injury,

why not, as long as they are helping you/and body?

<br><br>I know baron baptiste has recieved some debate on

this board. While what he does is not strictly

ashtanga (ie incorporating various series and principles

of other styles of yoga) I find interdispering

classes/practices of mixed series and styles can be invigorating

emotionally/mentally/spiritually/ physically.<br><br>So i think that if you have

a

good teacher and supervision, and aren't a total

purist, hey, mix it up a bit.<br><br>Balance. Do rules of

steel (regarding series, or anything else) complement

yoga or prevent it?<br><br>namaste<br>Jess

[Guest guest]

What you are describing, however enjoyable and

invigorating it may be, is not ashtanga yoga. <br><br>I, too,

have been to a class where the teacher mixed in a

variety of different postures from various series. The

class was called "flow yoga" or something like that,

and it was fine for those who are interested in that

experience. I don't have any problems with a potpourri class

like that unless it is characterized as an "ashtanga"

class. I believe that to be a mischaracterization.

[Guest guest]

"I'm new to this board and ashtanga....been

practing since november...first it was 2 or 3 times a

week, now five or six...."<br><br>i have a question

about this. when i first started practicing ashtanga i

took as many classes per week as i could physically

handle - which was about 2-3/week. There was no way i

could take 5-6 classes a week. My body at that time

would often get sore from the previous days class and

need a day or 2 to recover. I often tried to push my

limits and increase my number of classes and found that

my body would just say NO. It just did not want to

move. It wanted to rest. I've always thought of myself

as having above average flexibility and being in

fairly good shape but i was amazed at the challenges of

ashtanga. What has been the experience of others? I am only

in my thirties so I am not exactly old. I am amazed

at the wiz kids who can jump into a beginning

ashtanga routine and be able to perform 5-6 times per

week.

[Guest guest]

Well put Shambala. They can be "good" classes just not ashtanga and the effect

is totally different.

[Guest guest]

Had a question regarding second series. I used to practice second

and after a hiatus from practice, and doing just primary for a while

again, am starting to practice second. Unfortunately I now live in

a place with no qualified teachers and for the life of me cannot

remember the breathing sequence in Supta vajrasana. Can someone

help?

Is it--exhale--down for five breaths, then inhale up, exhale-inhale

dips 5x one breath, then hold for five again...?? cannot remember.

thanks!

 

 

ashtanga yoga, "Ana C. Sirianni"

<acsirianni> wrote:

> Hi all,

>

> I have a question about incorporating the second

> series into my practice. I read that you generally do

> the standing asanas from the primary series and then

> begin the second series from there. When you finish,

> is is customary to go back and then complete the

> sitting asanas from the primary series, or just go

> straight into the finishing asanas.

>

> thanks,

> ana

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Yes, that's right. Exhale back, hold for 5, inhale up/exhale back 3-5

times, exhale back and hold for 5. Good luck!

 

ashtanga yoga, leighbaz <no_reply> wrote:

> Had a question regarding second series. I used to practice second

> and after a hiatus from practice, and doing just primary for a while

> again, am starting to practice second. Unfortunately I now live in

> a place with no qualified teachers and for the life of me cannot

> remember the breathing sequence in Supta vajrasana. Can someone

> help?

> Is it--exhale--down for five breaths, then inhale up, exhale-inhale

> dips 5x one breath, then hold for five again...?? cannot remember.

> thanks!

>

>

> ashtanga yoga, "Ana C. Sirianni"

> <acsirianni> wrote:

> > Hi all,

> >

> > I have a question about incorporating the second

> > series into my practice. I read that you generally do

> > the standing asanas from the primary series and then

> > begin the second series from there. When you finish,

> > is is customary to go back and then complete the

> > sitting asanas from the primary series, or just go

> > straight into the finishing asanas.

> >

> > thanks,

> > ana

> >

> >

> >

> > Protect your identity with Mail AddressGuard

> > http://antispam./whatsnewfree