Guest guest Posted July 15, 2001 Report Share Posted July 15, 2001 Has anyone tried the flow series? It's a style of aerobic yoga invented by a guy named Ganga White. How does it compare to ashtanga? And is the guy's name really Ganga?!<br><br>Thanks,<br>S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 17, 2001 Report Share Posted July 17, 2001 I've tried the flow series. I like it, but I'm no ashtanga purist. From my experience, it moves faster than ashtanga, but it is structured differently and several of the poses are different. As for his name, I don't know -- He and Tracey Rich head the White Lotus foundation (www.whitlotus.org). Maybe there's something on the site about his name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 18, 2001 Report Share Posted July 18, 2001 Thanks, it sounds cool. I want to try it but there aren't many classes around. Maybe I'll get the tape.<br><br>S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 25, 2003 Report Share Posted January 25, 2003 Hi, I'm new to this group and found some older threads that peaked my interest. I wanted to respond to this if no one minds I have four tapes from Ganja White and Tracey Rich, "Total Yoga" (the original tape)and the three tape set "The Flow Series" which has Earth, Water and Fire. These are all really excellent tapes, a blend of many styles, certainly ashtanga is a major influence there. For someone who is an Ashtanga (or other) purist they may find fault with it, but I am not a purist and find these tapes to be outstanding (and I have over 50 videos of just about every style and study weekly with a wonderful and eclectic teacher (heavily Kundalini based) also). What's really nice about the three tape set is that you can do a routine to fit your energy level. I've been doing yoga for about five years and am now 42 years old (43 next month). I find I can't do an all out routine every day (and I do practice daily). I like having the option to do a more gentle routine (ala the "Earth" or "Water" tapes) rather than the very intense "Fire" tape every time I practice. If I was to attempt to do the "Fire" tape everyday it would be the Yoga equivalent (for my body, I can't speak for anyone else of course)of "overtraining" in weight training. I would get sick within a week and be out of comission. I like to be able to do some yoga everyday (unless I'm too sick to get out of bed). I wake up in pain everyday, much due to being in a car wreck several years ago, and so I must do something every day to "realign" my body. After doing my morning practice (whatever it may be) I feel great! Anyway, my approach seems to fit in well with where Ganja White is coming from (the idea of working with one's prevailing level of energy). There's a great article that gets much into the White Lotus Philosophy on there website. The link is: http://www.whitelotus.org/library2/articles/wlf_ttc/index.html I hope this is useful:) Take care, Scott ashtanga yoga, srad69us wrote: > Has anyone tried the flow series? It's a style of aerobic yoga invented by a guy named Ganga White. How does it compare to ashtanga? And is the guy's name really Ganga?!<br><br>Thanks,<br>S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 27, 2003 Report Share Posted January 27, 2003 -That's Ganga White although "Ganja" as you say might be more appropriate! Not to be critical but FBL is right it's not ashtanga but a spin. Cool if you enjoy it though. -- In ashtanga yoga, "musefish9396 <musefish9396>" <musefish9396> wrote: > Hi, > > I'm new to this group and found some older threads that peaked my > interest. > > I wanted to respond to this if no one minds > > I have four tapes from Ganja White and Tracey Rich, "Total Yoga" > (the original tape)and the three tape set "The Flow Series" which > has Earth, Water and Fire. > > These are all really excellent tapes, a blend of many styles, > certainly ashtanga is a major influence there. > > For someone who is an Ashtanga (or other) purist they may find > fault with it, but I am not a purist and find these tapes to be > outstanding (and I have over 50 videos of just about every style and > study weekly with a wonderful and eclectic teacher (heavily > Kundalini based) also). > > What's really nice about the three tape set is that you can do a > routine to fit your energy level. I've been doing yoga for about > five years and am now 42 years old (43 next month). I find I can't > do an all out routine every day (and I do practice daily). I like > having the option to do a more gentle routine (ala the "Earth" > or "Water" tapes) rather than the very intense "Fire" tape every > time I practice. > > If I was to attempt to do the "Fire" tape everyday it would be the > Yoga equivalent (for my body, I can't speak for anyone else of > course)of "overtraining" in weight training. I would get sick within > a week and be out of comission. > > I like to be able to do some yoga everyday (unless I'm too sick to > get out of bed). I wake up in pain everyday, much due to being in a > car wreck several years ago, and so I must do something every day > to "realign" my body. After doing my morning practice (whatever it > may be) I feel great! > > Anyway, my approach seems to fit in well with where Ganja White is > coming from (the idea of working with one's prevailing level of > energy). There's a great article that gets much into the White Lotus > Philosophy on there website. The link is: > > > > http://www.whitelotus.org/library2/articles/wlf_ttc/index.html > > > I hope this is useful:) > > Take care, > > Scott > > ashtanga yoga, srad69us wrote: > > Has anyone tried the flow series? It's a style of aerobic yoga > invented by a guy named Ganga White. How does it compare to > ashtanga? And is the guy's name really Ganga?!<br><br>Thanks,<br>S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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