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[Guest guest]

Hey.. thank you all for the welcome, it's good to

be in the "funny farm" with... 'ashtanga animals' I

guess, if we're gonna get alliterative <br><br>I've

never been to a yoga class, although I do go to my

local gym.. so am thinking of checking out the classes

there. However, I got this great video, available in the

UK only, I assume, that takes you through the basic

asanas at a beginner and advanced level.. so I am

learning that way. It's by a yogi who was formerly a

nutritionalist, and so she is useful in pointing out the name of

the asana, what and where it will benefit and

soforth.<br><br>I'm wanting to learn more about yoga in general, and

also get some kind of idea on what I can progress to.

Some asanas, like most people I guess, I can hardly

move into, whereas others I can do with ease, where my

different bodily zones have different levels of

flexibility. I guess the best thing to do is go to a class, or

get books, or just carrying on trawling through the

websites.<br><br>If I have any specific questions it seems there are

some knowledgable people in here I can ask, and am

more likely to approach the less supercilious I

guess... I don't know what to ask right now because I

haven't been doing it enough to say "why this" or "how

can I...".<br><br>Anyway.. thanks again for the

welcome.. and do people in here have messenger? It's far

easier to talk through there, than in email or

club-posts.<br><br>Well.. I'm about to do my morning workout.. Have to do

it before I eat breakfast for the ab excercises in

particular, and I'm damned starving, so.. looking forward to

it.<br><br>Take care everyone, cuídate mucho <br><br>Jon

[Guest guest]

HI,<br><br>I would be curious to know what "this

great video, available in the UK only" is you're

posting about? Anyway, if you are interested in videos on

Astanga Yoga, check out

<a href=http://www.ashtanga.com/videos.html

target=new>http://www.ashtanga.com/videos.html</a> . (I myself am planning to

get the Lino Miele

video on primary series at last.)<br><br>For someone

living in the UK it shouldn't be too difficult to find a

good Astanga instructor: check

<a href=http://www.ashtanga.com/europe.html#uk

target=new>http://www.ashtanga.com/europe.html#uk</a> fyi. John Scott and Hamish

Hendry are both

certified by Sri K Pattabhi Jois in Mysore, and are among

the best Astanga-Yoga teachers worldwide. <br><br>For

books, try <a href=http://www.ashtanga.com/resources.html

target=new>http://www.ashtanga.com/resources.html</a> .

"Yoga Mala" by Sri Jois, "Astanga Yoga" by Lino Miele,

and "Ashtanga Yoga" by John Scott are the ones that

show the traditional method as taught by Sri Jois in

Mysore. John Scott's book is particularly interesting, as

it is very detailed. I have it myself. You can get

it online at Amazon UK.

[Guest guest]

The video I was talking about is "Barbara

Currie's Power Of Yoga".. and the only reason I said it

was available in the UK only is because I've become

so used to everyone being from America. Apparantly,

videos from the States do not work on VCRs that we have

and vice versa.. therefore, "only

available".<br><br>Thanks for the link.. but those instructors are mainly

up north, so it really isn't as easy to find a good

instructor. There are classes nearby to me, although I

haven't checked the details out yet, so don't know which

forms and which levels are taught. I wouldn't bother

going to London either for the class they recommend, as

it isn't cost or time efficient.<br><br>I'll be

checking out those books! Thanks for the

suggestion.<br><br>Take care, cuídate <br><br>Jonathan