Guest guest Posted August 19, 2001 Report Share Posted August 19, 2001 No. Last summer Guruji VERY CLEARLY and repeatedly corrected everyone in this pose - 'foot in front of the hip' -which, mind you is in a very different place then most people think it is -the hip joint is closer to the spine and is not under the wing of the hip bone like many people think. I have taught and studied Linklater voice technique for many years now and it is remarkable what delusions people have about their own bodies! The hip JOINT is deeper in the fold of your upper thigh. One very interesting and common delusion is regarding the spine which I have stated here before - people belive their spine to be nearly half as wide as it really is, especially in their necks when in fact the spine takes up nearly 2/3rds of the depth of your neck.<br><br>Guruji was very very clear about this as was my teacher right after the workshop. Although it seemed to be a new development of the pose, it is however a development Guruji was quite adamant about. This was a very minor example. Tust me, they do not know what they are doing. <br><br>If have found my posture to be the way it is because Guruji told me to do it that way and moved my foot with his hand. <br><br>FBL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 19, 2001 Report Share Posted August 19, 2001 Thanks for the concise respose. Experientially. to have the foot further feels too expansive energy wise , as mula bandha helps compact, the foot placement closer is in keeping. <br> Also Shri Jois says there are eight marichy's, a considerable slimming down from the original 16 Marichy's. Sri Jois states 4 are chikitsa related.<br>GALAXY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 22, 2001 Report Share Posted August 22, 2001 Well, ok funkybadlady, now you have said that you don't really care where the foot goes, but it sure sounded like you cared when you were in that class in London. Thanks for writing about it , because it cleared something up for me -- it always feels strange to me when "nonlegit" teachers say to move that foot out; I was originally taught (by other equally nonlegit teachers) to put it right in front and that has that "right" feeling to me, in a way that moving it out does not.<br><br>But now I am curious; it seemed to me that galaxylazy's post #9803 with all the quotes in it either misunderstood, or was not responsive to, what you were saying Jen and Sabel asked you to do - Guruji told you to put the foot right in front of the hip bone, right? And Jen and Sabel wanted you to move it sort of to the left (if it was the left foot), right? (the "power yoga" move) So, did galaxylazy's post compute to you? Because it seemed to me that ALL the passages he or she quoted were consistent with the way you say you were doing it. (I guess this is a question to galaxylazy too.)<br>I'll also risk annoying you further and ask if you are still convinced that it was the best reaction to refuse to do it the "wrong" way that one time? Because stuff like that happens to me all the time - once I finally figure out what is the really "right" way to do something, I get REALLY annoyed if some teacher tells me to change it. (I try not to, but I do.) What is the answer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 22, 2001 Report Share Posted August 22, 2001 Malsag,<br>I do care when an inexperienced teacher makes me feel bad for raising a discussion about a pose when I have a question with the way they want to adjust me, and they don't get defensive about it either - especially when I tell them I have had a practice for a while with another teacher. I should never have gone to the class, true. I am too experienced and know too much about what works for me and what teachers I trust and respect. So it's not really about the pose. <br><br>Perhaps FBL would have handled the situation differently.<br><br>This is the reason I do not go to drop in yoga classes any more when I travel unless it is a teacher I know. By making the committment I did to a daily practice and all the other things one does when they are an ashtanga yogi, I have also lost something as well. I am no longer a yoga tourist. Random yoga classes are no longer social events for me. Some of my friends go to yoga classes in a very different way than I do - when they feel like it, when it's convenient for them. Workshops no longer have much to offer me because I know what I want to do. There is no longer question about which teacher is teaching the right way to do anything. For example, do you see Eddie Stern running around taking workshops at Kripalu? <br><br>Now I will hand this over to FBL because she has some new enemies to deal with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 22, 2001 Report Share Posted August 22, 2001 <Now I will hand this over to FBL because she has some new 'enemies' to deal with><br><br>Are you for real? Which one is the alter ego?<br><br>Signed,<br><br>Confused and huddling in the bombshelter awaiting your next attack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 25, 2001 Report Share Posted August 25, 2001 Today when I was in Marichyasana I remembered your posting and really focused on my foot /hip alignment. I am not geographically near any legit teachers right now, (next time will be GURUJI!..for the first time) so it was nice to have your instructions to dwell upon. I first learned this pose correctly and then took a workshop with David Swenson who changed my foot hip alignment and there I have stayed until your posting of clarification. There you have it...I'm learning Ashtanga over the internet. You are an internet guru. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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