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[Guest guest]

Hi everyone,<br>I would like to incorporate yoga

into my life and hope to absorb many of its benefits.

I haven't started yet because i am unsure where to

begin. Are there different levels of yoga? What would

you suggest for a beginner? Is ashtanga the most

excruciating form of yoga? Can you please suggest a video for

a beginner. There seems to be an overload of

information out there, i don't know whose advice to take. I'm

hoping the diversity and intelligence of this club will

steer me in the right direction. Thank you all.

[Guest guest]

don't know if ashtanga is the most excruciating

or not, depends on what abilities or inabilities you

start with i guess. <br><br>most here, given that this

is an ashtanga board after all, would encourage you

to seek ashtanga. it is fine to start ashtanga as a

"beginner" in yoga (who here is not a beginner?). If you do

want to give ashtanga a try, i would recommend going

to one of the sveral teachers inthe LA area

certified to teach ashtanga: <br>noah williams,

<a href=http://www.ashtangayogashala.com/

target=new>http://www.ashtangayogashala.com/</a><br>chuck miller, <a

href=http://www.yogaworks.com/ target=new>http://www.yogaworks.com/</a><br>also

consider jorgen christianssen,

<a href=http://www.mahayoga.com/info2.html

target=new>http://www.mahayoga.com/info2.html</a><br><br>theses teachers all

teach new students and old in the

style called mysore pracice, in which they evaluate the

student and have them progress through the series a few

postures at atime as they are ready.<br><br>to learn more

about ashtanga in particular, there's some good links

over at the FAQ section on the other ashtanga board

over at

EZBoard:<br><a href=http://pub42.ezboard.com/byoga84291

target=new>http://pub42.ezboard.com/byoga84291</a><br><br>as well as

ashtanga.com and the web site put

together for pattabhi

jois:<br><a href=http://www.ayri.org/

target=new>http://www.ayri.org/</a><br><br>on of my favorite general info sites

is ghita

technologies, put up by carl nelson:

<a href=http://www.ghita.com.au/dispatcher/ghitasplash.html

target=new>http://www.ghita.com.au/dispatcher/ghitasplash.html</a><br><br>try

running thru the ezboard site, not a bad starting

place. book/video reviews, discussion of postures,

general social gabbing etc.

[Guest guest]

Ashtanga is fine for beginners. I came to yoga as

a complete beginner aged 50, no yoga previously at

all, straight into Mysore style. <br><br>Mind you,

you've got to have a good and patient teacher willing to

give you the time. I was very lucky - I live for 6

months of the year in Penzance, Cornwall, 10 minutes

walk from John Scott's shala.