jiva drama

[Guest guest]

for all the troubles- first, let all of us be

thankful for the knowledge of yoga. david life gave up

teaching astanga at his own school, the hired teachers

that have defected from jyc (please note: all male) to

else where (patanjali included) did so out of their

need to have a leader in their own practice. everyone

knows a guru is essential. the worst part about all

this is that the students were led to believe that the

program was cancelled (read: blamed) on christopher, who

as far as anyone can tell has been a pretty big

devotee of jyc for a while. the thought that this

employee could cancel an entire program at jyc is

ludicrous and it is shameful that S.G. and D.L. would use

chris' name in the whole affair. they are the boss, that

is perfectly clear. so, the students who love the

mysore practice will seek out other environs, jiva will

go without the problem of trying to find a new

leader for their mysore club (and the $$). the fact is

is that most advanced students find their bliss

elsewhere. the many female teachers that are involved in

this have every right to practice where they choose

and it is awful to think that jyc would lose these

teachers as they are some of the more experienced staff

members. their steadfast practice only seems to enhance

their skills at the jiva method. there is no harm in

the led classes being continued at jiva- the astanga

system is an integral part of the jiva way. also, none

of the astanga teachers at jiva, either leading the

classes or guiding the mysore practices is even certified

by pattabhi except david (right?), so it is only

through S & D's connection with S.K.P.J. that the classes

have continued there without approved teachers. the

thoughts on the talk that didn't happen sound like

heresay- ask the source: guruji, if you really need to

know!