Guest guest Posted June 2, 2002 Report Share Posted June 2, 2002 What are you doing on an ashtanga board if you want to teach an eclectic version of yoga? Ashtanga is a very specific method as taught by Sri K. Pattabhi Jois. Me thinks you need to find a different venue if you want to discuss your brand of yoga which has as much to do with Ashtanga as does Tai Bo, Aerobics or 1/2 hour on the running machine. El Senor Pinche Wey! ashtangayoga, "geraldsrilanka" <gayinlk> wrote: > Hi! I am a British guy working in Sri Lanka. I've been a regular > practitioner of yoga for the last 3 years, starting off with an > Iyengar teacher but in the last year or so moving over to Ashtanga. > Once a week I teach a class at one of the gyms here. I call the > class "Cardio Yoga". It's a flow series of asanas - if you've seen > any of the Bryan Kest or Baron Baptiste videos, you'll know what I > mean. I am wondering if there are any other teachers out there who do > a similar class- it's not srictly the primary series, I know. What I > find demanding is thinking of ways to vary the routines each week in > order for the class not to become too stale, routine or boring. If > anyone would like to pass on their ideas for good, fast-moving > routines, please get in touch. Thanks in advance for your help. > > Gerald Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 4, 2002 Report Share Posted June 4, 2002 El Senor, So good to see you on the board again. KMZ ashtangayoga, senor_pinche_wey <no_reply> wrote: > What are you doing on an ashtanga board if you want to teach an > eclectic version of yoga? > > Ashtanga is a very specific method as taught by Sri K. Pattabhi > Jois. Me thinks you need to find a different venue if you want to > discuss your brand of yoga which has as much to do with Ashtanga as > does Tai Bo, Aerobics or 1/2 hour on the running machine. > > El Senor Pinche Wey! > > ashtangayoga, "geraldsrilanka" <gayinlk> wrote: > > Hi! I am a British guy working in Sri Lanka. I've been a regular > > practitioner of yoga for the last 3 years, starting off with an > > Iyengar teacher but in the last year or so moving over to Ashtanga. > > Once a week I teach a class at one of the gyms here. I call the > > class "Cardio Yoga". It's a flow series of asanas - if you've seen > > any of the Bryan Kest or Baron Baptiste videos, you'll know what I > > mean. I am wondering if there are any other teachers out there who > do > > a similar class- it's not srictly the primary series, I know. What > I > > find demanding is thinking of ways to vary the routines each week > in > > order for the class not to become too stale, routine or boring. If > > anyone would like to pass on their ideas for good, fast-moving > > routines, please get in touch. Thanks in advance for your help. > > > > Gerald Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 5, 2002 Report Share Posted June 5, 2002 "What I > find demanding is thinking of ways to vary the routines each week in > order for the class not to become too stale, routine or boring. " senor pinche wey, i find myself agreeing with you on 2 counts. one, with re to michelle's posting and the "you're lost" comment and with re to this one. routine is the entire point of the ashtanga system. it is not about giving into to the unstable mind which gets so easily bored and has to change things around to stay interested. in ashtanga, the routine of the series is like a mantra. you do the same thing over and over and over again until your mind becomes so absorbed that you actually go beyond the mind. i look at it kind of ike it is "mantra" yoga. if you have a mantra you don't change it every week b/c your bored. you stick with your mantra -- for years, for a lifetime until it becomes such a part of you that your entire being is completely absorbed in it....and then...you know the truth. ashtangayoga, senor_pinche_wey <no_reply> wrote: > What are you doing on an ashtanga board if you want to teach an > eclectic version of yoga? > > Ashtanga is a very specific method as taught by Sri K. Pattabhi > Jois. Me thinks you need to find a different venue if you want to > discuss your brand of yoga which has as much to do with Ashtanga as > does Tai Bo, Aerobics or 1/2 hour on the running machine. > > El Senor Pinche Wey! > > ashtangayoga, "geraldsrilanka" <gayinlk> wrote: > > Hi! I am a British guy working in Sri Lanka. I've been a regular > > practitioner of yoga for the last 3 years, starting off with an > > Iyengar teacher but in the last year or so moving over to Ashtanga. > > Once a week I teach a class at one of the gyms here. I call the > > class "Cardio Yoga". It's a flow series of asanas - if you've seen > > any of the Bryan Kest or Baron Baptiste videos, you'll know what I > > mean. I am wondering if there are any other teachers out there who > do > > a similar class- it's not srictly the primary series, I know. What > I > > find demanding is thinking of ways to vary the routines each week > in > > order for the class not to become too stale, routine or boring. If > > anyone would like to pass on their ideas for good, fast-moving > > routines, please get in touch. Thanks in advance for your help. > > > > Gerald Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 5, 2002 Report Share Posted June 5, 2002 i like that! ashtangayoga, clk0893 <no_reply> wrote: > "What > I > > find demanding is thinking of ways to vary the routines each week > in > > order for the class not to become too stale, routine or boring. " > > senor pinche wey, i find myself agreeing with you on 2 counts. one, > with re to michelle's posting and the "you're lost" comment and with > re to this one. routine is the entire point of the ashtanga system. > it is not about giving into to the unstable mind which gets so easily > bored and has to change things around to stay interested. in > ashtanga, the routine of the series is like a mantra. you do the same > thing over and over and over again until your mind becomes so > absorbed that you actually go beyond the mind. i look at it kind of > ike it is "mantra" yoga. if you have a mantra you don't change it > every week b/c your bored. you stick with your mantra -- for years, > for a lifetime until it becomes such a part of you that your entire > being is completely absorbed in it....and then...you know the truth. > > ashtangayoga, senor_pinche_wey <no_reply> wrote: > > What are you doing on an ashtanga board if you want to teach an > > eclectic version of yoga? > > > > Ashtanga is a very specific method as taught by Sri K. Pattabhi > > Jois. Me thinks you need to find a different venue if you want to > > discuss your brand of yoga which has as much to do with Ashtanga as > > does Tai Bo, Aerobics or 1/2 hour on the running machine. > > > > El Senor Pinche Wey! > > > > ashtangayoga, "geraldsrilanka" <gayinlk> wrote: > > > Hi! I am a British guy working in Sri Lanka. I've been a regular > > > practitioner of yoga for the last 3 years, starting off with an > > > Iyengar teacher but in the last year or so moving over to > Ashtanga. > > > Once a week I teach a class at one of the gyms here. I call the > > > class "Cardio Yoga". It's a flow series of asanas - if you've > seen > > > any of the Bryan Kest or Baron Baptiste videos, you'll know what > I > > > mean. I am wondering if there are any other teachers out there > who > > do > > > a similar class- it's not srictly the primary series, I know. > What > > I > > > find demanding is thinking of ways to vary the routines each week > > in > > > order for the class not to become too stale, routine or boring. > If > > > anyone would like to pass on their ideas for good, fast-moving > > > routines, please get in touch. Thanks in advance for your help. > > > > > > Gerald Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 5, 2002 Report Share Posted June 5, 2002 That is a really cool insight. Ole! ashtangayoga, clk0893 <no_reply> wrote: > "What > I > > find demanding is thinking of ways to vary the routines each week > in > > order for the class not to become too stale, routine or boring. " > > senor pinche wey, i find myself agreeing with you on 2 counts. one, > with re to michelle's posting and the "you're lost" comment and with > re to this one. routine is the entire point of the ashtanga system. > it is not about giving into to the unstable mind which gets so easily > bored and has to change things around to stay interested. in > ashtanga, the routine of the series is like a mantra. you do the same > thing over and over and over again until your mind becomes so > absorbed that you actually go beyond the mind. i look at it kind of > ike it is "mantra" yoga. if you have a mantra you don't change it > every week b/c your bored. you stick with your mantra -- for years, > for a lifetime until it becomes such a part of you that your entire > being is completely absorbed in it....and then...you know the truth. > > ashtangayoga, senor_pinche_wey <no_reply> wrote: > > What are you doing on an ashtanga board if you want to teach an > > eclectic version of yoga? > > > > Ashtanga is a very specific method as taught by Sri K. Pattabhi > > Jois. Me thinks you need to find a different venue if you want to > > discuss your brand of yoga which has as much to do with Ashtanga as > > does Tai Bo, Aerobics or 1/2 hour on the running machine. > > > > El Senor Pinche Wey! > > > > ashtangayoga, "geraldsrilanka" <gayinlk> wrote: > > > Hi! I am a British guy working in Sri Lanka. I've been a regular > > > practitioner of yoga for the last 3 years, starting off with an > > > Iyengar teacher but in the last year or so moving over to > Ashtanga. > > > Once a week I teach a class at one of the gyms here. I call the > > > class "Cardio Yoga". It's a flow series of asanas - if you've > seen > > > any of the Bryan Kest or Baron Baptiste videos, you'll know what > I > > > mean. I am wondering if there are any other teachers out there > who > > do > > > a similar class- it's not srictly the primary series, I know. > What > > I > > > find demanding is thinking of ways to vary the routines each week > > in > > > order for the class not to become too stale, routine or boring. > If > > > anyone would like to pass on their ideas for good, fast-moving > > > routines, please get in touch. Thanks in advance for your help. > > > > > > Gerald Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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