Guest guest Posted June 26, 2002 Report Share Posted June 26, 2002 - "ImpliedPresence" <hmmmmmmm >- so much so that he is > "beyond" certain practices.... if that makes any sense at all. Oh it does make perfect sense. Thank you very much! -Demian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 27, 2002 Report Share Posted June 27, 2002 GREAT EXPLANATION! I THINK YOU NAILED IT! Margee > > ImpliedPresence [sMTP:hmmmmmmm] > Wednesday, June 26, 2002 1:58 PM > ashtanga yoga > ashtanga yoga About Guruji doing yoga > > I asked David Swenson about this when I trained with him this past spring. > He said that Guruji stopped doing asanas a while ago, but he still has the > deepest breath you can imagine. David said [paraphrase] he thinks that > Guruji "doesn't need" asana practice anymore... ie., his body "knows" and > has embodied the results of years and years of physical practice... in a > sense, he is "beyond" it. > I'm not saying this exactly as David expressed it, so please take this > with > a huge grain of salt. > > Also, David commented on Guruji's ability to use/hold his breath. I think > that, again, his body has assimilated the results of years of very deep > practice in such a way that he now puts his attention and energy in to > worshipping Shiva and serving others, esp. those who want to learn > Ashtanga > yoga. > > I felt the way you do, Demian - ie., that perhaps he was "not practicing > what he preaches," but after hearing what David said, and after beholding > what/who Guruji is and what he does to serve others/the earth, I believe > he > truly does and has practiced what he preaches - so much so that he is > "beyond" certain practices.... if that makes any sense at all. > > > > Wed, 26 Jun 2002 11:33:42 -0400 > > "Demian Meyer" <dmeyer > > K. Pattabhi Jois personal practice? > > > > Hello, > > > > Has anyone ever seen K. Pattabhi Jois practice the Ashtanga series? Does > he > > practice them, or does he feel that practicing the asana is to cultivate > the > > breath, and once the breath is completely cultivated that asana practice > is > > no longer needed? All the pictures I have seen of him he has a bit of > girth > > across his midsection. It would seem that if he did the Ashtanga series > > regularly, that he would be real lean and fit? Is this a "do as I say, > not > > as I do" type of thing? > > > > Sorry if any of this sounds insulting, but I have never met him so I am > just > > curious. > > > > Thanks, > > > > -Demian > > > > > > ashtanga yoga > > > > Terms of Service > <>. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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