REALLY...

[Guest guest]

.... attempting to pass on an advanced paranyama practice like

nauli to an absolute beginner is one of the more irresponsible

(although probably well-intentioned) things I've seen on here,

possibly ever. Do NOT attempt Nauli, or other pranayama,

without the instruction and guidance of a trusted, experienced

teacher. PERIOD. Working on the Ujayi breathing during

practice should be more than enough, for the first few

months/years.

 

Jennifer, do you know that Guruji hardly ever teaches

pranayama, even to his most advanced students? I think

nowadays you have to have completed Advanced A before he'll

even consider it... For many- and good reasons which I won't go

into here.

 

And be careful, quoting from David and Sharon's book on an

ashtanga board- they're an embarassment to a lot of us here in

NY, and in the ashtanga community at large.

 

Sorry.

[Guest guest]

DEFINITELY well intentioned. my sincere apologies to zeke7 and

tinazym and anyone else who checked out my post where i described the

nauli practice. i should definitely have said 'find a good teacher to

show you this.' i have a great teacher who i trust implicitly who

shows this practice to dead beginners, and in my own experience with

my own body (which i have also learned to trust) i do not find it to

be anything but beneficial. but again, get someone trustworthy and

experienced to show you. just like no one should recommend learning

ashtanga from a video, i shouldn't have recommended doing nauli based

on my written description of it.

 

if you thought my quoting of the jivamukti book was an embarassment,

well, like i said i'm reading it now and i don't have any

preconceived notions about the jivamukti folks. i form my own

opinions and, as with everything i take from it what seems true to me

and reject what doesn't. the quote that i shared seemed interesting,

true, and relevant. and i'm not embarassed in the least by not

being 'in'.

 

-jennifer