RE: ashtanga yoga Solid Foundation

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I agree with you completely. That is why my teacher teaches Mysore style

and only allows me one position at a time. I do get frustrated at times

because my competitive nature comes alive and I want to "master" it all, but

then my real yoga starts and I need to let go and remember that I am where I

am and to enjoy the moment and the asana and all will come with time. Not

always an easy lesson but one I am so grateful for. Learning from David

Williams this past weekend also taught me that I need to stop being so

serious about my "conquering" and have some fun with it too. I do want to

do this when I am 80 and if it is always "work," I won't want to do it. He

is so right. Personally, again, I need to rest my muscles once in awhile

and then I am much more flexible the next day.

Margee

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> ricardo131 [sMTP:no_reply]

> Wednesday, September 04, 2002 3:26 PM

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> I've been practicing for a number of years now, however in

> retrospect..I think that, knowing what I know now, I would start my

> practice differantly.. I would spend the entire first year of practice

> doing Sun Salutations and Pranayama for six days a week.. the day

> before the resting day would be an extended session..building

> endurance, grounding.. building heat and burning off toxins. It has

> become apparent to me that a solid foundation is very important.

> The problem was that I was so enthousiast that I identified progress

> with learning more and more advanced routines. In reality, I would

> probably have progressed more physically, mentally and spiritually if

> I had persevered in, and deepened a much more simple practice.

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> Best Regards,

>

> Ricardo

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