Guest guest Posted September 15, 2002 Report Share Posted September 15, 2002 Lots of questions and I'm just going to tackle one: You say *I want to practice a lot and learn fast* but IMHE, one of the *faults* of beginners is over-ambition and an assumption that the learning curve can be shortened. One of indicators of a 'mature' practice is a satisfaction with each day and taking each day as it comes, an acceptance that some days you can't achieve things that you could easily do previously, and the knowledge that even the first half of the Primary Series offers an excellent all- round practice, and can last a lifetime. There is also the risk of 'attachment' to the practice and obsession. ashtangayoga, issiwini <issiwini> wrote: > Hi all, > I'm new to Ashtanga and any kind of Yoga and joined > this group with the hope to learn from your > discussions. But I also have some initial questions > that I hope you'll be kind and help me find an answer > to. > > 1. BBC World news today ran a story on how dangerous > Yoga (I believe they even mentioned Ashtanga) can be > if not instructed by properly qualified teachers. My > question is, the teachers who are certified by Jori > (that's his name, right?), how long have they (you?) > in general been practising Yoga and how much training > have you (they) had at Jori's centre in India?. > > 2. I want to practice a lot and learn fast but it's > also a question of time (being able to go to class, I > travel a lot in work) and of money, it seems to me > that many classes are repetitions until we learn the > right positions. I understand that if we don't learn > the poses by proper instructions, we might do it wrong > and even harm ourselves. But I also wonder how much > you who are experienced practioners train by your > self, and how much time you spend in class in relation > to self-training. > > 3. If I would want to become a teacher one day, how > much time would I have to spend training to become > certified, and how much of this time would you say > teachers are usually spending learning from someone in > their own country, versus training with Jori? > > 4. To those who have trained with Jori (Ashtanga), > what's your recommendation, to go there in one stretch > (how long) or to take a month, then go home and > practice, and then return? E.g. is it a good > combination, training with the teacher followed by > self practice until the positions are perfected and > it's time to return to class? > > Sure my questions are uninitiated and perhaps even > naive to you, hope you don't mind giving your views > anyway. > > Kind regards > issiwan > > > > > Everything you'll ever need on one web page > from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts > http://uk.my. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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