RE: ashtanga yoga what?

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I was wondoring where you have been fbl !

Margee

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> funkybadlady [sMTP:no_reply]

> Saturday, September 14, 2002 1:48 PM

> ashtanga yoga

> ashtanga yoga what?

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> The Ashtanga yoga referred to here is a very specific practice of

> yoga taught by Pattabhi Jois that includes an asana practice with

> a very clear method. Anyone who promotes or practices

> something that is not following this method is doing another

> kind of yoga and will not reap the very credible benefits reaped

> by those who study and practice the correct method of ashtanga.

> "Modified" poses are ONLY taught to people with serious

> disabilities, pregnant women (only marichyasana C & D are

> actually modified) very old and infirm people. All the rest of you

> are capable of doing the correct method and anyone who tells

> you otherwise is full of crap.

>

> Do any kind of yoga you want but understand that even the

> slightest deviation from the correct method is not the method at

> all. This is not an opinion, it is a fact. So do a "modified" version

> of yoga if you want, it's not a moral issue. Just realize that it is

> not the Ashtanga that is spoken of here and if it is Ashtanga you

> aspire to do, the you are getting gypped by some charlatan

> teacher who wants to make a buck off of you by satisfying your

> ego and not teaching you correctly - you have to wait till you can

> do a pose correctly before you move on.

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> I don't know what all this crap is about "elitism" and "snobbery" -

> don't be ridiculous. If you are doing a "modified" series then you

> are doing some other thing. Just follow the rules! What's the

> problem with that? That's not elitism, it's common wisdom.

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