BBC today and many other questions

[Guest guest]

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

 

 

 

 

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