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senor_pinche!...i visited the link you pasted and looked on the whole

site for the teachers you suggested should be working on their own

practices...then i realised.... you made this judgement from the

single images that flash by on the home page!!!!!

how can you tell ANYTHING from this?

maybe you to could use a little humbling.

 

ashtangayoga, senor_pinche_wey <no_reply> wrote:

> Brianna,

>

> Judging by the website for your school

>

> http://www.eden-yoga.com/index.html

>

> It looks like the teachers there should be working on their own

> practices a bit more. Ashtanga is hard work and requires

discipline

> and dedication. The "if it feels good do it" school of thought

> dooesn't really apply.

>

>

> Your definition of your ashtanga power yoga class

>

> "Ashtanga/Power Yoga: This vigorous, aerobic style of yoga is

> characterized by a specific sequence of flowing poses, with little

or

> no rest in between. Class begins with several rounds of classical

> Sun Salutations, followed by the Ashtanga "primary series" of

poses.

> Students should have knowledge of the basic yoga poses to

> participate."

>

> is a little bit narrow. The teacher, Amanda Kelso does not appear

to

> be qualified.

>

> Why throw in the word "ashtanga" when you are really teaching a

> vinayas a flow class. I hope you take the opportunity to study

with

> Guruji when he is in San Francisco next week. It should be a

> humbling and enlightening experience.

>

> Ole!

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

ashtangayoga, Brianna Politzer Stevens <brianna@e...>

> wrote:

> >

> > Hello all, and namaste!

> > I just joined this group and am amazed at the discussion . . . I

> own a small yoga studio where we teach many styles,

> including "Ashtanga/Vinyasa Flow Yoga" which is, what I believe you

> are all discussing when you say "Ashtanga" yoga . . (but as folks

> have said here, "Ashtanga" is really a misnomer, being the name for

> the entire eight-limbed path of yoga . . . seven limbs of which

have

> nothing to do with asana, the primary series, or P. Jois).

> > I just wanted to remind you all of something . .. It's not

really

> about the asanas . . . The asanas are a tool to bring you to a

> higher level . . . . nothing more. And, in fact, hatha yoga (any

> yoga involving movement) was developed with the specific goal of

> preparing and training the body and the mind for meditation. I was

> taught that the goal of yoga was to go inward, allow the spirit to

> emerge, and become one's own teacher. The poses you do and the

order

> you do them in, I believe, is practically irrelevant. As long as

your

> students are tuning into their breath and slowly opening their

minds

> to a new way of thinking, they are doing yoga, and you have done

your

> job as a teacher.

> > I know that yoga has changed dramatically since its creation over

> 5,000 years ago . . . would you say that the yoga done by the

> ancients was not proper or correct? Of course not. Also, there

have

> been many yogis (Gandhi, for example) who have never practiced

asana.

> > Do what feels good to you and your students, and you're doing the

> right thing . . . whether it's "pure" or not . . . once you open

the

> door, the light starts to come pouring in!

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > "First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you

have

> to do."

> >

> > --Epictetus, Greek philosopher

> >

> >

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It is obvious that neither one of these women are doing

ashtanga yoga. Neither "pose" is part of ashtanga except the

second one I think is from fourth series but she is doing it

incorrectly and from the looks of the way she is doing the pose I

highly doubt that she is able to do fourth series and if she was, I

would probably know her because there are only a few women

doing fourth series. Also the "tree" pose is a baby version of

ardhabaddhapadmottasana and is never done in Ashtanga. So

you can tell quite a bit from the photos. One would hope that if a

person says they are a teacher that they can do a pose correctly,

especially if they choose the picture to be on the first page of

their website.

 

I think it is safe to say that anyone who knows primary series

from a qualified teacher would probably be able to teach these

girls a thing or two. That is what I can tell from these pictures.

For me? There is no way I would give these women my money

to teach me. I would probably ask them if they would like a

teacher who can teach Beginning Ashtanga correctly and I would

offer my services. They look, to me, like they could use some

help.

 

FBL

 

 

ashtangayoga, "logan8erry" <logan8erry> wrote:

> senor_pinche!...i visited the link you pasted and looked on the

whole

> site for the teachers you suggested should be working on their

own

> practices...then i realised.... you made this judgement from the

> single images that flash by on the home page!!!!!

> how can you tell ANYTHING from this?

> maybe you to could use a little humbling.

>

> ashtangayoga, senor_pinche_wey <no_reply>

wrote:

> > Brianna,

> >

> > Judging by the website for your school

> >

> > http://www.eden-yoga.com/index.html

> >

> > It looks like the teachers there should be working on their

own

> > practices a bit more. Ashtanga is hard work and requires

> discipline

> > and dedication. The "if it feels good do it" school of thought

> > dooesn't really apply.

> >

> >

> > Your definition of your ashtanga power yoga class

> >

> > "Ashtanga/Power Yoga: This vigorous, aerobic style of yoga

is

> > characterized by a specific sequence of flowing poses, with

little

> or

> > no rest in between. Class begins with several rounds of

classical

> > Sun Salutations, followed by the Ashtanga "primary series" of

> poses.

> > Students should have knowledge of the basic yoga poses to

> > participate."

> >

> > is a little bit narrow. The teacher, Amanda Kelso does not

appear

> to

> > be qualified.

> >

> > Why throw in the word "ashtanga" when you are really

teaching a

> > vinayas a flow class. I hope you take the opportunity to study

> with

> > Guruji when he is in San Francisco next week. It should be a

> > humbling and enlightening experience.

> >

> > Ole!

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > ashtangayoga, Brianna Politzer Stevens <

brianna@e...>

> > wrote:

> > >

> > > Hello all, and namaste!

> > > I just joined this group and am amazed at the discussion . .

.. I

> > own a small yoga studio where we teach many styles,

> > including "Ashtanga/Vinyasa Flow Yoga" which is, what I

believe you

> > are all discussing when you say "Ashtanga" yoga . . (but as

folks

> > have said here, "Ashtanga" is really a misnomer, being the

name for

> > the entire eight-limbed path of yoga . . . seven limbs of which

> have

> > nothing to do with asana, the primary series, or P. Jois).

> > > I just wanted to remind you all of something . .. It's not

> really

> > about the asanas . . . The asanas are a tool to bring you to a

> > higher level . . . . nothing more. And, in fact, hatha yoga (any

> > yoga involving movement) was developed with the specific

goal of

> > preparing and training the body and the mind for meditation. I

was

> > taught that the goal of yoga was to go inward, allow the spirit

to

> > emerge, and become one's own teacher. The poses you do

and the

> order

> > you do them in, I believe, is practically irrelevant. As long as

> your

> > students are tuning into their breath and slowly opening their

> minds

> > to a new way of thinking, they are doing yoga, and you have

done

> your

> > job as a teacher.

> > > I know that yoga has changed dramatically since its

creation over

> > 5,000 years ago . . . would you say that the yoga done by the

> > ancients was not proper or correct? Of course not. Also,

there

> have

> > been many yogis (Gandhi, for example) who have never

practiced

> asana.

> > > Do what feels good to you and your students, and you're

doing the

> > right thing . . . whether it's "pure" or not . . . once you open

> the

> > door, the light starts to come pouring in!

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > "First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what

you

> have

> > to do."

> > >

> > > --Epictetus, Greek philosopher

> > >

> > >

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$5000 fee.

 

FBL

 

 

ashtangayoga, narayan <dcyoga> wrote:

>

> HI FBL,

> Are you ever in DC? You could come do a workshop for

us...(www.dcyoga,com)

> Do you meditate?

> Prema

> narayan

>

> funkybadlady wrote:It is obvious that neither one of these

women are doing

> ashtanga yoga. Neither "pose" is part of ashtanga except the

> second one I think is from fourth series but she is doing it

> incorrectly and from the looks of the way she is doing the pose

I

> highly doubt that she is able to do fourth series and if she was,

I

> would probably know her because there are only a few women

> doing fourth series. Also the "tree" pose is a baby version of

> ardhabaddhapadmottasana and is never done in Ashtanga.

So

> you can tell quite a bit from the photos. One would hope that if

a

> person says they are a teacher that they can do a pose

correctly,

> especially if they choose the picture to be on the first page of

> their website.

>

> I think it is safe to say that anyone who knows primary series

> from a qualified teacher would probably be able to teach these

> girls a thing or two. That is what I can tell from these pictures.

> For me? There is no way I would give these women my money

> to teach me. I would probably ask them if they would like a

> teacher who can teach Beginning Ashtanga correctly and I

would

> offer my services. They look, to me, like they could use some

> help.

>

> FBL

>

>

> ashtangayoga, "logan8erry" <logan8erry> wrote:

> > senor_pinche!...i visited the link you pasted and looked on

the

> whole

> > site for the teachers you suggested should be working on

their

> own

> > practices...then i realised.... you made this judgement from

the

> > single images that flash by on the home page!!!!!

> > how can you tell ANYTHING from this?

> > maybe you to could use a little humbling.

> >

> > ashtangayoga, senor_pinche_wey <no_reply>

> wrote:

> > > Brianna,

> > >

> > > Judging by the website for your school

> > >

> > > http://www.eden-yoga.com/index.html

> > >

> > > It looks like the teachers there should be working on their

> own

> > > practices a bit more. Ashtanga is hard work and requires

> > discipline

> > > and dedication. The "if it feels good do it" school of thought

> > > dooesn't really apply.

> > >

> > >

> > > Your definition of your ashtanga power yoga class

> > >

> > > "Ashtanga/Power Yoga: This vigorous, aerobic style of yoga

> is

> > > characterized by a specific sequence of flowing poses, with

> little

> > or

> > > no rest in between. Class begins with several rounds of

> classical

> > > Sun Salutations, followed by the Ashtanga "primary series"

of

> > poses.

> > > Students should have knowledge of the basic yoga poses

to

> > > participate."

> > >

> > > is a little bit narrow. The teacher, Amanda Kelso does not

> appear

> > to

> > > be qualified.

> > >

> > > Why throw in the word "ashtanga" when you are really

> teaching a

> > > vinayas a flow class. I hope you take the opportunity to

study

> > with

> > > Guruji when he is in San Francisco next week. It should be

a

> > > humbling and enlightening experience.

> > >

> > > Ole!

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > ashtangayoga, Brianna Politzer Stevens <

> brianna@e...>

> > > wrote:

> > > >

> > > > Hello all, and namaste!

> > > > I just joined this group and am amazed at the discussion

.. .

> . I

> > > own a small yoga studio where we teach many styles,

> > > including "Ashtanga/Vinyasa Flow Yoga" which is, what I

> believe you

> > > are all discussing when you say "Ashtanga" yoga . . (but

as

> folks

> > > have said here, "Ashtanga" is really a misnomer, being the

> name for

> > > the entire eight-limbed path of yoga . . . seven limbs of

which

> > have

> > > nothing to do with asana, the primary series, or P. Jois).

> > > > I just wanted to remind you all of something . .. It's not

> > really

> > > about the asanas . . . The asanas are a tool to bring you to

a

> > > higher level . . . . nothing more. And, in fact, hatha yoga

(any

> > > yoga involving movement) was developed with the specific

> goal of

> > > preparing and training the body and the mind for

meditation. I

> was

> > > taught that the goal of yoga was to go inward, allow the

spirit

> to

> > > emerge, and become one's own teacher. The poses you

do

> and the

> > order

> > > you do them in, I believe, is practically irrelevant. As long as

> > your

> > > students are tuning into their breath and slowly opening

their

> > minds

> > > to a new way of thinking, they are doing yoga, and you have

> done

> > your

> > > job as a teacher.

> > > > I know that yoga has changed dramatically since its

> creation over

> > > 5,000 years ago . . . would you say that the yoga done by

the

> > > ancients was not proper or correct? Of course not. Also,

> there

> > have

> > > been many yogis (Gandhi, for example) who have never

> practiced

> > asana.

> > > > Do what feels good to you and your students, and you're

> doing the

> > > right thing . . . whether it's "pure" or not . . . once you open

> > the

> > > door, the light starts to come pouring in!

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > "First say to yourself what you would be; and then do

what

> you

> > have

> > > to do."

> > > >

> > > > --Epictetus, Greek philosopher

> > > >

> > > >

>

>

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these are just pictures, where does it say anywhere that they are

pictures of these women doing practice? how do you know they werent

told how to stand by some non-yoga web photo taking person?

 

 

-- In ashtangayoga, funkybadlady <no_reply> wrote:

> It is obvious that neither one of these women are doing

> ashtanga yoga. Neither "pose" is part of ashtanga except the

> second one I think is from fourth series but she is doing it

> incorrectly and from the looks of the way she is doing the pose I

> highly doubt that she is able to do fourth series and if she was, I

> would probably know her because there are only a few women

> doing fourth series. Also the "tree" pose is a baby version of

> ardhabaddhapadmottasana and is never done in Ashtanga. So

> you can tell quite a bit from the photos. One would hope that if a

> person says they are a teacher that they can do a pose correctly,

> especially if they choose the picture to be on the first page of

> their website.

>

> I think it is safe to say that anyone who knows primary series

> from a qualified teacher would probably be able to teach these

> girls a thing or two. That is what I can tell from these

pictures.

> For me? There is no way I would give these women my money

> to teach me. I would probably ask them if they would like a

> teacher who can teach Beginning Ashtanga correctly and I would

> offer my services. They look, to me, like they could use some

> help.

>

> FBL

>

>

> ashtangayoga, "logan8erry" <logan8erry> wrote:

> > senor_pinche!...i visited the link you pasted and looked on the

> whole

> > site for the teachers you suggested should be working on their

> own

> > practices...then i realised.... you made this judgement from the

> > single images that flash by on the home page!!!!!

> > how can you tell ANYTHING from this?

> > maybe you to could use a little humbling.

> >

> > ashtangayoga, senor_pinche_wey <no_reply>

> wrote:

> > > Brianna,

> > >

> > > Judging by the website for your school

> > >

> > > http://www.eden-yoga.com/index.html

> > >

> > > It looks like the teachers there should be working on their

> own

> > > practices a bit more. Ashtanga is hard work and requires

> > discipline

> > > and dedication. The "if it feels good do it" school of thought

> > > dooesn't really apply.

> > >

> > >

> > > Your definition of your ashtanga power yoga class

> > >

> > > "Ashtanga/Power Yoga: This vigorous, aerobic style of yoga

> is

> > > characterized by a specific sequence of flowing poses, with

> little

> > or

> > > no rest in between. Class begins with several rounds of

> classical

> > > Sun Salutations, followed by the Ashtanga "primary series" of

> > poses.

> > > Students should have knowledge of the basic yoga poses to

> > > participate."

> > >

> > > is a little bit narrow. The teacher, Amanda Kelso does not

> appear

> > to

> > > be qualified.

> > >

> > > Why throw in the word "ashtanga" when you are really

> teaching a

> > > vinayas a flow class. I hope you take the opportunity to study

> > with

> > > Guruji when he is in San Francisco next week. It should be a

> > > humbling and enlightening experience.

> > >

> > > Ole!

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > ashtangayoga, Brianna Politzer Stevens <

> brianna@e...>

> > > wrote:

> > > >

> > > > Hello all, and namaste!

> > > > I just joined this group and am amazed at the discussion . .

> . I

> > > own a small yoga studio where we teach many styles,

> > > including "Ashtanga/Vinyasa Flow Yoga" which is, what I

> believe you

> > > are all discussing when you say "Ashtanga" yoga . . (but as

> folks

> > > have said here, "Ashtanga" is really a misnomer, being the

> name for

> > > the entire eight-limbed path of yoga . . . seven limbs of

which

> > have

> > > nothing to do with asana, the primary series, or P. Jois).

> > > > I just wanted to remind you all of something . .. It's not

> > really

> > > about the asanas . . . The asanas are a tool to bring you to

a

> > > higher level . . . . nothing more. And, in fact, hatha yoga

(any

> > > yoga involving movement) was developed with the specific

> goal of

> > > preparing and training the body and the mind for meditation. I

> was

> > > taught that the goal of yoga was to go inward, allow the spirit

> to

> > > emerge, and become one's own teacher. The poses you do

> and the

> > order

> > > you do them in, I believe, is practically irrelevant. As long

as

> > your

> > > students are tuning into their breath and slowly opening their

> > minds

> > > to a new way of thinking, they are doing yoga, and you have

> done

> > your

> > > job as a teacher.

> > > > I know that yoga has changed dramatically since its

> creation over

> > > 5,000 years ago . . . would you say that the yoga done by the

> > > ancients was not proper or correct? Of course not. Also,

> there

> > have

> > > been many yogis (Gandhi, for example) who have never

> practiced

> > asana.

> > > > Do what feels good to you and your students, and you're

> doing the

> > > right thing . . . whether it's "pure" or not . . . once you

open

> > the

> > > door, the light starts to come pouring in!

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > "First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what

> you

> > have

> > > to do."

> > > >

> > > > --Epictetus, Greek philosopher

> > > >

> > > >

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