Guest guest Posted September 26, 2002 Report Share Posted September 26, 2002 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 > > > > > > ashtanga yoga Take care of your Blessed Selves Narayan \ dcyoga - 5th floor 1635 Connecticut Ave NW Washington, DC 20009 (202) 232-2926 www.dcyoga.com Autos - Get free new car price quotes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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