Guest guest Posted January 15, 2003 Report Share Posted January 15, 2003 Hello everyone, I was really looking forward to seeing what others thought about the point raised in Shakti Lalita's post. I haven't read the whole of SKJP's Yoga Mala but he certainly seems to be teaching the full vinyasa there as does Swenson in his book and on his video of the Primary Series. Swenson does leave it up to the practitioner to determine how much vinyasa one should do during any one session. I myself never do vinyasa between the right and left sides of an Asana. I often leave them out between similar Asanas. I find that if I am too ambitious in doing vinyasas I am stiff and sore the next day and am less so when I do fewer. On another Ashtanga forum I have read that SKJP doesn't teach full vinyasa any more, but I wasn't able to figure out from the posts what exactly he is teaching now. Love and Blessing, Ed "Shakti Lalita <Yogini_Shakti" <Yogini_Shakti wrote: I have recently met a young Ashtanga instructor (certified by KPJ) who says there are "two different types of Ashtanga Yoga. One taught in the East & another taught in the West." She specifically referred to the latter as "Americanized Ashtanga". Namely, the vinyasa flow between sets is purely American, whereas the "true Indian version" there are no vinyasas between poses. She is currently teaching in GA. Om Peace!.. Shakti ashtanga yoga Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 16, 2003 Report Share Posted January 16, 2003 Hello- I think what Guruji teaches now is a "half-vinyasa" between asanas (and between sides). The full vinyasa is: chatvari to smasthitih, then ekam to shat, and then jump through. Half vinayasa is chatvari to shat, and then jump through. so...in other words, in full vinayasa, you go all the way to samasthitih, and then "vinyasa down". I was taught to do the half-vinyasa between seated postures and between sides. ashtanga yoga, Ed Ed <edoyogi> wrote: > > Hello everyone, > I was really looking forward to seeing what others thought about the point raised in Shakti Lalita's post. I haven't read the whole of SKJP's Yoga Mala but he certainly seems to be teaching the full vinyasa there as does Swenson in his book and on his video of the Primary Series. Swenson does leave it up to the practitioner to determine how much vinyasa one should do during any one session. I myself never do vinyasa between the right and left sides of an Asana. I often leave them out between similar Asanas. I find that if I am too ambitious in doing vinyasas I am stiff and sore the next day and am less so when I do fewer. > On another Ashtanga forum I have read that SKJP doesn't teach full vinyasa any more, but I wasn't able to figure out from the posts what exactly he is teaching now. > Love and Blessing, Ed > "Shakti Lalita <Yogini_Shakti>" <Yogini_Shakti> wrote: I have recently met a young Ashtanga instructor (certified by KPJ) > who says there are "two different types of Ashtanga Yoga. One taught > in the East & another taught in the West." She specifically referred > to the latter as "Americanized Ashtanga". Namely, the vinyasa flow > between sets is purely American, whereas the "true Indian version" > there are no vinyasas between poses. She is currently teaching in GA. > > Om Peace!.. > Shakti > > > > > ashtanga yoga > > > > Terms of Service. > > > > > > Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 16, 2003 Report Share Posted January 16, 2003 Thank you Pauline, I remain somewhat mystified, though. I don't know the terms you used as they are not used in the materials I have. SKPJ's Yoga Mala uses numbers to talk about the steps on the vinyasas and David Swenson describes what to do without naming the steps in a formal way. I do gather that I have been doing half-vinyasa as I don't come to samsthitih at anytime during a vinyasa. Hi Margee, Of course I will pray for your son. I will also pray for the son's of Iraqi mothers as well. Om Lokaha samistaha sukino bavantu. (Om may all beings everywhere be happy) Om shanti shanti shanti. (Om peace peace peace) Love and Blessing, Ed "pauline <pbello" <pbello wrote:Hello- I think what Guruji teaches now is a "half-vinyasa" between asanas (and between sides). The full vinyasa is: chatvari to smasthitih, then ekam to shat, and then jump through. Half vinayasa is chatvari to shat, and then jump through. so...in other words, in full vinayasa, you go all the way to samasthitih, and then "vinyasa down". I was taught to do the half-vinyasa between seated postures and between sides. ashtanga yoga, Ed Ed <edoyogi> wrote: > > Hello everyone, > I was really looking forward to seeing what others thought about the point raised in Shakti Lalita's post. I haven't read the whole of SKJP's Yoga Mala but he certainly seems to be teaching the full vinyasa there as does Swenson in his book and on his video of the Primary Series. Swenson does leave it up to the practitioner to determine how much vinyasa one should do during any one session. I myself never do vinyasa between the right and left sides of an Asana. I often leave them out between similar Asanas. I find that if I am too ambitious in doing vinyasas I am stiff and sore the next day and am less so when I do fewer. > On another Ashtanga forum I have read that SKJP doesn't teach full vinyasa any more, but I wasn't able to figure out from the posts what exactly he is teaching now. > Love and Blessing, Ed > "Shakti Lalita <Yogini_Shakti>" <Yogini_Shakti> wrote: I have recently met a young Ashtanga instructor (certified by KPJ) > who says there are "two different types of Ashtanga Yoga. One taught > in the East & another taught in the West." She specifically referred > to the latter as "Americanized Ashtanga". Namely, the vinyasa flow > between sets is purely American, whereas the "true Indian version" > there are no vinyasas between poses. She is currently teaching in GA. > > Om Peace!.. > Shakti > > > > > ashtanga yoga > > > > Terms of Service. > > > > > > Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now > > ashtanga yoga Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 17, 2003 Report Share Posted January 17, 2003 Thank you Ed, yes, we should pray for all God's children. I, too, only do half vinyasas and did receive some clarification from someone who has trained in Mysore alot. PJ used to teach the full viny. between each asana, but no longer does and hasn't for a very long time. Now, it is only half, to keep the fire stoked. Namaste Margee > > Ed Ed [sMTP:edoyogi] > Thursday, January 16, 2003 11:34 PM > ashtanga yoga > Re: ashtanga yoga East & West > > > Thank you Pauline, > I remain somewhat mystified, though. I don't know the terms you used as > they are not used in the materials I have. SKPJ's Yoga Mala uses numbers > to talk about the steps on the vinyasas and David Swenson describes what > to do without naming the steps in a formal way. I do gather that I have > been doing half-vinyasa as I don't come to samsthitih at anytime during a > vinyasa. > > Hi Margee, > > Of course I will pray for your son. I will also pray for the son's of > Iraqi mothers as well. Om Lokaha samistaha sukino bavantu. (Om may all > beings everywhere be happy) Om shanti shanti shanti. (Om peace peace > peace) > > Love and Blessing, Ed > > "pauline <pbello" <pbello wrote:Hello- > > I think what Guruji teaches now is a "half-vinyasa" between asanas > (and between sides). The full vinyasa is: > > chatvari to smasthitih, then ekam to shat, and then jump through. > > Half vinayasa is chatvari to shat, and then jump through. > > so...in other words, in full vinayasa, you go all the way to > samasthitih, and then "vinyasa down". > > I was taught to do the half-vinyasa between seated postures and > between sides. > > ashtanga yoga, Ed Ed <edoyogi> wrote: > > > > Hello everyone, > > I was really looking forward to seeing what others thought about > the point raised in Shakti Lalita's post. I haven't read the whole > of SKJP's Yoga Mala but he certainly seems to be teaching the full > vinyasa there as does Swenson in his book and on his video of the > Primary Series. Swenson does leave it up to the practitioner to > determine how much vinyasa one should do during any one session. I > myself never do vinyasa between the right and left sides of an > Asana. I often leave them out between similar Asanas. I find that > if I am too ambitious in doing vinyasas I am stiff and sore the next > day and am less so when I do fewer. > > On another Ashtanga forum I have read that SKJP doesn't teach full > vinyasa any more, but I wasn't able to figure out from the posts what > exactly he is teaching now. > > Love and Blessing, Ed > > "Shakti Lalita <Yogini_Shakti>" <Yogini_Shakti> wrote: I > have recently met a young Ashtanga instructor (certified by KPJ) > > who says there are "two different types of Ashtanga Yoga. One > taught > > in the East & another taught in the West." She specifically > referred > > to the latter as "Americanized Ashtanga". Namely, the vinyasa flow > > between sets is purely American, whereas the "true Indian version" > > there are no vinyasas between poses. She is currently teaching in > GA. > > > > Om Peace!.. > > Shakti > > > > > > > > > > ashtanga yoga > > > > > > > > Terms of > Service. > > > > > > > > > > > > Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now > > > > > > > > Sponsor > > > ashtanga yoga > > > > > > > > > > Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now > > > > > > > Sponsor > > HGTV Dream Home Giveaway > <http://rd./M=241773.2861420.4212388.1925585/D=egroupweb/S=170506 > 0955:HM/A=1394046/R=0/*http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/pac_ctnt/text/0,,HGTV_3936 > _5802,FF.html> > > <http://us.adserver./l?M=241773.2861420.4212388.1925585/D=egroupm > ail/S=:HM/A=1394046/rand=589129881> > > > ashtanga yoga > > > > Terms of Service > <>. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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