Guest guest Posted January 27, 2003 Report Share Posted January 27, 2003 Your right fbl, Ashtanga is Ashtanga and can be defined no other way. It amazes me how many centers I look up that state they teach "Ashtanga," (looking for a new teacher) and when I call to find out what it incorporates, they end of telling me that it is an "ashtanga type," a bit of this and a bit of that. I say thank you, but no thank you. So, still looking.... Margee > > funkybadlady [sMTP:no_reply] > Monday, January 27, 2003 1:21 PM > ashtanga yoga > ashtanga yoga Re: not ashtanga > > There were no flames here. It is a common misconception that > the styles are "interchangeable" and that only "Ashtanga purists" > take issue with interchaging flow style practices and ashtanga. > You are not telling me anything I don't already know. I know all > three people personally - Tracey, Ganga and Bryan. The > practices you mention are as far as you can get from ashtanga. I > am only pointing this out. If you like tracey and Ganga's thing, > cool. If you are into Bryan Kest, great. But it is not what we > practice. Ashtanga has a very specific sequence and a very > distinct way of learning poses. The teaching style is also very > distinct and a very important component of Ashtanga. I don't > understand what your argument is... What you and other are > talking about is just not ashtanga. All the theorizing and fact > throwing is not going to change that. > > FBL > > > ashtanga yoga, "musefish9396 < > musefish9396>" <musefish9396> wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I know that neither of those practices are pure "ashtanga" but > > that's irrelevant to me. I wasn't trying to say that they were pure > > ashtanga but the fact is, they are in both very much influenced > by > > ashtanga. Bryan Kest started at 14 years old doing Ashtanga > (at the > > insistence of his father who basically told him to do yoga or > move > > out.... Bryan talks about this in "Yogi Bare"). Ganja White did > > study with P. Jois while he was in the states (as well as > Iyengar in > > India.... yes, I know Iyengar isn't ashtanga either:) ). > > > > Anyway, they are however valid practices that can have great > > benefits to people. > > > > To be quite honest with you, for me personally the White Lotus > > approach has been the practice that appeals to me personally > and I > > really like what Bryan Kest and Baron Baptiste as well have > brought > > to people as well. There are many people like me who are > devoted to > > a daily practice but not strictly to ashtanga. > > > > I guess if there are message boards for those other practices > then > > I will most definitely move over to there. I happen to be very > > eclectic in terms of my yoga practice (which is very much along > the > > lines of thinking of "White Lotus"). > > > > Still, while I would find it interesting to practice with an > > Ashtanga teacher (and there are several where I live) I have no > > desire to devote myself exclusively to Ashtanga. I came to this > > group to learn more about Ashtanga (I have been working with > David > > Swenson's tapes and have his "manual" for about 2 years > along with > > my other tapes and I have Richard Freemans's "breathing and > > relaxation" but I have gotten more personal benefit from > practicing > > the "White Lotus" way and others depending on how I intuitively > feel. > > > > The teacher I study with each week is a very eclectic teacher, > > definitely not ashtanga and I have derived great benefits from > her > > approach as well. I have no intention of giving up studying with > her > > either:) > > > > I will say that while it's possible that ashtanga may effect the > > body and mind in a completely different way I don't think you > can > > claim that they effect them in a "Better" way than other > > practices. > > > > In fact, from the degree of "flame throwing" and arrogance that > > I've seen on this list it certainly doesn't appear that their > > practice has necessarily helped them beyond the physical (I > am not > > accusing you in particular of this sort of thing because you > were > > not rude at all in your response, this is just an observation). > > > > But as Bryan Kest said in one of his interview (I'm > paraphrasing > > here) " I know people who can do the advanced series who are > still > > manic depressive". > > > > Take care, > > > > Scott > > > > > > > > > > > > ashtanga yoga, funkybadlady < > no_reply> > > wrote: > > > Although you may be excited by Bryan's videos and White > Lotus > > > yoga, neither comes close to being Ashtanga Yoga. It is not > > > about being a "purist" or not. Although you may find some > > > similarities, Ashtanga is a completely different practice that > > > effects the body and mind in a completely different way. The > > > best way to begin to understand this is to find an authentic > > > Ashtanga instructor and do the practice yourself. Also do > some > > > research and check out AYRI.org > > > > > > I am only pointing out that this is a very different practice. > > There > > > are message boards for White Lotus as well as for "Power > > > Yoga" which is what Bryan Kest teaches. 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