Guest guest Posted May 9, 2004 Report Share Posted May 9, 2004 Sorry I did not keep the name of the new Ashtanga practitioner in my file who had the above complaint/concern. However I do like to share a bit of my experience based on my 7-month Ashtanga within my 1-year of yoga practice (still a baby). Instead of looking at the 1-2 adjustments per se, we are all encouraged to practise in a shala with others for the following benefit: 1. energy (like work-out in a gym vs treadmill alone at home) 2. you can get inspired by looking at how others are doing (that sometime I get scoldings from my teacher!) 3. the teacher might just like to observe the students more to see if you are persevere enough or come back often enought to be worth his/her time. 4. As new beginner, even a few adjustments can last you for weeks before you can progress to other poses. You should not rush. I definitely find regular (best to be daily) practice in my teacher's shala helps tremendously, unless I am on biz trips. Hence I would like to encourage you to keep going! Amy Yip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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