Guest guest Posted May 9, 2004 Report Share Posted May 9, 2004 It is not about "how many adjustments "you receive in a class to make it "worth it". Yoga is a practice that deepens one into meditation and as it is a practice it should be done regularly. It is not just a hip workout fad. As you mature in your practice if you stick with it long enough to get benefit from it you will understand. At this stage of your practice it may be hard to appreciate learning from a master so go find a smaller class where you can get 1 on 1 instruction . There is an energy transmission that occurs when doing practice with a master but perhaps at this stage you aren't sensitive to it yet. No judgement here, we all start at the beginning and we need to find the best way to keep ourselves motivated. Some of my best practices occured with Pattabhi Jois or Richard Freeman where I didn't get one single adjustment . There was just a deep vibe in the room that helped me to open up more into the practice. Good luck and keep practicing , even if it is at the Y. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 10, 2004 Report Share Posted May 10, 2004 Namaskaram taraskye. I totally agree with you. *Adjustments* should not be the motivation behind the practice. Sometimes, I go for days without a single adjustment. There is an inexplicable divine energy around when learning from my Guru. Ever since I experienced it, I worship his presence and my practice has taken a turn in the right direction. Gayathri. --- taraskye wrote: > > It is not about "how many adjustments "you receive > in a class to make it "worth it". Yoga is a > practice that deepens one into meditation and as it > is a practice it should be done regularly. It is > not just a hip workout fad. As you mature in your > practice if you stick with it long enough to get > benefit from it you will understand. At this stage > of your practice it may be hard to appreciate > learning from a master so go find a smaller class > where you can get 1 on 1 instruction . There is an > energy transmission that occurs when doing practice > with a master but perhaps at this stage you aren't > sensitive to it yet. No judgement here, we all > start at the beginning and we need to find the best > way to keep ourselves motivated. Some of my best > practices occured with Pattabhi Jois or Richard > Freeman where I didn't get one single adjustment . > There was just a deep vibe in the room that helped > me to open up more into the practice. Good luck and > keep practicing , even if it is at the Y. > > > > ===== You cannot stay on the summit forever; you have to come down … so why bother in the first place? Just this: what is above knows what is below, but what is below does not know what is above. One climbs, one sees. One descends, one sees no longer, but one has seen. There is an art of conducting oneself in the lower regions by the memory of what one saw higher up. When one can no longer see, one can at least still know. -Rene Daumel, Mount Analoque Win a $20,000 Career Makeover at HotJobs http://hotjobs.sweepstakes./careermakeover Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 11, 2004 Report Share Posted May 11, 2004 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 - "" ashtanga yoga Tuesday, May 11, 2004 6:54 AM Re: ashtanga yoga Why study Ashtanga with a "guru?" > Namaskaram taraskye. I totally agree with you. > > *Adjustments* should not be the motivation behind the > practice. Sometimes, I go for days without a single > adjustment. > > There is an inexplicable divine energy around when > learning from my Guru. Ever since I experienced it, I > worship his presence and my practice has taken a turn > in the right direction. > > Gayathri. > > > --- taraskye wrote: > > > > It is not about "how many adjustments "you receive > > in a class to make it "worth it". Yoga is a > > practice that deepens one into meditation and as it > > is a practice it should be done regularly. It is > > not just a hip workout fad. As you mature in your > > practice if you stick with it long enough to get > > benefit from it you will understand. At this stage > > of your practice it may be hard to appreciate > > learning from a master so go find a smaller class > > where you can get 1 on 1 instruction . There is an > > energy transmission that occurs when doing practice > > with a master but perhaps at this stage you aren't > > sensitive to it yet. No judgement here, we all > > start at the beginning and we need to find the best > > way to keep ourselves motivated. Some of my best > > practices occured with Pattabhi Jois or Richard > > Freeman where I didn't get one single adjustment . > > There was just a deep vibe in the room that helped > > me to open up more into the practice. Good luck and > > keep practicing , even if it is at the Y. > > > > > > > > > > > ===== > You cannot stay on the summit forever; you have to come down . so why bother in the first place? Just this: what is above knows what is below, but what is below does not know what is above. One climbs, one sees. One descends, one sees no longer, but one has seen. There is an art of conducting oneself in the lower regions by the memory of what one saw higher up. When one can no longer see, one can at least still know. > > -Rene Daumel, Mount Analoque > > > > > > > > > Win a $20,000 Career Makeover at HotJobs > http://hotjobs.sweepstakes./careermakeover > > > > > > Links > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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