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Hello!

 

Actually there seems to be great yoga teachers in that

area. Some people are not so interested in studying

with Jois not because he's not a great guru but

because some trainees seem to not like the atmosphere

at the center therefore they sometimes opt to study

Mysore Style Ashtanga with other teachers in the same

tradition.

 

Best,

 

Irene

 

--- "A. Kirk" <rowena28 wrote:

> >I have booked my flight to India and plan on being

> in Mysore for 2-3 months. I am deciding who I will

> study with when I am there.

>

> This strikes me as a very odd question. My

> assumption is that people go to Mysore to study with

> Guruji and only with him. His daughter and grandson

> assist but he is, I have always been told, the main

> teacher at all times.

>

> Why would you go all the way to Mysore to study with

> someone else?

>

> Rowena

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The assumption you have about Guruji being the only teacher to study with in

Mysore is not correct. Sharath has been teaching his own classes for quite some

time and he leads them everyday (except moon days and Saturdays) in the setting

of his grandmothers old house. He begins teaching after he assists the last

class with Guruji at the Shala. Many serious practitioners choose to study with

him for a number of reasons. The number of practitioners in the class is much

smaller than with Guruji, the monthly pass is less expensive than at the Shala,

Sharath will be taking over the practice in the years ahead, he is the one that

assists at the Shala and is mostly responsible for putting people in their

adjustments. There are others reasons people I know have chosen to study with

Sharath instead of Pattabhi but I leave it with the examples written above.

Another well loved teacher with many western practitioners in Mysore is

Venkatesh at his studio Atma Vikasa. He has developed his own series of yoga

postures and leads many workshop style classes. His back bending is a wonderful

complement to the Ashtanga series which many people practice in the afternoon

hours after their morning Ashtanga practice. Also the cost of his monthly pass

is $100.00 U.S(at least it was that last year) instead of Pattabhi's $350.00

U.S. (I am Canadian which changes that cost to $500.00 and add on another

$200.00-250.00 administration fee for the first month of practice). Not every

western practitioner who is spending time in India can afford this amount to

practice yoga. A friend of mine went to Mysore while he was travelling India

for some months to explore the yoga community there. His cash flow was limited

so he hung out with people who were practicing with Guruji and Sharath.

Sometimes people do that. Another teacher who is getting more attention is

Sheshadri who is a former student of Iyengar who now focuses on the Ashtanga

series. He is the only teacher I have heard of in Mysore who allows yoga

students to 'drop in' instead of having to pay a monthly fee.

My original e-mail had nothing to do about asking advice as to who I should

study with. That was never the purpose of my letter. I was simply giving a

short of back story so that those reading it with helpful information regarding

the specifics of the opening and closing of the Shala could pass that

information on. I feel as though you misunderstood. I was and am seeking

information regarding the opening and closing of the Shala. For example do you

know that Sharath is away from the Shala in Goa for the first 2-3 weeks of

December? This has lead me to wonder if Guruji will also be taking time off

during Sharath's departure. Other than that I am confident that I know what I

will be doing with my time in India.

Dorion

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A. Kirk

ashtanga yoga

Friday, July 02, 2004 4:24 PM

ashtanga yoga Re: travel plans

 

>I have booked my flight to India and plan on being in Mysore for 2-3 months.

I am deciding who I will study with when I am there.

 

This strikes me as a very odd question. My assumption is that people go to

Mysore to study with Guruji and only with him. His daughter and grandson assist

but he is, I have always been told, the main teacher at all times.

 

Why would you go all the way to Mysore to study with someone else?

 

Rowena

 

 

 

 

 

 

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> "A. Kirk" <rowena28

> 09/07/2004 1:42:54

> ashtanga yoga

> ashtanga yoga Re: travel plans

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> Hi rowena, look i studied with pattabhi in mysore a few years ago now, and you

dont need to study with any body else unless money constraints,if you think

about it, you have to be pretty commited to go there in the first place so

generally you meet other people so commited ie teachers ,and ill tell you now ,

youll have 22 hours to talk about the practice etc

,and also what you learn from watching other people especially advanced yogis

practice ,and finally pattabhi and sharat, sure they may not say much, but hell

if your doin something wrong they nail it on the head ,and youll go yeah, we so

easily forget the the western versus eastern idea, hell its just yoga.Have a

ball might see you

there phil from adelaide australia

 

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