Guest guest Posted September 9, 2004 Report Share Posted September 9, 2004 This is what I have been taught: For an authentic ashtanga practice, the order is: Sun Salutes A + B (traditionally 5 each, but now, sometimes there's 5 A, 3 B, sometimes only 4 A [according to a blog I read of someone in Mysore]) Standing Poses: David Swenson said that, when he started to learn 2nd series, Pattahbi had him pass on some of these; eg., the balance poses and the warrior poses. I'm not sure if Pattahbi still does that. Primary Series: Each pose is taught one at a time, and you only add on another pose when Pattahbi says so. Once you have all of the asanas and they're acceptable to Pattahbi, then he'll start adding 2nd series poses on to the end of the first series poses. As he gives you more of 2nd series, he gradually takes poses away from your 1st series, until you're just working 2nd series. If you do both complete series in one practice, you do all of primary first, then follow with 2nd series. You don't mix them up. Of course, this is the way it is traditionally taught; not all yoga teachers in America who say they teach "ashtanga," follow this... and the debate then ensues between those who are true to the authentic method and to the other methods. [i'm not giving an opinion here about that, just stating what I think happens] Second Series (Intermediate): As above, if you're only practicing 2nd series, you go in to pasasana after the standing poses and go through the series. Finishing Sequence: Starting with backbends to savasana Hope this makes sense. -Heather Marie Message: 3 Tue, 7 Sep 2004 07:04:24 -0700 (PDT) yogione <yogi0101010 RE: Re: secondary series so you do sun salutes a+b, then standing poses, then forward bends or backbends, then finish ?? can you do an edited series of forward bends + then backbends ?should you do forward before or after 2 series [ backbends }? yogione Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 12, 2004 Report Share Posted September 12, 2004 Just wanted to amend what you said here. When you complete primary with proficiency you then begin adding second series poses at the end of primary. When you get through enough of second--somewhere around eka pada or later (there are some differences between yoga teachers here) then you stop doing primary and just practice second. You don't start taking poses away from primary! Also, when you are just practicing second you do the standing poses up to parsvottanasana, not all the standing postures. Cheers ashtanga yoga, "ImpliedPresence" <hmmmmmmm@o...> wrote: > This is what I have been taught: > > For an authentic ashtanga practice, the order is: > > Sun Salutes A + B (traditionally 5 each, but now, sometimes there's 5 A, 3 > B, sometimes only 4 A [according to a blog I read of someone in Mysore]) > > Standing Poses: David Swenson said that, when he started to learn 2nd > series, Pattahbi had him pass on some of these; eg., the balance poses and > the warrior poses. I'm not sure if Pattahbi still does that. > > Primary Series: Each pose is taught one at a time, and you only add on > another pose when Pattahbi says so. Once you have all of the asanas and > they're acceptable to Pattahbi, then he'll start adding 2nd series poses on > to the end of the first series poses. As he gives you more of 2nd series, > he gradually takes poses away from your 1st series, until you're just > working 2nd series. > If you do both complete series in one practice, you do all of primary first, > then follow with 2nd series. You don't mix them up. > Of course, this is the way it is traditionally taught; not all yoga teachers > in America who say they teach "ashtanga," follow this... and the debate then > ensues between those who are true to the authentic method and to the other > methods. > [i'm not giving an opinion here about that, just stating what I think > happens] > > Second Series (Intermediate): As above, if you're only practicing 2nd > series, you go in to pasasana after the standing poses and go through the > series. > > Finishing Sequence: Starting with backbends to savasana > > Hope this makes sense. > > -Heather Marie > > > Message: 3 > Tue, 7 Sep 2004 07:04:24 -0700 (PDT) > yogione <yogi0101010> > RE: Re: secondary series > > so you do sun salutes a+b, then standing poses, then > forward bends or backbends, then finish ?? > can you do an edited series of forward bends + then > backbends ?should you do forward before or after 2 > series [ backbends }? > yogione Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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