Jeff - Pacing a Primary Series Class...

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Thanks Jeff this is exactly what I was looking for with pacing... I

guess I need to get a watch!

- J

 

 

ashtanga yoga, jeffrz@a... wrote:

>

> Hi there,

> It's a "brisk" pacing, getting at full primary in with vinyasas 90

min...the

> Sun Sals (5a's and 5b's; A's take 1 min and B's take 1 1/2 mins}

come in at

> ~12 1/2 minutes, . The standing sequence should take about 30

minutes....at 45

> mins, your in Marichi's....with about 15 minutes left, your in

headstand.

> One things I've realized (duh) is that if you have to explain how to

get into

> or talk about a posture as you go along, don't start your count at

"1"...but

> rather, perhaps, at 3, even 4.

> There are so many places to lose time, so to speak....the vinyasas

often slow

> up the pacing, often at the balancing postures and the transition to

sitting,

> we find a sweat wiping, or clothes arranging break without even

knowing it.

> I have a difficult time getting full primary (not even full vinyasa)

to come

> in with a good relaxation at 90 min.

> Hope this is of help....And you know, wear a watch, and omit

postures if your

> running late. That may be sacrilege to some, but it's the reality of

teaching

> Ashtanga yoga. And remember, it's only yoga.

> Peace and enjoy practice,

> Jeff in Connecticut

>