tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13149662.post115507521852305511..comments2023-05-25T04:48:19.856-04:00Comments on Yoga Chickie: Intuit - Into ItYoga Chickiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01370141306007721604noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13149662.post-1155130441630177822006-08-09T09:34:00.000-04:002006-08-09T09:34:00.000-04:00Oh...so jealous....I dream about moving back to Mo...Oh...so jealous....I dream about moving back to Montreal on a daily basis (but it's so not happening). And Tremblant is wonderful too. My brother has a chalet there and my whole family spends a week there in December. It's so relaxing. Have a wonderful time!<BR/><BR/>--AAndreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11750348713133098260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13149662.post-1155103310495698692006-08-09T02:01:00.000-04:002006-08-09T02:01:00.000-04:00Hehe, I love your description of Jivamukti. Hear, ...Hehe, I love your description of Jivamukti. Hear, hear.<BR/><BR/>I fully respect what Julie said, but I am a big believer in the value of a home practice, and I think it's great you've decided to explore that for awhile and do what feels good for your body. Mysore-style ashtanga is fantastic, but it is only one of many, many styles and schools of yoga out there. None of us are the same.<BR/><BR/>Enjoy your shala truancy. I'm sure you'll be happy to return when you do, but sometimes a little change is what you need to avoid burnout, and that sounds like what has happened to you.Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14273762604171673471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13149662.post-1155084357220750652006-08-08T20:45:00.000-04:002006-08-08T20:45:00.000-04:00yeah, yeah, yeah, a perfect description of the pos...yeah, yeah, yeah, a perfect description of the pose. Yes, people do find it scary at first but soon you'll feel like your flying!vivagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12869897494047218024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13149662.post-1155080831215714072006-08-08T19:47:00.000-04:002006-08-08T19:47:00.000-04:00V - I was just going to email you. I had a great ...V - I was just going to email you. I had a great time with the ropes today! I got myself into a position that was kind of like Kate Winslet in Titanic when she and Leo D are all "I'm the king of the world!" And I just sank my hips down. I couldn't stay like that for more than 8 breaths though...it was kind of scary. But it was great anyway and definitely very very chest opening.<BR/><BR/>I wouldn't want to finish and then do the rest of primary. Like Susan said in her comment, there is a certain flow that I am seeking...<BR/><BR/>LaurenYoga Chickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01370141306007721604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13149662.post-1155080234621862922006-08-08T19:37:00.000-04:002006-08-08T19:37:00.000-04:00I'm nowhere near an Ashtangi anymore but would it ...I'm nowhere near an Ashtangi anymore but would it make a difference if you were to stop at SuptaK, do finishing and then go back and do the rest of primary as R & D?<BR/><BR/>I guess I've never understood why it's ok to do R & D as long as one calls it R & D. How does Sir feel about R & D?vivagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12869897494047218024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13149662.post-1155078650035983372006-08-08T19:10:00.000-04:002006-08-08T19:10:00.000-04:00So Guruji used to teach primary and second at the ...So Guruji used to teach primary and second at the same time. There are other teachers who "let" you do full series even when you can complete the full expression of the pose. David Swenson says "who's to say what perfection in a pose is". I should think it might be different for each individual.<BR/><BR/>And about full primary, I am a radical non conformist.<BR/>I think there is a flow to the series that is just important to understand as the "proper execution" of each pose.<BR/>Later poses help with earlier poses. It all works together.<BR/>To me stopping in the middle feels awkward and unfinished. <BR/><BR/>I think what it comes down to is how attached to the traditional teaching methods your teacher has? Talk to him. If you were on this coast you would have a plethora of ashtanga teachers ready to support you in your own personal practice. And even at these non traditional places( where people are super crim) I have practiced at, I have still heard the teacher say "next pose". <BR/><BR/>What's you're alternative?Lees Lamarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03405350119148566356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13149662.post-1155076469607326922006-08-08T18:34:00.000-04:002006-08-08T18:34:00.000-04:00I think that you make some really good points ther...I think that you make some really good points there...it is really hard to know the answers to the questions you're posing at this point since I am deep into my beliefs right now, right or wrong, for better or for worse. The easy answer is that Sir is away for most of the month, but the truth is, that is very convenient for me. I think. Again, I am not sure because if he weren't away, perhaps I would never have even thought to be away from the shala? Perhaps there is some transference going on, and I feel abandoned by his being gone, and by knowing that he is going to India for anywhere from six months to a year, starting sometime in the fall? I really don't know....<BR/><BR/>!!!<BR/><BR/>P.S. Almost had an appointment with "our" doctor tonight, but it got very complicated. So...Friday!Yoga Chickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01370141306007721604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13149662.post-1155076031438805172006-08-08T18:27:00.000-04:002006-08-08T18:27:00.000-04:00Mhmm... I'm much more of a "ashtanga police" I sup...Mhmm... I'm much more of a "ashtanga police" I suppose... I agree that the teacher is largely within but I also agree that the human mind is infintely capable of really really fooling itself and that's where the value of a wonderful teacher comes in. Is it the ego wanting more poses? Is it really the physical? Does going further in any series make one this or that? <BR/><BR/>I still maintain a few things. If Sir is your teacher, you should talk to Sir directly about your issues with Supta K and your desire to do the rest of primary series. I guess, to some degree, I do feel like if you are self-practicing, you still respect the teachings you've been given. When I self practice I don't go beyond my last pose (though I have sometimes played around)... my regular practice is my practice whether I'm in the studio or on a beach. It's partially that I feel there is a certain level of truth in Guruji's words about the student being a good listener and doing what they are told.... a lot of ashtanga, though physically difficult, is about learning to check our out of control minds.. sometimes less IS more.<BR/><BR/>Is there any value into considering that maybe you aren't feeling comfortable with your teacher? I have no idea, just throwing out things I would think of for myself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com