Ashtanga yoga: Weekly Practice Discussion - September 13, 2020

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• Weekly Practice Discussion - September 13, 2020
• Experienced practitioners: tips/advice for newbies
• Sirsasana C

Weekly Practice Discussion - September 13, 2020 Posted: 13 Sep 2020 06:10 AM PDT Welcome to the weekly practice thread. This thread is dedicated to discussion of how our practice is going, where we would like it to go, and where it has been. Have a great week. Mod Team submitted by /u/AutoModerator [link] [comments]

Experienced practitioners: tips/advice for newbies Posted: 13 Sep 2020 01:02 AM PDT Hi All, I came across a concise PDF book about 6 months ago by Larry Schultz written in 1999 (he died in 2011). I was skimming through it last week and it had a good section on Helpful Hints (below). I must have read these 6 months ago but they did not sink in back then. It also occurred to me that maybe half of those active on this forum have <=2 years experience. I've received a lot of advice and info through this forum over the past few months which has been incredibly helpful and which I really appreciate. If any practitioners were willing to share some key lessons/advice learnt over the years I'd really love to hear. Many thanks. By Larry Schultz: Listen to your body. Only through your own internal awareness, will you come to understand when to work harder or deeper and when to move more slowly. The breath should always be louder than your internal dialogue. Never force yourself into a pose, no posture is worth injury. Take the ambition out of it. You are competing with no one. Less is more with yoga. Take your time and build your practice slowly; there is nowhere to "get" to. Set up a regular practice for yourself. Practice is the key to the entire science of yoga. Enjoy your practice. Acknowledge and receive the gift you are giving yourself. submitted by /u/Paul_GC [link] [comments]

Sirsasana C Posted: 13 Sep 2020 04:26 AM PDT I have noticed teachers who have practiced in Mysore more than 10 years ago include Sirsasana C in their led classes, but younger teachers just instruct A&B (obviously my observations are limited and might not be correct for everyone). I have not taken Sharath's led classes, but apparently he does not include it either. Why and when this happened? Do you practice it? Thanks for your thoughts, hope all good with everyone! submitted by /u/ricepaperbutterfly [link] [comments]

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