A few weeks ago, yoga teachers were giving some very basic pointers about Ashtanga and Vinyasa at the Martha Stewart show. It is television time so it is very compressed and short... it reminds me of a story of Swami Satchitananda I saw in a video of him. Apparently when he first came to America he was usually surrounded by groups of people smoking and drinking and they would ask him "tell us about yoga"... he did not know where to begin... can you imagine?
It is better this time, at least Martha is not smoking or drinking but just taking a break from baking and gardening, things are getting better after all!
I appreciate Eddie's advice for beginners saying that nowhere does it say that flexibility is a requirement for yoga,
rather patience, and
courage. Right on.
here it is in case you are curious.
Patience & courage yes!!! Oooh especially at the beginning.
ReplyDeleteI like the film clip of Sharath in Astanga NYC, where he's saying anyone can practice except for the "lazy man".
very true, ashtanga and lazy dont go together...
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