Saturday, July 28, 2001


wow! the power of the internet, even this silly little blog . . .already i am hearing from yoga teachers about my dilemma of ashtanga at work! and i want to thank them for writing! and for reading!

i answer everyone's email to me asap, whether you're a yoga teacher or not! so don't hesitate to write! heaven knows, i welcome your input and for those yoga teachers writing, your interest and advice is invaluable to me.

a jivamukti teacher talked to me about this and suggested that i send my eager-beaver colleagues to eddie stern's patanjali yoga shala. i don't know if you've been to that class - -i sure wouldn't dare. but it's said that if you can't keep up and are huffing and puffing, he sends you home. he doesn't want anyone to hurt themselves, and this harsh tactic makes it clear to people that they need to come back only when they are ready and serious -- prepared to devote themselves to ashtanga 6 days a week, ripe to let the core teachings of jois transform their life.

they say they want the first series, the yoga chikitsa! yet they cannot even do supta vajrasana. i don't know how to explain to them that the "real ashtanga" is probably still a bit beyond their "fitness level," or however you'd say that. i don't think i'm not a good candidate for ashtanga, myself. i'm definitely not yet ready for it.

of course i want to encourage everyone's interest in whatever yoga calls to them. but at the same time, i want to offer "real yoga" as much as i can, even if we only do it in the conference room. so it seems like a pickle to me! if you've got a nice piece of advice on this, please -- i need it!




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