tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6418358680523005996.post2930767655294072479..comments2023-10-20T11:34:03.492+02:00Comments on Skippetty Street: Practice: On My Mat & In My HeadSkippettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01150011417758604923noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6418358680523005996.post-50656973514194114562010-04-19T14:23:08.220+02:002010-04-19T14:23:08.220+02:00Good comments, guys! Sorry for late reply. No inte...Good comments, guys! Sorry for late reply. No internet at home. <br /><br />And don't worry, I haven't been taking flak on Twitter at all - it's just that some comments made me think of "What is Yoga" - and doing a bit of svadhyaya. I was in a hurry writing the last post and maybe coz I used "I" and "me" in the examples it sounded like I got personal. Haha. <br /><br />I agree. It's a personal practice. Everyday is different, and it's all yoga. :)Skippettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01150011417758604923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6418358680523005996.post-58992184524741250092010-04-17T13:58:22.453+02:002010-04-17T13:58:22.453+02:00I think you are doing yoga when you do a 15' r...I think you are doing yoga when you do a 15' routine <br />even 2'<br />it is yoga you can practice mindfulness even wihthout doing asana going to work, working and working on awareness.<br /><br />David Swenson tells a story about a lady > she is waking up every morning , she spreads her mat on the floor .<br />She goes for a long inhale exhale in om <br />. she then folds up her mat and goes on with her day <br />This is yoga tooTour de France et D'ailleurshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18311953445928682336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6418358680523005996.post-59000522671187252392010-04-16T20:57:44.615+02:002010-04-16T20:57:44.615+02:00Have you been taking flak personally on Twitter Sk...Have you been taking flak personally on Twitter Skipperty, hope you your not letting it get to you. I practiced the Swenson Short forms for a long time, loved them, felt I was able to get a good all round practice though time was short. Then I came across the Sharath dvd where the whole thing only takes an hour. Now I consider that a short practice. In the evenings I do a Primary a few times a week at Sharath pace. <br />In the first edition of Lino's Ashtanga Yoga it was supposedly eight breaths... does that mean the five breath version we have now is a short practice? It used to be full vinyasa now it's not, short practice? The practice used to be Primary and Intermediate together, again now its not, short practice? In Intermediate they you tend to drop half of standing, short practice? And in 3rd isn't it just the Sury's.... short practice? <br />So what's a full practice anyway then? How many Ashtangai's do the full 25 breaths in Savangasana and Sirsasana, 10 breaths in badha padmasana and yoga mudra or 25 in Padmasana and utpluthi. <br />If your just starting Ashtanga and you've only been given Standing and the Paschi's plus finishing, is that a full practice or a short form? <br /><br />In yoga Mala where Jois is stressing that this is a practice for the busy householder he stresses that you should practice finishing ias laid out. As Sankara would argue, why would Jois say that unless he was implying that the rest was flexible.<br /><br />For my money a good bit of standing as warm up and a pretty much standard finishing then whatever you can manage time wise in between. I'd be thinking a holding pattern, the tricky poses that you don't want to lose. A nice deep Paschi, Janu A, some Marichi's a Navasana and Kurmasana oh and badha konasana. But hey David Williams knows, Surys and a headstand, sorted. <br /><br />I imagine it must be really hard getting used to a home practice again, good luck with itGrimmlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00301656317399292135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6418358680523005996.post-73288166285905405362010-04-16T12:48:40.824+02:002010-04-16T12:48:40.824+02:00On the short forms debate, I think the "not y...On the short forms debate, I think the "not yoga" comment was a Guruji lost-in-translation thing rather than anybody's view - also the thing with David Swenson's short forms is that if you want to practice ashtanga in it's traditional form, then that ain't it. But for someone who wants to do some yoga for whatever reason, then it's all good. None of this "my yoga's better than your yoga" business, but for *me* (and only me) I am interested in following a traditional path so I don't do his short forms or go to fusion classes, I go to Mysore classes. It's totally personal. You are doing what you can given your circumstances (no teacher, no time, no sleep...) and of course it's yoga!! Even staunch traditionalists like Mr Williams say that in times of travel/stress/sickness etc suryanamaskar is a traditional practice. OK I'll shut up now & p.s. I still can't jump back no matter how many videos I watch! :)daydreamingmelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12950130144855104385noreply@blogger.com