I thought I’d start off with the first book I bought. I’d been practicing Mysore style for 9 months at BNHC and didn’t know the names of the asana in the primary series. I was also curious about the illusive bandhas, mantras, dristi, ujjayi breath and the philosophy behind Ashtanga – the 8 limbs. The […]
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The other 1%
Hello Brighton Ashtangis! How’s the practice going in this nice fresh weather we’re having? There’s a lovely quote in the Ashtanga world attributed to Shri K Pattabhi Jois – 99% practice 1% theory. Personally, I think about yoga more than I practice and have built up a little library of books on the subject. I’m […]
a small victory
Last week I managed to bind without help (on my good side) in Marichyasana D for the first time! I remember the first time I did this asana – It was excrutiating and continued to be rather painful for about a year. In those early days I kept having to be reminded to breathe. Breathing […]
Ouch!
Today was my second worst practice day ever! My body felt like it was cold, filled with liquid cement and I had no energy. I got as far as Marichyasana C and that was about all I could manage before finishing off with the closing asanas. I’m not giving myself too hard a time though […]
principles of practice
I recently discovered David Williams’ website: Asthanga Yogi. David for anyone new to Ashtanga is one of the first Westerners to learn directly from Pattabhi Jois in the early 70’s. He has over 30 years of uninterrupted daily practice and teaching. To quote directly from his website: ‘David is responsible for teaching the Ashtanga Yoga […]
Sweet tooth
I’ve noticed over the last year or so that I’ve been practicing Mysore style classes regularly (on average 3 times a week) that I’ve developed a rather sweet tooth. Has anyone else had experience of this? Perhaps I’m just making excuses to guzzle lots of cake, and chocolate brownies ; ) I also found that […]