http://www.triyoga.co.uk/book-courses-workshops?x=1&teacher=100000197&date=2010-07
This looks really good. I’m on the verge of booking – taking a deep breath (ujjay of course), before comitting the 200 quid! Is anyone else interested?
Louise
Louise and I were chatting about Ashtanga blogs at our Moon day meet-up last night. I went through a phase a few years ago when I was really into reading pretty much anything anyone wrote about Ashtanga Yoga. I think it was also a way of trying to get a better understanding of what I was going through in my practice. The web is an amazing medium for bringing people together, particularly those with niche interests like daily Ashtanga practice.
So here are some fascinating (if you like reading about Ashtanga Yoga practice that is!) blogs from some of my friends from the Twitter Shala. I’ve never met any of these people but feel a strong identification through the shared trials of our daily practice reformatted into blog posts or tweets!
If you read any other Ashtanga blogs please lets have them. Happy reading.
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This phrase is from the first line of Yoga Mala 2002 edition. The footnote explains the following:
“Nishkama Karma (nish – without + kama – desire : karma – action) is an action performed without a wish or desire for the “fruits” or results, of such action. The ultimate yogic ideal is to perform all actions without desire for personal gain and to offer instead the fruits of all actions to God. Performing actions with the mind directed towards results increases ego and keeps us bonded to the idea of “I” and “mine”, while offering the fruits of actions to God leads toward surrender to the divine will and liberation from the idea of a separate self.”
(page 3 - Yoga Mala, Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, North Point Press paperback edition, 2002)
This week has been a real struggle to find the time to get onto the mat.
My Mum has been visiting this week which is lovely but it does take up a lot of my energy. I’ve taken time off work to hang out with her and the I thought I’d have had plenty of time to practice. But then I came down with a cold.
As I’ve not been able to get round to my morning practice I’ve done a bit of chanting – (I’m studying The Yoga Sutra and learing to chant it in Sanskrit- which I love) and some pranayama. I’ve also been reading Prem’s book “The only way out is in” which desribes the 8 limbs of Ashtanga Yoga. I’ve been thinking particularly about the 5 Yamas and how I can apply them not only in my practice but also life. (More on these when I’m feeling like writing a longer post!)
It strikes me that I can practice Yoga when I’m not on the mat. But I hope to get back to the mat next week when I’m feelilng better.
