Comments on: Is it wrong to mix different yoga traditions in one practice?

By: Oli

Oli — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 10:17:32 +0000

It seems to me, the more rigid the required practice the more lofty, idealised and unattainable the promised outcome.

By: Kara-Leah Grant

Kara-Leah Grant — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 10:45:24 +0000

Hey Jessica,

I love what you say about group classes being a new phenomena… it’s so easy to forget that. And in remembering that yoga was once a one-on-one personal thing guided by the inner and outer guru… it’s easy to see that what one practices is what’s right… in that moment.

Of course, practicing in this way without the steady guidance of a watchful teacher can sometimes means that the ego gets in the way and we practice what we want, not what we need… as wants and needs can be two different things.

Blessings,
KL

By: Jessica Powers

Jessica Powers — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 01:10:58 +0000

To my thinking, while the discipline of regular practice is important, the adherence to a strict line of what/how we should practice is not. In honouring ourselves and the needs of our body freshly everyday, using the different methods/styles that address it best in the moment, we are keeping more to the one-on-one historical teaching of Yoga. Group classes are a new phenomena. But then, I trained in a lineage and with teachers who emphasis the appropriateness of the practice to the individual rather than the individual’s loyalty to a static idea of the posture.

By: Elissa

Elissa — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:10:07 +0000

Hi Amanda – Yeah, my yoga teacher mentioned the AcroYoga workshop, very excited! Cheers!

By: Kara-Leah Grant

Kara-Leah Grant — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 08:42:07 +0000

Hey Amanda,

Thanks for the heads up! I think a few people will be stoked to know that.

Blessings,
KL

By: Amanda

Amanda — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 01:15:15 +0000

Ah, Elissa but you are in luck! Tanya and Stacey of AcroYoga in Oz are coming to Wellington last weekend in Feb next year for a workshop so you won’t need to wait too long : )
Blessings,
Amanda