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APP Goes To Mysore: 3 1/2 Hours Without Pain & The Medium Girl
The 411 The Yogic Scriptures and Sankrit teacher at KPJAYI, Lakshmish, tells us that a Yogi has mastered Padmasana when he can hold it for 3 1/2 hours! Only then can the Yogi do Pranayama. He also says that for most of us, that aint gonna happen so, for the modern Yogi, 30-45 minutes is reasonable. At KPJAYI, you have plenty of opportunities to master this skill. Classes and conferences can be so packed that it becomes almost impossible to stretch your legs out. There is also the traditional Indian rule ( I don’t know if it is all of India) of not showing the bottoms of your feet to…
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APP Goes to Mysore: Short Shorts and Bra Tops Are Banned
We had led today to end the week. Sharath made my hand into a fist for Marchi B. I usually have my fingers spread. Sharath did conference. I will need a day or two to process it before I will say what I learned. The biggest shock was the announcement that we are no longer allowed to wear short shorts and bra tops in the Shala. Sharath asked Usha to bring out examples of accepted tank tops which were quickly bought up. Me and one of the other girls I came with had to look for pants which is not an easy feat in India. Saris, harem pants and T…
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APP Goes To Mysore: Control Your Sexual Energies
Practice: Sharath said my feet were still too close when we do backbend dips and demonstrated how far apart he wanted my feet which is pretty wide. Sharath is steadily moving people’s times up so there were definitely more people in the Shala but it was still pretty chill. Pradipika My takeaways, in my own words, from Lakshmish’s Hatha Yoga Pradipika class at KPJAYI The first limb of Yoga we should practice is Asana. It makes the body healthy so that the other limbs of Yoga are more attainable. The first four limbs are external. Last 4 are internal. The first four make the last 4 possible. It is important…
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APP Goes To Mysore: First Day Of Mysore Practice with Sharath
Today was our first day of Mysore practice and it was pretty awesome. I heard all these horror stories about the line to get into the Shala so we left early to get a good spot. We showed up and…..there was no line. There was a line on the led practice days but it was nonexistant this morning. There were a few people milling about waiting to get in but the epic struggle I had heard of to get a spot in the Shala did not happen. It was totally peaceful. Sharath came out, asked us our time and how many times we had been. People with earlier times and…
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APP Goes to Mysore: Ashtanga is More Than Asana
I was completely blown away on Monday. I was not given another pose. There were no break throughs in my asana. I was blow away by the Hatha Yoga Pradapika class I took with Lakshmish at KPJAYI and I cannot wait for the next one!!! Something else also blew me away. How come no one talks about this? When people talk about KPJAYI, they talk about Sharath, asana, authorization, start times, Saraswati, conferences and yoga celebrities. No one comes back talking about Sutra and Hatha Yoga Pradapika classes. I totally thought that this trip was going to be 90% asana with the occasional conference. However this week, I will be…
