Saturday, 23 April 2011
Workshops in Wales
Swami Ambikananda is runnng two workshops at Arjuna's yoga centre in Wales; 'Bio-Tensegrity and Yoga' and 'Yoga and Jyotish' - Click on the leaflets below to see the information in close detail. To book contact Uddhava on 0118 958 1817 or uddhava@traditionalyoga.org
Friday, 8 April 2011
Thoughts on asana
TYA teacher Hermione writes with a few thoughts...
Just a few thoughts. I have just attended a yoga workshop in the village. Kate a Hatha Yoga teacher was excellent, but challenged me with her method of doing asana. For example Trikonasana was taught with the hips facing not to the front but to the forward leg and the pelvis rotated fully towards the forward leg. With abdominal control both of the pelvis the lower back and the ribs, the triangle was formed by rotating the thoracic spine. It was a very effective posture especially for those people with stiff mid thoraces. Little or no emphasis was given to the neck position, but much was made of rooting through the legs and feet. I have taught this posture with hips facing the front and the stretch occuring up the side of the body opening the lower back and the ribs and have made a point of the neck posture. There were several other standing postures in which my understanding was challenged. I trained a long time ago, so have had an opportunity to reflect on this difference in teaching. Whilst it is quite possible that teaching has changed with modern knowledge and thinking ( I trained a very long time ago and do not have the benefit of swamiji's teaching here in Wales) I also enjoyed the idea that postures can be modified and taught in ways that challenge the body mind in a different way, with equal but different benefits.
What do others think? With best wishes to all Hermione
Just a few thoughts. I have just attended a yoga workshop in the village. Kate a Hatha Yoga teacher was excellent, but challenged me with her method of doing asana. For example Trikonasana was taught with the hips facing not to the front but to the forward leg and the pelvis rotated fully towards the forward leg. With abdominal control both of the pelvis the lower back and the ribs, the triangle was formed by rotating the thoracic spine. It was a very effective posture especially for those people with stiff mid thoraces. Little or no emphasis was given to the neck position, but much was made of rooting through the legs and feet. I have taught this posture with hips facing the front and the stretch occuring up the side of the body opening the lower back and the ribs and have made a point of the neck posture. There were several other standing postures in which my understanding was challenged. I trained a long time ago, so have had an opportunity to reflect on this difference in teaching. Whilst it is quite possible that teaching has changed with modern knowledge and thinking ( I trained a very long time ago and do not have the benefit of swamiji's teaching here in Wales) I also enjoyed the idea that postures can be modified and taught in ways that challenge the body mind in a different way, with equal but different benefits.
What do others think? With best wishes to all Hermione
Monday, 4 April 2011
Let's have a get together
TYA teacher Margaret Manning writes...
Hi everyone,
It was great to see those of you who were at the 1st.Aid course yesterday, enabling us to catch up for a few, all too brief, moments with our news. I did enjoy catching up, also sharing our teaching problems.
We really ought to aim for a get-together during the summer, maybe we could have a picnic or B.B.Q at my home. I would be very happy, so if anyone is interested we could aim for a date. No need to leave children behind - my garden is good for kids! The more the merrier.
What a pity we have had to cancel the retreat, but it wasn't to be.
Keep up the good work we have learned from our beloved Sw.Ambikanada!
Fondest love to you all.
Margaret.
(If you want to respond to Margaret click on 'Comments' below)
Hi everyone,
It was great to see those of you who were at the 1st.Aid course yesterday, enabling us to catch up for a few, all too brief, moments with our news. I did enjoy catching up, also sharing our teaching problems.
We really ought to aim for a get-together during the summer, maybe we could have a picnic or B.B.Q at my home. I would be very happy, so if anyone is interested we could aim for a date. No need to leave children behind - my garden is good for kids! The more the merrier.
What a pity we have had to cancel the retreat, but it wasn't to be.
Keep up the good work we have learned from our beloved Sw.Ambikanada!
Fondest love to you all.
Margaret.
(If you want to respond to Margaret click on 'Comments' below)
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