Showing posts with label Reflections on Guruji. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Reflections on Guruji. Show all posts
Monday, February 4, 2013

Giving adjustments and stilling the mind through asana - Elise's further questions

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What is the point of giving students physical adjustments?  If it isn't about the asanas, then does it matter if one can do it or not?  ...
Saturday, January 5, 2013

Further questions from Elise - what is the role of Teacher in Ashtanga Yoga?

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What is the role of the teacher in Ashtanga Yoga? I believe the teacher's role is primarily that of a therapist. All students start by...
Friday, January 4, 2013

Is Ashtanga Yoga religious? - further questions from Elise

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Is Ashtanga yoga religious? What do we mean by religious? The word religion comes from the latin   re- ligare - to re-bind, re-connect... wi...
Monday, December 24, 2012

Pain and Injury - further questions from Elise

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What is the difference/similarity/benefit/purpose/meaning/etc of pain, soreness, opening, and injury? The purpose of yoga is to overcome unn...

The Lessons of the Yoga Sutras - further questions from Elise

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After asking me about the Guruji book, Elise followed up with some other questions she had been pondering: Do the lessons of the Yoga Sutras...
Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Reflections on "Guruji: A Portrait" - Interview with Elise Espat - Part IV

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Is there a point in the book that you feel is really crucial to understand Guruji, the system, or the practice? I feel the book makes a few ...
Sunday, July 8, 2012

Reflections on "Guruji: A Portrait" - Interview with Elise Espat - Part III

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Did you ask any of the questions to clarify a question you had?  For instance, whether advanced asana meant advanced practice?  Or what was ...
Saturday, June 30, 2012

Reflections on "Guruji: A Portrait" - Interview with Elise Espat - Part II

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Everyone you interviewed spent time with Guruji in Mysore.  Why is making the time to practice in India so crucial? Or is it?   If you want ...
Monday, April 23, 2012

Reflections on "Guruji: A Portrait" - Interview with Elise Espat - Part I

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How and why did you choose to ask the questions you asked for the interviews? When I arrived in Mysore in the early '90s Guruji used to ...