tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449952380128375575.post2320855277151228302..comments2024-03-21T00:30:14.738-07:00Comments on Yoga in the Dragon's Den: David Robson on practicing to the correct vinyasa countNobelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00655577410721103577noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449952380128375575.post-33253699416411017582012-07-30T01:46:43.203-07:002012-07-30T01:46:43.203-07:00"you write in a lucid manner and I have no di..."you write in a lucid manner and I have no difficulty to understand what you have said, even though I am a novice. "Buy Anarkali Salwar Kameezhttp://www.fourfriendshoppe.com/Women%27s-Ethnic-Collection/Salwar-kameez/Long-Anarkali-Salwar-Kameeznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449952380128375575.post-68721994350049429482012-07-27T01:11:57.060-07:002012-07-27T01:11:57.060-07:00"French toast has always been my kids’ favori..."French toast has always been my kids’ favorite breakfast. 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I wanted to buy the Primary CD and start doing yoga asap.<br /><br />Thanks<br /><a href="http://www.finestcigars.com/punch-punch-cab-50.html" rel="nofollow">Punch Punch</a>মাহমুদhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13850207336744935222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449952380128375575.post-4836547457562669142012-04-04T05:40:50.584-07:002012-04-04T05:40:50.584-07:00This is a better-quality article as they all are. ...This is a better-quality article as they all are. I am waiting to read even more about this topic. I make fun of been wonder wide this an eye to some beat now. Thanks for sharing.armanhttp://www.dryskininfo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449952380128375575.post-87554254199788211622012-04-02T02:57:55.072-07:002012-04-02T02:57:55.072-07:00Hi there, just became aware of your blog thru Goog...Hi there, just became aware of your blog thru Google,so interesting so good , i realy enjoy your blog ,nice site!johnhttp://www.oilyskintips.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449952380128375575.post-14887030180656725552012-03-31T11:55:23.082-07:002012-03-31T11:55:23.082-07:00What a great article by David Robson. I find when ...What a great article by David Robson. I find when I do try to adhere to the discipline of the vinyasa count, it does add another "layer" of concentration, yet everything else just feels lighter, for a lack of a better word. The mind becomes much quieter. There's less angst! <br /><br />Nancy is definitely all about NOT futzing around! You are trying to retain the energy you have, so that you end your practice feeling refreshed and alive vs. exhausted and depleted. You release prana through fussing and fidgeting, and this can actually lead to greater depletion at the end of practice, and can cause injury, too. <br /><br />Nancy teaches you to get into the posture as best you can in one breath, and then...breath! No messing with your mat. No fiddling with your hair. No wiping off the sweat. Find the posture in the first breath as eloquently as possible, then breath your five breaths, take vinyasa without fanfare, and do the other side. Wash, rinse, repeat. <br /><br />The practice becomes even more quiet, lovely and focused with this method, I've found. There's less striving for the asana. The focus on the tristana intensifies, and you can actually relax more. I sometimes find a wavelike rhythm that carries me lightly through the practice.<br /><br />Try it up to Navasana (half Primary) during a self practice. If you aren't depleted at that point, continue. If you are depleted, reassess/investigate where you may be releasing prana (weak bandhas, wayward drishti, shallow/incomplete breath, fidgeting or pushing too hard.)Michellehttp://www.florenceyoga.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449952380128375575.post-37622186078970806732012-03-30T19:01:20.046-07:002012-03-30T19:01:20.046-07:00I feel the need to clarify: 2 or 3 practices per ...I feel the need to clarify: 2 or 3 practices per week I TRY to stick to the count. In Primary, I come within range on my best day, but Intermediate is not even close. Just so we're clear. ;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11094174577863519854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449952380128375575.post-88912406816370099892012-03-30T17:21:23.079-07:002012-03-30T17:21:23.079-07:00I am not a musician and I am not a dancer, but I t...I am not a musician and I am not a dancer, but I thought his post made reference to rhythm and to the attempt to adhere to a shall we call it choreography or arrangement that sometimes works out, and it is just overwhelmingly satisfying, beautiful, and just plain awesome IF it happens.sereneflavorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01918585302744520840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449952380128375575.post-79440596443555735232012-03-30T14:47:59.891-07:002012-03-30T14:47:59.891-07:00Find the suggestion of a 'correct count' u...Find the suggestion of a 'correct count' uncomfortable unless of course were talking about a correct count 'for you', i e a focussed practice on the breath without any faffing about, all for that.Grimmlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00301656317399292135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449952380128375575.post-26304005337023014132012-03-30T14:34:39.924-07:002012-03-30T14:34:39.924-07:00I like to balance both approaches in my own practi...I like to balance both approaches in my own practice. 2 or 3 practices a week, I'll stick to the count and maybe not go into the asanas so deeply, and the other 2-3 practices, I give myself more time to work into the postures and refine. I've been taught that this is the purpose of led practice on Fridays: to bring everyone back to the count. A "reality check" of sorts.<br /><br />As for the correct count taking only 65 minutes, this number can't possibly account for the undeniable variation in the optimal breath of each individual. I appreciate the structure and the limitations of the method, but must we be so exacting as to whittle it down to the minute?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11094174577863519854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449952380128375575.post-15522045734573846582012-03-30T13:11:53.910-07:002012-03-30T13:11:53.910-07:00Wow! I don't know if I'll even make it to ...Wow! I don't know if I'll even make it to one in the student of Nancy's class, especially with my stiff back in Kapotasana...<br /><br />Well, if I have only myself, do I also get to make exceptions? Yes, you are right that there is dinking around, and then there is dinking around... come to think of it, maybe that's why I like Kino's led. It's fast-paced, but she allows you to cheat a little when it comes to gateway poses like Mari D and Supta K.Nobelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00655577410721103577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449952380128375575.post-45938232488860933112012-03-30T13:07:50.283-07:002012-03-30T13:07:50.283-07:00"wherever you end up at the end of that singl..."wherever you end up at the end of that single breath (not quite bound in Marichy D, perhaps) is where your pose is that day."<br /><br />Point taken :-) I'll keep this in mind: No promises that I will do it, though...<br /><br />Yes, "no dinking" is a good practice slogan :-)Nobelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00655577410721103577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449952380128375575.post-79613773186447746742012-03-30T12:51:22.774-07:002012-03-30T12:51:22.774-07:00I had the opportunity to go to David Robson`s Myso...I had the opportunity to go to David Robson`s Mysore room. It was mindblowing. SO much focus there. And heat. He`s very lovely. If you`re ever in Toronto, check him out. There`s a student of Nancy Gilgoff teaching in Halifax. She goes extremely fast. Not only does she want you to get in and out of postures in one breath, but her version of five breaths is radically faster than mine. I count up to one in her supta kurmasana and kapotasana. I feel it`s much easier and more realistic to get to the pose in one breath if you have someone adjusting you. But if you only have your big black dog, I wonder if one gets to make exceptions. That said, there is dinking around, and then there`s dinking around, and one must practice accordingly. I`m sure you know what I mean ;-)ExuberantBodhisattvahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01789210840512529095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449952380128375575.post-81014531562201585512012-03-30T12:23:25.310-07:002012-03-30T12:23:25.310-07:00Looking for a lesson in non-attachment?
Nancy Gi...Looking for a lesson in non-attachment? <br /><br />Nancy Gilgoff's take on this -- from what Bobbie passed on -- is that wherever you end up at the end of that single breath (not quite bound in Marichy D, perhaps) is where your pose is that day. <br /><br />I wonder how many folks would be practicing Advanced Series under that of practicing?<br /><br />We've obviously been thinking lots of "no dinking" since encountering Nancy over this past month.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com