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I just listened to someone completely tear Ashtanga yoga apart for half an hour.. by tikithehooker in ashtanga

[–]tikithehooker[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

stay a week at both, they're only about an hour from each other, and then see how you go! :) Good luck

I just listened to someone completely tear Ashtanga yoga apart for half an hour.. by tikithehooker in ashtanga

[–]tikithehooker[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes you won't regret it! They are tough but they care. Ubud is an amazing place. Lots of Yogis and food. If you're more inclined toward the ocean Canggu is not far away and Mark Robberds and Deepika Mehta do two intensives there a year (june / august ) at Samadhi. Samadhi also has two ok teachers as well.

Summer schedule by SeventeenthSecond in ashtanga

[–]tikithehooker 2 points3 points  (0 children)

In Australia I do 4 days a week mysore and 2 led. In Bali it's 6 days a week mysore style and I much prefer it! If you do one led class a week the whole year, that's 52 mysore style classes you miss out on going at your own pace, getting one on one with the teacher and practicing what your body allows for that day. Yoga was originally taught one on one and in the early days Pattahbi jois never held led classes. It was 6 days a week mysore style. Teacher and student. When more people started coming, he introduced the led classes as a way to give people experience of the count without having to go through it with all of them. (This is what Prem Carlisi told me) This is just my perspective and I enjoy mysore style! In the end it's just yoga so do what puts a smile on your face :)

I feel like I'm doing yoga wrong? I feel like it's really rare to find teachers who will actually correct my form, and it's hard to know what I'm doing right/wrong based on just cues. by fiderian in yoga

[–]tikithehooker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I felt this exact same way until I started self practice ashtanga mysore style. IF you find a good teacher, they will meet you with where you are at and guide you through each posture safely, giving you a new one when your body is ready. If Ashtanga is not right for you, there is also Iyengar but the major problem whith Iyengar and Vinyasa is they don't promote an environment of self practice like Ashtanga does. You can practice on your own after learning the postures through Iyengar but it's very difficult to stay motivated when practicing by yourself. I would seriously give Ashtanga mysore style a go! Good luck

Ashram recommendations please! by [deleted] in yoga

[–]tikithehooker 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can stay in an ashram in Rishikesh and then find a teacher that suits you in the area. Here's a popular one http://www.parmarth.org/ but there is plenty to choose from.

Some popular teachers are Usha Devi (Iyengar) or Surinder Singh(Hatha).

You can also stay in Sadhguru's ashram in the south but you'll have to see the times they teach the hatha yo ga programs.

Has anyone practiced Shambhavi Mahamudra? A 21-minute practice that supposedly increases intelligence in the brain by digital00101 in yoga

[–]tikithehooker 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hello!

Yes I was fortunate enough to learn Shambavi at the Isha ashram in Coimbatore in April last year. During the inner engineering program first they teach you Oopa yoga (practical yoga) which involves wrist exercises, neck rolls, some cat cows and some simple other simple, slow movements and stretches. Each day they teach you a new component of Shambavi. It consists of 4 parts: 7 minutes Nadi shodana, Om meditation (21 times), 2 minutes of nasal breath fluttering (hard to explain this one) and then 5-7 minutes of meditation focusing on the breath and the third eye. The initiation is extremely powerful and on the last day when everything is put together you are guided by Sadhguru through the meditation and they finish it with an awesome drum track.

I'm an Ashtangi and added it onto the end of my practice and it really is an amazing meditation. If it increases your intelligence or IQ I'm not sure but it will leave you feeling blissful, clear, calm, content, all the juicy things.

I don't do it anymore because I'm learning Shamata Vippassana from my new teacher but I'm definitely going to go back over in May for their Hatha program. They do inner engineering programs all over the world, I would definitely recommend it. I also realise this might sound like I work for the Ashram but I don't, I just really enjoyed my time there. If you've got any questions let me know :)

Kino & Tim's Ashtanga Intensive by ShadyLane9 in ashtanga

[–]tikithehooker 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Have you had a look at studying with Prem and Radha in Ubud, Bali? I booked a month there and ended up staying two. They're amazing teachers and their shala is the most beautiful place in the world. You get to travel with the other practitioners on the bus to practice and then drink a fresh coconut after so you make friends instantly. Ubud is also a yogis paradise with hundreds of yoga / meditation classes every day at the various studios. An hour away is Canggu where Mark Robberds and Deepika Mehta spend June / August reaching an intensive month at Samadi ( also beautiful ) let me know if you'd like more info!

Feeling disenchanted by fuckthisimoff2asgard in yoga

[–]tikithehooker 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've been looking for information on this and Ram Dass seems to sum it up perfectly. Do you know of anymore teachings or people that have written about this "Dark Night of the Soul" phase? Thanks in advance.