Archive for September 2008

Feedback

I’m Seeking Feedback from you all… because I’m looking into starting a class on Tuesday nights, as well as Thursdays, same time. Personally, as a student, I really like having two classes a week or none or the option to move my yoga nights around. As an instructor advocate the More the Merrier angle. Obviously viability is a consideration, hence this wee letter.

… what do you think? If you could use your pre-paid classes on one of two or both nights, would you?

Also … the group is quite large and mixed in experience and I would like to try to offer Thursday nights as a STRONG class (as it has been but getting stronger and more advanced) and keep Tuesdays as a GENTLE session focusing on more rudimentary skills. Both beginners and more experienced practitioners would be welcome in both classes, in the knowledge that I am pitching the content at an approximate level. Personally, I love doing more gentle classes in combination with stronger ones; there’s always lots to be learned from both.

… what do you think? Would you be interested in having a general level variation offered to you?

Your feedback … on any matter is key to how I devise classes. For example this week I’ve found out that having the heaters up high is preferable to some, long static poses are beneficial to others, some last week could have gone even harder, someone wants to do jumping in handstand technique work etc. Anything that you are interested in extending, commenting upon, please let me know because it’s so easy for me to integrate your thoughts, in fact I’d prefer it. In class I see what I see, but you know you better than me.

… do you have any requests?

There’s a comments option at the bottom of this post if you feel like leaving a trail, Ta! D

Inspirational Ashtanga Yoga Photographs

Govinda Kai is a person I don’t know. Have a peek at these pics he took in India at the Mysore shala; home of Ashtanga Yoga.
Alan Little also has some nice pics that might help you to see your yoga practice in a broader context. These pics of a workshop in NYC are particularly thrilling to me. I mean it: they blow my mind!

I’m going to an Ashtanga workshop in Melbourne in October and can’t wait. The hosting yoga school is these clever folk.

Graeme and Leonie Northfield
are the instructors of this workshop. They’re coming to Hobart in early October and I really really recommend you trying to track them down to learn from them. They are truly wonderful teachers. I could rave about them for hours.

Nice.

Right. I’m finishing work now, going for a jog and doing some yoga before the wee one gets home; bugger this sitting at a desk!

Happy Days!
D