Saturday, February 21, 2009

A Morning of Yoga

Morning asana practice in the Chala
Mysore Style Yoga (meaning we all do the poses in our own time and the teachers come around and adjust accordingly.
Student from Jackson Hole, WY with her coffee enima bag hanging in her closet, waiting for her morning colon coffee high.
A view of the ocean-front salt water pool and herbal steam room.  Yeah, I know, I'm roughing it.  

I thought I'd throw in some more pictures for you all.  I was hoping the asana practice photos would be more telling, but, alas, they're not. Ashtanga is traditionally done in a "mysore" style.  Mysore is the name of the place it originated in India, and it means doing the sequence of poses in the silence of our own breath in our own time.  It's a really powerful way to practice, moving with our own breath and the energy of the other students.  Four teachers float through the room giving guidance and adjustments where necessary.  I have learned more than I bargained for, and without getting heady about any of it, have traveled more internally than I ever could on foot.  A journey of a lifetime!

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