tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post2175059781497229784..comments2023-05-18T11:00:46.711-05:00Comments on linda's yoga journey: reader warning: yoga rant #2Linda-Samahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07664989345039365084noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-15272986252606866292009-09-02T12:50:31.756-05:002009-09-02T12:50:31.756-05:00I read this post 2 years late :) But glad I did. E...I read this post 2 years late :) But glad I did. Enjoyed reading the post and the comments from all.<br />regarding mats, I practiced yoga back home in india and had never even heard of mats. I used a yoga mat for the first time here in the USA.Random Thoughtshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02766355766170830990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-4255887041587032132007-12-14T11:45:00.000-06:002007-12-14T11:45:00.000-06:00Linda, I really appreciate your rant. Gum chewing...Linda, I really appreciate your rant. Gum chewing and cell phones should never be allowed, under any condition... Three Musketeers, however, are always welcome in my yoga classes (and they feel a lot like those spongy Pilates mats!).<BR/><BR/>As a massage therapist as well as a yoga teacher (mostly Iyengar-based) I have to say this: Sometimes micro-adjustments are a way of making and keeping a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-82153107979628146932007-12-12T09:50:00.000-06:002007-12-12T09:50:00.000-06:00I just discovered your blog and I'm loving it. thi...I just discovered your blog and I'm loving it. this rant actually was cathartic for me too...one of the reasons I've read up on yoga but never set foot in a classroom is a fear of being overadjusted and giving up on it. Thanks for this! ^_^Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-719248017513856222007-09-21T15:49:00.000-05:002007-09-21T15:49:00.000-05:00Paul Grilley has given me permission to copy his p...Paul Grilley has given me permission to copy his photographs. In the near future I'll be writing about why "yoga is all in the bones."<BR/><BR/>thanks to all for your compliments.Linda-Samahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07664989345039365084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-22242288665621862212007-09-19T17:17:00.000-05:002007-09-19T17:17:00.000-05:00This discussion on bone structure is very interest...This discussion on bone structure is very interesting (especially those pictures you mentioned). <BR/><BR/>When I was 7 years old, I had a degenerative condition (low blood supply) in my femur (left leg) at the hip socket. I made a full recovery, but many like me end up with serious problems such as a flattened ball joint, resulting in a severe limp, and in many cases hip replacement by age 40. Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14598310008835196523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-55474743279318207362007-09-19T16:22:00.000-05:002007-09-19T16:22:00.000-05:00I've emailed Paul to ask his permission to use a f...I've emailed Paul to ask his permission to use a few of those pics on this blog so I can write about yoga being "all in the bones."<BR/><BR/>this is basically what I talk/teach about when I do a yin/yang yoga workshop.Linda-Samahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07664989345039365084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-75819245757568482232007-09-19T15:26:00.000-05:002007-09-19T15:26:00.000-05:00Wow, just looked at those bones. Really gets acros...Wow, just looked at those bones. Really gets across the point you're making that everyone's poses can't possibly look the same.<BR/><BR/>That was very educational!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-17278349899071247722007-09-18T21:52:00.000-05:002007-09-18T21:52:00.000-05:00gartenfische, I study with Paul Grilley. check ou...gartenfische, I study with Paul Grilley. check out his website paulgrilley.com. look at his pics of the pelvis and femurs. pics of REAL BONES, not plastic skeleton ones. <BR/><BR/>then I want someone to tell me that everyone must look the same in a pose. then I want a yoga teacher to tell me that all the "verbal adjustments" of "breathe into it", "release", "let go", "engage mula bandha" orLinda-Samahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07664989345039365084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-91877593625926684642007-09-18T21:20:00.000-05:002007-09-18T21:20:00.000-05:00how about mobile phones? i quit a yoga class becau...how about mobile phones? i quit a yoga class because the instructor would not enforce a no phone rule! i would be completely relaxed and my mind would be peaceful and then i'd be totally thrown off balance by a stupid ringtone!a blue eyed girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14582396023564310801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-64152341162906874922007-09-18T19:16:00.000-05:002007-09-18T19:16:00.000-05:00Just checked back in to see what was going on in t...Just checked back in to see what was going on in these comments . . .<BR/><BR/>You said, "I have extreme internal rotation of my femurs into my pelvis. . . ." I wonder if I do, too? My leg will not go all the way out to the side in Utthita Hasta Padangustasana. I get a cramp in my hip when I try to bring it all the way around (which I can't do, anyway). Mine may not be extreme, but I might haveAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-15042073203733130312007-09-18T14:41:00.000-05:002007-09-18T14:41:00.000-05:00"I find the touch of the teacher reassuring and nu..."I find the touch of the teacher reassuring and nurturing especially when I am struggling."<BR/><BR/>you said it all, carolina! REASSURING AND NURTURING are the operative words....repeat these words over and over again...REASSURING AND NURTURING, REASSURING AND NURTURING, REASSURING AND NURTURING....<BR/><BR/>that also implies ensuring that people are safe in a pose, that someone is not going Linda-Samahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07664989345039365084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-33002099038836240962007-09-18T14:03:00.000-05:002007-09-18T14:03:00.000-05:00Namaste my teacher,I was reading your rants and th...Namaste my teacher,<BR/><BR/>I was reading your rants and they are funny. Gum, that'll go away when someone is doing upward dog and chokes on it.<BR/>Now for the adjustments thing. You know I am possibly the shakiest student you have, and that one day your help with half moon was wonderful. I think I am one of the few people who actually likes to have minute adjustments. Of course I am probably aAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-12546634170274758372007-09-17T20:17:00.000-05:002007-09-17T20:17:00.000-05:00ANONYMOUS COMMENTS ARE NOT PUBLISHED ON THIS BLOGANONYMOUS COMMENTS ARE NOT PUBLISHED ON THIS BLOGLinda-Samahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07664989345039365084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-50153197532193951892007-09-17T17:25:00.000-05:002007-09-17T17:25:00.000-05:00"Seems like such a utopian job--obviously not!"I l..."Seems like such a utopian job--obviously not!"<BR/><BR/>I love it and plan on teaching the rest of my life...<BR/><BR/>but the stories I could tell you! :)Linda-Samahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07664989345039365084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-35203196943719911192007-09-17T16:00:00.000-05:002007-09-17T16:00:00.000-05:00Re: adjustments--I think it's a matter of style an...Re: adjustments--I think it's a matter of style and it may or may not fit the student. Also, oftentimes I just want to do my practice and I'm in a very meditative space and don't want to be disrupted. A good teacher would ideally be attuned to that and not come marching over, adjusting this and that. <BR/><BR/>What I don't like is when teachers don't have the gentle touch that FranIam mentioned. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-2628057149317405832007-09-16T01:20:00.000-05:002007-09-16T01:20:00.000-05:00"the energy moves me"wow. I am overwhelmed. than..."the energy moves me"<BR/><BR/>wow. I am overwhelmed. thank you, that means alot...:)<BR/><BR/>hmmmm...Dallas...no thanks...been there, done that! lived three years in Flower Mound! smart a** Yankee women weren't very popular down there...:)Linda-Samahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07664989345039365084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-50633777929313020912007-09-16T01:06:00.000-05:002007-09-16T01:06:00.000-05:00Sure I would love to come to one of your classes ....Sure I would love to come to one of your classes ... it's a long way to IL for me, though. Better yet, why don't you come to Dallas and teach some classes here. We have all the concrete you could ever want to see in one city! <BR/><BR/>Seriously, though, I really like your blog -- the energy moves me.<BR/><BR/>Namaste,<BR/>Mike<BR/><BR/>P.S. When I moved here 2 years ago for a new job, some Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14598310008835196523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-6975493396604704672007-09-15T12:51:00.000-05:002007-09-15T12:51:00.000-05:00It has been awhile since I have been in any yoga c...It has been awhile since I have been in any yoga classes and I am longing for it. <BR/><BR/>However, reading this brought many things to mind. <BR/><BR/>For starters, I was in my practice for about 3 years. It was really good for me, physically and emotionally.<BR/><BR/>There was one teacher I had that was brilliant. I've had the good fortune to be in so many really good classes, but Charlene's Franhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07181529277715646835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-69131263482830983102007-09-15T10:39:00.000-05:002007-09-15T10:39:00.000-05:00hey, mike! dude, you need to come to one of my cl...hey, mike! dude, you need to come to one of my classes because you so totally get it!<BR/><BR/>yes, I hang out in my yoga poses for a "long time". so when I go to a class where the teacher does not know me, they're looking at me all weird because I'm still in up dog when the rest of the class has moved on to the next sun salutation.<BR/><BR/>that's why when I teach, we may do side angle moving Linda-Samahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07664989345039365084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-25146423249803146062007-09-15T10:33:00.000-05:002007-09-15T10:33:00.000-05:00yes, as for mats, sometimes I tell my students to ...yes, as for mats, sometimes I tell my students to get off the mat for balance poses, exactly for the same reason -- sometimes mats are too spongy to "ground." <BR/><BR/>of course, I'm also known for "making" people do tree pose standing on a block...:) does wonders for your concentration!Linda-Samahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07664989345039365084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-48555541855192283272007-09-15T10:28:00.000-05:002007-09-15T10:28:00.000-05:00The micromanagement thing annoys me, too. I think ...The micromanagement thing annoys me, too. I think the part that bothers is the assumption that the teacher knows the student's body better than the student.<BR/><BR/>I'm a bit of an oddity, in that I am decidedly NOT flexible, but I have very high awareness of my body and prana flow. Mostly, this was achieved through vast amounts of meditation, and I am relatively new to (hatha) yoga.<BR/><BR/>Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14598310008835196523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-27925216409161433092007-09-15T09:35:00.000-05:002007-09-15T09:35:00.000-05:00My teacher is always taking away people's yoga mat...My teacher is always taking away people's yoga mats! Not permanently, but she feels some mats are so thick and spongy that it impedes your "groundedness" (or something). Downward dog without a mat is HARD. <BR/><BR/>I heartily agree about microadjustments. I went to an Iyengar class for a while, years ago, and I absolutely HATED all of the fiddling they did. Rotate your arm 10 degrees, or Yogamumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02736784200874589271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-24724011665893705612007-09-15T09:07:00.000-05:002007-09-15T09:07:00.000-05:00Ok, now breathe deeply and....Ok, now breathe deeply and....Dr. Monkey Von Monkersteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14370062692837972451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-56607894326936834972007-09-15T06:37:00.000-05:002007-09-15T06:37:00.000-05:00Lindia, Lindia.....amen sister.Lindia, Lindia.....amen sister.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17599013279800635014noreply@blogger.com