Sunday, July 30, 2006
Relax in Sirsasana!
"The worse thing about sirsasana (headstand) is falling over and landing on your butt with a thud" This is what the teacher at the Yoga Intensive I went to this weekend kept telling us. "Relax in Sirsasana. If you hold your body as stiff as a board in headstand, then if you do happen to fall over, the floor will treat you like a board."
I attended a yoga intensive taught by Kofi Busia (www.kofibusia.com) this weekend. The intensive began on Fri night (the session was from 19 to 21:30 hrs) and then Sat's session was from 12:30 to 16:30 and concluding today from 9 to 12:30.
It was the first time that I studied with Kofi and he is excellent. He is interesting and keeps you interested without being boring. He took us through a series of standing, twisting, sitting, and inverted poses. In fact, we held the asanas for quite a long time while we listened to him talk. The subject for Friday night was about curiousity and the desire to learn. He spoke about the history of science. And about moving the hips.
Saturday, he talked about the foundation and history of ayurveda. He explained the origin of the terms. I wish I remembered more of it though :-( He also talked about how important it is to give life in the vertebrae and to nourish the disks between the vertebrae.
The secret of Youth is in a healthy spine!
Sunday: how to lift oneself out of emotional misery. And moving the 3 cavities of the body
Kofi is organizing a festival in honour of Guruji in July 2007. I am considering making the trip out to Santa Clara for it. I mean, how many lifetimes am I going to get a chance to study with some of the most advanced teachers around the world?? Here is the site: www.yogacharya.org
Namaste.
I attended a yoga intensive taught by Kofi Busia (www.kofibusia.com) this weekend. The intensive began on Fri night (the session was from 19 to 21:30 hrs) and then Sat's session was from 12:30 to 16:30 and concluding today from 9 to 12:30.
It was the first time that I studied with Kofi and he is excellent. He is interesting and keeps you interested without being boring. He took us through a series of standing, twisting, sitting, and inverted poses. In fact, we held the asanas for quite a long time while we listened to him talk. The subject for Friday night was about curiousity and the desire to learn. He spoke about the history of science. And about moving the hips.
Saturday, he talked about the foundation and history of ayurveda. He explained the origin of the terms. I wish I remembered more of it though :-( He also talked about how important it is to give life in the vertebrae and to nourish the disks between the vertebrae.
The secret of Youth is in a healthy spine!
Sunday: how to lift oneself out of emotional misery. And moving the 3 cavities of the body
Kofi is organizing a festival in honour of Guruji in July 2007. I am considering making the trip out to Santa Clara for it. I mean, how many lifetimes am I going to get a chance to study with some of the most advanced teachers around the world?? Here is the site: www.yogacharya.org
Namaste.
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