(x) 10-14 Nov 08: 5 Day Ashtanga Morning Mysore - David Swenson

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•  Venue: Union Yoga Centre, Edinburgh
• Dates: Monday 10th - Friday 14th November 2008
• Full price: 75.00 GBP
  
• Member Price: £60 (Current Union Yoga or Yoga Alliance UK member ONLY)
  
• Level: Teachers and Advanced Students
• Schedule: every day 06:00am - 08:00am

Ashtanga yoga is taught according to a traditional method called Mysore style , named after the city in India in which Sri K. Pattabhi Jois has been teaching Ashtanga yoga for 65 years. In the Mysore-style class, students learn postures in a prescribed sequential order using a special movement-breathing technique called vinyasa.

Each student is given a practice according to his or her individual capacity. The key word here is given because in India, a yoga practice is something that a teacher gives to a student as a spiritual practice. In the West, people are ccustomed to learning a lot of postures at once, such as in most led yoga classes. However, the led class format does not lend itself to individual instruction.

The advantage of the Mysore-style format is that it is for everyone because it teaches yoga according to one's individual capacity.

Postures are given, one by one, but in a certain sequential order. Students should not attempt to modify a posture without consulting the teacher first, nor should they pick and choose the postures of the sequence. David will offer a modification that is consistent with the intention of the practice.

The ideal chance to improve your practice

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About David Swenson

David Swenson began practicing yoga at a very early age. Well not quite as early as the photo but he did begin in 1969 at the age of 13. His older brother Doug was his first teacher. They practiced hatha yoga from whatever books they could find. David's introduction to Ashtanga came in 1973 when he met David Williams and Nancy Gilgoff in Encinitas, California. In 1975 David and Nancy brought K. Pattabhi Jois to the U.S. for the first time and Swenson was fortunate enough to be there. He then initiated studies directly with the master. Swenson made his first trip to Mysore in 1977 and learned the full Ashtanga system as it was originally taught by K. Pattabhi Jois. David Swenson is recognized today as one of the worlds foremost practitioners and instructors of Ashtanga Yoga.