We come together to practice not only as a meeting of the mats, of the physical, but almost as a meeting of the minds ~ Making certain to check our egos at the door, affirm the space is without competition, offer inspiration to one another just by being there. We make certain to bring care to the asana, vinyasa, sequence, ujjayi, dristi, bandha; if we do it with the right intention, it becomes vivid.
This Astanga method is a set 'script' from tradition, but it is the student of Astanga that literally breathes life into it...like an actor breathes life into a role/ a singer breathes life into a song/ a reader breathes life into a book. The classics are worth repeating, worth revisiting. Astanga is a time honored practice ~ repeat, revisit, relish, revere.
