[QUOTE=patanjali’s babe;53993]But Ashtanga vinyasa is a moving meditation, The Ashtanga police aren’t going to lock you up right?[/QUOTE]
Somewhere along the line that?s what my practice has also become; moving meditation, it was ingrained, practiced and now second nature (right or wrong I did have Ashtanga police watching me), I?m glad the clutter has mostly cleared my head during practice, now if it would just be as easy off my mat.
You obviously have no children, Scales. Wait until you do, and allow them to question your every decision. They are children. There are other ways to teach your children to question authority when they believe it may be wrong than to turn them into selfish little tyrants. They are not small adults. They are children with undeveloped brains, nervous systems, and also need to be taught to control their emotions so they aren’t totally at the whim of their every mood.
And yes, we need to learn when to shut up and just do it, and when it is important to question.
[QUOTE=Joanna63;54239]You obviously have no children, Scales. Wait until you do, and allow them to question your every decision. They are children. There are other ways to teach your children to question authority when they believe it may be wrong than to turn them into selfish little tyrants. They are not small adults. They are children with undeveloped brains, nervous systems, and also need to be taught to control their emotions so they aren’t totally at the whim of their every mood.
And yes, we need to learn when to shut up and just do it, and when it is important to question.[/QUOTE]
I would always turn it around the truth.
“I say these things for your wellbeing because I love you and want to see you grow up strong and smart.”
and anyway - the scales wouldn’t be blessed with tyrants.
For he wasn’t that way - when a wee babe - the Scales was the most lovely child.
While it isn’t recommended sipping water during your practice–and for very valid, important reasons–yoga also teaches me to be more lenient. I think it’s OK to stray from severe thoughts of having to pose perfectly and adhere to everything that is recommended. Sometimes, a simple and insignificant compromise can indeed be had. If you want a sip of water during your practice: by all means, have a sip. Taking one, perhaps two sips over the span of the hour and a half class—in my humble opinion—shouldn’t hinder the benefits of your class. However, it might be time to take a serious look at your daily water and salt intake (as others have suggested) if you’re craving water through out the entire class.
Just going to add my two cents worth and I’m just guessing. It would be so much better if the teacher explained why they said what they did.
I think that Ashtanga takes a lot of concentration. You have to focus on your breathing, posture and internal focus. By going to get a drink you break that mental focus. And you might have to take time to go back into that deep concentration.
Other teachers may see that as being difficult, I’m not sure.
In my martial arts class as well as in my Vipassana course, I learned that I needed to train my mind through my body. When I got to a higher belt level they started recommending water only after class or before not during. Maybe there is a physiological reason as well?
Oh well, just a thought.
Your body knows best. While I would try what the teacher suggests, if at anytime you feel dizzy, faint or as if something is not right, listen to your body. It’s the only one you have, and your teacher doesn’t live in it. YOU do.
It’s better to listen to your instructor in these situations. However, if you feel dizzy and thirsty during your yoga practice you should drink water.
What you should have done is hydrated days before and continue to hydrate so that you don’t feel DEHYDRATED when you are doing yoga and you can follow the instructors recommendations. Make sense?