My usual teacher is away for a bit & a new one is covering.
I got used to one style of teaching & this is now all new and weird again.
lol:
its funny how I become so easily attached to one style of doing things.
Diversity os the spice of life.
Of course this is far more interesting a topic than that:-)
It can, of course be two things. It can be the student’s attachment to something. That we know from Patajali’s sutra on the Kleshas as Raga is one of the five obstacles to evolving along the yoga path.
Or it could be that you have found the appropriate teacher for you and others pale in comparison. Are you so led to your Self by the teacher now on vacation that there is a void created by the absence?
I know this is often the case for me when Aadil is traveling. And since he flies around the globe several times in the year he’s way far too much for my tastes 
However if I am taking classes with another Purna Yoga teacher I can still have a very fulfilling practice. Should I go and take a class elsewhere I’m likely to be just as thirsty after class as I was before - spiritually speaking.
Namaste Saturdaysun,
I had a very strict, but very comnpassionate teacher who subjected me to strict discipline. I used to enjoy it when she went on long trips, because that meant less discipline under the substitute teacher. Funny thing is, after a few days I would start to miss her sterness and discipline, I felt relieved usually when she returned.
Namaste Saturdaysun,
I think that is human nature:). It is difficult to get out of a way one is used to.
Don’t worry, you will slowly get used to.
InnerAthlete,
You state:
"However if I am taking classes with another Purna Yoga teacher I can still have a very fulfilling practice"
Can you have a fulfilling class with a teacher that practices say…Ashtanga or Anusara?
Just curious.
Callie
Dilbert the comic strip had a run of 7 or 8 days about what human beings can ‘get used to’. It wasn’t very complementary.
[QUOTE=A Better Me;16806]InnerAthlete,
You state:
"However if I am taking classes with another Purna Yoga teacher I can still have a very fulfilling practice"
Can you have a fulfilling class with a teacher that practices say…Ashtanga or Anusara?
[/QUOTE]
Callie,
I’ve had enjoyable classes in those styles you mention, and a few others. However a class that is “fulfilling” (to me) transcends enjoyable, pleasant, and nice.
I’ve looked very carefully, over time, for a practice that resonates with me, empowers me, provides me a template for living and growing. Having explored and subsequently discovered that in Purna Yoga I do not want for something else - except as the occasional contrast.
Two thoughts
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As far as asana practice - I talked to a teacher that recently had to take a month off for some surgery. One of her students told her that he couldn’t wait until she was back because he couldn’t practice without her. This is a concern for the teacher. It is not her goal/intention as a teacher to have her students rely on her. It is her goal to empower them.
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The student/teacher relationship becomes more important when one moves beyond an asana only practice. But this is probably a whole other can of worms than the op was getting at.
Vic
I’m very picky about whose class I go to, and I recognize that each teacher offers something special, albeit not for everyone. I support you in choosing your teachers carefully.
It is ultimately up to each of us to decide whether our teacher is really authentic or offers us what we need.
In the mean time, you might take this time to explore other styles, studios, classes, or resources.
Good luck.
Don’t worry about it. The situation will definitely give you new experience that can contribute to your well-being.
I would also like to invite you to join Unitedyogis.com. It is an online yoga community where you can add friends, upload photos or videos, post blogs and participate in forums.
Just check out unitedyogis.com
new experience , but may go wrong if you have to may be change your old ways
[QUOTE=InnerAthlete;16096]Diversity os the spice of life.
Of course this is far more interesting a topic than that:-)
It can, of course be two things. It can be the student’s attachment to something. That we know from Patajali’s sutra on the Kleshas as Raga is one of the five obstacles to evolving along the yoga path.
Or it could be that you have found the appropriate teacher for you and others pale in comparison. Are you so led to your Self by the teacher now on vacation that there is a void created by the absence?
I know this is often the case for me when Aadil is traveling. And since he flies around the globe several times in the year he’s way far too much for my tastes However if I am taking classes with another Purna Yoga teacher I can still have a very fulfilling practice. Should I go and take a class elsewhere I’m likely to be just as thirsty after class as I was before - spiritually speaking.[/QUOTE]
I don’t understand English very well.
I think that Patanjali’s sutra on Raga exclude the Yoga from the set of things that we don’t attach!
Moreover I think that the Yoga “rigth” is the one that are good for us.