Mysore Style
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MYSORE STYLE – ASSISTED SELF PRACTICE
In a Mysore Style class students do their own practice while being offered individual guidance to further deepen their experience and understanding. You work closely with your teacher to develop your practice and allow your personal process to unfold. How far you go in the sequence is particular to your body, and the pace is determined by your breathing pattern.
You are required to memorise the sequence and, over time, postures are added according to your constitution, readiness and ability. So in a Mysore room we have all levels of practitioner practising together – a yoga teacher next to someone who is just beginning, or someone recovering from an injury and another who may be pregnant… This creates a deeply compassionate space where all bodies and abilities can be held, nourished and developed individually together. It is a personal practice done in a group setting.
It is only by self-practice that we dive deeper into the system of Ashtanga Yoga. By learning to listen to, and move in synchronicity with our own breath, we refine our proprioceptive and interoceptive awareness. This brings about a fully embodied sense of being which is essential for healing and wholeness. It is a way of practising that creates independence for the student, and allows space to listen internally rather than following the voice of a teacher, or the pace of a group-class. Having our own practice is an invaluable gift that allows us to plant ourselves directly into the ground of our lived experience every morning as we step onto our yoga mat.
“This creates a deeply compassionate space where all bodies and abilities can be held, nourished and developed individually - together.”
THE WAY WE PRACTICE
Ashtanga Yoga is traditionally practised early in the morning with the rising of the sun. It is beneficial to practise at this time as the Prana (life energy) is at its highest. A daily practice builds a solid foundation of stability, a safe platform from which you can unlock the body and mind and develop self awareness. Practising in silence and moving with your breath enables you to listen internally, allowing your individual practice to deepen and fully unfold.
PRACTICE WITH KIA
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