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| You know, Gruvemom, I had to think about that post quite a bit. What I've decided must be happening, is that although there are standards JF wants for Anusara teachers, since we're all at different levels, perhaps there were people at this immersion who were just coming into Anusara, but had other experience. That I did find, which I happen to think is always interesting. However, for me, it did make some assisting and adjusting a little iffy as to whether or not I'd let them do it on me. Normally, I do, because I'm pretty impervious and I figure someone can use the experience. In inversions, though, I'll adjust, but pass on being the assisted one. As for people lying on their applications? That's sad. That's like all these people who take an Ashtanga week or training here in the US then go out and tell people they're certified. Not. As far as their Anusara experience, it's my understanding since JF reviews applications, it's tracked. What they do with their own time or history is another story. Ironically, it's often easy to see in someone's practice whether they're telling the truth.  or not. I don't know. It was an interesting time. I wasn't in a good place in that my 20 year old kitty died Tuesday before I left. I'd had her since she was 6 weeks old. For 20 years she slept on my pillow with her head on my cheek. One of my cats was mauled and needed 4 surgeries. We were afraid she'd lose her beautiful tail. Another of my dogs turned up with a 3'' gash in her leg and also required surgery. The latter two are doing fine, thank God. Then two of my friends were injured during the week and I'm kind of the "General" as far as getting something taken care of. So I was somewhat distracted? disassociated? I'm looking forward to something JF says he's putting together, which is a TT or DVD on assisting and adjusting. Plus, he's making a CD of the discussions. I'd like to review those, because I had a hard time focusing and it's what is really interesting me. | |||
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Expert Yogi Posts: 8442      | Yoga Guy - I had to chuckle when I read your post with 5 "great"s in the first paragraph. Nothing like coming home from a workshop and using a word like "great' over and over  When it has all sunk in a bit more, maybe you could give us some tips on what made it so great? Any particular working of a pose you liked? Soem new wording or instruction that we could include in our own teaching? I realize it does take some time for these things to percolate through the brain! | ||
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| HAHAHAHAHA Thanks for the great critique. I have to step away from the computer and stop posting for a while until I am better able to formulate sentences. Okay, Elise Miller's class focused on Scoliosis which apparently afflicts 1 in 10 women. And even more have "functional" scoliosis--not and physical curving of the bones/spine but a muscular imbalance that causes people not to stand straight. The first part of the class is discussing what scoliosis is and the different types of scoliosis. Scoliosis in the thoracic spine will effect the ribs and therefore the breathing. It can also cause the shoulders and shoulder blades to be uneven. Scoliosis in the lumbar region can cause one hip to be higher and more forward which will cause one leg to appear shorter and will effect the way the person stands. Then the second part of class was asana practice. She showed how to do poses differently on each side to get the most benefit out of them. If you have a right thoracic curve, your left ribs are weak and compressed, so bends to the right that require you to stretch the left rib cage are great. However, bending similarly to the left would exacerbate the problem so side bends to the left should be done from the hips and the left side should stay lengthy. Furthermore, right thoracic curves often have a left lumbar compensation and the bend from the hips helps to alleviate that as well. She showed triangle, standing side bends and twists with variations to compensate for the thoracic and lumbar curves. It was quite fascinating. She also showed some great variations of down dog and some great adjustments you can do yourself or with a partner. As a teacher I have been noticing more and more how many women have scoliosis. So I thought it was good to be informed on the subject and to take some time to learn how to help some of those students when I see them. | |||
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Expert Yogi Posts: 8442 | Sorry, I didn't mean it to sound like a critique - just a fellow student who has come back from workshops with the same feeling  I had never considered the idea of functional scoliosis before. An interesting idea! I am seeing more and more people with scoliosis - not just women. Many are surprised that I notice it and some had no idea they had it (one young man, for example) and it had never given them a minute of trouble. OTOH, one woman whose curve is very slight to my eye, has had a lifetime of pain. For teachers out there - put everyone in down dog and look at their spines. If you have wall ropes, it gives you time to keep them there and compare. At first all I saw was a tight hip or shoulder, but now I can see the curve quite quickly. Yoga Guy - did she suggest repeating a pose more on one side to level out the spine or just do each side differently? | ||
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