http://ashtanganews.com/2007/04/19/ashtanga-teacher-requirements-updated/ Ashtanga Yoga Matters (as taught by Sri K Pattabhi Jois) Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:22:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 http://ashtanganews.com/2007/04/19/ashtanga-teacher-requirements-updated/#comment-14944 AshtangaNews » Happy Birthday Guruji: A Year of Change - Ashtanga Yoga Matters (as taught by Sri K Pattabhi Jois) Sun, 29 Jul 2007 06:19:56 +0000 http://www.ashtanganews.com/2007/04/19/ashtanga-teacher-requirements-updated/#comment-14944 [...] And while Philippe and Tracy have reported on the changes in teaching requirements, what was not mentioned is the addition of the 3 month yearly limit for studies in Mysore. Gone are the days when students could save money, give up their day jobs, and move to Mysore to be with the Guru. In its own way, this change makes sense, not unlike all the others, when one considers not just the students, but the well being of our guru and teachers. Not only is there the fact of the exponential growth, and the unsustainable demand for a limited teacher supply, but there’s also the fact of balance, unless one works in Mysore, there is a balance in going back and forth, between giving to one’s life at home, teaching, or what work one might do in the world, and then going to Mysore to practice and be a student and receive. This does insure that balance. [...] [...] And while Philippe and Tracy have reported on the changes in teaching requirements, what was not mentioned is the addition of the 3 month yearly limit for studies in Mysore. Gone are the days when students could save money, give up their day jobs, and move to Mysore to be with the Guru. In its own way, this change makes sense, not unlike all the others, when one considers not just the students, but the well being of our guru and teachers. Not only is there the fact of the exponential growth, and the unsustainable demand for a limited teacher supply, but there’s also the fact of balance, unless one works in Mysore, there is a balance in going back and forth, between giving to one’s life at home, teaching, or what work one might do in the world, and then going to Mysore to practice and be a student and receive. This does insure that balance. [...]

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