Ashtanga Geography Quiz: Parts I and II
Part I:
there is something special here. and it has to do with fertility. i have heard that women come to [you tell us!] to get pregnant. the waters are powerful to wade in.
What popular town frequented by Ashtangis is this quote about?
Enough with the beaches, bendy people and temples
Time for something different (from bindifry)
The answer is Byron Bay, Australia where Dena Kingsberg teaches.
Part II:
Where should I got to learn something unusual and interesting about the places I might end up in whilst practicing Ashtanga?
Answer:
bindifry’s itty bitty brain basket. If you are unsure of what non-obvious things to do during your Ashtanga yoga-related travels and want to learn something non-obvious, Lisa’s quiet, quirky writing style and great photos will surely give you a real sense of the place. She writes about many Ashtanga-related topics, but her writing and photos about food and culture are the best.
This is a jaffle. (from bindifry)
All I knew about Byron Bay was the beaches bit…not this, which is really kind of the opposite.
i visited mt.warning, part of tweed volcano -an actual prehistoric volcano-climbed to the top to watch the first sunrise in the world. the hike began at 2am in pitch black on skinny rock filled trails going up. boy were my ankles hurting the next day. the jungle was filled with ancient trees. it felt prehistoric. because it was.
Here’s a short list of a few posts that left me feeling intrigued and smiley, like I have a secret:
- everywhere you look!…babies about Byron Bay, Australia
- kerala faq, kerala faq #2 and kerala faq #3 will come in handy if you go to Lino Miele’s Kovalam retreat or Susanna Finocchi and Jens Bache’s Ashtanga intensive, also in Kovalam.
- and let’s have special time about yummy treats (sweets) in Japan where Sharath recently taught.
We’ve been happy to have Lisa as a writer for AshtangaNews in Interview of Ashtanga Practitioners in Tokyo as well as to highlight her insightful work before in The Ashtanga Role Models of the Future: Live from Tokyo and many of the photos here.
Don’t go anywhere Ashtanga without her.
"ICH is managed by the workers itself.
this means that the waiter can become the manager one day.
you can find it at every corner of kerala." (from bindifry)
Feel free to add to our quiz in the comments. (It was a little brief.)
Aerial photo of Islamorada in the Florida Keys (from
Erin said,
October 31, 2007 at 6:04 pm
The link appears to be broken in his site. Is it working for anyone else?
philippe said,
October 31, 2007 at 9:31 pm
Looks like the page was taken down. It’s also broken from within the AYRI.org site…
larry g hobbs said,
November 6, 2007 at 12:23 pm
Does anyone know of a flat for rent in Mysore for the month of February 2008, would appreciate any help. Namaste
larry g hobbs said,
November 6, 2007 at 12:23 pm
Does anyone know of a flat for rent in Mysore for the month of February 2008, would appreciate any help. Namaste
Maura said,
November 13, 2007 at 8:31 am
Larry,
The person to contact is Shiva, who lives about two doors down from the Shala and his niche is linking up yoga students with reasonably priced lodgings. (He found me a great place for a month for 6,000 rupees – about USD$150.00) His contacts:
Phone: 0821-4288936
Local Cell: 98 44 226 082
Also, if you do a google search for “studying yoga in Mysore”, the yoga holidays website link has a lot of great tips, although the Kevin Kimple Guesthouse is called something else now and they’re w-a-a-y too expensive anyway. I would go to Tina’s (the breakfast lady) or Anu’s (the lunch and dinner lady) and stay there first for a night or a weekend, until Shiva finds you something. Oh! Here’s the link!
http://www.yogaholidays.net/mysore/index.htm
Hope you have a great time. It’s absolutely WONDERful to be there and study for a month. If you can, take some more time. A month was too short.
Warmly,
Maura
Tanya Di Valentino said,
December 2, 2007 at 5:30 pm
I am wondering where one would stay for this workshop. Are there opportunities for camping or more affordable places to stay in the Islamorada area?
Audra Santoro said,
December 6, 2007 at 6:45 pm
There is a campground located on Long Key which is about 20 miles south of the shala. All of the campsites are right on the ocean and have beautiful sunrise views. Hope this helps.
Audra Santoro, Owner, Paradise Yoga Studio in Islamorada
David said,
February 25, 2008 at 2:06 pm
Isamorada March 2008 has been cancelled
Nadine said,
February 25, 2008 at 5:55 pm
For real? I heard that it was still on, but that Guruji was not going to be there, however Sharath and Saraswathi were.
???
Nadine said,
February 25, 2008 at 6:03 pm
Okay, I just called the company which confirmed our registration, and they said that the second week was cancelled, but that first week was still on, with Sharath and Saraswathi in attendance.
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