Mysore Practice
Yoga Loft Hawaii has collaborated with Yoga Nalu to offer an early morning Mysore Practice facilitated by Shannon Suter on Monday’s, Tuesday's and Wednesday’s from 5:30 am-8:30 am. This class is separate from Yoga Loft Hawaii’s passes and class schedule. Shannon offers the first 2 classes complementary, there after its 15$ a drop in or4 classes for 40$.. In order to attend the Mysore Practice you must contact Shannon (see bottom of the page for contact info.) directly and commit to a meeting time between the hours of 5:30-8:30 am.
Shannon Suter began her study of yoga over 20 years ago. However, it wasn’t until 2002, she found the Ashtanga practice and knew she was “home.” Since then she has spent over 14 months in the past 7 years in Mysore, India studying with her teachers: the late Shri K. Pattabhi Jois, R. Sharath Jois and Saraswathi Rangaswamy. In 2010, she received Sharath’s blessing to teach as an authorized teacher of KPJ Ashtanga Yoga Institute. Shannon is registered with the Yoga Alliance and has been teaching since 2006. She is currently a student at Loyala Marymount pursuing a certificate in the Yoga Philosophy Program.
What is a Mysore Practice?
The Mysore style of yoga asana practice is a particular way of teaching yoga within the Ashtanga Yoga tradition as taught by Sri K. Pattabhi Jois in the southern Indian city of Mysore. There are some differences in this method from the usual modern way in which yoga is taught:
Each student is given their yoga routine according to their ability. Newer and more beginning students tend to have a much shorter practice than do those with more experience. As one gains more strength, stamina, flexibility and concentration, additional asanas are given to the student. The sense of the word "given" in this context comes from how the practice is taught in India, where a yoga practice is something that a teacher gives to a student as a spiritual practice. In the West, people are accustomed to learning a lot of asanas all at once – such as in a typical modern "led" yoga class.
Asanas are given, one by one in a sequential order. The structure of the class depends on the teacher being able to keep track of what every student is doing with a quick glance. If students attempt something out of sequence, the teacher is less able to help in the appropriate way. If a student has trouble with a particular asana, the teacher can offer a modification that is consistent with the intention of the practice. One by one also means that once a student is given a new asana, they practice their sequence up to that asana, then do backbends if applicable (backbending is the climax, not a part of the finishing sequence), and then wind down with the finishing sequence. In general, the next asana in the sequence should be added/taught/learned only after obtaining stability in one's last asana.
To attend practice please contact Shannon:
Call or text: 808-306-0613
Email: yoganalu@hawaii.rr.com
Shannon Suter began her study of yoga over 20 years ago. However, it wasn’t until 2002, she found the Ashtanga practice and knew she was “home.” Since then she has spent over 14 months in the past 7 years in Mysore, India studying with her teachers: the late Shri K. Pattabhi Jois, R. Sharath Jois and Saraswathi Rangaswamy. In 2010, she received Sharath’s blessing to teach as an authorized teacher of KPJ Ashtanga Yoga Institute. Shannon is registered with the Yoga Alliance and has been teaching since 2006. She is currently a student at Loyala Marymount pursuing a certificate in the Yoga Philosophy Program.
What is a Mysore Practice?
The Mysore style of yoga asana practice is a particular way of teaching yoga within the Ashtanga Yoga tradition as taught by Sri K. Pattabhi Jois in the southern Indian city of Mysore. There are some differences in this method from the usual modern way in which yoga is taught:
- the class is not "led" as a whole but rather all instruction is one-on-one within the group class setting
- students practice their own portion of the Ashtanga sequence of asanas at their own pace
- the teacher assists each student individually by giving physical adjustments & verbal instruction
Each student is given their yoga routine according to their ability. Newer and more beginning students tend to have a much shorter practice than do those with more experience. As one gains more strength, stamina, flexibility and concentration, additional asanas are given to the student. The sense of the word "given" in this context comes from how the practice is taught in India, where a yoga practice is something that a teacher gives to a student as a spiritual practice. In the West, people are accustomed to learning a lot of asanas all at once – such as in a typical modern "led" yoga class.
Asanas are given, one by one in a sequential order. The structure of the class depends on the teacher being able to keep track of what every student is doing with a quick glance. If students attempt something out of sequence, the teacher is less able to help in the appropriate way. If a student has trouble with a particular asana, the teacher can offer a modification that is consistent with the intention of the practice. One by one also means that once a student is given a new asana, they practice their sequence up to that asana, then do backbends if applicable (backbending is the climax, not a part of the finishing sequence), and then wind down with the finishing sequence. In general, the next asana in the sequence should be added/taught/learned only after obtaining stability in one's last asana.
To attend practice please contact Shannon:
Call or text: 808-306-0613
Email: yoganalu@hawaii.rr.com