Day 98 Thursday August 18th Back at 6am class and it’s a privilege to be there. The practitioners are brilliant, they’re dedication to Ashtanga and the fluidity with which they move is breath-taking. The energy in the room was fantastic and we slipped back in and soaked up the beautiful prana you receive practising at [...]
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On Tuesday morning I went to class without Dee Dee. I found the class extra difficult after the couple of days off plus the shala is a little less busy at this time of year than it normally would be so I was getting proportionately more attention from David. This makes for a more [...]
Day 90 Wednesday 10 August 10am Class This was a lovely intimate class with just myself, Rory, Ann and another lady. David is always great for giving everyone in the Shala one-on-one attentive tuition but this time we got to go deeper into the intricacies of the postures. The funny thing is just when you [...]
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Day 88 August 8th Monday We woke up aching and decided to take a day off from Yoga! We caught the Premier of The Planet of the Apes, which is wicked sad and the action was strangly similar to what is happening on the streets of London. Day 89 August 9th Tuesday We arrived [...]
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Day 88 August 7th Departed home at 9am returned at 2pm! a hard day at the office!! Mysore – Body! It was my first time to practice in the Shala on a Sunday and it was such a nice experience. The room was full of really good practitioners all saluting the sun of a [...]
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We went to the 10.30 guided class today, which was instructed by Paula. Paula’s guided class is always tough and today it even more so for me. I suppose because we had the time off and because it was my third day in a row, I was pumping sweat and breathing heavy by the time [...]
I’m really glad we returned to our yoga and I thoroughly enjoyed the practice again today. I think the work involved and the long term commitment to yoga is quite intimidating. The thought of a commitment both privately and publicly can become a cause to freak out. First there’s the commitment I made with [...]
Tags: ashtanga, Blackrock, Budda, daily practice, david collins, Dee, Dee Morrissey, Divine, duty, eternally, eternity, love and devotion, meditation, New York, Paula Herbert, prayer, religion, yoga
‘You must be very polite with yourself when you are learning something new,’ I was informed by my book ‘Eat, Pray, Love’ today! Public transport in Ireland is a bit sleepy. First dart to Blackrock leaves Sandymount at 6:15 and this morning the station was still closed when we were leaving so we had [...]
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Day 50 July 8 Friday We had a session with Ann which was great. Day 51 July 9 Saturday Today was my first time going to class solo, without Rore! It was fantastic, Paula remarked how my practice was really coming along. David took part in the class and his presence was felt. Day 52 [...]
Tags: ashtanga, Ashtanga Yoga School Blackrock, david collins, Dee Morrissey, dublin, Manju, Paula Herbert, Rory Mo-ran, yoga
Dee’s bit! Day 44 July 1 Friday It was a New Moon Day so we didn’t practice. Instead we arose early and embarked on a 5hour journey south of Rome to Marina di Camerota, Cilento with our Italian friends Paul and Fabiola. Day 45 July 2 Saturday It was very hot when we woke [...]
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