In most, if not all of the older Yoga books, it will tell you - in no uncertain terms, that you will need a teacher of some kind to help you.
In this time, we have such a wide choice of teachers, that the mind boggles. Who are we going to choose to be our teacher, and more importantly, in this age of 'we know it all', do we even need one?
If you want to keep fit, there are certain things you may need to be aware of; blood pressure, working at a level to suit your needs, knowing what your needs are, not overdoing it, what to do if you injure yourself, in other words finding a program to suit you. After a quick visit to the doc's, and a few basic instructions, you're on your way! Then depending on how far you want to go ,the requirements vary.
However, with Yoga it's slightly different. And if you think by Yoga, I mean the stuff taught in most Gyms, and some so called Yoga centers , I'm not.
Please look at Hatha Yoga Pradipika!
And.
Yoga Sutras of Patanjali......
Yoga is radical.
It can/will have a profound affect on your levels of energy, on your awareness, and your general levels of consciousness.
It can be very disturbing.
It can show you things you may not want to see.
At times like this you may need someone to talk to!
Or, on the other hand, if stuff starts to happen that you find disturbing, you may think, 'Oh I'm not gonna do that no more, it's too disturbing! :))
Ask questions.
Question authority.
Trust yourself.
If you think it's wrong, it probably is ------ for you!
And this is where a good teacher comes in - a more or less objective observer of your process, someone that may be able to show you something you couldn't see for yourself is a necessary reqirement.
"Sort the Real from the Unreal."
In this time, we have such a wide choice of teachers, that the mind boggles. Who are we going to choose to be our teacher, and more importantly, in this age of 'we know it all', do we even need one?
If you want to keep fit, there are certain things you may need to be aware of; blood pressure, working at a level to suit your needs, knowing what your needs are, not overdoing it, what to do if you injure yourself, in other words finding a program to suit you. After a quick visit to the doc's, and a few basic instructions, you're on your way! Then depending on how far you want to go ,the requirements vary.
However, with Yoga it's slightly different. And if you think by Yoga, I mean the stuff taught in most Gyms, and some so called Yoga centers , I'm not.
Please look at Hatha Yoga Pradipika!
And.
Yoga Sutras of Patanjali......
Yoga is radical.
It can/will have a profound affect on your levels of energy, on your awareness, and your general levels of consciousness.
It can be very disturbing.
It can show you things you may not want to see.
At times like this you may need someone to talk to!
Or, on the other hand, if stuff starts to happen that you find disturbing, you may think, 'Oh I'm not gonna do that no more, it's too disturbing! :))
Ask questions.
Question authority.
Trust yourself.
If you think it's wrong, it probably is ------ for you!
And this is where a good teacher comes in - a more or less objective observer of your process, someone that may be able to show you something you couldn't see for yourself is a necessary reqirement.
"Sort the Real from the Unreal."
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