tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293128322275014537.post298647013047624005..comments2023-06-17T06:22:55.475-07:00Comments on LOCK THE KNEE!: Demystifying Bikram's advanced seriesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293128322275014537.post-71828693666851150932012-08-25T07:08:03.572-07:002012-08-25T07:08:03.572-07:00Hmmmm.... You have all inspired me! Maybe I'l...Hmmmm.... You have all inspired me! Maybe I'll give it a try sometime. hplankushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08064577257011657861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293128322275014537.post-60521775953645388462010-01-29T17:51:08.905-08:002010-01-29T17:51:08.905-08:00Barbora, that'd be great! I sent an email to ...Barbora, that'd be great! I sent an email to OMB earlier this afternoon, so you may already have my personal email address, but you can write to me at lockthekneeblog AT gmail.com. Thanks! :-)thedancingjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08976806717306797444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293128322275014537.post-62054368008967454802010-01-29T17:15:53.729-08:002010-01-29T17:15:53.729-08:00Hello J,
My name is Barbora and I run Oh My Bikra...Hello J,<br /><br />My name is Barbora and I run Oh My Bikram. I absolutely love this post, and am wondering if you would like to contribute it as a guest blog to Oh My Bikram! <br /><br />Let me know!<br /><br />Thanks so much<br /><br />BarboraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293128322275014537.post-91763603149070600292010-01-28T10:26:29.902-08:002010-01-28T10:26:29.902-08:00Yay, Amber, that's so exciting!
Oh yes, ladie...Yay, Amber, that's so exciting!<br /><br />Oh yes, ladies... I guess I didn't make that part clear. You will be completely stoned afterwards (driving in circles around LA trying to get to a buffet that's already closed) and you will be sore in body parts that you didn't even know about. :-Dthedancingjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08976806717306797444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293128322275014537.post-6428265093444614412010-01-28T06:35:11.955-08:002010-01-28T06:35:11.955-08:00Nice breakdown! You forgot to add that after your...Nice breakdown! You forgot to add that after your first advanced class, you will not be able to walk for 3 days!!Daniellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18028226448160546673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293128322275014537.post-17465954831598819792010-01-28T06:25:49.121-08:002010-01-28T06:25:49.121-08:00Don't forget to add that you WILL be very... l...Don't forget to add that you WILL be very... loopy after all that yoga.<br /><br />:DMeihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09210198982980536547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293128322275014537.post-2965424342552490662010-01-27T21:31:11.332-08:002010-01-27T21:31:11.332-08:00I have wanted to do an advanced series for so long...I have wanted to do an advanced series for so long and I finally found out about one studio I can go to! Thank you for demystifying it for me, and for the website to show the 84 asanas, been searching everywhere on the net!!! I am envious of those going to Barcelona in February lol. No shovels here, enjoyed your feedback, so pumped to take an advanced class. Thank you again:)Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17998032971385738163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293128322275014537.post-67663748019853338632010-01-27T15:55:48.380-08:002010-01-27T15:55:48.380-08:00Thanks to all for the very positive responses!!
G...Thanks to all for the very positive responses!!<br /><br />G - I've practiced at a couple places where students were actually required to warm-up with beginner's class first. (Teachers can do whatever they want!) Except for one time two years ago when I slept through my alarm, I've always done beginner's before advanced. Out here in LA, there's no one enforcing it, but it's part of my discipline and it feels right to me. The opening of advanced is pretty hard, and I feel like it's a lot to jump into with NO warm-up! Plus this goes along with my philosophy that advanced is a supplement to beginner's, not a replacement. Good question!<br /><br />Rebecca - I wanna watch a class too. Heck - I think it'd be fun to watch a REGULAR class! But there are totally times during advanced when I get to peek around and check out other people's postures, and it is very inspiring!thedancingjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08976806717306797444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293128322275014537.post-11408205399704358032010-01-27T14:58:12.877-08:002010-01-27T14:58:12.877-08:00wow... the 90 minute class is a LOT for me... can&...wow... the 90 minute class is a LOT for me... can't imagine doing twice that! maybe one day...Sherihttp://verysheri.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293128322275014537.post-33777205802990005442010-01-27T11:52:58.700-08:002010-01-27T11:52:58.700-08:00J, my friend - look at all of these posts! This de...J, my friend - look at all of these posts! This demystification is fascinating for me as I do hope to one day be invited to give this a try. This invitation is far off, however, as I've been struggling big time and it's no secret - but, this is incredibly informative and insightful. Mucho thanks!!Lindy Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07894099199446559174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293128322275014537.post-33472805776876438572010-01-27T11:39:33.393-08:002010-01-27T11:39:33.393-08:00I don't want to take advance class, but I sure...I don't want to take advance class, but I sure would love to sit in an watch. It's got to be great to see.Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15950708667822111984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293128322275014537.post-71401141545837443642010-01-27T09:03:42.250-08:002010-01-27T09:03:42.250-08:00So funny you wrote this post. Exactly what my mind...So funny you wrote this post. Exactly what my mind was on too. One thing you didn't mention in your posting was about taking the beginning class earlier in the day before advanced. My studio encourages this, although it's not mandatory. How is this treated elsewhere?Big Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02050835925083090410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293128322275014537.post-50390403411865221762010-01-27T05:03:47.920-08:002010-01-27T05:03:47.920-08:00Great post, lady---really great information to sha...Great post, lady---really great information to share. My first introduction to the advanced series was via a workshop with Jason Winn, who devoted four hours to breaking down the full 84 postures. Blew me away. It really is a whole other level of the yoga.hannahjustbreathehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08359736052522439643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293128322275014537.post-1312959788888715932010-01-27T04:22:37.166-08:002010-01-27T04:22:37.166-08:00Thanks heaps for giving us that insider's view...Thanks heaps for giving us that insider's view on the Advanced Series :-)<br />Your blog is wonderful!! I've only discovered it recently, thank you for articulating so well what Bikram's yoga means on so many different levels to us, Bikram devotees :-)<br />(and by devotees, i don't mean fanatics or zealots, but simply dedicated and respectful practitionners)<br />Virginie from AustraliaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293128322275014537.post-19751654594363436132010-01-27T01:18:04.917-08:002010-01-27T01:18:04.917-08:00Bianca - I think YES - it's always at the inst...Bianca - I think YES - it's always at the instructor's discretion, but once you've learned the series from BIKRAM, I don't think any teacher would mind having you join them. It really is an initiation of sorts. In my experience, pretty much anyone will let you practice with them if you've got a good foundation and you have some idea of what you are doing!thedancingjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08976806717306797444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293128322275014537.post-10975945664298503772010-01-26T23:08:49.950-08:002010-01-26T23:08:49.950-08:00Yes! I am saving up to hopefully go to the advance...Yes! I am saving up to hopefully go to the advanced seminar this year if it's on, and wholeheartedly look forward to having my ass kicked! <br /><br />I guess what I was getting at is should students who have attended the advanced seminar be allowed to then practice advanced at their home studio, even if they're not competing? (and obviously still at the discretion of whoever's leading the class). It seems kind of odd that we can pay to attend the seminar, but then not actually be 'allowed' to practice the advanced series anywhere else...Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18312470671398871358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293128322275014537.post-2220655048432105562010-01-26T22:34:38.274-08:002010-01-26T22:34:38.274-08:00@bianca- sign up. go! anyone can take adv with bik...@bianca- sign up. go! anyone can take adv with bikram at his adv seminar. be prepared to have your ass handed to you on a silver platter. with love. at his seminar he goes pose by pose. first day first 15 ish. then second day you rip through the first ones, and go over the next 20 or so. third day you rip through the beg of the class and take your time next couple postures so by the end of the week you've learnt all 84 and you just do the whole thing.vegan salad partyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08111677133273050229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293128322275014537.post-16010426774159698182010-01-26T21:26:09.189-08:002010-01-26T21:26:09.189-08:00Yay!! I'm so happy you wrote about the Adv. se...Yay!! I'm so happy you wrote about the Adv. series. We were chatting about it today, because we haven't done it since before competition and are finally going to do it again on Sat... We were kind of chuckling because our male teammate, who joined us in doing Adv only two-ish times before competition, was describing it to someone and said, "Beware, after your first time, you'll have to sleep for two days!!" I guess he got really wiped out after his first time, which at the time we found quite amusing :-P But really, we were all there too, when we started this summer! What I find amazing is that you can start out not being able to do anything, but you can really make progress quickly after that. I feel like I've made more rapid progress with these postures than in learning beginning, which took me much longer to progress in. <br /><br />But anyway, overall, I find it just fun being a beginner again, like you said, and experimenting with new postures, and surprising yourself with what you can/cannot do. We end up just laughing and chatting through the postures for a big chunk of time also, which is great! <br /><br />Lastly, the loopy, yoga-stoned feeling you get for the rest of the day after 4 hours (beginning+adv) is priceless. :-DMaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00426941992002008637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293128322275014537.post-64898020348717080002010-01-26T19:51:39.607-08:002010-01-26T19:51:39.607-08:00Yay! Advanced is great.
Although, as a non-compe...Yay! Advanced is great. <br /><br />Although, as a non-competing student I do feel that some of the rules about who can and can't practice advanced can be a bit silly! Surely having a certain calibre of practice, knowing and respecting the limits of what your body can do, and, more importantly, a DESIRE to learn more and to grow in your practice should be enough to qualify to try it! Although I totally understand that some teachers might not be ready to actually teach it to the non-initiated (but then surely this should also include other teachers who have not practiced before or aren't really ready to do the advanced series??)<br /><br />Also, wonder what the deal is for students who go to one of the official advacned seminars? Should they be considered familiar enough with the series to then practice at their home studio? After all, it's the same training that their teachers have recieved!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13684107571525052990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293128322275014537.post-37308486447047022492010-01-26T19:23:55.957-08:002010-01-26T19:23:55.957-08:00I miss being able to do full camel. :/ Hope to get...I miss being able to do full camel. :/ Hope to get back soon(ish) though. Maybe eventually, in the future. :) Thanks for posting!Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17261449180786045271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293128322275014537.post-74380927277988957642010-01-26T19:16:40.429-08:002010-01-26T19:16:40.429-08:00You are fabulous! Thanks for putting the time into...You are fabulous! Thanks for putting the time into breaking this down. I really appreciate it. <br /><br />Because I'm wicked flexible in my hips, knees, and ankles, I can do some of those flexy-bendy postures. Ashtanga first series gets you into some pretty crazy stuff. But then, standing head-to-knee still kicks my ass each time, and I have issues with stamina. <br />All in due time! Can't run a marathon before you can walk 10 miles.Elisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04888081929539943621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293128322275014537.post-38127608502640988482010-01-26T18:45:16.390-08:002010-01-26T18:45:16.390-08:00That's a lot of good information. I have to a...That's a lot of good information. I have to admit, I've wondered about advanced for a long time, especially when you see the poster with all the postures on it. It looks a little scary.Dorothyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06974029952208907528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293128322275014537.post-4522978879841679662010-01-26T18:40:25.757-08:002010-01-26T18:40:25.757-08:00AMEN! Thanks for posting this! Very good informati...AMEN! Thanks for posting this! Very good information to have!!!!Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12114958441995834155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293128322275014537.post-28631020550009682242010-01-26T18:37:35.318-08:002010-01-26T18:37:35.318-08:00WOW, you read fast! haha. thanks!!WOW, you read fast! haha. thanks!!thedancingjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08976806717306797444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293128322275014537.post-41204269487773341772010-01-26T18:31:18.211-08:002010-01-26T18:31:18.211-08:00nice work j!!nice work j!!~mhttp://ilovesweat.comnoreply@blogger.com