Wednesday, 21 August 2013

Manju Jois TT Pt 1 0f 4 : Photo preview: Manju's Workshop in Rethymno, Crete

Posts to come, quick photo preview while I collect my notes and thoughts.

Wonderful time, beautiful place, generous people.

An education, eye-opener, game changer

and practice... good, common sense, balanced, integrated yoga practice...

 'traditional'

my kind of Ashtanga

Heraklion
Too stuffy in the room, practicing out by the pool
Knossos
Heraklion' charming archeological museum 
Knossos again
best dumplings in Heraklion?
Rethymno Sunsrise from our balcony
Seeblink apartment, like the cabin of a ship
Spili monastery
Apartment turns out to be above a bikers bar, LOTS of Harley's and long beards
Derek Ireland marks the spot, Rethymno Shala

Manju adjustments, post(s) to come
'Seeing the light', Rethymno Fortezza

Kristina re karandavasana "DON'T fall on my alter" ; )
quick review of  nostril order of Manju's pranayama instructions before heading off to class
breakfast in between classes
Sunset fortezza
effulgence
Last Sunrise
fredo cappuccino
Manju (last day)
Salad on the balcony (most nights)
The new 'Dreamliner' 

11 comments:

StEvE said...

Looks great; like it was worth every Euro, or is it Drachmae again these days?

エスタ said...

This looks just perfect! Am very much looking forward to the posts. Love the last picture of Manju, just love it. I think the next study trip I do shall be with him. Have loved everything I'd heard (rather read) from him so far, and your preliminary response has confirmed this feeling. x

sereneflavor said...

Love all the photos. Manju's photo IS quite wonderful. I'm thinking confluence again next year because he will be one of the teachers (and San Diego is lovely, but not as lovely as Crete). Ready for your workshop notes!

Anonymous said...

Beautiful captures. Cant wait to hear about it.

Mike said...

Welcome home. I'm sitting in the garden watching for bats and feeling a bit pulled apart by my practice at the moment. I did a full primary yesterday and a slower more VK type practice today. My regular crazy flow class to go to tomorrow and I'm wondering if my body is saying no. Then I see you're back and have posted and my heart skips a beat in anticipation of more encouraging snippets of wisdom. Holiday snaps lovely, looking forward to your thoughts.

D said...

Love the image of the shala through the window (12th photo from the top). Sacred space :) Can't wait to hear all about it!

Grimmly said...

Yep worth selling the sax and still the euro....for now

Grimmly said...

: )
Look out for the coming Q and A post

Grimmly said...

Of course he's doing Confluence, bali too i believe. But he also seems to get around quite a bit in the US. You should consider the TT, not so much because it's a TT but rather for the insight looking closely at adjustments gives to your own home practice.

Grimmly said...

Think my body was saying No or at least 'perhaps not' since i got back, not sure I realised how intense the course was, pulling out a full on practice every morning and then the giving and receiving of all those adjustments for a few hours. Took it easy since i came back , half primary but perhaps back to full this morning. Still not fully fit since being ill and I think that showed up in the amount I was sweating on the course but coming back one practice at a time.

Grimmly said...

Was hoping M. would take one of those when she walked by while we were practicing but she said it was too dark.

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