Ashtanga Yoga Foundations - A Guide for Beginners

Join Joey Miles and Stu Girling in a fascinating interview for beginners, they speak on the following topics.
1:00 Attitude with with one approaches Ashtanga Yoga
5:10 Keeping the Enthusiasm and Regularity
6:20 Building a commitment in the beginning
9:00 Take therapy and body work, its good for you!
9:45 No Time for practice means no commitment
11:03 Its not bad to see Ashtanga as a workout in the beginning
15:20 Simplifying your learning
18:00 The gatekeeper postures
28:30 Meditation & Pranayama - Learn and drop techniques
30:30 Keep a Dairy and make notes over the years
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[@jadex38]

I really like Joey Miles- he is so grounded and compassionate in his views and advice. Good talk!

[@YogaGoa]

Stay tuned folks, theres another indepth video scheduled for next week with Joey which includes an interview and demos on the closing sequence. Glad you enjoy this!

[@sweetchinmusic801]

I am glad that the ancient wisdom of INDIA (yoga and meditation) is being adapted and appreciated all over the world now..

[@donwetherell8738]

A great interview. I started yoga about 2 years ago at 54 and can relate to a lot said here.

[@michaelherron4306]

Thanks guys. My motivation for practice is to feel comfortable in my skin, both mentally and physically.

[@tricke101]

Love this interview, Joey Miles is always so informative. More please 🙏

[@rebuiltlee725]

Thank you Stu and Joey for this video !!!🙃

I just love these interviews :)

[@Marty_S89]

Thank you very much for this video. I have started practicing yoga 3 years ago with some highs and lows but I have just started recently to practice Ashtanga regularly. I totally struggle with being competitive sometimes and fixating too much on reaching the hardest poses. Some of your tips are very useful and I will love to be able to become more self-aware and accepting of myself and my practice. To everybody out there have a nice day!

[@le7062]

Joey Miles, so much clarity and depth !! Stu thank you.

[@dariazhavoronkova8852]

So honest and inspiring. Thank you!

[@charliekneecap]

Every thing you need to know right here 🙏 thanks joey & stu

[@mattiek7526]

Love him... Joey is my teacher :-) !!!

[@sulsulyabadoo7147]

You two are really great. I love listening to your thoughts on yoga. It really inspires me to go further with my practice. Your view on life is absolutely worthy to admire. Keep up the good work. Best Wishes :)

[@charlottequinney4077]

KNEW HE'D BEEN AN ACTOR! ZING. Bet Joey would be very good at Shakespeare which I think can be very similar to yoga. This talk is helpful thanks for sharing.

[@JSOChan-er5lj]

Insightful and really helpful! Thank you!

[@vincentpoeze]

Great stuff. Thanks.

[@vuthaya]

He is great!

[@cettecrystal]

Joey Miles is so smart and authentic! Thank you both for this great interview. Is the chant up somewhere?

[@subhasischakrabarti4233]

The comment about' no good effort goes wasted ' , mentioned in the beginning, appears in the Gita, ch6. Thanks for sharing

[@Ammavie]

Thank you!

[@emilecastro9565]

Ashatanga yoga is so beautiful

[@tirilelstad]

Thank you thank you

[@Brancaalice]

Think about that, all human have 16hs per day, taking 8 from to sleeping time. So 16hs, take 8hs to work for living, what one do with the another 8hs? Hang around, read some stuff, but still have hours available. The body is your temple you carry everywhere, sick or health, it something you cant give break, leaving it in somewhere cause it is uncomfortable. So, 1h you give yourself to tune up, is worth, considering you will carry something pleasant in everyday life. Most people dont live life at all, they keep fighting the present moment, just because feeling uncomfortable, ( angry, boring, sad, envy, jealousy, worry, mind racing) all this are uncomfortable and one need to deal everyday, but it could be different if you give time to yourself. There is no escape, the body receive every second cosmic energy that has different frequency, it is your body job process all this chaos in a smooth way. The body does, but the mind resist and it resistance that make life awful. So, all you need to do, teach your mind be civilized and smart taking the only oportunity you have is to live a joyful life.

[@petravazanska5707]

Hang around and read some stuff..🤣🤣🤣wish I had another 8 hours to hang around and read some stuff..🤣🤣🤣

[@RawandCookedVegan]

I like most of this, but who can afford regular massages?

[@clray123]

The reason for no daily practice is neither lack of interest nor lack of time. It's simply that I tend to be slightly injured in various ways and need up to three days recovery time after each joyful session. It's getting better, but still a strain. And that's the thing about Ashtanga - it's most cruel in the beginning when you can't hold certain poses without struggling, misalignment, legs becoming all shaky etc.

[@YogawithAliBeale]

What about a different style as you are starting. Hatha, deeper gentle and yin all are beautiful practices that can be the door openers. Also think about changing the definition of what yoga is and not just movement and posture. The breath, the mind (or lack of), intention... watch your journey unfold. :)

[@clray123]

Ali Beale, That's right, the gentler non-Ashtanga variants of hatha yoga work quite well for me. IIRC Ashtanga was purposedly made extreme by its founder to make it more appealing to the "competitive" Western mindset (and look, it worked). Or maybe the assumption is that when you start out as a kid then your body can be bent into all the required shapes more easily - stories from the early Ashtanga practitioners (those who learned under Jois) typically involve lots of suffering. Looking back, even the most "basic" poses like warriors and deep forward bends are probably not something than an average non-flexible person (who is, one could say, already "injured" in a sense, to begin with) should attempt so early in their practice as it's then very easy to do them with poor form.

[@rebuiltlee725]

U must keep moving through injuries ..im sure u have more than you...and I practice everyday....it does seem like your not honest we the yourself ...you are lacking commitment...and drive...before you get upset....think about it....you can always do baby versions of the asanas...your letting you ego get in the way...your practice maybe not look like the books. .but ..never any reason you can't do it . I have ba dknees..bad spine..shoulder....I can keep going...your stiff... because you only go once every 3 days....you need to look at yourself with honesty. .yes...you have huge barriers ..but. I feel like you missed the whole point of this interview.....sry...hope things doesn't run. Your day....

[@clray123]

Awkwardly Lee well that's bs advice that lands people in hospital or worse, but ty anyways.

[@clray123]

Awkwardly Lee In addition, I can tell your advice is bs because I know how my body reacts to resting - the flexibility returns by doing nothing and INCREASES rather than diminishes through them. The flexibility is gone for up to a week after (accidentally) brutalizing myself in a session. There's no evidence whatsoever that stretching sore or injured muscles helps them in any way. In fact, it might "teach" your body to associate stretching with pain and go into defense mode whenever you try - this is the exact opposite of what you'd want to achieve.

[@jordy4054]

im trying to find a balance between practicing muay thai, kettlebell weightlifting, as well as my yoga practice. ive been doing ashtanga about 3 days a week, with muay thai on days off, and kettlebells every day. is this enough ashtanga to make progress in this form of yoga? i also have been able to put some time towards restorative yoga at night to try and supplement my practice. Im just not sure if im doing enough, but i dont have enough energy to do it all every day ive found, even though i really want to.

[@AumjillAnusaranga]

I don't know if you still follow your schedule now :) I personally think practicing 3 days a week is fine, even 1 day per week is also fine, at least you get yourself on a mat. Still if you want to see big progress in short time, of course you might have to spend more time on it but if you're not in a rush, just practice happily every time and see small changes in your practice. That's also progress right? Just gonna take longer time if you aim to do some advance asanas (maybe other activities you do will help you build strength faster than yoga. Probably you can do some armbalance/handbalance already)

[@epilefchannel9424]

i broke a bone in my ankle, should i keep practicing? or should i take a time?, i could practice sitted down... but it hurts... (didnt injure while yoga)

[@michaelherron4306]

As someone who practices together and treats sports injuries I'd say stick to the rehab protocol first and foremost. www.tcomn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/AnkleFractureProtocol.pdf Practice yoga too so long as it doesn't hurt, gentle yoga. Don't skip any steps or push too hard for that matter. The end result depends a lot on the quality of the rehab.

[@michaelherron4306]

*practices yoga

[@epilefchannel9424]

okidoki! thanks a lot!

[@SolutionsWithin]

Question: I'm not strong enough to do most of the poses, but I want to; should I keep trying and evolving slowly, or should I stop and start a weight-lifting routine for, say, 6 months, to build up preliminary strength, and then try to go back to Ashtanga (I don't have time for both in my schedule -really)?

[@AumjillAnusaranga]

I thought the same thing when I started practicing. I added some bodyweight routine and after a while I noticed that my Bakasana was lighter than it used to be. Personally I don't think we have to be super strong to do the poses, some poses require a lot of flexibility and strength won't help. You can always find option that is best for you and won't hurt your body and mind. In your case it's up to you if you're happy to getting deeper in the poses slowly, then...just practice :) If you feel like..you really need some strength..well add some extra exercise, but no need to stop one thing for another, you can even practice yoga 1-2 days a week (to get use to it and build stamina) and the rest you do weight lifting, why not? :)

[@SolutionsWithin]

@@AumjillAnusaranga good ideas. Thank you. 🙏😀

[@dannymeske3821]

People who are just not that interested...have no inward experience.

[@RandomYogi007]

I appreciate this guy an his theories, but 😂 yoga aint the main focus if you want to become enlightened 🥸