Vytas B.'s invitation came in via email last night. " Ready for some serious yoga practice tom. AM - " He meant Jerome's class @ 7 AM.It is always a blessing to practice with one's teachers, so I set the alarm for 6:15 AM. The operative word in Vytas' email was "serious".
Jerome's class turned out to be one of my most challenging . He has a strong Ashtanga influence. I appreciated the fact that he called the asanas in Sanskrit albeit with a French inflection. As a teacher, Jerome is pretty hands on. He is continually moving around, adjusting and scoping everyone out. No room for slacking in his class.
The students are pretty hard core as well. No water bottles in sight.
After the class, I thought that this was the most traditional manner of yoga instruction.Early in the morning ( in Mysore it is 5:30 AM) for surya namaskar, pranayama vs. tunes and the teacher calling the asanas out (as well as the students ).
Jerome will be heading to Mysore with his ten year old son shortly . As for myself , I was sore, but in a good way .Mos def will be back for more -
Jerome's class turned out to be one of my most challenging . He has a strong Ashtanga influence. I appreciated the fact that he called the asanas in Sanskrit albeit with a French inflection. As a teacher, Jerome is pretty hands on. He is continually moving around, adjusting and scoping everyone out. No room for slacking in his class.
The students are pretty hard core as well. No water bottles in sight.
After the class, I thought that this was the most traditional manner of yoga instruction.Early in the morning ( in Mysore it is 5:30 AM) for surya namaskar, pranayama vs. tunes and the teacher calling the asanas out (as well as the students ).
Jerome will be heading to Mysore with his ten year old son shortly . As for myself , I was sore, but in a good way .Mos def will be back for more -