Geeta Iyengar at the 2009 UK Iyengar Yoga Convention
Posted in Bhagavad Gita, General, Yoga Iyengar, Yoga Sutras on July 17th, 2010 by oscar – Be the first to comment
This is a summary of what I understood in Dr. Geeta S.Iyengar’s opening speech held in London on May Sunday 24th, 2009, where BKS Iyengar’s teachings were given imparted during five days.
Geetaji started speaking on the requirements and the needs of the students who attended the convention. Some of the attendants personally knew Geetaji and had attended other conventions or had taken classes with her. Likewise, Geetaji knew some of them but not many others.
In such a big convention (800 people were confirmed to attend it) there are always persons of different levels and comprehension capacities.
Three different type of yoga adepts
Patanjali himself spoke about the four types of students (sadhakas):
- Lukewarm (mrdu). Whoever has a hesitant, undefined practice and cannot get over difficulties or troubles.
- Medium (madhya). This student has a more methodical practice.
- Intense (adhimatra). This is the most determined, meaningful, scientific and conclusive sadhaka.
- Extremely intense (Tivra samvegim). He/she is intense in applying his/her intelligence in the practice (sadhana); there is religiousness and purity in the sadhana. read more »
