Day #6 - Raya's Class

I am reluctant to speak directly of anything here in Pune and the going on at the Institute because one thing more than anything that is conveyed in the teaching is that nothing is fixed, nothing is as it seems and we have to constantly remind ourselves that ‘it is my perception’ and my perception is coloured by so many things.

That’s my disclaimer.

Perhaps my recollection of the sequence Raya taught is not exact but for sure my understanding of what he taught is very much coloured by my perception and my experience is different from that of my neighbour.

This always becomes very apparent when I write class notes with someone. What I think the teacher said or meant or what I understood is different from my peer and recognising this helps us to remember that nothing is fixed and as soon as we say ‘we know’ we quickly realise we do not know.

Do you want to ‘know’ the sequence that Raya taught?

I ask this question because a sequence of postures is just a list without knowing the focus or the thread of actions that accompanied the sequences.

And I can’t share the thread and details in a blog post, I would need to teach the class and I am afraid I would do a poor job of it after Raya’s articulate execution.

The linking of actions in each pose was masterful and so detailed and thorough.

I will attempt to share some of the teaching points in 2020 when we start back with live classes online in the Yogabranches membership.

Until then, this is the sequence and I will leave you with a clue to the thread ‘broaden the back’.