This is from the perspective of my Dad, an almost 60 year old, physically fit bloke.
1. Dad says to me, “I think I ought to give this yoga a go but I don’t want any of that chanting stuff, I want to feel like I’m getting a work-out.”
2. I say to Dad, “Why don’t you go to some beginners Ashtanga classes? They should get your heart going.”
3. Dad phones me a few days later: “I’ve just been learning about Ashtanga yoga. What are you trying to do? Kill your old Dad?”
4. I asked further questions and found out that he had Googled ‘Ashtanga yoga’ and the first result was this film:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hu9Sq1RvuoA
5. After marvelling at Steven Green’s amazing practice and gawping at beautiful Indian scenery, I suggested that Dad Googled clips of beginners doing Ashtanga.
6. Dad is looking into local classes that he could attend. To be continued…
Morale of the story:
- Don’t try and run (or do a headstand) before you can walk (or lie in savasana)
- And Google can be dangerous!