Entering in a Mysore room for the first time can be a little bit intimidating and confusing, especially if one is used to practice yoga in a typically calm and organized studio where the teacher, more or less, controls everything that happens during the class.
In the Ashtanga method we teach in what is called “Mysore style”, where everyone is building their own practice at their own pace and experiencing yoga in a very personal way. Everyone is in their own yoga trip.
The teacher holds the space and provides guidance/help when needed, being his/her main role to create the right conditions so every student can dive deep into themselves and start their own personal growth process.
And growth is always messy.
So, naturally, the messiness of a Mysore room is an external reflection of the messiness of each student journey and that’s what makes it so special and frightening at the same time.
Practice is a laundry machine where we throw ourselves at so we can wash away (at least a little bit) what is stagnated and weighting ourselves down in order to grow happier, healthier and brighter.