Alicia's Ashtanga Yoga Medley

Rusty found this great video on YouTube recently and wanted to share it with all of us! He recognized a former Yoga Yoga student and writes about seeing her practice second and third series back when he'd only heard of those mythical sequences. Read his article below:

Some of you old-timers may remember a fellow student, Alicia Russell. If there was anyone who was ever naturally inclined to this practice, it was Alicia. After a few short months she had mastered the primary series and was moving on to second and beyond. I can remember being next to her during Sharon Moon's Sunday afternoon Mysore class and seeing her do third series postures. At that time, I had heard that there was a third series, but I had never seen it practiced.

A few Sundays later, Alicia was subbing for Sharon. At the beginning of class, she asked if there was anything in particular that we wanted work on. Like a crazy person, I asked her if she could teach me how to float. Without rolling her eyes or laughing out loud, she proceeded to work with me and my 8 month old practice that afternoon. I was certainly much too undeveloped to make any tangible progress in this area, but she gave me something so much more valuable……the sense that at some point I would be able to do it.

Alicia moved up to Eureka Springs, Arkansas several years ago. She opened a yoga studio. I saw her at David Swenson's last Yoga Yoga workshop, along with a half dozen of her students. One of those students was her husband-to-be. Now Alicia Russell goes by Alicia Jones. About a week ago, I saw Alicia again. I did not see her in person, but on Youtube! I hope you enjoy.

Comments

[Alicia Jones]

Thank-you, Rusty, for your very kind words. As Mehtab once said, some of us stay and others move away, but we are all still together. If there is one thing I miss about Austin, it is YogaYoga and its vibrant yoga community. I miss my ‘old-time’ classmates, the workshops, the spacious practice rooms, the spiced tea, and especially my teachers. Sharon Moon and Mehtab inspired me in ways that changed my life forever. I hope to be back for David Williams’ workshop in November. Alicia