There are eight installments from my interview. I have portioned them in segments. I sincerely hope that students, teachers and those who are simply curious and inspired will appreciate the sincerity and candid vision from what Martyn says, sees and reveals about himself and his experience with his teacher, his students, and his life. Shelley Piser Shelley Piser:How do you…
Month: December 2009
MARTYN JACKSON: Personal Thoughts
Shelley Piser: How do you imagine the next decade, the next 10 years for yourself? Martyn Jackson:The next 10 years, when I finish this teacher’s course, I’m going to have about a months rest.I’ll spend with my son and daughter and I’ll start by practice gradually, intelligently. I’m not going to start going into it with brute force, I’m not…
MARTYN JACKSON on Teaching and the Direction of Yoga
Keep in mind that this interview was done in 1988. Yoga today has become quite a business in many of the ways that Martyn talked about over 25 years ago. Shelley Piser: What direction do you think Yoga is going in the West? Martyn Jackson: I feel a little nervous about it because I can see I feel that I…
Martyn Jackson on Pranayama Practice
In 1981 I was introduced to Pranayama practice in Martyn Jackson’s teachers course. We practiced pranayama for one hour every morning before asana practice. This practice created the greatest shift in my own asana practice. Shelley Piser: You say often that Pranayama, is the most important part of your practice. Martyn Jackson: I feel so. If I can get you…
THE INTELLIGENCE OF BREATH
Breathing is the action of merging with life. When you think about something or someone that you love. When you are with that person or enjoying an experience that you love, you can take in a very big breath. You can also exhale in a way that brings total relaxation to your body and to your mind. All things that we…
MARTYN JACKSON: Changes
In 1987 Martyn Jackson was diagnosed with a lesion on his brain. A fellow student told me that Martyn received a call at his school. The call was from his 27 year old son telling Martyn that he (son) had melanoma cancer. Martyn hung up the phone and screamed “Why couldn’t it be me!” Shortly after that Martyn was diagnosed…
Martyn Jackson: As a teacher
Shelley Piser: How do you differ from what you have been taught and how did you evolve into your own? Martyn Jackson: I am a therapist, really. I am physio trained but never did the examination because there were other things on my mind like, I wanted to do that training, I wanted dance and there were so many things…
Martyn Jackson: From the Beginning.
This is the beginning of my 1988 interview with Martyn Jackson in Sydney Australia. Here Martyn speaks of his time leading up to getting involved with Yoga and BKS Iyengar Shelley Piser: What were the circumstances that drew you to yoga and when? Martyn Jackson: It was in early 1960, I was recovering from an abdominal operation, I was working…