THE HISTORY OF KRISHNAMACHARYA AND ASHTANGA YOGA with ANTHONY ‘GRIMMLY’ HALL
Plus Intro to Vinyasa Krama inc. backbending, inversions, pranayama, pratyahara and meditation
Date/Time
Date(s) - 07/09/2014
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Date(s) - 07/09/2014
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Location
Stillpoint Yoga London
Stillpoint Yoga London
Category(ies)
Sunday 7th September 2014, 10:00am – 18:00pm
This will be a full intensive day. We will be taking a deep look at how the ashtanga yoga practice formed into the practice we know today. We will also see how the historical vinyasa krama asana practice framed by the legendary guru and scholar TK Krishnamacharya led him to suggest particular asanas, pranayama/pratyahara practices and meditations as a daily practice.OUTLINE OF THE DAY
10:00 – 13:00: Intro to Krishanamacharya and the original ashtanga yoga primary series.
13:00 – 14:00: Lunch
14:00 – 17:00: Intro to vinyasa krama, backbending, inversions, pranayama, pratyahara and meditation
17:00 – 18:00: Q&A on Krishnamacharya and home practice.
I've made it a longer day than usual, 10-6 this allows for a half hour Intro to Krishnamacharya talk, a Led practice of Krishnamacharya's Original Ashtanga Primary looking at Vinyasa Count, the longer, slower breathing that we are often used to, kumbhaka (as well as a discussion of possible health benefits), bandhas, a look at jumping through, etc.
After lunch there will be another short intro then a Vinyasa Krama class employing the key asana Krishnamacharya suggested we practice everyday giving a framework for practice. We'll practice the the Bow and Mediative sequences which allows us to explore back bending ( most of the first part of Ashtanga 2nd series comes into these sequences but with a more gentle approach and build up). Vinyasa Krama is an integrated practice so there will also be some pranayama, pratyahara and 'meditation'.
The last hour ( longer if there are still questions) will be Q and A, on Krishnamacharya and developing and maintaining a home practice.
A big thank you to Scott Johnson and Stillpoint Yoga for inviting me
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