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Lino Miele's 'New' book : Primary to Advanced B, Ashtanga Yoga - The Yoga of...
It seems I bought Lino's new book the other day. I know I was thinking about it, hovering over the BUY button, taking it in and out of the Yogamatters basket but I really don't remember actually...
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CASE STUDY: "The Benefits of employing Kumbhaka (retaining the breath in or...
Mick is an Ashtanga practitioner who has completed John Scott's Teacher training"I have a rare genetic auto inflammatory disease. As a result I am in the fortunate position that I get extensive blood...
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An example of Krishnamacharya's employment of kumbhaka (retaining the breath...
The previous post, a case study on the suggested healing benefits of kumbhaka, brought requests for examples of how kumbhaka might be incorporated in our asana practice.CASE STUDY: "The Benefits of...
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Paschimottanasana: More examples of Krishnamacharya's employment of kumbhaka...
Last weeks post, a case study on the suggested healing benefits of kumbhaka, brought requests for examples of how kumbhaka might be incorporated into our asana practice.This week I thought I would put...
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Ardhabaddha padma paschimottanasana: More examples of Krishnamacharya's...
"The late T. Krishnamacharya of Chennai, the greatest propogator of the art of yoga in recent times, gives a number of explanations of the use of vinyasa and asana-sthiti in his two short treatises...
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Just published a new book, Krishnamacharya's 'Original' Ashtanga Yoga
I've just published a book on Krishnamacharya's early work via Lulu.com, mainly because I wanted my own print copy of this material. This book is an attempt to make Krishnamacharya's early asana...
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Triyangmukha paschimottanasa: Examples of kumbhaka in Krishnamacharya's...
"Regarding Prāṇāyāma, the way I was taught is that our choices of ratio within Prāṇāyāma are also informed by the reality of what is possible with the breath within Āsana.There were even formula...
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Crete. 1998 Ashtanga Primary series demonstration Kristina Karitinou, Derek...
This made my day, Kristina Karitinou demonstrating Primary series with Derek Ireland introducing it just off camera. Admittedly Derek's questionable music taste makes it seem more like 1988 than...
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Sri K. Pattabhi Jois Advanced A Ashtanga class in a garage in LA (1989?)
This video has just been posted by Kristina Karitinou who found it a among an old box of Derek Ireland's things, supposedly he was sent this video by friends.This may well be the same video that...
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UPDATED: The 'Jumping' aspect of Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga.
A 'jumping' practice really?Thank you Brad for sharing this clip of Iyengar talking about his guru Krishnamacharya in an interview from the movie Enlighten up.Iyengar is focusing on the 'jumping'...
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Most sensational Kukkutasana B ever? Plus 25 Laws of Self practice for...
"Do I contradict myself? Very well, then I contradict myself, I am large, I contain multitudes."WalterWhite WhitmanThe trouble with going all preachy and holier than thou (see previous post)is that all...
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UPDATED: Kumbhaka (retain the breath in or out) in Zen practice, it's effects...
I looked at the possible health benefits of Kumbhaka (retaining the breath in or aout after the inhalation or exhalation) in this postCASE STUDY: "The Benefits of employing Kumbhaka (retaining the...
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Guest from M. How Laughter Yoga Helped During Earthquake In Japan
M. saw a documentary in Japan last week on the Great East Japan Earthquake and resulting tsunami of 2010, she told me about one story where a woman had managed to get on to the the roof of a building...
View ArticleSlowed down (just a little) Ashtanga Primary and 2nd series led from Pattabhi...
This is a great idea, my friend Dmitry Baryshnikov has slowed down Pattabhi Jois' Led 2nd to give a little more time for the breath as well as to get in and out of postures.Youtube he says also...
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Just booked John Scott's Astanga Yoga Weekend Workshop In Brighton
I've been wanting to go to one of John Scott's workshops for years, first he was too far away in NZ then he came back to the UK but was down in the South West. I was hoping to go to one of his week...
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Sharath's revised Ashtanga Primary Series Book 5 second inhalation/ 5 second...
Hannah Moss over at Ashtanga and Angels blog has put up an excellent post comparing the two editions of Sharath's Aṣṭāṅga Yoga Anuṣṭhāna book in a handy pdf. I'm not going to post it here, she's put so...
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OK, I get it... finally, see you in Mysore - John Scott Workshop Brighton.
I think I get it... finally, see you in MysoreBut don't ask me what 'it' is. Now which way is Damascus, I seem to have something in my eye.Brighton Royal PavilionNotes:"finally" - It's been pretty...
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Getting it. John Scott's Brighton Workshop
Wasn't really ready to write about this but several have asked so here goes.John was greeting everyone at the door.Several of asked him which was the front and which the back, this led into a theme for...
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Sharath just Authorised me!
Wow, this was unexpected, thank you Sharath.He enclosed a photo, too which was thoughtful
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