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Some new(ish) footage of Krishnamacharya
Documentary from KYM 2004Very much from the KYM perspective of course but nice footage, some I hadn't seen before
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Festival Report: Back from the Yoga Rainbow Festival,
Back from a week in Cirali, Turkey and the Yoga Rainbow Festival, where I was invited to teach three classes. I Wasn't sure what to expect before I went but what a great experience, so glad I said...
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Science of Pranayama " Do not hesitate........".
Some selections from....THE SCIENCE OF PRANAYAMABySRI SWAMI SIVANANDATable of ContentsThe Science of PranayamaWhat is PranayamaPranayama (According to the Gita)Pranayama (According To Sri...
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Sri K. Pattabhi Jois memorial practice Kristina Ireland at Gingi Lee's The Shala
Certified Ashtanga teacher Kristina Ireland is in London this weekend. Unfortunately I missed last nights talk through the Primary series but caught today and will be there again tomorrow (John Scott...
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Sri K. Pattabhi Jois memorial practice with Kristina Ireland at Gingi Lee's...
Kristina Ireland http://www.yogapractice.grSo the second day of Kristina's workshop, Saturday we had Mysore practice in the morning I'd done a full Primary sweated a couple of kilo into my mat, then in...
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My One Day Krishnamacharya Original Ashtanga and Vinyasa Krama Workshop in...
I didn't choose the pictures, not sure I can still do either of those, maybeThe thought of offering my Krishnamacharya workshop in the UK was too big a temptation, so I'm out of retirement already,...
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Ashtanga like Clockwork, a thank you letter
Just recently I've had the opportunity to practice my Ashtanga with a friend in the mornings, I've been struck by their practice, I aspire to their practice.My own Ashtanga has been disrupted this last...
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More pictures from My Vinyasa Krama Class (tree house) Yoga Rainbow festival
Not really a tree house but I like to think of it that way and those are orange and lemon trees.See my Yoga Rainbow festival post Festival Report: Back from the Yoga Rainbow Festivaland in Russian at...
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Falling ( safely ?) out of Pinca Mayurasana and Karandavasana : Moving away...
Feels a bit like a post from my when I first started blogging, old school, feel quite nostalgic.Kristina mentioned that I was 'fearless' on fb the this morning, that put me to shame a little because...
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Interview with Simon Borg-Olivier: Breath, Kumbhaka, Bandhas in Ashtanga and...
Simon Borg-Olivier MSc BAppSc (Physiotherapy) is a Co-Director of Yoga Synergy, one of Australia’s oldest and most respected yoga schools. The Yoga Synergy style is based on a deep understanding of...
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Mark and Joanne Darby, Ashtanga in Mysore in the 70s "Eight was crowded"
Old Shala - http://ashtanganews.com/2006/03/06/mysore-style/Fascinating extended interview with Mark and Joanne Darby talking about the early Mysore years and how they were originally taught Ashtanga...
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June2014 Newsletter from Srivatsa Ramaswami-Question
I have just completed teaching for nine days in London. The programs were organised by Harmony Yoga UK. There was a two day workshop on Essentials of Vinyasakrama Yoga (12 Hrs), a 25 hour week long...
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"Look to the count"
From comments to this post, Problems with the Ashtanga vinyasa count.... it doesn't seem to add up"Wouldn't you say that the count is now moving to the back ground, and the breath is coming...
View ArticleKumbhaka: Vinyasa krama full tadasana speeded up x 4
First ipad postBack when I first started posting videos on Youtube I was only able to upload ten or fifteen minutes, I had to speed up some of the full vinyasa Krama sequences . This is one such...
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Meditation: 1994 Interview with K Pattabhi Jois
"What about the other limbs of ashtanga yoga?Do you teach a method of meditation?K Pattabhi Jois: Meditation is Dhyana, the seventh step in the Ashtanga system. After one step is perfect, then you take...
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A provocative post from David Garrigues This morning, What about the other 7 limbs, I think we need to read it a couple of times and reflect on what he actually is and perhaps more importantly not...
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Ashtanga Yoga Meditation Manual - How should one meditate
"Ah! Meditation. The Yoga world is divided into two camps. On one side we have enthusiastic hatha yogis who specialize in asanas and the other group which believes fervently in meditation as a panacea...
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GUEST POST: Even Art has a "Mysore style"
My friend Michelle has allowed me to reproduce her post over at her blog Ashtanga Angel here, recently she's been posting work in progress pictures of many of the pictures below, have been on at her to...
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Next Sunday, My Krishnamacharya early Ashtanga and Vinyasa Krama workshop
Next Sunday, last workshop before leaving the UK, two months in Rethymno, Crete with Kristina and Manju before moving permanently to Japan.Seems we now have a bigger room so places some places should...
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