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Krishnamacharya's Bharadvajrasana named after the sage (Rishi) Bharadvāja 12-...
I'm becoming obsessed with exploring this asana, Krishnamacharya talks of staying from 12 to 48 breaths and introducing both types of kumbhaka (so holding the breath in after inhalation and out after...
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Yoga, Ashtanga, Vinyasa Krama for Mothers and expectant Mothers. New Book....
Nice book review from my friend Michelle over at Ashtangi Angel, the first part of the book sounds especially fascinating (plus some great pictures inc. a pregnant Joanne Darby being guided through...
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Krishnamacharya's alternatives to Headstand in his third son Sri...
One of the challenges I found teaching Ramaswami's Vinyasa Krama regularly in Rethymno this summer was what to do about Sirsasana (headstand), especially in a mixed class where several of those...
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On pranayama in Asana : Mayurasana in Krishnamacharya's Original Ashtanga
On pranayama in AsanaPosts change, this started off as a post on Kraunchasana (see tomorrow), I mentioned as an aside that the vinyasa in Yoga Makaranda part II for mayurasana as being pretty much the...
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"When Asana has not been wholly perfected, Pranayama can be practiced only...
"That (asana) having been perfected, regulation of the flow of inhalation and exhalation is pranayama (breath control)". II- 49"Asana having been perfected, the suspension of both the process of...
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DRISHTI: Ashtanga and Meditation. How should one meditate in 33 bullet points.
Download a pdf version of this whole post from my google docs page for later viewinghttp://tinyurl.com/pcqkn2ePosting this extended version of this earlier post as happily the question continues to...
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more Jessica Walden tutorials, Baddha Konasana, Padmasana, Dwipada Sirsasana...
Always a delight to come across new tutorials from Jessica on Youtube, here she's linked Baddha Konasana, Padmasana, Dwipada Sirsasana together.Take a look PERHAPS at my earlier post featuring Jessica...
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BKS Iyengar : "So I'm saying please don't think of the branch but how the...
Iyengar 1977Nice video of Iyengar stressing that he, Pattabhi Jois, Desikachar are all part of the same tree, all come from the same root, I.E. Krishnamacharya's teaching... they may have branched off...
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Pattabhi Jois with Sharath, full Led Ashtanga Primary series in 2000 - Good...
Thought I had seen this video before but can't find it on anymore on Youtube.Is this in Paris, London?Wherever it is, the sound is a lot better than I remember.Download it, turn it into an mp3 and your...
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DHYANA or MEDITATION, Inner and Outer gazing - Krishnamacharya's Yoga...
"When once a fair proficiency has been attained in asana and pranayama, the aspirant to dhyana has to regulate the time to be spent on each and choose the particular asanas and pranayama which will...
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A handwritten copy of a sample Practice (for Diabetes) by T Krishnamacharya...
I shared practice sheet from ever generous Paul Harvey (http://www.yogastudies.org) on fb yesterday and was asked a question about Krishnamacharya's English."A handwritten copy of a sample Practice by...
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What constitutes 'proficiency for Krishnamacharya? and thus qualification to...
In Ashtanga Vinyasa and other styles of yoga practice that derive from it we so often seem to become stuck in the mindset that proficiency is all about the next asana and the next, the next series and...
View ArticleKośa (कोश) Srivatsa Ramaswami's November 2014 Newsletter
November 2014 Newsletter from Srivatsa Ramaswami— Kośa (कोश)Warm Greetings from Chennai. I have been here for the last ten weeks and hope to go to US by about the middle of November. It has been a long...
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Krishnamacharya's 1930's Mysore headstand variations
Krishnamacharya Yoga Makranda 1934, Mysore"Sarvangasana This has 12 vinyasas. The 8th vinyasa is the asana sthiti. There are many variations in this asana. These can be divided into two main types of...
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Krishnamacharya's 1938 Shoulderstand variations.
Krishnamacharya, Yoga Makaranda Mysore, 1934"Sarvangasana This has 12 vinyasas. The 8th vinyasa is the asana sthiti. There are many variations in this asana. These can be divided into two main types of...
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Why rest on Moon day PLUS Ashtanga Dispatch Issue One for the fledgling (and...
Link to Ashtanga Dispatch http://pegmulqueen.com/about/Peg sent me a copy of her (and her teams) glossy magazine Ashtanga Dispatch, it arrived this week (thank you Peg) and I have to say it's really...
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Slow Ashtanga?
QUESTION: "Hey, love your posts about K , keeps me motivated. One question... in your understanding of K's yoga, how would one do a practice? If all the asanas have the vinyasas from samastiti to asana...
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REVIEW: David Keil's book, Functional Anatomy of Yoga
David sent me a copy of his book to take a look at, I've had it for a little over a week now....Link to the book on Amazon.comThis is not so much a review as a guided flick through the book, there is...
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Moscow : Krishnamacharya's Ashtanga, a stripped back practice
I'm in Russia all week having just taught a Krishnamacharya workshop at Yoga108 Moscow ( see pictures below) and am heading over to offer the same workshop at Yoga108 Saint Petersburg, this coming...
View Articlefrom Chapter 4 YOGA RAHASYA OF NATHAMUNI - SRI T KRISHNAMACHARYA
Eddie Stern wrote at some length on Krishnamacharya's YogaRahasya of Nathamuni in this months Namarupa. I thought it might be a good opportunity to take a closer look at this fascinating text. Below...
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