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Adjustments discussion. Viranchyasana A and B, at home and in Pattabhi Jois...
This is lifted from my fb post yesterday.Viranchyasana ANice question from my dear friend Lucia on adjustments and if they are necessary HERE at the Ashtanga Discussion fb page. My first thought,...
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More on Krishnamacharya's breath, two students 30 years apart, Indra Devi...
Thank you to Enrique for sending through these pages from two of Krishnamacharya's students thirty years apart, Indra Devi in the 1930s and Yyvonne Millerand in the 1960s. Also, two pages from...
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Krishnamacharya's Mahavedha (lotus lifted, spun, dropped). plus Notes to...
Krishnamacharya at 50, even in his later years Krishnamacharya was supposedly practicing up to three hours of asana a day, he never lost faith in asana it seems even practicing it in his hospital be in...
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An interview with Krishnamacharya's 3rd son T. K. Sribhashyam
"In the late sixties, when I went with my father (T. Krishnamacharya) on a pilgrimage to Allahabad, Varanasi and Gaya, he took me to Bodh Gaya for two consecutive days. It is here that he gave some...
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On Bandhas : Hey yogi, Them bandhas aint just for floatin' - Yoga Korunta
'Hey yogi, them bandhas ain't just for floatin' Yoga Korunta*In the interview with Krishnamacharya's third son T. K Sribashyam, that I posted extended selections from yesterday, there was a question on...
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Shoulderstand Variations/Vinyasas: Uttana Mayurasana plus full Supine...
Nice to begin and end these sequences with tatkamudraI'd usually do 3, 6 or 12 deep ujjayi breaths here with uddiyana kriyaI was talking with a friend struggling with Viparita Dandasana and suggested...
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Practicing sunrise to sunset practice? Daily routine of a Yogabhyasi
Enjoyed practice so much this morning ( 48 min 'Sit' followed by three hours plus asana/pranayama, kind of 1/2 Primary 1/2 Int. Slow Ashtanga/Vinyasa Krama).Such a nice pace to it, sweat free,...
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Richard freeman on Yoga: The Natural Push and Pull of True Awakening
Is it possible to love Richard Freeman even more?YepFeeling all warm and fuzzy inside and can almost see Richard smiling warmly at all the divisive comments from across the different yoga camps and...
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A blog's loss of purpose.... Plus a glitzy (Love) Hotel practice
or not taking yourself ( and/or your blog) so seriously.Nothing like practicing in a kitsch Osaka 1970s Love hotel to put things into perspective and as for the above, guilty as charged, clearly.I'd...
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Krishnamacharya's tricky ekapada sirsasana ( or ekapada viparitakarani)
I currently have a soft spot for this headstand variation, ekapada viparitakaraniI came across it awhile back in Krishnamacharya's Yoga Makaranda (Part II) but couldn't figure out what was going on in...
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Krishnamacharya and Burmese Buddhist meditation: focal points linked to...
"Those who practice yoganga, with the power of vinyasa and pranayama, have the ability to significantly decrease this number (of breaths). While practicing yoga with reverence, one can offer their...
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Home practice.... but in a Shala. 5:30am. Wake Up. Practice..... Next Morning...
The Englishman in me struggles with voiceover (except for Blade Runner obviously) and Country music makes me wince a little but there's a charm to this video and I couldn't resist sharing, it made me...
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Flying cars and Is Ashtanga a spiritual practice? Also Opening a shala/studio...
Reply to a comment on my previous postHome practice.... but in a Shala. 5:30am. Wake Up. Practice..... Next Morning - Repeat.You don't have a flying car? Oh I forgot everywhere else is five years or so...
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"The word yoga itself is said to have seventeen meanings": Theos Bernard
The word yoga itself is said to have seventeen meanings:from Heaven Lies Within Us by Theos Bernard.Union, or methods of union.Any outside thing uniting any other outside thing.To mix one thing with...
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Ashtanga Parampara, Tradition and Lineage
Nice to see that Lu Duong and team have turned the excellent Ashtanga Parampara interviews into a magazine/book.As Lu indicates in the title, mission statement and opening greeting, these interviews...
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More on Ashtanga Vinyasa Lineage, Tradition and Parampara
LINKThis morning I posted on the new magazine version of the Ashtanga Parampara interviews that I have been featuring here on the blog over the last couple of months.LINKIn this post I want to pick...
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Pashasana and Jumping out of Bhjupindasana, supta kurmasana and Tittibhasana:...
Ridgie didge mini tutorials from Mathew Sweeney for Love Yoga Anatomy. Love the tone of these, just couple of mates talking them through on a patio minus a couple of tinnies.The first two are from...
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Ashtanga wrist issues and therapy: Gymnasts Wrist or Washer Woman's syndrome...
http://www.hybridperspective.com/2013/10/24/wrist-pain-in-gymnastics-understanding-contributing-factors-and-tips-to-increase-mobility/This post on wrist pain is broken up into 1. SymptomsPain in the...
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Where are they now? (mostly) Recent Videos/interviews with students from 1993...
Right to left: Maty Ezraty, Eddie Stern, Chuck Miller, Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, Tim Miller, Richard Freeman, Karen HabermanComing across the excellent interview with Maty Ezraty yesterday I was reminded...
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June 2015 Newsletter from Srivatsa Ramaswami—Events
June 2015 Newsletter from Srivatsa Ramaswami—EventsI was in UK for 3 weeks doing three different programs organized by Steve Brandon of Harmony Yoga. The first was a 6 hr workshop on “Yoga for Internal...
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