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अध्यात्मविद्या — adhyātmavidyā (science/knowledge pertaining to the Self...
February 2016 Newsletter from Srivatsa Ramaswami— अध्यात्मविद्याadhyātmavidyāDuring January I went to Dubai to teach a 5 day 30 hr yoga program at Yash Saran's beautiful facility called 136.1 yoga. I...
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Asana (and pranayama) as preparation for the third stage of a yoga life. ALSO...
T. KrishnamacharyaAsana (and pranayama) as preparation for the third stage of a yoga lifeYesterday I posted a page to fb from TKV Desikachar's (Krishnamacharya's eldest son) excellent book...
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A Krishnamacharya Reading list (inc. Pdf Links).
T. KrishnamacharyaFollowing on from my earlier Sri K. Pattabhi Jois' READING LIST from from the 'original' Ashtanga diploma syllabus list given to Nancy Gilgoff and David Williams in 1974I thought it...
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Yoga Korunta found? A Hatha yoga project proposal and Is yoga even necessary...
Part I : Yoga Korunta found? A Hatha yoga project proposalSee my earlier Yoga korunta post HEREWorth following the link in the post to James Mallinson's original detailed project proposal. A Hatha Yoga...
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"For gods sake, hold thy tongue and let me love (practice)."The Canonization. John DonneIn ancient texts such as theShvetashvatara Upanishad, the term (Bhakti) simply means participation in, devotion,...
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New Book and Downloadable video course on Inversions (headstand, preparation...
I was delighted the to see this video this morning (below) of David Garrigues, one of my favourite yoga teachers ( right around the top of my list of teachers I would like to spend more time with...
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Sirsasana (headstand ) Variations Video Library.
Not recommended - To approach it safely you'll want to have been working on regular headstands for sometime especially Middle group niralumba sirsasana ( headstand with less and without support, see...
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Lineage, Tradition, Prampara: Constraint or licence
"The learning context is built from each student finding loyalty towards and respect for those who came before combined with care and discernment in forging a new path into the unknown."l love the...
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Chinese medicine / Acupuncture and Ashtanga: A study
Before coming to Japan I closed up the house in the UK, sold 700 odd books (kept only around twenty to ship/bring over), boxing them up and shipping them all off (straining my back in the process) and...
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Blog Housekeeping: New permanant page, Beginning Yoga / Ashtanga / Vinyasa krama
I received mail this week.....*It's a good point, if this was a website it might be better organised but as a blog it's a godawful mess. There is label list at the bottom of the blog but that has grown...
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Yoga Reading list - A personal selection for Beginners in the Ashtanga and/or...
In this post1. Yoga beginners Reading list2. Book/DVD Reviews3. Sri K Pattabhi Jois' Reading List4. Krishnamacharya's Reading List*I received mail"Hello AnthonyI've been practicing yoga for 2-3 years...
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The Rubbish question regarding Ashtanga authorisation,certification,...
"...namely at home is spirit / not at the commencement, not at the source."Holderlin The IsterIt's like the good old days when several blogs would pick up on a topic and run with it, each with a...
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Krishnamacharya's 32 sirsasana ( headstand ) Variations ?
"One day Krishanamacharya was conducting a “rare” demonstration-class where he mentioned that there are thirty-two variations of headstands. The class was silent. A.G.Mohan doubted him but did not...
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गुरुकृपा (gurukṛpā) - March 2016 Newsletter from Srivatsa Ramaswami
February was quiet. My auditor wanted to study the sutras. You do not say no to your accountant, lawyer or doctor. It was very rewarding going throuht all the sutras. He himself has abundant...
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There is no 'official' Ashtanga (sequence).
I have never been to Mysore and the KPJAYI (Krishna Pattabhi Jois Ashtanga Yoga Institute) and only occasionally, and briefly at that, considered going to Mysore in the past. Having begun ( March 2007)...
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A KPJAYI Authorised Ashtanga teacher's response to my recent posts on...
It was nice to get a measured response this week to my recent posts on Ashtanga Authorisation, lineage, parampara and The Source from a recently Authorised KPJAYI teacher. The reader of my posts...
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Ashtanga Authorisation 1980 - Present. Includes first ONLINE teaching list...
This post will become a permanent page at the top of the blog, a work in progress attempt to chart the development of the Ashtanga Authorisation process alongside my other pages on Ashtanga Vinyasa...
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The method, a reminder - Pattabhi Jois
Sri K Pattabhi Jois - ResourcesIntro to Ashtanga methodPractice: Old ShalaLed Demonstration classesPrimaryIntermediateAdvancedBackbendingPranayamaChantingConferenceDemonstrationTheory classSee perhaps...
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300+ Drafts that never made it into a blog post
I noticed that I had quite a few posts in Draft recently, turns out that from when I started the blog in 2008 until today there are around three hundred posts sitting around unposted. Some of these are...
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But wasn't it always a circus. Distractions and the rise of the Ashtanga...
If this blog is about anything it's about the changing/shifting relationship to the practice and all it's aspects. Sometimes it's viewed in a positive light at other times less so while all the time...
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