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Full 1997 Sydney Ashtanga Primary Demonstration. Pattabhi Jois leading...
There seems no better time to share this than now, Pattabhi Jois leading Sharath through the full Ashtanga Primary series, Sydney 1997. I've only ever seen parts of the Advanced demonstration section...
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Note on practicing along with the Pattabhi Jois/Sharath demonstration (Sydney...
Ok this post got a little 'ranty' but hey, it's just blogIn my previous post I embedded a video from 1997 of Pattabhi Jois leading Sharath through a demonstration of the Ashtanga Primary Series. The...
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Guest post : Ashtanga practice and CIRCULO BLANCO - Recovery Center for Drugs...
Recently I came across a series of photos from Malini Yoga Shala in Mexico on an fb share.I contacted the Shala to ask for the story behind the photos and received this honest, generous commentary.I...
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Utkatasana - Ardha utkatasana, Utkatasana, Long stays in utkatasana and...
from a late night conversation on utkatasna nomenclatureThis post is made up of four earlier posts on utkatasna1. Utkatasana.2. Ardha Utkatasana3. Long stays in Utkatsana - bandhas4. Sharath's...
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April 2017 Newsletter from Srivatsa Ramaswami—Upcoming 2017 programs also...
This months newsletter from Ramaswami is mostly concerned with his upcoming 2017 programs, I'm taking the liberty to add, however, one of Ramaswmi's fb posts from a couple of years ago (Ramaswami's...
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What is it about Mudra? Also... Simon Borg-Oliver on Janu Sirsasana and an...
This post was basically an fb share this morning but I want to post it here to come back later to this idea of mudra I'm starting to circleWhat is it about the profound experience I encounter in mudra...
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I am scheduled to teach just three programs in 2017. One is a 50 hr Complete Bhagavat Gita program at LMU, Los Angeles, then a 15 hr Samkhya Karika program at Chicago Yoga Center and a 100 hr...
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Integrating Simon Borg-Olivier's pranayama course with Krishnamacharya's...
Following the path that my guru has recommended for me, I am writing down the secrets of yoga.Krishnamacharya - Yoga Makaranda (Mysore 1934)T. Krishnamacharya"When practicing asanas, we need to...
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Krishnamacharya and drishti ( the gaze)
Occasionally I get mail. I was asked this week about Krishnamacharya and drishti. I sent a pdf copy of Yoga Makaranda.I received a reply."Thanks for the copy of Yoga Makaranda. Although Krishnamacharya...
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Ashtanga and weight loss, it's not the practice but the discipline. Also...
I almost regret making up this poster with the before and after photos.This post isn't about appearance but health (the photo on the left happens to be M's favourite), about more discipline in our...
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In Krishnamacharya's teaching drishti is of course mentioned in relation to the asana and indeed the breath, Krishnamacharya tends to focus on two gazing points, between the eyebrows (broomadhya...
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Krishnamacharya's one minute Uttihita Padangustasa
I'm currently exploring a longer Recaka kumbhaka (holding the breath out after the exhalation) in Krishnamacharya's one minute Uttihita Padangustasa, the description in Yoga Makaranda (Mysore 1934) is...
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Photo essay: Ashtanga? Vinyasa Krama? Krishnamacrya's early Mysore blah blah...
I was asked if I'm still practicing Ashtanga.I have no idea anymore what I practice, is it Ashtanga, early Krishnamacharya, late Krishnamacharya.... or just practice.*I tend to start my practice with a...
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Photo essay: Ashtanga? Vinyasa Krama? Krishnamacharya's early Mysore blah...
I was asked if I'm still practicing Ashtanga.I have no idea anymore what I practice, is it Ashtanga, early Krishnamacharya, late Krishnamacharya.... or just practice.*I tend to start my practice with a...
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Why do we always seem to look to the most extreme version of an asana?
Why do we always seem to look to the most extreme version of an asana, an ever more complicated, more intricate version? I've asked this question before hereConvince me Krishnamacharya are there any...
View ArticleJune 2017 Newsletter from Srivatsa Ramaswami--Posts on Bhagavad Gita, Yoga...
June 2017 Newsletter from Srivatsa Ramaswami--PostsThe Bhagavatgita is a Yoga Shastra or a Yogic text. Sri Krishnamacharya gave considerable importance to teaching the Gita as much as he gave to the...
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What is Ashtanga (to/for you) ?
Bharadvajrasana - Ashtanga Intermediate series.Practiced here however, with the head to the frount, a stay of twenty-four long slow breaths including kumbhaka and slipped into Primary series in place...
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Padmasana variations, a question: "..right leg always first in padmasana as...
Note: I recommend reading this post from Simon Borg-Olivier before trying any of these asana and variations.https://yogasynergy.com/blog/yoga-therapy-for-knee-problems/Being able to comfortably...
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Notes from Krishnamacharya in AG Mohan's new edition of Hatha Yoga Pradipka
Link to AmazonFriends have been getting in touch this week to ask me if I've seen or yet have a copy of AG Mohan and Dr. Ganeseha Mohan's new edition of the Hatha Yoga Pradipka with notes from...
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