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40 days of Vinyasa Krama
The Supporting Lineup I hope it’s clear by now that of all the 5 yamas (10 according to Yajnavalkya) that Ahimsa is the imperative anchor for all our behavior and observations related to our environment. Or as the 14th century Kashmiri mystic Lal Ded writes (translated by Ranjit Hoskote)… “Don’t […]
The Supporting Lineup
The Great Vow and a very good friend. “In all our relationships each one of us builds an image about the other and these two images have relationship, not the human beings themselves… The actual relationship between two human beings or between many human beings completely ends when there is […]
The Great Vow and a very good friend.
“Just, Pause” Now that we have a basic understanding of the gunas and how the bahiranga serve as tools to elevate clarity for the purpose of the mental practices let’s go back to setting our dinner table and the first two legs of Ashtanga Yoga: Yama and Niyama. In hindu […]
“Just, Pause”
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Going In: Pratyahara By now you will understand that the asana and pranayama create the breeding ground for an easeful body and settled mind. The next anga (limb) of Ashtanga yoga therefore is Pratyahara or retaining the senses inward. This anga is mentioned in the Yoga Sutras of course (succintly) […]
Going in
The breath of life: less is more. The extensively adaptable, intelligent and integrated preparation of vinyasas and asana in the vinyasa krama system are preparation for Pranayama. In the tradition Pranayama is given a special seat of importance hence the way in which it is already so skillfully woven into […]
The breath of life: less is more.
What is Vinyasa Krama? Many of you have expressed to me a shift in your practice after coming to vinyasa krama. Not negating the benefits of other schools and approaches but merely stating that the orientation of the tradition on breath and attention over expression and aesthetic has been transformational […]
What is Vinyasa Krama
The Other Option. “So one asks, is there a stop to thought and time? Because if there is time, that is if there is thought, the perpetual occupation, as most of us are perpetually occupied, thinking about various things, chattering, mind is never… the brain is never quiet, but always […]
The Other Option.
Atha…. What is Yoga? Now that we are all ready with clear hearts and heads to study these beautiful sutras and slokas on Yoga let us begin at the beginning…of Patanjala Yoga Sutram In 4 chapters consisting of 195 total aphorisms, known as sutras, the great sage Patañjali composed the […]
Atha…. What is Yoga?
Day 1 The good judge: On Svadhyaya As you are all now aware this 40 days is not exclusively one for abhyasa (practice) but also for self study and reflection (svadhyaya) through passages from the shastras (scriptures/texts). Therefore what it means to be a student of these shastras is likely […]