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Comment on The Ashtanga Primary Series – Yoga Therapy by Carrie

Carrie — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:31:58 +0000

I love Yoga. I started it because of my bad back pain and I heard that this could help me. Now Yoga became my passion. I’m doing Yoga every morning, it gives me so much energy and concentrativeness for the whole day. When I’m upset, Yoga is like a therapy for me: it gives me calmness, relaxation and supports my heal.

Regards Carrie

Comment on Pattabhi Jois on The Method of Ashtanga Yoga by Sue

Sue — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 20:30:13 +0000

Stumbled across your post while searching through google. I read the beginning and its fantastic!

Comment on Ashtanga Yoga Studio Directory by planet yoga

planet yoga — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 20:53:42 +0000

beautiful beautiful blog, and interesting also. thank you for the effort you put into it.

Comment on Ashtanga Yoga…Lineage versus Nepotism by how to do yoga at home

how to do yoga at home — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:32:01 +0000

Great post. New to your blog, but you got great writing style. You had some very interesting points that I liked. Looking forward to more of your thoughts.

Comment on Ashtanga Yoga…Lineage versus Nepotism by yoga at home

yoga at home — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:11:53 +0000

I’m not really bothered by the whole yoga as a sport thing. Some practice yoga for the exercise, some do it for health reasons while others do it for spirituality. If doing it as a sport brings awareness to the practice on whole, then great.

Comment on Ashtanga Yoga…Lineage versus Nepotism by Kheva

Kheva — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 01:19:01 +0000

Interesting retoric, may we learn from K.P.’s seeming attachment to what he has so generously expressed, for us, that we may express joyously ourselves to have as much success as he and yet remain free of the need to control others.
Thank you for you observations,
Bless you and Bless K.P.

Comment on Ashtanga Yoga…Lineage versus Nepotism by ekapada

ekapada — Sun, 10 May 2009 17:43:20 +0000

I think it is good that someone has come up with this. I am a student of ashtanga and am in the lineage, and also i respect our guru parampara, which is of key importance, perhaps THE essential aspect of carrying on ashtanga. I have a couple answers, as I too have a guru who is on that list, and have also practiced with many, there fore we probably all are related in our practice. We must stay related you see. Guruji will die, and when he does, we must not lose sight of who he was, and what he told us, and who then is in HIS lineage. Since he was the guru in our lineage, he alone is the one. Now, the real conversation we should be having is not this one, but now we have another generation under the certifieds (not the authorized, sorry), who can then pass it along again.

Unfortunately if you have not experienced ashtanga within the lineage you will not find it important. So those who haven’t then should not try to nudge themselves in to the lineage artificially, but are welcome to start their own lineage, but the lineage of ashtanga through KPJAYI is the direct lineage of ashtanga, you have to learn it through Krishnamachar, Guruji, Sharath, Saraswati, or one of 33 certifieds in the world, or a couple hundred authorized, so long as you do not proceed beyond primary with an authorized. it’s a good system. I am lucky though as my guru is not Guruji or Sharath, but I will go to India as soon as I have time, as directed by my guru, who is one of the 33. I have practiced with 5 of the certifieds and about 6-7 of the authorized and they are my friends, some of the certifieds are in the family of PJ. Nonetheless, you must find your teacher, and follow your teacher, and that is my advice, wether they are in the lineage or not. But for me, my teacher is in it, so it’s an easier discussion.

Comment on Ashtanga Yoga Studio Directory by Ness

Ness — Wed, 06 May 2009 10:36:17 +0000

I would recomend here, a nice yoga center in Goa, Patnem beach. I was there last Xmast having Ashtanga in that nice yoga shala that they have in front of the sea.
Http://www.lotus-yoga-retreat.com
See you there,
Ness

Comment on The Ashtanga Primary Series – Yoga Therapy by Nilendu Bhattacharya

Nilendu Bhattacharya — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 16:28:29 +0000

Is the Yoga Therapy methodology in Ashtanga Yoga different as compared to Iyengar Style? I would like to know which are good books on therapy based on Ashtanga Yoga.

Regards,
Nilendu Bhattacharya
http://www.headfirstyoga.com

Comment on Ashtanga Yoga Studio Directory by Ashtanga Yoga

Ashtanga Yoga — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 16:02:09 +0000

Astanga yoga as taught by the Astanga Yoga Research Institute is quite popular in the western countries.