My Krishnamacharya's Original Ashtanga Yoga Book is based on the tamil edition translation Yoga Makaranda by Sri T. Krishnamacharya (Written in Kannada)

My Krishnamacharya's Original Ashtanga Yoga Book is based on the tamil edition translation Yoga Makaranda by Sri T. Krishnamacharya (Written in Kannada)My acknowledgement pageTamil Translation by Sri C.M.V. Krishnamacharya (with the assistance of Sri S. Ranganathadesikacharya)Kannada Edition 1934 Madurai C.M.V. Press Tamil EditionGiven the gratitude i feel and respect i havr for thevintegrity of the original translators of Yoga Makaranda, should...

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Pushpam Yoga Magazine published by Certified Ashtanga teacher Hamish Hendry of Astanga Yoga London. (also My first visit to a Mysore room).

I was sent a few pages from Pushpam Yoga Magazine recently, a smart, nicely written, chewy - in a thought provoking sense, quarterly from a team with strong connections to Certified Ashtanga teacher Hamish Hendry and Ashtanga Yoga London. Their website mentions that they now ship globally and with issue two coming out next month it's worth checking out the site and perhaps grabbing one of the last copies of issue one.Nice photographs, an interview...

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Asymmetric asana approached as mudra. #proficientprimaryproject

5. Asymmetric asana approached as mudraThe Vinyasa serves the asana, it should surely lead us towards the asana rather than away. Too often we focus on getting into the posture rather than inhabiting the asana, why seek steadiness and comfort if in five rushed breaths we hurry back to our beloved Vinyasa. Surely this wasn't Krishnamacharya's intention when he presented the Vinyasa approach nor any of his students either. Krishnamacharya wrote of...

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4. Maha Mudra (great seal) ‪#‎proficientprimaryproject‬

Maha Mudra (great seal) ‪#‎proficientprimaryproject‬ Essentially the point of the Proficient Primary Project is to approach asana as mudra.Traditionally hand gestures accompanying Mantras, Krishnamacharya's third son T.K. Sribhashyam informs us that mudras later entered yoga as full body postures, the intention was always the same however, to unite the body and mind.Mudra have always been executed with Ujjayi breathing, the exhalation tends...

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3. Tatakamudra #proficientprimaryproject

3. Tatakamudra (pond gesture)Tatakamudra #proficientprimaryprojectTatakamudra (pond gesture)I tend to include Tatakamudra in any practice, usually before sarvangasana (shoulderstand). It can be practiced with the arms above the head, fingers entwined and turned palms outward or with the arms by the side palms downward.As a mudra Tatakamudra can be practiced at any point in our practice or indeed, outside our regular practice.Most of the pictures...

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2. Sirsasnana #proficientprimaryproject

2. SirsasanaSirsasana #proficientprimaryproject Sirsasana, no variations.twenty five breaths, two breaths a minute. 10 sec. Inhalation5 sec. kumbhaka 10 sec. Exhalation5 sec. Kumbhaka 1. Start with slowing the breath down to 8-10 seconds for inhalation and the same for exhalation.2. Add 2 second kumbhaka (breath retention) after inhalation (can't employ full jalandhara bandha here with the chin lock so instead, swallow at...

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