Original Ashtanga syllabus as a teaching tool ( Danny Paradise's copy) Evolution of the Ashtanga syllabus (Yoga Korunta?).

On a previous post on the Ashtanga Advanced series my friend Gilad Harouvi posted the Ashtanga syllabus he was given by his teacher Danny Paradise, a cheat sheet for Ashtanga. I got in touch with Danny and asked him if it was OK to share here on the blog and after taking a look again (he hadn't seen this for years I suspect) he kindly gave me the go ahead.We've seen this syllabus before of course, this is the original Ashtanga Syllabus ( see appendix...

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A response to The Luminescent's article "VINYĀSA: Medieval and Modern Meanings

Interesting article on '' from The Luminescent.(My post below needs a drastic rewrite - it's more of a work in progress)"VINYĀSA: Medieval and Modern Meanings"The term vinyāsa rarely occurs in medieval yoga texts. However, it does appear more frequently in the ritual sections of medieval Tantras. Nonetheless, never does the term vinyāsa mean the movement that links breath with postures (āsana) as is the case in modern yoga."The Luminescent A...

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On Series and Vinyasa - from Krishnamacharya's Yogasanagalu

"This yoganga sadhana has been divided into three series: power (strength) series, treatment series and the spiritual series".Krishnamacharya Yogasanagalu (1941)*"Yogasanas must be only practiced with vinyasas and never without it. Vinyasas from 1 to 7 are equal in all asanas.  Vinyasas create movement in the kosha (sheath), nerve, arteries, muscles and spaces between bones and helps eliminate impurities in these areas.  In addition,...

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