We should know what NOT to teach……
“One of the important rules is that
we should know what NOT to teach.”
– TKV Desikachar on Yoga as a Therapy’.
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We see what we need to see.
“We see what we need to see.”
– TKV Desikachar 1980
We can use Āsana to explore the Breath and……
Dynamic postures bring out inherent weaknesses and trends in the breath……
“Dynamic postures bring out inherent weaknesses and trends in the breath.
They can also tell you what ratios should be avoided.”
– From personal lessons with TKV Desikachar
108 Sūtra Study Pointers – 32 – Yoga is about remaining true to the Self……
Yoga is about
remaining true to the Self
within the wiles of Myself.
– Reflections on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 21
To influence Prāṇa, we have to influence the mind……
Prāṇa is that which helps us handle things……
“Prāṇa is that which helps us handle things.
It is not something we can handle.”
– From personal lessons with TKV Desikachar
108 Yoga Practice Pointers – 42 – In Āsana the Breath is an accessory to the Āsana……
108 Yoga Practice Pointers – 41 – Cutivating a home Yoga practice……
Cultivating a home Yoga practice
presents a solution to an obstacle.
Maintaining a home Yoga practice
presents an obstacle to a solution.
Propose a 50′ practice to experience the link between Mudrā & Prāṇāyāma.
108 Study Path Pointers – 20 – It feels as if ‘Modern Postural Yoga’ is increasingly concerned with…….
It feels as if ‘Modern Postural Yoga’
is increasingly concerned with the
Movement of the Silhouette rather
than the Stillness of the Source.
108 Teaching Path Pointers – 30 – Two primary roles in the adaptation of Āsana……
“Two primary roles in the adaptation of Āsana
to the needs and potential of the student are
Facilitating a decrease of tension within the body
whilst
Facilitating an increase of attention within the breath.”
– Reflections on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 47
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108 Teaching Path Pointers – 29 – Yoga Cikitsā is about treating a person in a problem……
Yoga Cikitsā is about
treating a person in a problem.
Rather than
treating a problem in a person.
Only a teacher who has experienced Duḥkha can heal others Duḥkha.
“Only a teacher who has experienced Duḥkha can heal others Duḥkha.”
– T Krishnamacharya’s commentary to Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 2
The way to better oneself is not to ponder over the past but…….
“The way to better oneself is not to ponder over the past but to look ahead.
Even Duḥkha is a great teacher.
In fact it is the first and important step in the ladder of Viveka or clarity.
The greatness of Patañjali is to look at Duḥkha as the stepping stone to success.”
– T Krishnamacharya commentary on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 16
108 Teaching Path Pointers – 28 – I wonder if Modern Postural Yoga is confusing……
I wonder if Modern Postural Yoga is confusing,
experiencing a supple body,
with experiencing a subtle body?
108 Sūtra Study Pointers – 31 – Yoga is the experience of stillness……
Yoga is the experience of stillness,
within the fluctuations of mind,
rather than the experience of stillness,
of the fluctuations of mind.
– Commentary on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verses 2-3
The whole process of observing others and observing oneself is entirely different……
“The whole process of observing others
and observing oneself is entirely different.
Often we confuse the two.
Ideally, when we observe others,
we should forget about ourselves.
– TKV Desikachar 1981
