Krishnamacharya also decided that you could be in one posture and do a number of variations.
“Krishnamacharya also decided that you could be in one posture
and do a number of variations.”
– TKV Desikachar England 1992
Posts archive: Desikachar 1992 England – Principles of Yoga Practice
The traditional model, Śikṣaṇa, for Yoga was to stay in a posture……
“The traditional model, Śikṣaṇa, for Yoga was to stay in a posture,
Krishnamacharya introduced movement in the postures.”
– From study notes with TKV Desikachar England 1992
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Yoga has been adapted to life in the modern day.
- Yoga has been adapted to life in the modern day.
- Any posture far removed from the normal posture is a problem and therefore risky if there is any problem with the body.
- Inverted postures present problems because of the tension that people carry in their necks.
- Postures that create tension should be avoided.
- Moving into the posture after the exhale is an adaptation.
- Krishnamacharya designed aids to help people achieve postures.
- Slow movement has a different action on the muscles, it is harder work.
- The role of Āsana, its purpose and goal must be respected.
- Opposite postures are a handicap but can help us to appreciate something different in a posture.
- We must feel ourselves and what is happening in a posture.
– From study notes with TKV Desikachar England 1992
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It is necessary to have a competent and accessible teacher.
“It is necessary to have a competent and accessible teacher.”
– From study notes with TKV Desikachar England 1992
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Although Krishnamacharya came from a strict Indian tradition……
T Krishnamacharya at 91
“Although Krishnamacharya came from a strict Indian tradition,
he liberated the restrictions.
He segregated his personal beliefs from his teaching
and his interest in the different texts on Yoga and Vedānta.
It isn’t necessary to be a Hindu to practice Yoga,
the Hindu text, the Brahma Sūtra refute Yoga.
In the Yoga Sūtra of Patañjali God is not emphasised.
Hindus have taken advantage of Yoga,
Brahmin rituals use Yoga breathing,
even if it is only symbolic and they use Mantra.
Krishnamacharya didn’t mix the different teachings,
he didn’t start a class with prayers when he worked with foreigners.”
– From study notes with TKV Desikachar England 1992
