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1. Āsana, Mudrā, Prāṇāyāma, Dhāraṇā & Chant Practice
– Collected Overview & Background Posts
2. Āsana & Kriyā Practice – Collected Posts
3. Mudrā & Bandha Practice – Collected Posts
4. Prāṇāyāma & Pratyāhāra Practice – Collected Posts
5. Dhāraṇā & Dhyānam Practice – Collected Posts
6. Mantra & Sūtra Chant Practice – Collected Posts
1. Āsana, Mudrā, Prāṇāyāma, Dhāraṇā & Chant Practice
– Collected Overview & Background Posts
- An introduction to what is the art of the Viniyoga of Yoga Practice
- Eight steps in the process of learning the teachings……
- I find myself reflecting on the notion of ‘authentic lineage’……
- Increasingly I observe Yoga teachers, even if not trained specifically in……
- It is interesting that in this current boom of Yoga Vogueing there are two distinct camps emerging……
- It is the pleasure of practising Yoga because you want to practice……
- Medicine, Mastery and Mystery within the field of Yoga.
- Musings on the Student’s Relationship with the Teacher
- My understanding on the context and content of Yoga Makaranda
- Prāṇa – Its origin, function and malfunction
- Reflecting on the relationship between Svadharma and Dharma
- Reflections on TKV Desikachar’s Teaching and Svatantra……
- Strange to find my bananas enveloped by Yoga teachings on Vinyāsa Krama……
- Synchronicity and Serial Guru Monogomy
- Taking Yoga Further – Excerpt from Yoga for Every Body
- Teaching 121 lessons remained at the heart of Krishnamacharya’s and Desikachar’s priorities
- The breadth, depth and potential of Desikachar’s teachings on practice……
- The Krishnamacharya methodology of melding the Application of Āyurveda with that of Yoga
- The Link between the practice limbs of Āsana, Mudrā, Prāṇāyāma and Dhyānam
- The Practice Planning Interrelationship between Āsana, Mudrā, Prāṇāyāma and Dhyānam
- The presence and actions of Prāṇa Śakti……..
- The Press tells us that over 20 million Americans ‘practice’ Yoga……
- The pursuit of ‘Yoga happiness’ can be so demanding or intense……
- The seeds from Krishnamacharya’s and Desikachar’s teachings on Haṭha Yoga……
- The View of Rāja Yoga, Practice of Haṭha Yoga and Tool of Viniyoga of Yoga
- The Viniyoga of Yoga is about Relationship……
- The Westernisation of Yoga Āsana with its emphasis on structural focus……
- Though there are many different aspects to formal ‘home’ practice……
- Trumperies and Tactics for the Discerning Gardener……
- What are the Primary Areas for Study of Yoga Practice Techniques……
- What is the relationship between Yoga training as a Student or as a Teacher?
- What is Yoga? – An interview with Paul Harvey on BBC Radio Bristol 1986.
- Who needs just Yoga as just Yoga anymore?
- Yet ask any number of people what Yoga is and you are likely to get……
- Yoga as a View, Practice and Tool – Part One
- Yoga as a View, Practice and Tool – Part Two
- Yoga as a View, Practice and Tool – Part Three
- Yoga as Exercise, Exercise as Yoga……
- Yoga Practice and Study was seen by T Krishnamacharya as……
- Yoga practice as a process precedes Yoga practice as content……
- Yoga teaching as an extension of Yoga practice rather than……
Last Updated 27th May 2020
2. Āsana & Kriyā Practice
– Collected Posts
– Āsana Form & Function Posts
- Āsana brings steadiness, health and lightness of limb……
- Āsana is not just another form of exercise……
- Considerations for Vinyāsa Krama around Bakāsana……
- Guidelines for skilful dynamics within the performance of Vīrabhadrāsana……
- Haṭha Yoga has another role other than mere freedom of movement……
- My role as a trainer is to teach you to teach Āsana not teach you how to practice Āsana…..
- Nāma, Rūpa, Lakṣana – The Name, Form and Characteristics of Āsana
- The teaching of Krishnamacharya around Āsana included an in-depth appreciation of the Lakṣaṇa……
- The Viniyoga of Āsana Part 1 of 15 – Āsana according to Haṭha and Rāja
- The Viniyoga of Āsana Part 2 of 15 – There are Many Approaches to Āsana Practice
- The Viniyoga of Āsana Practice & Practice Theory Progressive Modules
- Yoga Postures in Practice – A series on Āsana by Paul Part 1 Samasthiti
- Yoga Postures in Practice – A series on Āsana by Paul Part 2 Tāḍāsana
- Yoga Postures in Practice – A series on Āsana by Paul Part 3 Uttānāsana
- Yoga Postures in Practice – A series on Āsana by Paul Part 4 Utkaṭāsana
Last Updated 2nd August 2020
– Āsana Practice Sequencing Posts
- A fundamental facet in the principles of Āsana, Mudrā and Prāṇāyāma practice……
- An example of a Secondary Yoga Practice, primarily for early evening use.
- An example personal practice from 1980 from TKV Desikachar……
- An example personal practice from 2002 from TKV Desikachar……
- Another personal practice from 1980 from TKV Desikachar……
- A sample Parivṛtti and Paścimatāna Themed Group Practice
- Āsana practice to ascertain capability for Sarvāṅgāsana……
- Chatting with TKV Desikachar during a lesson in the early 1990’s…..
- Children’s Āsana Practice Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram Sept 1980
- Children’s Āsana Practice Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram Jan 1981
- Cultivating a home Yoga practice is an odyssey through a relationship……
- Cultivating the skills within Yoga Practice Planning for Individual Students
- cYs Practitioner Training Programme Retreat Extract 1 – Self Planning & Self Practice
- cYs Practitioner Training Programme Retreat Extract 2 – Self Planning & Self Practice
- Example of a Vinyāsa Krama around Jaṭhara Parivṛtti
- Examples of Vinyāsa Krama for Sitting Āsana within a Single Practice.
- Finding your starting point within an Āsana to set a direction and goal
- Parivṛtti focused practice for an intermediate level Āsana student.
- Simple Yoga Practice from Yoga For Every Body by Paul Harvey
- The Viniyoga of Āsana Part 3 of 15 – The Principles used in Constructing an Āsana Practice
- The Viniyoga of Āsana Part 4 of 15 – Considerations around the Direction of Āsana Practice
- The Viniyoga of Āsana Part 5 of 15 – Common Points within the Variables in Āsana Practice
- The Viniyoga of Āsana Part 6 of 15 – Planning an Appropriate Āsana Practice
- Vinyāsa Krama for Upaviṣṭa Koṇāsana from TKV Desikachar’s Notebooks
- Vinyāsa Krama is pronounced according to its meaning as……
- What are the concepts of Sṛṣṭi Krama, Sthiti Krama and Anta Krama?
- When considering what to practice, it can be helpful to consider our starting point……
- Yoga practice as a process precedes Yoga practice as content……
Last Updated 7th September 2020
– Counter Posture, Transition & Rest Posts
- Pratikriyāsana or opposite action postures have counterpostural, compensational and transitional roles
- Reflections on Pratikriyāsana or the role of Opposite Action Postures
- The counter posture needs to be mastered before a particular Āsana is attempted
- The role of Śavāsana within an Āsana practice was as a transitional link pose…
Last Updated 30th May 2019
– Breathing in Āsana Posts
- Āsana practice as a prerequisite to exploring how to integrate Prāṇāyāma……
- If we appreciate the role of breathing in Āsana how can we make it longer?
- Know your breath and its unique characteristics in Āsana and you will……
- Longer term Vinyāsa Krama within the Viniyoga of the breath in Āsana……
- My understanding on the context and content of Yoga Makaranda
- The breath can be a key to unlocking the mystery of the relationship……
- The relationship between the breath in Āsana with that in Prāṇāyāma.
- Though there are many different aspects to formal ‘home’ practice……
- Viniyoga Vignette 1 – Antar and Bāhya Kumbhaka in Āsana
Last Updated 6th May 2020
– Dynamic & Static Form Posts
Last Updated 30th May 2019
– Variation & Modification Posts
Last Updated 30th May 2019
– Bṛṃhaṇa & Laṅghana Kriyā Posts
- Bṛṃhaṇa Kriyā and Laṅghana Kriyā as Expansive and Contractive potentials…..
- We can learn how we can fine tune our practice according to our basic nature…
Last Updated 30th May 2019
– Śikṣaṇa Rakṣaṇa & Cikitsā Posts
- Cikitsā Practice for a Beginning, though not Novice, Level Āsana student
- It is not possible to give examples of illnesses or ailments that can be improved……
- it is still unclear how much Yoga someone has to do to get the benefits…..
- Prāṇāyāma was taught according to the principles of Cikitsā, Rakṣaṇa and Śikṣaṇa……
- The concept of Bhāva and Abhāva in Yoga Practice……
- There is an increasing tendency in terms of Modern Therapeutic Yoga application strategies……
- This approach is known as the Yoga of Rejuvenation and Prevention……
- This guiding principle of seeing the person rather than the problem……
- What is healthy for the Heart of Yoga?
Last Updated 27th May 2020
– Observation & Āsana Posts
Last Updated 30th May 2019
3. Mudrā & Bandha Practice
– Collected Posts
- According to the Gheraṇḍa Saṃhitā, Aśvinī Mudrā and Mūla Bandha are……
- One primary prerequisite to initiation into a Tri Bandha Sādhana was a……
- The Viniyoga of Inversion as an Āsana or as a Mudrā……
- Viniyoga Vignette 5 – Introducing Uḍḍīyana Bandha within an Āsana practice
- Vinyāsa Krama for the Catur Bandha in Mahā Mudrā for an advanced Āsana student……
Last Updated 10th August 2020
4. Prāṇāyāma & Pratyāhāra Practice
– Collected Posts
- Cale Vāte Calaṃ Cittam – As is the Breath so is the Psyche…….
- cYs Practitioner Training Programme Retreat Extract 1 – Self Planning & Self Practice
- Deepening our relationship with Prāṇāyāma deepens our relationship with Āsana……
- In the beginning of our journey into the arts of Āsana and Prāṇāyāma……
- Leave more than enough time for Prāṇāyāma……
- Prāṇāyāma is common to both Haṭha and Rāja Yoga Sādhana……
- Primary Prāṇāyāma Techniques as taught by Krishnamacharya and Desikachar
- Prāṇāyāma – Where to Start? Part One
- Prāṇāyāma – Where to Start? Part Two
- Prāṇāyāma – Where to Start? Part Three
- Prāṇāyāma – Where to Start? Part Four
- Prāṇāyāma within Rāja Yoga and Haṭha Yoga
- Religiousness in Yoga Study Guide: Chapter Twelve Practice
- Viniyoga Vignette 2 – Combining techniques in Prāṇāyāma
- Viniyoga Vignette 2 Commentary on – Combining techniques in Prāṇāyāma
- Viniyoga Vignette 3 – Śītalī and Anuloma Ujjāyī Prāṇāyāma within Āsana
- Viniyoga Vignette 4 – Combining Prāṇāyāma within Āsana
- When reflecting on the intimacy of the relationship between Prāṇāyāma and Āsana experientially……
- 20 Minute Prāṇāyāma Practice
Last Updated 14th August 2020
5. Dhāraṇā & Dhyānam Practice
– Collected Posts
- Dhyāna is taught as a personalised process unique to each student……
- The concern of Yoga as Meditation is the mystery of life rather than the mastery of life…….
- Yoga can be a mystery to be resolved or a question to be solved……
Last Updated 6th April 2020
6. Mantra & Sūtra Chant Practice
– Collected Posts
- Collection of private recordings of Veda and Yoga Chanting……
- I feel the importance of taking personal responsibility for correct pronunciation of Saṃskṛta…..
- Learning to Chant the Four Chapters of the Yoga Sūtra……
- Kayena Vāca – Veda Chanting Short Closing Prayer with Translation
- Kayena Vāca – Yoga Sūtra Chanting Closing Prayer with Translation
- Making a start in learning to Chant the Yoga Sūtra……
- New Resources Page for Veda Mantra Chanting Practice PDF’s & Sound Files
- New Resources Page for Yoga Sūtra Chanting Practice PDF’s & Sound Files
- One example of this depth is Krishnamacharya’s lesser known work in the teaching of Mantra……
Last Updated 16th May 2020