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• In exploring the links between Āsana and the Breath and Prāṇāyāma…

Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes:

“Ekatra refers to the choice
of one thing and going into
that over a period of time.
So, only one direction
regularly in the practice of
Dhāraṇā, Dhyānā and Samādhi.”
– TKV Desikachar on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Three verse 4

“Fixing the Manas in a particular place,
disciplining the senses,
seated in a proper posture,
a person begins Yoga for Citta Śuddhi.”
– T Krishnamacharya on Bhagavad Gītā Chapter Six verse 12

“The fourth way the mind functions is called Ekāgratā.
Here clarity has come about
and we have direction and are able to proceed.
What we want to do is much clearer
and distractions hardly matter.
This is also called Dhāraṇā which was explained earlier.
Yoga is actually the beginning of Ekāgratā.
Yoga suggest means to create conditions that gradually
move the Kṣipta level of mind towards Ekāgratā.”
– TKV Desikachar Religiousness in Yoga
‘The Way the Mind Functions and the Concept of Nirodha’
Chapter Eighteen Page 251

“In relation to Prāṇāyāma,
standing Āsana can have a purpose to prepare,
by challenging the breath and chaining the attention.”
– 108 Prāṇāyāma Practice Pointers