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    rakṣaṇa

    Devanāgarī: रक्षण Translation: the act of guarding, watching, protecting, preservation Related concepts:śikṣaṇa, cikitsā, krama, āyurveda

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    Commentaries around

    “People come to study Yoga for many reasons,
    however it comes into two groups.
    1. They come to learn or study (Śikṣaṇa).
    2. They come to us for support rather than to study (Rakṣaṇa).
    So the Yoga we offer to the person who is inquiring
    is not the Yoga we offer to the person seeking protection.
    Therefore one can give the wrong advice (Asat viniyoga) to the right person
    and vice versa (Sat viniyoga).
    This can do more harm than if the person had not come.
    The intention must be right as must be the execution.”
    – TKV Desikachar Switzerland 1978

    “Preventive health is a self-discipline and only a minority
    seeks Yoga as a preventive measure to prevent illness.
    Most people seem to seek Yoga only for therapy.
    But it must be remembered that the essence of Yoga is discipline.
    Essentially it is the discipline of the body,
    it is the discipline of the mind and
    it is also the discipline of the spirit.
    But prevention does not interest people
    even though it is of obvious importance.
    People get interested only when they are in trouble.
    So we now need to develop strategies
    using the salient principles of Yoga practice,
    so that it can be adapted to people with specific problems.”
    YOGA: SURGERY SANS INSTRUMENTS
    – Interview with TKV Desikachar from ‘The Hindu’ 1998

    “The teacher decides which of the Tri Krama is the best for the student:
    Śikṣaṇa Krama requires a perfect knowing to transmit a strict practice,
    without any compromise, as it should be in Vedic chanting for example.
    Rakṣaṇa Krama is aimed at protection and preservation;
    it promotes continuity in any levels like health, abilities, knowledge, etc.
    Cikitsā Krama looks for adaptation, healing, recovering…”
    – TKV Desikachar speaking with his senior Western students London 1998

    “Preventive health is a self-discipline and only a minority
    seeks Yoga as a preventive measure to prevent illness.
    Most people seem to seek Yoga only for therapy.”
    – TKV Desikachar 1998

    “Prāṇāyāma, the same as with Āsana and Dhyānam,
    was taught according to the core principles within
    Cikitsā Krama, Rakṣaṇa Krama and Śikṣaṇa Krama.
    Thus we have breathwork practice possibilities
    ranging from Cikitsā, using simple ratios to settle
    an irregular breathing pattern or pulse fluctuation,
    to Rakṣaṇa, with a visible competence and fluidity
    within a range of basic techniques and mild ratios,
    to Śikṣaṇa and a skill base encompassing all techniques,
    and ratios and especially, the application and integration of
    Kumbhaka with long holds both after the inhale and the exhale.”
    – 108 Prāṇāyāma Practice Pointers

    “These days, it appears that
    there is not much place for, or
    interest in the use of Kumbhaka
    within the practice of Prāṇāyāma.
    If used at all it appears to be mainly
    Cikitsā or about recovery, or at best about
    Rakṣaṇa or constitutional support, rather than
    Śikṣaṇa and a personal developmental exploration.”
    – 108 Prāṇāyāma Practice Pointers

    “Cikitsā Krama is to stabilise dispersed Prāṇa.
    Rakṣaṇa Krama is to conserve stabilised Prāṇa.
    Śikṣaṇa Krama is to intensify conserved Prāṇa..”
    – 108 Yoga Practice Pointers

    “Cikitsā Krama is to gather dissipated Agni.
    Rakṣaṇa Krama is to strengthen gathered Agni.
    Śikṣaṇa Krama is to utilise strengthened Agni.”
    – 108 Yoga Practice Pointers

    “Cikitsā Krama is to replenish depleted Ojas.
    Rakṣaṇa Krama is to nurture replenished Ojas.
    Śikṣaṇa Krama is to garner nurtured Ojas.”
    – 108 Yoga Practice Pointers

    “Dhyāna Sādhana was taught
    according to the principles of Cikitsā, Rakṣaṇa and Śikṣaṇa Krama,
    with meditational practices ranging
    from pacification to protection to empowerment.”
    – 108 Teaching Path Pointers

    “You apply therapeutics through Cikitsā,
    but not protection or preservation.
    This is the role of Rakṣaṇa.”
    – 108 Teaching Path Pointers

    “The principles of Cikitsā, Rakṣaṇa and Śikṣaṇa Krama
    are more applicable to the ‘mindset’ of a person,
    rather than looking through the ‘fitness’ of their body.”
    – 108 Teaching Path Pointers

    “Rakṣaṇa Krama is  a proactive process
    in the intention to engage in how you
    you support an absence of symptoms.”
    – 108 Yoga Study Path Pointers

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