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    vihāra

    Devanāgarī: विहार Translation: recreation; sport, play, pastime, diversion, enjoyment, pleasure; going about for pleasure or exercise, roaming, strolling; taking out for a walk or for airing; walking for pleasure or amusement Similar words:viharaṇa Related concepts:āhāra, āyurveda, annam, oṣadhi, cikitsā

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    “In Āyurveda, it gives certain behaviour by which we can stay well.
    If a person follows the following he will freer of sickness.
    Regularly, systematically he eats, rests and exercises adequately.
    Both in amount and quality.
    Food or Āhāra, along with Vihāra – recreation, rest, exercise, other activities.”
    – TKV Desikachar France 1983

    “Within the teachings of T Krishnamacharya,
    as transmitted to TKV Desikachar,
    the role of Śavāsana within an Āsana practice was as
    a transitional link pose between categories of Āsana.
    For example between Standing and Lying Āsana,
    or Lying and Inverted Āsana,
    or Inverted and Prone Backbends,
    or Prone Backbends and Seated Āsana,
    or Seated Āsana and Sitting Practices.
    The extent of its use and length of rest at each stage,
    when transiting from one category to another within our
    Āsana practice journey, was dependent on the facility
    of the practitioner and the intensity of the practice.
    Within this individualised variance is the guiding
    principle that the role of Śavāsana is to facilitate a
    smooth transition for the flow of the breath and also
    the pulse through and beyond the Āsana practice,
    as a marker for the practitioner’s state of mind.
    However according to Desikachar the Viniyoga of
    Śavāsana was seen in terms of recovery from the
    fatigue of the preceding aspect of the practice rather,
    than say recovery from the preceding aspects of one’s life.
    Regarding the approach for the recovery
    from the preceding aspects of one’s life,
    amongst other things such as Āhāra and Vihāra,
    the wider purpose, content, duration and frequency
    of the Āsana practice must be carefully reconsidered.”
    – 108 Postural Practice Pointers

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