Yoga Mala: The Original Teachings of Ashtanga Yoga Master Sri K. Pattabhi Jois
Sri K. Pattabhi Jois
Language: English
Pages: 160
ISBN: 0865477515
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
The seminal treatise and guide to Ashtanga yoga by the master of this increasingly popular discipline
One of the great yoga figures of our time, Sri K. Pattabhi Jois brought Ashtanga yoga to the West more than thirty years ago. Based on flowing, energetic movement coordinated with the breath, Ashtanga and the many forms of vinyasa yoga that grow directly out of it have become the most widespread and influential styles practiced today.
Yoga Mala―a "garland of yoga"―is Jois's authoritative guide to Ashtanga. In it, he outlines the ethical principles and philosophy underlying the discipline, explains important terms and concepts, and guides the reader through Ashtanga's Sun Salutations and the subsequent primary sequence of forty-two asanas, or poses, precisely describing how to execute each position and what benefits each provides. It is a foundational work on yoga by a true master.
To coincide with publication of Guruji: A Portrait of Sri K. Pattabhi Jois Through the Eyes of His Students by Guy Donahaye and Eddie Stern, this new edition of Yoga Mala includes a foreword by Jois's grandson Sharath Rangaswamy, currently co-director of the famous school Jois founded in Mysore, the Ashtanga Yoga Institute.
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the back, lift the head fully, and do puraka . Next, doing rechaka slowly, place the forehead or chin on the knee of the outstretched leg, and do rechaka and puraka fully as much as possible; this is the 8th vinyasa . Then, doing puraka , lift up the head slowly; this is the 9th vinyasa . The next vinyasas follow those of preceding asanas . This asana is to be practiced for both the left and right sides. MARICHYASANA (A)
such a claim is made by those who do not know the nature of the body. Shirshasana always creates peace of mind and alleviates the fatigue of the body. According to experts in the field of the Ayurveda shastra , as well as those experienced in the subject, if one does Shirshasana first, after getting up before five o’clock in the morning and doing one’s morning ablutions, it can lead to all sorts of trouble. This is so because ordinarily the food we eat at night, which is responsible for
shaucha [external purification] and antah shaucha [internal purification]. Bahir shaucha , the first, involves washing the outer part of the body with red clay and water. By rubbing the body with clay, sweat and dirt are removed, and the body becomes soft and shiny. The second, antah shaucha , means viewing everything and every being as a friend, and treating all with affection ( maitri ). This means engaging the mind with the supreme feeling that all are our friends, and considering everything
family, will find his or her mind drawn toward engineering. The Yoga Yagnavalkya contains the yogic teachings imparted by the ancient sage Yagnavalkya to his student, Gargi. The shastras are any sacred texts or books of divine authority, as well as religious and scientific writings. In Vedic chanting, there are very strict rules for the recitation of pitch and vowel sounds. To change or mischant a pitch, for example, alters a mantra’s meaning. The Devata is the deity embodied in a mantra.
reduced, and the body could grow ill. In addition, some organs may strengthen, while others become weak, or an organ that was meant to be strengthened may weaken instead. In addition, if there is no steadiness in the movements of rechaka and puraka , then the balance of the heart could be upset, which could weaken it. When this occurs, the nadis become spoiled, and when they spoil, all parts of the body are weakened. Therefore, asanas and the like ( puraka , rechaka , etc.) should be practiced