Description
(40 pages)
JATHARA PARIVRITTI
“Jathara parivritti” refers to three lying on the back postures. One of them includes side bending, and the other two contain vertebral twist. All of them present a large number of variations and modifications with multiple applications.
by Bernard Bouanchaud
SEQUENCE
The different applications of jathara parivritti that were introduced in these three sequences give them increasing intensity.
by Claude Maréchal
THE SEQUENCE OF ÂSANA
Here are four sequences of âsana that illustrate the enormous variety of associations of symmetrical and asymmetrical postures.
We use a model that is similar to the one of chanted recitation (which suggests internal and external efforts) to help us understand the kind of work and the effects of symmetrical and asymmetrical postures.
by Claude Maréchal
THOUGHTS ON MEDITATION
The path of yoga culminates with meditation, which expresses itself in the form of action, according to the teaching of the great texts. The validity of the path and its quality can be measured by the person’s fulfillment, which shows through the harmony in the relationship with others.
by François Lorin
VINIYOGA OR HOW TO HEAL THE MIND: KRIYÂ-YOGA (FIRST PART)
When yoga is correctly transmitted through an individual relationship, it takes into account the psychological balance and life situation of the student. For this reason, at an initial stage, it may seem like a therapeutic action with its rules and limits.
by Claude Maréchal with the collaboration of Elisabeth Wieczorek
A PROBLEM OF WEIGHT
Âyur-Veda says that an obese person must not feast but cannot fast either. A lot of exercise on top of this complicates the situation even more.
by T.K.V. Desikachar
YOGA-SÛTRA I.29 and 30
Comments by Professor T. Krishnamacharya; presentation and explications: T.K.V. Desikachar
