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(44 pages)
DHANURÂSANA AND ARDHA DHANURÂSANA
The Bow Pose is one of the back bending postures that attracts many practitioners. In order to master it, you need a flexible, solid body. Its action is very invigorating, especially at the digestive level. It presents several applications, but it is not devoid of risks.
By Claude Maréchal
SEQUENCES: DHANURÂSANA AND ARDHA DHANURÂSANA
Here we present two sequences, which were designed with these two concepts in mind. They have different contexts and objectives. Sequence 1 contains an exercise with the Half Bow Pose combined with the Half Locust Pose. In sequence 2, we present the complete Bow Pose as the central exercise. We give you a table showing a progression (vinyâsa-krama) for each of these two postures.
By Claude Maréchal
HATHA-YOGA-PRADÎPIKÂ: mudrâ
Hatha-Yoga-Pradîpikâ teaches yoga in four stages (âsana, prânâyâma, mudrâ and meditation). It accords a whole chapter to each of these themes. We have seen the first two chapters and now we will look at the subject of the third chapter, which is mudrâ.
By Uwe Bräutigam
VINIYOGA OR HOW TO HEAL THE MIND: reducing vâsanâ
The impressions that imbue the mind (vâsanâ) are responsible for human problems and suffering. They are reduced by methodically dismantling everything that supports them.
By Claude Maréchal, with the collaboration of Élisabeth Wieczorek
Back pain knows no frontiers. It is one of the most widely spread problems in the world. Exercise, especially yoga exercises, can play a relevant role in prevention as well as in treatment.
By T.K.V. Desikachar
THE ART OF VEDIC TEACHING (1st part)
In the ancient Indian tradition, teaching is sacred and it obeys strict rules. Rigorous respect of these precepts has preserved this knowledge through the centuries.
By T.K.V. Desikachar
Yoga for pregnant women is very specific, due to the physical and psychological limitations that are produced by pregnancy. For most pregnant women this is also their first contact with yoga. Their primary motivation comes from their state. The teaching of yoga should be adapted to this reality.
By Frauke Stadali
Making one’s breathing longer, reflecting on the functioning of the sensory organs, visualizing the inner light and remembering a sage, a sanctified object or place are the first means that Patanjali suggests to reestablish stability. Here he suggests a supplementary alternative, which is addressing sleep and dreams.
Comments by Professor T. Krishnamacharya; presentation and explanations by T.K.V. Desikachar
