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Cheyyur, South of Mahābalipuram

This village is located outside the tourist circuits, 30 km South of Mahābalipuram, before Merkanam, a little away (6 km on the right) from the road that goes…

26 November 2014 · 2 min
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The three points in the Ashtanga Yoga pra…

The key point of the « garland of postures » (Yoga Mālā), taught by Sri K.…

21 October 2014 · 1 min
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Invocations or chants in Ashtanga Yoga pr…

According to Sri K. Pattabhi Jois’ teachings, this prayer expresses the wish/desire to liberate…

21 October 2014 · 4 min

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Māyā Māyā

Found this term in the hymns of the Rig Veda, which means: the illusion of reality, the reality is elusive.

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Swami Gītānanda Giri Gītānanda Giri (1907-1993) was born to an Irish mother converted… Naṭarāja Comes from the sanskrit "naṭa" = dance and "rāja" =… Asmitā the meaning of “I” or selfishness; the cause of the…
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Sri K. Pattabhi Jois has learned, develop…

Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, was born on July 26, 1915, a day of the full moon, in a…

24 December 2014 · 3 min
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Understanding the methods of yoga more cl…

When one starts to take an interest in yoga, one is surprised and sometimes overwhelmed by the number…

23 December 2024 · 5 min
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History of Yoga Korunta (Ashtanga Yoga)

Travelling in the North of India to spread the science of Yoga for the treatment of various ailments,…

26 December 2014 · 4 min
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The origins of the Ashtanga Yoga Institut…

Jean Claude, dig the foundations of the Matrimandir, Auroville, India After coming back from India where Jean Claude…

28 December 2014 · 3 min
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YOGA, the origins

Yoga for body, heart and soul… When the rishi of ancient times developed yoga, the postures had a…

24 December 2014 · 4 min
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Sri Tirumalai Krishnamarcharya, one of th…

Sri T. Krishnamacharya, one of the greatest masters of yoga, the light of his knowledge has profoundly influenced…

23 December 2014 · 6 min

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