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Cheyyur, South of Mahābalipuram
This village, off the tourist trail, lies 48 km south of Mahābalipuram, before Merkanam, 6 km to the right of the Pondicherry road. Two remarkable old temples are…
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a Sanskrit term meaning, according to the Yoga Sutra of Patañjali, the flawed knowledge or erroneous judgment based on the senses by means of the…
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Yoga: the Origins
In the beginning, yoga was neither a gymnastics for the back nor a remedy for anxiety: the postures…
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Sri T. Krishnamacharya, One of the Greatest Masters of Yoga (1888–1989)
Sri T. Krishnamacharya (1888–1989) is one of the great figures of modern yoga: the light of his knowledge…
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Yoga Methods: Seeing More Clearly
When you first discover yoga, the sheer number of schools can be bewildering. Vinyāsa, Iyengar, Sivananda, Bikram, Kundalini……
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Sri K. Pattabhi Jois: the Transmission of Ashtanga Yoga
Sri K. Pattabhi Jois (1915–2009), a disciple of Krishnamacharya, transmitted the Yoga Korunta for more than sixty years.…
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History of the Yoga Korunta (Ashtanga Yoga)
The Ashtanga Yoga we know today comes from a lost manuscript, the Yoga Korunta, found by Sri T.…
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The Origins of the Ashtanga Yoga Institute of Brussels
From Rouen to Brussels, the Ashtanga Yoga Institute was born from a story of transmission begun in 1973…
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