Yoga Studies

“Īśvara Praṇidhānā is from the Yoga Sūtra
and is mentioned more than once.
It is given on three levels and
both presented and utilised
in Chapters One and Two.
In Chapter Two Patañjali mentions
Īśvara Praṇidhānā as part of Kriya Yoga...."
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YOGA AND THE 21st CENTURY
4. Yoga and Spirituality
Question:
How do you define spirituality from the point of view of Yoga?
Desikachar:
What are we seeking?
Within every intelligent human being there are deep, searching questions -
Who....
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ĀSANA PLANNING QUESTION EXAMPLE ON IMPROVING ACCESS TO KRAUÑCĀSANA
Example sketch from a one-to-one Yoga teaching theory session.
With an Āsana planning question on a 25′ long practice, focused around improving access to Krauñcāsana, for an intermediate level Āsana practitioner.
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LEARNING SUPPORT FOR CHANTING THE ŚIVA MANTRA
– Namas Tārāya
– Ghana Pāṭhaḥ
– Learning Rhythm
– Private Recording of TKV Desikachar by Paul Harvey
– To Download or Listen as MP3
– To Download the Chant Sheet in Romanised Saṃskṛta with Notations
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YOGA AND THE 21st CENTURY
3. Yoga and Psychology

Question:
Do you think that a Yoga teacher in the West should go through some therapy or analysis in order to be aware of the developments in this field and to meet the growing demand for...

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“The Lord allows us to know the divine vision
which cannot be described.
We can then know that everything
is under the supreme will.
This vision strengthens devotion.”
– TKV Desikachar on Gītārtha Saṃgraha of Śrī Yāmunācārya Śloka Fourteen
-Yāmunācārya Bhagavad Gītā Chapter Ten
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ĀSANA PLANNING QUESTION EXAMPLE ON EXPERIENCING VĪRABHADRĀSANA AND ITS COMMON VARIATIONS
Example sketch from a one-to-one Yoga teaching theory session.
With an Āsana planning question on a 25-30′ long practice,
focused around....
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YOGA AND THE 21st CENTURY
2. Yoga and Health
Question:
Modern medicine has done wonders to improve many ailments, but the contemporary disease which we call stress seems to be difficult to handle for the medical world. Why is Yoga practice....
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NAVARĀTRI OR THE NINE NIGHTS OF DURGĀ AS A TIME FOR MANTRA SĀDHANA…

The nine–night long Nava Rātri, an important occasion in India, is celebrated as a time to honour the Divine Feminine, especially the Goddess Durgā

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108 YOGA SŪTRA STUDY POINTERS – 210 –

In Yoga freedom is in reality releasing the Citta,
from the illusion that, it is the release of the Cit
from the illusion that, it is that which is bound.

This illusion that it is the Cit..

– Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 6

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YOGA AND THE 21st CENTURY
2. Yoga and Health
Question:
In this field do you see the most important contribution from Yoga being on a preventive or a curative level in the coming century?
Desikachar:
I think the most important contribution Yoga can make in the
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108 YOGA SŪTRA STUDY POINTERS – 209 –
According to TKV Desikachar,
the process of cultivating a
state of meditation involves a
connective triad consisting of:
1. Dhyāta
Or, that which initiates the link,
namely the source of our awareness
as...
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YOGA AND THE 21st CENTURY
2. Yoga and Health
Question:
How far do you think that Yoga can contribute to maintaining good health in the coming century?
Desikachar:
It is now known that health is not just the absence of diseases coming from....
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YOGA AND THE 21st CENTURY
1. The Relevance of Traditional Teaching.
Question:
You studied the Yoga Sūtra of Patañjali many times with your father. Could you say a few words about this text, and since it is about 2,000 years old, do you think...
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