by Dr Monica Gauci | Oct 23, 2015 | Anatomy/Rehabilitation, Asana, Ashtanga Yoga
Recently, I was instructing my students on looking after their knees in hip-opening asana. I said, “Do you know anyone who is pretty inflexible in how they like to do things, is very sensitive, tends to hold a grudge if you do something they don’t like and if you hurt...
by Gregor Maehle | Oct 10, 2015 | Ashtanga Yoga, Meditation and Samadhi, Yoga Philosophy
The Ashtanga Picture Project interviewed me on my latest book and its subject samadhi. Here it is: Q: What is Samadhi? A: There is actually a whole chapter in the book clarifying this and defining samadhi. Importantly samadhi is an impermanent state that you enter and...
by Gregor Maehle | Oct 3, 2015 | Anatomy/Rehabilitation, Asana, Ashtanga Yoga, Meditation and Samadhi, Pranayama
I was asked why we put the right leg into full lotus (Padmasana) first and whether it gets balanced out later on in the practice? In my 2006 text Ashtanga Yoga Practice and Philosophy I wrote: “Why is Padmasana traditionally done only by first placing the right leg...
by Gregor Maehle | Oct 2, 2015 | Ashtanga Yoga, Ecology, Meditation and Samadhi, Society/ civilisation, Teaching, Yoga Philosophy
You can get it here on this site at https://chintamaniyoga.com/shop/ or at your favourite online retailer. Currently available as hardcopy only but ebooks formats are coming soon. A summary of the content: The book culminates in a detailed description of the eight...