Developing a Personal PracticeAuthor: T.K.V.Desikachar
Subject: Yoga
My rating: 5*, a yoga classic, makes me discover new meanings every time I read it
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From the book:
Ways for achieving Sthira (comfort and lightness) and Sukha (steady alertness):
1. locate knots and resistance in the body and release them. The body can only gradually accept an asana. It is by proceeding gently that we will feel light and be able to breathe easily in the position and therefore really benefit from it.
2. visualize the perfect posture. For this we use the image on Ananta, the king of the serpents, carrying the whole universe on his head while providing a bed for the Lord Visnu on his coiled body. Ananta must be completely relaxed in order to make a soft bed for the lord.
'Not all asanas given there are intended for meditation'
One important precept of Ayurvedic medicine is never to supress the body's natural urges.
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