In recommending Yoga practices, teachers should always consider……

Series

1. Extract from T Krishnamacharya’s view on Yoga Sūtra C1 v1
2. The term atha signifies auspicious beginning, uninterrupted continuity and an appropriate end.
3. Another aspect of atha is saṃkalpa......
4. Yoga is a saṃskāra (preparation) - a process that......
5. Yoga is a saṃskāra (preparation) in that......
6. The saṃskāra of Yoga prepares one for ātma vidyā and is open to everyone.
7. Yoga is anuśāsana śāstra......
8. The students in turn......
9. In the case of a person whose mind is calm......
10. The way to better oneself is not to ponder over the past but to......
11. Svādhyāya is an inquiry into one's true nature.
12. The practice of Āsana without breathing and without remembering Ananta has no value.
13. Right Yoga is a vine of pleasant fragrance......
14. Abhyāsa is the practice of reflecting on the difference......
15. The ideal Dhyānam (Meditation), which becomes easier with......
16. Past tendencies also determine the mind's direction and.....
17. Even when our understanding is consistent with our perception or......
18. There are different grades of inclination and possibility among......
19. “The term used in those Sūtra (C1 v2-3) is Draṣṭuḥ (Seer)......
20. For curing an illness, Prāṇāyāma practice of at least 24 breaths should......
21. Among the disciplines to be applied are......
22. It can be said that sickness is Citta Vikṣepa and health is Citta Nirodha.
23. In recommending Yoga practices, teachers should always consider...... (This post)
24. Diet has a great effect on Maitrī Bhāvana.
25. The evolution of samādhi is......
26. Slow and regulated breathing using special techniques to......
27. Depending on whether the mind is in a state of Samādhi or not......
28. Avidyā and Freedom (Kaivalya) do not exist together......
29. From this, the role of senses and sense objects in causing......
30. When disturbances that take the mind everywhere but nowhere are......
31. Kriyā Yoga (Activities of Yoga) emphasises that the Kleśa (Afflictions)......
32. These five Kleśa surround the heart of every individual......

“In recommending Yoga practices, teachers should always consider an individual’s particular circumstances. Just as other activities and practices must be adapted to the changes in one’s life, such as ageing, so too Yoga practices need to be adapted as the practitioner changes”
-  T Krishnamacharya’s commentary to Yoga Sūtra C1 v34

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