Ashtanga Yoga - The Intermediate Series. Mythology, Anatomy, and Practice

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CONTENTSAcknowledgments xiPreface xiiiIntroduction xvPART 1Roots1 Jnana, Bhakti, and Karma: The Three Forms of Yoga 32 Using Indian Myth and Cosmologyto Deepen Your Practice 153 Sanskrit: The Sacred Languageof Yoga 214 The Mythology of the Intermediate Postures 295 The Antiquity of Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga 53PART 2Practice6 Anatomy: Understanding the Capabilitiesand Limitations of Your Body 597 Respiratory Movements and the Breath 798 Reaping the Benefits of the Intermediate Series 87PART 3The Intermediate Series of Asanas (Postures)Introduction 93Warm-Up Postures 95First Connective Section 100Pashasana (noose posture) 100Krounchasana (heron posture) 103Backbend Sequence 106Shalabhasana (Locust Posture) 106Bhekasana (Frog Posture) 108Dhanurasana (Bow-Shaped Posture) 112Parshva Dhanurasana (Side Bow Posture) 113Ushtrasana (Camel Posture) 115
Laghu Vajrasana (Little Thunderbolt Posture) 117Kapotasana (Pigeon Posture) 118Supta Vajrasana (Reclining Thunderbolt Posture) 124Second Connective Section 128Bakasana (Crane Posture) 128Bharadvajasana (Posture Dedicated to Rishi Bharadvaja) 130Ardha Matsyendrasana (Posture Dedicated toMatsyendranath, Half-Version) 132Leg-Behind-Head Sequence 134Ekapada Shirshasana (One-Leg-Behind-the-Head Posture) 137Dvipada Shirshasana (Two-Legs-Behind-the-Head Posture) 144Yoganidrasana (Yogic Sleep Posture) 147Third Connective Section 148Tittibhasana (Insect Posture) 148Arm-Balance Sequence 151Pincha Mayurasana (Feathers of the Peacock Posture) 152Karandavasana (Waterfowl Posture) 155Mayurasana (Peacock Posture) 160Nakrasana (Crocodile Posture) 163Fourth Connective Section 166Vatayanasana (Window Posture) 166Parighasana (Iron Cage Posture) 171Gaumukhasana (Cow Face Posture) 173Supta Urdhva Pada Vajrasana (Reclining Thunderbolt Posturewith One Foot Upward) 176Mukta Hasta Shirshasana (Free Hands Headstand) 178Baddha Hasta Shirshasana (Bound Hands Headstand) 182Backbending, Cool-Down, and Relaxation Postures 186Epilogue 189Glossary 190Bibliography 197Index 199About the Author 209
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R O O T STHE ORIGIN OF YOGAThe Supr
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R O O T SMatsyendranath was a proli
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R O O T SMahayuga, or great yuga, i
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P R A C T I C EThere is no point in
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P R A C T I C ERELATIONSHIP OF UDDI
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