The Worlds leading master of Astanga Yoga Known affectionately by his students as Guruji, Jois began his studies in 1927. In 1946 he founded the Ashtanga Yoga Research Institute in Mysore, India, to practice the curative value of Yoga as described by the ancient texts. Ashtanga focuses on the union between body, mind and spirit. It [...]
Bellur Krishnamachar Sundararaja Iyengar was born on December 14, 1918 while his mother, Sheshamma was in the grip of the influenza epidemic. His father, Sri Krishnamachar was a school teacher, and Sundararaja was their thirteenth child. Sundararaja did not have a very healthy childhood, being a victim of malaria, typhoid, and tuberculosis in an era [...]
A very special thanks to Giruji (Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, Mysore, India) for his thoughts on “Spirituality, Yoga, Hinduism.” Yoga is from the Sanskrit word ‘Yug’ meaning union {with the Divine}. These are the different types of Yoga. Before we examine the differences we should remember that all of them lead to the same goal which [...]
The true nature of love is not based on an advantageous response, but on the sheer openness of one heart to another. By: Phillip Moffitt Who are you? Never mind all your fears and insecurities or all the things you have or would like to have. Forget that you want to be a better person. [...]
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