YOGA SADHANA - e Art of Sequencing Asanas and Prānāyāmas - by Ali Dashti & Kate Beck Patañjali Yoga Switzerland www.patanjali-yoga.info - PREFACE - This book is a complete guide for those Sādhakas (practitioners), who are looking for a guidance to safely proceed on the path of Yoga and to deepen their knowledge. It is the only one of its kind, because it includes sequences for beginners, advanced and senior practitioners as well. I myself was taught those sequences by my teachers in Pune, India, and I have practiced and taught them since 1986, without experiencing any of the problems or injuries most other yoga practitioners are complaining about. Wrong sequencing is going to lead to physical problems and psychological damages. Oſten, simple āsanas like for example Anantāsana are taught and practiced only in the Senior Levels, and Padmāsana and so called “knotting poses” are introduced too early. e art of sequencing is not something that has fallen from the sky, nor is it something that should just come to your teachers' or to your mind. e art of sequencing is a paramparā (literally means an uninterrupted row or series, order, succession, continuation, mediation, tradition) and has been handed over from the Guru to the Śishya (pupil) since the time of Patañjali. So, here I present a safe guideline for your daily practice. Practice and study the sequences and in order to protect yourself, learn to distinguish between a „correct“ and a „wrong“ sequence, so you can go on enjoying the benefits, the practice of yoga will bring to you. Ali Dashti, Bern 2013 Price: Printed Book: CHF 25.- plus shipping (Europe CHF 12.- / Overseas CHF 18.-) PDF: CHF 20.- Beck Katharina, 3013 Bern IBAN:CH10 0900 0000 3014 3309 2 BIC: POFICHBEXXX
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YOGA SADHANA - The Art of Sequencing Asanas and Prānāyāmas -
- PREFACE - This book is a complete guide for those Sādhakas (practitioners), who are looking for a guidance to safely proceed on the path of Yoga and to deepen their knowledge. It is the only one of its kind, because it includes sequences for beginners, advanced and senior practitioners as well. I myself was taught those sequences by my teachers in Pune, India, and I have practiced and taught them since 1986, without experiencing any of the problems or injuries most other yoga practitioners are complaining about. Wrong sequencing is going to lead to physical problems and psychological damages. Often, simple āsanas like for example Anantāsana are taught and practiced only in the Senior Levels, and Padmāsana and so called “knotting poses” are introduced too early. The art of sequencing is not something that has fallen from the sky, nor is it something that should just come to your teachers' or to your mind. The art of sequencing is a paramparā (literally means an uninterrupted row or series, order, succession, continuation, mediation, tradition) and has been handed over from the Guru to the Śishya (pupil) since the time of Patañjali. So, here I present a safe guideline for your daily practice. Practice and study the sequences and in order to protect yourself, learn to distinguish between a „correct“ and a „wrong“ sequence, so you can go on enjoying the benefits, the practice of yoga will bring to you.
