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Making the Practice Yours!
YOGA for ALL
Viniyoga
is a form of Yoga that seeks to meet the needs of the individual.
From person to person, methods, levels, and sequences of possible
practices can be applied in different ways. This ancient tradition
of Hatha and Raja Yoga has been passed on from one teacher to
one student for thousands of years. The teacher considers the
energy and physical ability of the student in finding a safe, vigorous, and effective practice.
Paul is now making it possible for students to experience the
true power of Yoga in the style of teachings given to him at
the Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram in India. Students have the
opportunity to request personalized, sessions wherein Paul will
guide each student, effectively addressing individual concerns
and encouraging the development of a more rewarding home practice.
Even in a class of 5 people, there are many differences in the
way each person may need to work. One student may suffer from
back pain while another has depression, again the next student
may suffer from a weak heart as another may have constipation,
and the fifth mentioned may be perfectly healthy looking for a
spiritual connection. Each of these situations requires a different
approach to the practice. One way of practice could be perfectly
fine for heart weakness but ineffective for depression, mildly
effective for constipation, troublesome for back pain and less
than appropriate for the healthy. This is the beauty of Viniyoga.
Paul had been taught in this way, and wants to pass this knowledge on to his students.
This program is highly recommended for anyone wishing to go beyond
the possibilities offered in group classes. The deeper level of
practice you can achieve through one on one instruction will set
the foundation of a home practice, opening the doorway to the
discovery of your unknown self.
"It is far better to be with the teacher on a private basis once
in a while and practice at home, than to go to class daily finding
yourself dependent on a teacher. The dependent student will unknowingly
be led in the wrong direction, for a teacher that permits dependency is her/himself in the wrong direction."
PJJA
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Excerpt from The Heart of Yoga, by TKV Desikachar Q. It seems a little paradoxical that such a wise person a J. Krishnamurthi decided that he needed yoga. A. The teachings of my father are special. Where a human being wants to be healthy, physically and mentally free from illness, this yoga is very useful. People such as Krishnamurthi believed in yoga. Krishnamurthi practiced yoga to keep himself fit and feeling vital in his older age. Some thought he was too old for yoga but we adapted the yoga for his age and medical condition and he always enjoyed it. This is what is special about my father's teaching. His teaching of yoga is not meant to make a person go to the moon or do the best and most complicated gymnastics. It is to provide what a person requires. There is something in this teaching for everyone. |
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Does this exclude the highest realization of yoga that we may call enlightenment?
A. As I said, it provides something for everyone. Whatever is required for growth can be provided. I know some people who gave up their religion and returned to it in a renewed way once they had begun this yoga. Q. Many of today's spiritual organizations teach some form of yoga as part of their recommended path. But many of these yoga practices seem to be quite different from your father's recommendations, or they seem to emphasize certain aspects. |
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