Ashtanga Yoga: Practice and Philosophy

Once established in practice, we will swiftly internalize the philosophy and attain higher yoga.

According to Krishnamacharya’s biography,1 the Yoga Korunta contained not only the vinyasa system but also the Yoga Sutra of Patanjali and its commentary, Yoga Bhasya, compiled by the Rishi Vyasa. These were bound together in one volume. We can see from this that, in ancient times, what are today regarded as two systems that only share the same nam

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