Sublime

Moving from the deadened spine rather than the pelvic floor and full body usually causes pain and injury because we fold into the easily bendable areas—compressing the lumbar vertebrae, pressing the kidney wings closed at T12, and collapsing the head back on the atlas in the cervical region. When practicing backbends in a more integrated manner, we

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

Aṣṭāṅga Vinyāsa yoga is just this: simple ujjāyī breathing with a little movement tossed in.