Vinyasa Krama Yoga is the technique practiced and taught by legendary yogi Sri Krishnamacharya. At KAIVALYA MAUI we represent and teach what he shared with his longest standing students Srivatsa Ramaswami (author of The Complete Book of Vinyasa Yoga) and Sri T.K. Sribhashyam (Krishnamacharya's son). We are dedicated to keeping Yoga real, authentic and untainted as handed down to us by the Sages of yore.
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What is VK?
What are the essentials of Vinyasa Krama that we teach? 1) Do asanas with a number of vinyasas, or variations, in succession. It is the art form of yoga practice. Vinyasa means art, and it involves aesthetic variation within the specified parameters. 2) The basic parameters used in Vinyasa Krama are steadiness of the posture, a calm mind, synchronizing the breath with slow movement of the limbs, and while in the postures, having the mind closely following the breath.
Why practice Vinyasa Krama yoga?
To quote Sri Ramaswami: "Vinyasa Krama Yoga is an ancient practice of physical and spiritual development. It is a systematic method to study, practice, teach and adapt yoga. This Vinyasa Krama (movement and sequence methodology) approach to yogasana (yoga posture) practice is unique in all of yoga. By integrating the functions of mind, body and breath in the same time frame, a practitioner will experience the real joy of yoga practice. Each of the important postures (asanas) is practiced with many elaborate vinyasas (variations and movements). Each variation is linked to the next one by a succession of specific transitional movements, synchronized with the breath. the mind closely follows the slow, smooth, deliberate ujjayi yogic breathing; and the yoking of mind and body takes place with the breath acting as the harness."
What is Kaivalya?
Kaivalya = Absolute freedom from the bondage of matter. The ultimate goal of the Yogi.
Friday, October 1, 2010
"Inhale, and God approaches you. Hold the inhalation, and God remains with you. Exhale, and you approach God. Hold the exhalation, and surrender to God."
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