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Yoga Conference Highlights from Sharath’s Stockholm Visit
There is a new video of Sharath doing a conference in Stockholm recently. Enjoy.
Highlights from the Video:
- Ashtanga is based on Patanali’s 8 limbs of yoga
- Yoga is to control the mind, stop the mind and bring stability to the mind
- Incorporate Yamas and Niyamas into your life
- The verse sthira-sukham-āsanam, Yoga Sutra 2:46, a yoga postures should be steady and comfortable refers to the state of the posture after a long period of daily practice. At first the pose is not steady or comfortable. That comes with time
- No fear, no fun
- If you change the vinyasa system, it won’t serve its purpose
- Led class is for understanding the vinyasa and breath.
- Numbers of breath can change but practice should not be to fast or to slow
- Primary Series should be no longer than 1 hr 20, 25 minutes
- Sharath was sick as a child. He was in bed for 4 months with no walking
- When he practiced as a teenager, Sharath got up at 3:30AM
- Asana is not the final state of yoga
- Asana is for stability of mind and body and to gain health. You need this to experience the higher limbs and states of yoga
- The new rule of studying for two months with an authorized certified teacher is because he is only 1 person and he cannot handle all the students coming in by himself. He teaches from 4AM-12:30PM and then has to be with his wife and children.
- Mula Bhanda brings stability to the mind
- Jalandhara Bandha is mainly practiced during pranayama
- Yoga is a spiritual practice
- Yoga should happen within you
- Yoga is 24 hours a day
- Yoga is not limited to asanas
- Do what you can
- Don’t compare yourself to others
- Do the closing prayer every day. It is for a healthy society, to support the path of truth and the happiness of all beings including animals.


One Comment
Diego
What about uddyana bhanda?