Devoted much of the evening to devouring William J. Broad's soon-to-be-released book, The Science of Yoga. Not many candle-burning, page-turning yoga books out there, but this is definitely one of them. Tough book to put down. There's something uniquely special about a science-focused yoga book that doesn't induce immediate bouts of involuntary savasana. Needless to say, I'm entertained and enjoying the book. Perhaps less exciting than some of the more hyped-up claims in the book, in the … [Read more...] about The Science of Yoga introduces modern-day yogis to A Treatise on the Yoga Philosophy by N.C. Paul
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Yoga Makaranda by Sri T. Krishnamacharya
As I've recently been learning more about the modern patriarch of yoga, Sri T. Krishnamcharya, I decided to dive into the Internet to see if I could track down translations of his longer writings, such as the Yoga Makaranda, Yoga Rahasya, Yogavalli, or Yogaasanagalu. Although my initial search proved fairly unfruitful, yesterday I happily discovered on one of my favorite yoga blogs that a translation of the Yoga Makaranda is now freely available for download. What exactly is the Yoga … [Read more...] about Yoga Makaranda by Sri T. Krishnamacharya
Check out the updated “overly brief and incomplete history of yoga” flowchart
Happy to share the latest version of this yoga lineage flowchart from Alison Hinks. Have fun comparing with the previous version of the chart. … [Read more...] about Check out the updated “overly brief and incomplete history of yoga” flowchart
Weekend Video: Sita Sings the Blues
Sita is a goddess separated from her beloved Lord and husband Rama. Nina is an animator whose husband moves to India, then dumps her by email. Three hilarious shadow puppets narrate both ancient tragedy and modern comedy in this beautifully animated interpretation of the Indian epic Ramayana. Set to the 1920's jazz vocals of Annette Hanshaw, Sita Sings the Blues earns its tagline as "the Greatest Break-Up Story Ever Told." Enjoy the show here at Daily Cup of Yoga! DVD also available on … [Read more...] about Weekend Video: Sita Sings the Blues
B.K.S. Iyengar Visits America…
...as chronicled in LIFE Magazine in 1956. Find out more about B.K.S. Iyengar's remarkable life at his official B.K.S. Iyengar Yoga website or at the Iyengar Yoga National Association of the United States website. Yoga is an art, a science and a philosophy. It touches the life of man at every level: physical, mental, spiritual. It is a practical method for making one's life purposeful, useful and noble. — B.K.S. Iyengar The book that made Iyengar a yoga icon: Light on Yoga … [Read more...] about B.K.S. Iyengar Visits America…
Weekend Yoga Video: Maybe Someday
WOW! I also just came across Yogacards.com, an interesting site where you can print off yoga posture cards that can be used during practice for creative sequencing. Looks fairly useful, especially since it's free. … [Read more...] about Weekend Yoga Video: Maybe Someday
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