Guest guest Posted February 12, 2001 Report Share Posted February 12, 2001 In Anne Cushman's article "New Light on Yoga", <a href=http://www.ionet.net/~tslade/yj99.htm target=new>http://www.ionet.net/~tslade/yj99.htm</a> (THANK YOU, TLSLADE!!), you can read the following:<br><br>"When Krishnamacharya was brought to the (Mysore) palace to start a yoga school in the 1920s, his schoolroom was the former palace gymnastics hall, complete with wall ropes and other gymnastic aids, wich Krishnamacharya used as yoga props. He was also given access to the Western gymnastics manual written by the Mysore palace gymnasts. This manual (...) gives detailed instructions and illustrations for physical maneuvres that Sjoman argues quickly found their way into Krishnamachrya's teachings, and passed on to Iyengar and Jois: for example, lolasana, the cross-legged jumpback that helps to link together the vinyasa in the Ashtanga series, and Iyengar's technique of walking the hands down the wall into a back arch."<br><br>Could it be that the legendary "Yoga Korunta" is that "gymnastics manual written by the Mysore palace gymnasts"?<br><br>(Btw, in her book "Yoga: a Gem for Women" Geeta S. Iyengar says that "Yoga Korunta" is ideal during pregnancy.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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