Musings ...

8 weeks in Mysore !  This time, I go down the “Intensive" path - 3 practices a day! The way was to start slow & steady; build pace and then slow down towards the end of 8 weeks (much like a sine curve… wave…. a flow. It amazes me to find this concept occur in so many aspect of our lives). I spent the first 4 weeks of my sadhana focused on building strength/ stamina through the “Primary Series” of the "Pranavysha Series". Yog Acharaya, Vinay Kumar formulated this vinyasa series. He comes from a classical hatha yoga & pranayam lineage and had infused his knowledge and understanding into a unique series, which he calls, “Pranavashya”.  www.pranavashya.com Most practitioners in Mysore are practicing Ashtanga Vinyasa. There is intrigue & curiosity about Pranavashya. Similar in some aspects to Ashtanga Vinyasa. The highlights  of this sequence are: Breath retention is part of the series, incorporated into asana sequence specifically the vinyasa ...