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Chakrasana, cakrāsana – the wheel pose
With the Yoga Online Exhibition, I would like to encourage you to explore the question of how the beauty of the human body is created. In order to let the expression of each individual pose have an effect on you with a few thoughts, you will find each photo listed individually here in the Asana Quotes section, together with a short text. The texts are dedicated to different aspects of the deeper meaning of yoga practice. Anyone interested in learning these beautiful postures, should consult a competent yoga teacher to avoid mistakes in practice! cakrāsana Wheel pose with leg variation, the raised leg striving upwards with great ease Swami Vishnudevananda…
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Eka pada viparita dandasana – One legged wheel pose
The yoga online exhibition represented on this website has a story and points into the future, because it serves to explore the question, how we can create the beauty of the body. So how can we manifest a light and attractive expression in the yoga-āsana? As a viewer, you are welcome to participate in the research project with your own yoga photos. Do you have any experiences on the aspect of beauty and aesthetics in yoga practice? For an easy upload of an image file you can use the image upload page. And do not forget to leave an entry in the guestbook! vṛścikāsana in eka pāda cakrāsana …
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Sarvangasana, sarvāṅgāsana – the shoulderstand
The Yoga Online Exhibition that is on this website has a history and points to the future. It encourages the exploration of how beauty is created. With what criteria does the beauty of the human body manifest itself in the representation of yogāsana? As a viewer, you are welcome to participate in the project with your own yoga photos and experiences on the aspect of beauty and aesthetics in yoga. For easy uploading an image file you can use the contact form. And do not forget to leave an entry in the guestbook! sarvāṅgāsana Shoulderstand, striving “dynamically against gravity into the graceful, candle-like line”¹ The shoulderstand is like a flower:…
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Uttana padma mayurasana, uttāna padma mayūrāsana – bridge in lotus pose
The Yoga Online Exhibition that is on this website has a history and points to the future. It encourages the exploration of how beauty is created. With what criteria does the beauty of the human body manifest itself in the representation of yogāsana? As a viewer, you are welcome to participate in the project with your own yoga photos and experiences on the aspect of beauty and aesthetics in yoga. For easy uploading an image file you can use the contact form. And do not forget to leave an entry in the guestbook! Uttāna padma mayūrāsana Bridge in Lotus Pose with “most intensive spiral dynamics in the back”¹ Heinz Grill…
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Eka Pada Setu Bandha Sarvangasana – Bridge Pose
The Yoga Online Exhibition that is on this website has a history and points to the future. It encourages the exploration of how beauty is created. With what criteria does the beauty of the human body manifest itself in the representation of yogāsana? As a viewer, you are welcome to participate in the project with your own yoga photos and experiences on the aspect of beauty and aesthetics in yoga. For easy uploading an image file you can use the contact form. And do not forget to leave an entry in the guestbook! Eka pada setu bandha sarvāṅgāsana Bridge Pose with raised leg and active bending in the upper spine.…
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Halasana, halāsana – plow pose
The Yoga Online Exhibition that is on this website has a history and points to the future. It encourages the exploration of how beauty is created. With what criteria does the beauty of the human body manifest itself in the representation of yogāsana? As a viewer, you are welcome to participate in the project with your own yoga photos and experiences on the aspect of beauty and aesthetics in yoga. For easy uploading an image file you can use the contact form. And do not forget to leave an entry in the guestbook! Halāsana Plow pose with intensive stretching of the body back Swami Sivananda Radha about the plow…
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Sarvangasana, sarvāṅgāsana – Shoulderstand
The Yoga Online Exhibition that is on this website has a history and points to the future. It encourages the exploration of how beauty is created. With what criteria does the beauty of the human body manifest itself in the representation of yogāsana? As a viewer, you are welcome to participate in the project with your own yoga photos and experiences on the aspect of beauty and aesthetics in yoga. For easy uploading an image file you can use the contact form. And do not forget to leave an entry in the guestbook! sarvāṅgāsana Shoulderstand, which “the body striving dynamically against gravity into the graceful, candle-like line.”¹ Heinz Grill…
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Shirshasana, śīrṣāsana – headstand
The Yoga Online Exhibition that is on this website has a history and points to the future. It encourages the exploration of how beauty is created. With what criteria does the beauty of the human body manifest itself in the representation of yogāsana? As a viewer, you are welcome to participate in the project with your own yoga photos and experiences on the aspect of beauty and aesthetics in yoga. For easy uploading an image file you can use the contact form. And do not forget to leave an entry in the guestbook! śīrṣāsana Headstand, allowing a pleasant “calmness in the inverted vertical position” Heinz Grill about the headstand:…
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On June 21 is International Day of Yoga
Have you ever considered signing up for a yoga class? Or do you even practice yoga regularly at home? India requests an International Day of Yoga Nevertheless you may not have heard that June 21 is not just the summer solstice day, but also the date of the Yoga Day Celebration. All 193 member states of the United Nations have agreed “that wider dissemination of information about the benefits of practising yoga would be beneficial for the health of the world population”¹ and a proposal by India was accepted and the result was a resolution, which declares June 21st to be the International Day of Yoga. This resolution also notes…
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Heinz Grill and the artistic way of yoga
A short biography of the author of The Spiritualising of the Body. 1960 – 1985 Heinz Grill as a young mountain climber Heinz Grill was born in 1960 near the Bavarian town of Wasserburg am Inn. He tells that he was a very nature-loving child. His mother had also promoted this by leading her children – three in number – to beautiful places in nature. His parents liked to go to the mountains. From the age of twelve, they took him to the Bavarian Alps. There he discovered his passion for the mountains and especially for rock climbing. Bert Lindauer of the local mountain club was his teacher not only…
