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B. K. S. Iyengar and the perfect yoga practice
A short biography of the author of Light on Yoga. 1918 – 1951 B. K. S. Iyengar in illness and poverty Bellur Krishnamachar Sundararaja Iyengar was born on December 14, 1918 in Bellur in the Indian province of Karnataka as the 11th of 13 children. Since his mother suffered from a flu infection during birth, it was questionable at birth, whether mother and child would survive. Both survived, but the little Sundararaja, as he was called by his real first name, had a feeble constitution. He was susceptible to disease and as the family was poor, he also suffered from malnutrition. When he was 9 years old, he also lost…
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Swami Vishnudevananda and the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centers
A Short Presentation of the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centers founded by Swami Vishnudevananda (1927-1993). 1957 – Swami Vishnudevananda comes to the West The book Yoga was first published from the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center in Canada in 1983. Unfortunately, the book does not reveal who the people depicted with Yoga-āsana are. Here I would like to briefly introduce the work of the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centers that nowadays are distributed all over the world. The first such center was founded by Swami Vishnudevananda in 1959 in Montreal, Canada. Vishnudevananda had lived, learned and worked with Swami Sivananda Saraswati for 10 years. In 1957 he was sent by his teacher to…
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The beauty of yoga is international
An overview of all other people depicted at the Yoga Online Exhibition, their organizations or websites. An international selection of beautiful yoga asana The page achisoch.com is a kind of wellness website in Hindi language. Under the heading Yoga (योग) there is a post about the Fish pose, matsyāsana. The post explains how to do the exercise, what are the health benefits and what precautions should be taken. Apart from that, the site also features sections on health, nutrition, school and studies, nice sayings in Hindi, etc. On December 11, 2014, the UN officially declared 21st June to be the International Day of Yoga. The Yoga Day Celebration website…
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Eka Pada Viparita Dandasana – the 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! Eka Pada Viparita Dandasana “graceful inward…
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Pada Hastasana – Hand-to-Foot-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? And the project isn’t finished yet. That’s why as a viewer, you are welcome to participate with your own yoga photos. I wonder if you have any experiences on the aspect of beauty and aesthetics in yoga practice? If this is true, than you can upload your own yoga image on the image upload page. And last but not least, do not forget to leave…
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Utthita Eka Pada Hastasana – Standing Pose
The yoga online exhibition has a story and points into the future, because it serves to explore the question of how beauty is created. So how is it manifested in the presentation of a 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! Utthita Eka Pada Hastasana Heinz Grill with slightly uplifting dynamics of the legs The graceful and…
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Parivritta Janu Shirshasana, Revolved Head-to-Knee Pose
The exhibition shown below has a story and points into the future. It serves to explore the question of how beauty is created. How is it manifested in the presentation of yoga-āsana? As a viewer, you are welcome to participate in this research project with your own yoga photos. Have you made 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! Parivritta Janu Shirshasana Revolved head-to-knee-position with aesthetically harmonious shaping of the body Raja Yoga, the royal path of mind…
