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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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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…
