Chapter One of the Yoga Sutra-s
AVI is pleased to announce the release of Gary Kraftsow’s commentary on Chapter One of the Yoga Sutra-s of Patañjali in 12 audio downloads. Study chapter one sutras one section at a time by using the audio downloads. The lectures are also available in a 4-CD set. You will come back to these lectures over […]
A Viniyoga Stress Break at Indiana University Health
Dona Robinson, AVI Viniyoga Teacher and Yoga Therapist Graduate, presented a 15-minute Viniyoga relaxation sequence to 1,500 Indiana University Health leaders and managers on June 9 and 10, 2011. Indiana University Health is a major health care provider in the state of Indiana. Dr. Howard Friedman, a participant in Gary Kraftsow’s workshop at CITYOGA in […]
Pratipaksha Bhavanam
Patañjali uses the word twice in the Yoga Sutra-s. One sutra [2.33] says, “Vitarkabadhane pratipaksha bhavanam.” That’s a very simple sentence. It means that when we have afflicted thinking, then “Pratipaksha bhavanam”: Contemplate and take another view—look at the situation from another perspective. In another sutra [2.34], Patañjali says that if you have negative thinking […]
