Archive | May, 2010

Krama

In Sri Krishnamacharya’s yoga parlance, the word krama is used extensively. It comes from the root kR, to do, the same root for the word karma which means work, deed or action. Krama usually is used to indicate a step by step method. So, vinyasa krama means a step by step artistic approach or methodology. [...]

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Yoga and Bronchial Asthma

In an earlier letter I referred to the use of Neti, Nadishodhana. Kapalabhati, etc., for keeping the upper respiratory tract in good condition and being able to deal with many upper respiratory ailments like sinusitis, rhinitis, chronic sneezing, etc. Neti uses water or a twine to cleanse the upper respiratory tract and Nadishodhana in a [...]

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