Ashtanga Yoga. Gregor Maehle

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      Copyright © 2006 by Gregor Maehle

      All rights reserved. This book may not be reproduced in whole or in part, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, or other without written permission from the publisher, except by a reviewer, who may quote brief passages in a review.

      The material in this book is intended for education. Please consult a qualified health care practitioner before beginning any exercise program and learn yoga under personal supervision. This book is not a substitute for medical advice or instruction from a qualified yoga teacher. No expressed or implied guarantee as to the effects of the use of the recommendations can be given nor liability taken.

      Every effort has been made to contact the holders of copyright of quoted material.

      Originally published in Australia by Kaivalya Publications in 2006.

      Text design and typography by Allan Watson

      Photography by Adrian Kat

      Illustrations by Steve Dance

      Front cover photograph: Gregor Maehle and Monica Gauci performing Kaundinyasana, a posture dedicated to the sage Kaundinya, author of the commentary on Lakulisha’s Pashupata Sutra; back cover photograph: Gregor Maehle and Monica Gauci performing Yoga Mudra.

      Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

      Maehle, Gregor.

      Ashtanga yoga: practice and philosophy: a comprehensive description of the primary series of ashtanga yoga and an authentic explanation of the Yoga sutra of Patanjali / Gregor Maehle.

       p. cm.

      Includes bibliographical references and index.

      ISBN 978-1-57731-606-0 (pbk.: alk. paper)

      1. Astanga yoga. 2. Patañjali. Yogasutra. I. Title.

      RA781.68.M34 2007

      First New World Library edition, September 2007

      ISBN-10: 1-57731-606-1

      ISBN-13: 978-157731-606-0

      Printed in Canada on partially recycled, acid-free paper

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       Note

      It is important to learn Ashtanga Yoga by the traditional method, according to which the next posture is added on only when the student has gained proficiency in the previous one. In this way excessive exertion, fatigue, and unwanted side effects are avoided. Proficiency in a posture can be assessed only by a qualified teacher.

      The importance of learning the method from a qualified teacher cannot be stressed enough. It is not possible to learn yoga from a book or video, because these media cannot provide feedback when the student engages in a posture poorly. If this should be the case, little or no benefit would be gained from the practice; in fact damage could be done.