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Origins of Ashtanga Vinyasa: Yogasanagalu and Yoga Korunta (yogakuranti) Also, Was Ashtanga designed for Young Boys?

Perhaps some quick posts with some lines that have caught my eye in rereading Krishnamacharya's Yogasanagalu (Mysore  1941), finally translated into English. First up, a tantalising Bibliography, Yogakurunti mentioned four books down. An enjoyable speculative write up on the Yoga Kor…

Pattabhi Jois, Krishnamacharya and the Yoga Korunta story, as told in 1986 YJ

Stumbled upon this edition of YJ while looking for Pattabhi Jois' nail in thigh while in Kapo with Krishnamacharya standing on me story for personal study Here's the Krishnamacharya and Pattabhi Jois Yoga Korunta story as it was passed around back in 1986 Supposedly Pattabhi Jois …

Ashtanga Vinyasa is how old?

Vamana Rishi 'Vinyasa is very old. You don’t see this is any other style of Yoga. This is based on, what I heard, based on Yoga Korunta, which Vamana Rishi wrote. Vamana Rishi is a very big saint, who wrote this system of Asana Practice. So this has come from generations, I don’t know…