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I practiced yoga for years before I even picked up a translation of Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras . After doing so, I became hooked and went on to study the sutras more in-depth. This foundational text, while is best to study with a teacher (or join a sutra discussion group), is so full of wisdom and offers a complete picture of yoga (as opposed to the McYoga we see today in America). This post pays tribute to the perfection of the sutras with resources for further study of the sutras as well as a chanting of the first two chapters of the sutras: One of my favorite translation of the Yoga Sutras comes from T.K.V Desikachar in his book The Heart of Yoga . The Internet archive of the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali is chock full of information for anyone wanting to take his/her study of the sutras deeper. You can download the archive of the Yoga Sutras here . The archive includes translations by multiple authors in a variety of languages, as well as electronic versions of some reference works, translations, sounds and images. And speaking of sounds and images, check out these fantastic videos of the most influential yoga teacher, Krishnamacharya, practicing yoga with the chanting of the sutras (the first two chapters) by his grandson Kaustub as the soundtrack (if you’re interested in the chanting of the yoga sutras, visit the Vedic Chant Center )

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The Beauty and the Depth of the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali

Lululemon and YYoga have joined forces to give the gift of yoga to anyone in the Lower Mainland that is interested. The FREE classes run from February 12 to 28, coincidentally those are the same dates as the Vancouver 2010 Olympics. …

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Vancity Buzz – Vancouver Blog: Free Yoga Vancouver Olympics 2010

A reader recently wrote me to ask the difference between pyramid pose and what I call straight leg lunge (which I know isn’t a great name, since a lunge just isn’t a lunge without a bent leg, but this pose is what happens when you are in a lunge and then straighten the front leg). These two positions are quite similar, but in pyramid pose, the stance is a little shorter to allow for an emphasis on forward bending over the front leg. In the straight leg lunge, the emphasis is more on straightening the front leg rather than forward bending. Also the back heel is placed down in pyramid, with the foot turned out 45 degrees, while the heel stays up in the lunge. These small differences allow for a subtly different stretch. Pyramid Pose – Parsvottonasana Is the Yoga Pose of the Week originally appeared on About.com Yoga on Sunday, January 31st, 2010 at 22:02:26. Permalink | Comment | Email this

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Pyramid Pose – Parsvottonasana Is the Yoga Pose of the Week