THE SPIRIT OF ASTANGA YOGA
The yoga boom has been
facilitated by the introduction of Astanga (and other styles of yoga) classes
into health dubs and gyms of every major city in the West, and now even in
smaller towns and rural places too. Some people fear that this has resulted in
the dumbing down of Astanga yoga. turning it into a physical workout and
detaching it from its noble origins as a spiritual practice. While this is a
valid fear, it should be noted that among Krishnamacharya’s integrated into a
yoga practice, and cross- fertilization between these forms need not
necessarily be seen as a bad thing. Yoga is a state of mind rather than a
strict series of actions and this can be applied to any task you do, whether it
is dishwashing. running a marathon or doing the Primary Series.
