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Patanjali's Yogasutram manuscript
illustrated with portraits of Yogis from Mysore in 1981
By N. Sjoman
This handwritten manuscript of the Yogasutram
is illustrated with portraits of yoga people in Mysore in the late 70’s
and early 80’s. The portraits are of specific people though they are
not specifically identified. It is evident that the identifications
were with subtle energies rather than their outward forms although
their outward forms contained those energies.
Modern yoga has more or
less abandoned the shakta tradition pioneered by Matsyendranath in
favour of the more austere hatha tradition. That has been tempered as
well by colonialism, revivalist politics and contemporary social
politics. The portraits indicate how
much farther one can see through visual traditions when spiritual
disciplines are disturbed by the overwhelming authority of lineal
thinking.
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Summary of Research on Yoga
Dr. Sjoman was invited to
the AAR (American Association of Relgions) conference in Washington DC,
November 2006 to participate in a first panel on yoga. The
participants, Elizabeth de Michelis, Joseph Alter and Sarah Strauss all
presented papers on their research. Sjoman was asked to prepare a
paper for his sponsors for publication and since there have been a number of
requests for that paper, an informal proceeding from that conference, the paper is presented here.
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Four Lectures on the Hathapradipika
These lectures will relate the Hathapradipika
to the Yogasutram text, to the Tantrik texts and to documentation of
Tantric practice. The lectures
are by N Sjoman and will reference his own work on that tradition.
The lectures are at The Yoga Shala, Calgary
beginning February 1.
For registration see
www.yogashalacalgary.com
or call 403 2103000 |
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Four Lectures on Patanjali
These lectures are a sutra by sutra explanation of the Yoga
Sutras taking into account contemporary yoga practice, the Sanskrit
scholastic tradition and the western academic tradition. The lectures
are by N Sjoman and will reference his own work on that tradition.
The lectures are at The Yoga Shala, Calgary
beginning November 9. |
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On Samadhi and Asana in the Yogasutram |
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Norman Sjoman has been invited to give a lecture in the
Friedhandler Series of Lectures on Non-western Art at the ACAD. He is going
to speak on the etymology of the word "Art" and trace the word back 2000
years or more beyond Western languages to its Sanskrit roots. In the
process, he will discuss the history of ideas around the word both from the
point of view of language and that of art practice. Finally he will discuss
some of the aesthetic theories of art from the Indian point of view that are
relevant to the ideas of art in the lecture.
Wednesday, January 16, 2008 6PM
Alberta College of Art and Design
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Turning the Wheel: A review of Yoga
Critical Alignment
This book is one of the most important books to
come out on yoga. It details movement in yoga based on an anatomy from
yoga rather than standard anatomies and indicates how asanas are to be used
both to remove dysfunction and as a basis for meditation. It will be
the standard work for years to come. |
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Review |
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Critical Alignment is a unique yoga therapy designed by
Gert van Leeuwen at his Bharata Yoga Institute in Amsterdam. It emphasizes
extending the upper back and freeing the area from the neck down through the
entire spine.
This is a unique yoga therapy specifically designed for those with
chronic pain caused by injury stress or repetitive strain and for
facilitating movement in all aspects.
Critical alignment develops an awareness of the difference
between the movement muscles on the surface of the body and the postural
muscles that are situated closer to the spine and the joints. Through
consistent practice of therapy poses using specialized yoga tools and
breathing techniques, it is possible to stabilize posture through the
postural muscles that alleviates the stress and tension in the movement
muscles. It releases that tension, allows mobilization and
co-ordinates that into body posture and movement.
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Critical Alignment Yoga Therapy
with Sherryn Rault Certified Yoga Instructor and Critical
Alignment Yoga Therapist. She is a member of the IYAC, the
Alberta Yoga Association and the Int'l Association of Yoga Therapists.
SherYoga Therapy Studio
9516 - 5 St SE, Calgary AB, Canada
Call 403-8161502
sheryoga@shaw.ca
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Classes with Kate Charlebois, Registered
Massage Therapist, Certified Yoga Instructor and Critical Alignment
Therapist
Call 403-8703591 |
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Classes with Danielle Pechie
Certified Rolfer, Astanga Instructor
Wednesday 9:15-11AM
Call 403-8096383
Location: Yoga, Therapy and Body Works
213 - 19th Street NW (next to Soul Food Books)
Private classes with Shane Miller, Acupuncturist, Yoga
Instructor, Doctor of Chinese Medicine
Call 403-5893826
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Critical Alignment
Workshops : 6th Annual Series
With Gert Van Leeuwen
International Yoga Teacher and Author
2009
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