Points of concentration: 16 vital points. (No concentration points in todays practice)
sirsa - the fontanel
murdhna - middle of forehead
bhrumadhya - between eyebrows
nasagra - extremity of the nose
talu mula - back of the palate
lalata - root of the uvula
kantha - throat
kantha kupa - back of the throat
hrdaya - middle of the heart
nabhi - navel
sroni - centre of the pelvis
mula - perineum
jangha- point at top of thighs
janu - point at middle of knees
gulpha - point at middle of ankles
pada angusta - point of the big toes.
Also of note...
Murdhna: the point located in front of the nose
Divya Chakshush: Point behind the head (occipital)
Aditya (the sun) is the disk of the sun, black and shiny,
The star: lying on his back to look as far as possible on the sky
Taraka: the horizon point,
Kumbhaka
A.K. = Antah Kumbhaka (holding of breath after inhalation )
B.K = Bhaya Kumbhaka (holding of breath after exhalation )
See Sribhashyam's Pranayama article on the page at the top of the blog.
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Hi Anthony,
ReplyDeleteIt's a pleasure seeing you blogging again. I'm Adriano Augusto from Spain, Oscar's student.
I started reading your old blog 3/4 years ago, it was an enormous inspiration. I was practising/studing/teaching Iyengar at that time, so it was an eye-opener experience find your blog and the enormous information shared there. I had a Viniyoga background before Iyengar, so Krishnamacharya’s teaching were not odd at all, but I never delved into them. Discover your blog was also discover Ramaswami teachings of Vinyasa Krama, and then Oscar here in Spain where you come to do a seminar.
Me and Oscar met in November 2019, and is my main teacher since then and I learnt a lot everyday.
Your blog has been a source not only of information but also inspiration to many, I thank you for it. When was hacked (Who would hack a yoga blog? It seems that there are people) I tried to find other blogs that hosted your post.
I found this:
https://krishnamacharya3.rssing.com/chan-9028284/all_p1.html
Don’t know if you’re interested on it, but anyway… it has been a way to keep reading your blog since it was hacked.
To me is an honor be able to write here. You has been very important for so many people. If not were for you, maybe we don’t know what is Vinyasa Krama here in Spain. So, again, thanks for that.
I’m so happy now that you’re blogging again and with a very important theme as is Sribhashyam’s teaching. It has been a surprise to discover that you’re doing a proyect on Sribhashyam book, Emergence of yoga. I had the book since Dec 2019 and I did all the practices once, and now I’m doing it again few months ago, trying to see it from a VK perspective, but now I know is not the real pourpose of the book, but as a teacher I tend to view everything with a VK eyes.
Enough writing for now. I’ll make some questions regarding Sribhashyam practices in another moment. For now… thank you for coming back, Anthony.
Adriano.
Thank you for the kind words Adriano, please pass on my love and best wishes to Oscar.
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