Krishnamacharya own practice?

from the French edition of  T. K. Shribashyam book, Emergence du Yoga

See yesterday's post for more on Emergence du yoga

Update on the contents of Emergence du yoga from the French Amazon page

254 pages
CONTENTS:
The origins and philosophy of Yoga
33 photos of Sri T. Krishnamacharya
131 photos Krishnamacharya students
89 asanas
13 mudras
58 pranayamas practical sessions
11 sessions of mudras
13 sessions of pranayama

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My own approach to the sequence below (practiced it yesterday) was to use the asana mentioned as signposts and, given that I had the time available, add Vinyasa Krama variations/subroutines to the those postures but spending longer in the key posture to focus attention and concentration as indicated. I've always tended to fall back into the Ashtanga framework in my Vinyasa Krama practice, this is an alternative that I'm finding interesting. Perfect too for a second, evening practice.

An outline of Krishnamacharya's own practice?

from the French edition of  T. K. Shribashyam book, Emergence du Yoga

My Translation and Notes

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Apercu des séances pratiques de mon père- Overview practice sessions of my Father

Kapalabhati (see notes below) - 32 breaths

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Ujjayi Anuloma (see notes below) - 6 cycles A.K. (antha-kumbhaka = holding at top of inhalation) 5 seconds, Concentration Kanta (throat) 

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Utthita pada Angushtasana - 6 breaths B.K. (Bhya-kumbhaka = holding at end of exhalation) 5 seconds, Inhalation concentration: Mula  and Kanta (throat) , Exhalation Concentration: Kanta (throat) 

Bhujangasana - 3 breaths, Concentration: bhrumadhya (between eyebrows)

Sarvangasana- 12 breaths, Concentration: kanta (throat)

Sirsasana  - 12 Breaths, Concentration: lalata (center of forehead)

Ardhabadhahalasana - 3 breaths

Halasana - 3 breaths

Karnapindasana- 3 breaths

 Adhomukhapadmasana (but on belly) 

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3 breaths, 

Concentration: Kanta (throat)

Ardhabadha padma paschimotanasana - 3 breaths, inhalation Concentration: nabhi (navel), Exhalation Concentration: Kanta (throat)

Badhakonasana - 12 Breaths, Inhalation Concentration: Mula and Shirsha Exhalation Concentration Mula  

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Basti ( pranayama) 60 cycles

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Nadi Shodana ( pranayama) - cycles, Abhyantara Vritthi

Pranayama Notes from Yoga makaranda ( Part II)

NOTES 

from P R A N A Y A M A  -  An Absolute necessity in YOGA

... by  T.K.SRIBHASHYAM, Nice, FRANCE

http://www.yogakshemam.net/English/homepage.html

UJJAYI ANULOMA: Inhalation (PURAKA) through both nostrils in UJJAYI, Exhalation (RECHAKA) through Left Nostril, without ujjayi, Inhalation through both nostrils in Ujjayi, and Exhalation through the Right Nostril, without Ujjayi.  These two breaths making one Cycle of Ujjayi Anuloma. 

SHITHALI:  Slightly open the mouth, bring out the tongue, fold it lengthwise, to make it resemble a tube, Inhale (aspire) through the mouth.  At the end of the Inhalation, draw back the tongue, close the mouth, and Exhale through Ujjayi, by both the nostrils. 

UJJAYI VILOMA:  Inhale through the Left Nostril, without using Ujjayi, Exhale through Ujjayi, with both the nostrils open.  Inhale, again through the Right Nostril, without using Ujjayi, and Exhale through Ujjayi, with both the nostrils open.  This forms one Cycle. 

UJJAYI PRATHILOMA:   Inhale through Ujjayi, Exhale by the Left Nostril, Inhale by Left Nostril, Exhale by Ujjayi, Inhale by Ujjayi, Exhale by Right Nostril, Inhale by Right Nostril, and  Exhale by Ujjayi.  These 4 breaths make one cycles, and to be of any value, a minimum of 4 cycles or 16 breaths is needed.         

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We now come to the Pranayama that has already been reviewed under the 3rd Category (SURYA BHEDHANA).  Technically speaking, this Pranayama is the same as the one we studied before.  But in this category the aim is to render Prana its natural and original function of being in close association with ATMA, and to show ATMA the path of the Supreme soul (PARAMATHMA) or the Creator.  (It is here that we understand the meaning of Prana Aayama: extending Prana towards the Creator).  In this Surya Bhedhana, concentration is an essential factor.  The concentration during Puraka (Inhalation) is used in such a way as to centralise all the mental faculties including the sensorial ones in HRUDAYA, to stabilise them in HRUDAYA during Antah Kumbhaka, so that cleared of all influences with regard to the external world, the mind reflects  itself, during Rechaka, its Original Nature of revealing the qualities of Atma.

     

      This Pranayama is also called ABHYANTARA VRITHI (or the Inner Movement), because the Sense and the Mental activities instead of going outward, turn inwards.  In this Pranayama, the Concentration Points applied are: Naasagra, Bhrumadhya, Lalaata, Kanta, Kurma Nadi and Hrudaya.

As for NADI SHODHANA, it is always a Pranayama of the end of the session.  For convenient practice of Nadi Shodhana, one should have had some practice of Ujjayi Anuloma, Sarvanga Asana, and if possible Shirsha Asana.  The action of this Pranayama, without Kumbhaka, is not so much on the biological changes in the body.  Its action is more on the clarity of sense perception, removal of sense confusions, attentiveness of the mind.  It should not be practiced when there is nervous irritability, emotional shock, or fear of spiritual sentiments, particularly  in those who do not believe in the value of a Divine Support, or where there is excess of fatigue.  Suitable Pranayama should be practiced at first to improve one's condition before working on Nadi Shodhana.  It is always conceivable to have done either Badha Kona Asana or Maha Mudra or Paschimathana Asana as the last Asana before doing Nadi Shodhana.

3.    NADI SHODHANA with Bahya Kumbhaka influences more the mental plane.  When we talk of mental plane, we talk of the emotions (ANUBHAAVA) and sentiments (STHAAYI BHAVA), having their physical or physiological response.  A disturbed mind, is the mind whose natural functions are overtaken by emotions or sentiments.  As long as these persist, mind will not be clarified, and without a clear mind (MANASSHUDHI) it is not possible to have an insight.

      Nadi Shodhana with Bahya Kumbhaka breaks the link between the emotions, sentiments and their physiological response.  So its action is more on the interrelation between the physical mode of emotions, and the emotional or sentimental impulse.  It goes without saying that this Pranayama comes in the end of a session, that the duration of Bahya Kumbhaka should not exceed on fourth the time of Puraka, that the conditions mentioned for Nadi Shodhana (without Kumbhaka) apply here as well.