Prajnatara's "It's the Attitude that Counts"

The Fireplace Records, Chapter 16

Prajnatara's "It's the Attitude that Counts"

Bill and Frank were Dharma Buddies for a number of years.  Their 'Book of the Month Club' choice in April was the "Book of Serenity" translated and introduced by Thomas Cleary, 1988. They met at the local Brewed Awakenings coffee shop to discuss the book.

Bill opened the Book of Serenity and read from Case 3: The Invitation of the Patriarch to Eastern India:

"A Rajah of an east Indian country invited the twenty-seventh Buddhist Patriarch Prajnatara to a feast. The Rajah asked him, "Why don't you read scriptures?" The Patriarch said, "This poor wayfarer doesn't dwell in the realms of the body or mind when breathing in, doesn't get involved in myriad circumstances when breathing out. I always reiterate such a scripture, hundreds, thousands, millions of scrolls."

Frank said, "I know that some people constantly, mostly silently, repeat a sacred name or phrase or prayer as part of their spiritual training.  When I was a boy we said the Hail Mary Rosary in our Catholic Church. Yogis have their 'Om Mani Padme Hum.' Transcendental meditators had a 'mantra'.  Koan meditators had their 'Hua Tou.'  Pure Landers chant 'Namo Amida Butsu.' Nichiren encouraged worship of the Lotus Sutra and the repetition of the Sutra's Title: 'Namu Myoho Renge Kyo'. Taoists repeat verses from the Tao Te Ching. Christians sing the same favorite hymn over and over."

Bill said, "Good observations, Frank.  Just being alive today and able to think or behave in some way about our spiritual development, even by chanting, is a great opportunity.  However, I have some reservations about Prajnatara's path. When we are sleeping we come close to not dwelling in the realms of body and mind and we don't get involved with myriad circumstances when we are sleeping.  Does my snoring turn the scrolls of scriptures?" Even an evil demon sleeps, does it reiterate scriptures while unconscious?"

Frank said, "A poor traveling wayfarer like Prajnatara cannot haul around delicate paper scriptures. So he must find ways to interpret the ordinary in a sympathetic manner, find ways to use breathing to focus awareness, and find ways to become more detached from desires and less entangled in myriad circumstances. Whether he sits, stands or walks, if he/she keeps the Buddhist attitude he can be an awakened and compassionate person. By being this way, acting like a Buddha, is another way of turning the scriptures, honoring them, if not by reading them because of impoverished circumstances."

Bill said, "Yes, Yes. Sometimes, reading is just not feasible or possible. One's attitude is the primary concern."

Bill added, "Changing the subject, I read that the great California translator and commentator of over 80 classic Taoist and Buddhist sacred scriptures, Thomas Cleary, passed away.  He translated the book we are studying, 'The Book of Serenity.'  I have been reading his translations since 1977."

A Student's Considerations: 

Somewhere, Somehow, Someone is Chanting
A Funeral Chant:

Gate Gate Para Gate Para Sam Gate Bodhi Swaha
Gate Gate Para Gate Para Sam Gate Bodhi Swaha
Gate Gate Para Gate Para Sam Gate Bodhi Swaha
Gate Gate Para Gate Para Sam Gate Bodhi Swaha
Rest in Peace
Requiescat in Pace
Requiescat in Pace
Rest in Peace
Rest in Peace
Gate Gate Para Gate Para Sam Gate Bodhi Swaha
Gate Gate Para Gate Para Sam Gate Bodhi Swaha
Gate Gate Para Gate Para Sam Gate Bodhi Swaha
Gate Gate Para Gate Para Sam Gate Bodhi Swaha
Gate Gate Para Gate Para Sam Gate Bodhi Swaha

No More Breathing In or Breathing Out
The Prayer Wheels Turn Nevertheless

Related Links, Resources, References

Koans: BOS 03, 

Thomas Cleary (1949-2021)

Refer to my Cloud Hands Blog Posts on the topic of Koans/Dialogues.

The Daodejing by Laozi    Best? 

Pulling Onions  Over 1,043 One-line Sayings by Mike Garofalo

Chinese Chan Buddhist and Taoist Stories and Koans

Taoism

Buddhism

Fireplaces, Stoves, Campfires, Kitchens, Pots, Firewood

Chinese Art

Tai Chi Chuan and Qigong

Meditation Methods

Zen Koan Books I Use

Koan Database Project

Brief Spiritual Lessons Database Project: Subject Indexes

Sparks: Brief Spiritual Lessons and Stories
Matches to Start a Kindling of Insight
May the Light from Your Inner Fireplace Help All Beings
Taoist, Chan Buddhist, Zen Buddhist, Philosophers
Catching Phrases, Inspiring Verses, Koans, Meditations
Indexing, Bibliography, Quotations, Notes, Resources
Research by Michael P. Garofalo

The Fireplace Records
By Michael P. Garofalo

Thomas Cleary (1949-2021)

B. K. S. Iyengar and Yoga

Iyengar, B.K.S.  1918-2014 Yogacharya Iyengar

The renowned Yoga Grand Master (Yogacharya) B. K. S. Iyengar was born in Bellur, Karnataka, India on December 14, 1918; and died at the age of 96 on August 20, 2014..  He has taught in Pune, India, since 1936; and all around the world.  "Bellur Krishnamachar Sundararaja Iyengar, (B. K. S. Iyengar)  is the founder of Iyengar Yoga. He is considered one of the foremost yoga teachers in the world and has been practicing and teaching yoga for more than 75 years. He has written many books on yoga practice and philosophy, and is best known for his books Light on Yoga, Light on Pranayama, and Light on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali.  Iyengar yoga classes are offered throughout the world, and it is believed that millions of students practice Iyengar Yoga." 

Light on Life: The Yoga Journey to Wholeness, Inner Peace, and Ultimate Freedom  By B.K.S. Iyengar.  With John J. Evans and Douglas Abrams.  Rodale Books, 2005.  Index, 282 pages.  ISBN: 1594862486.  VSCL. 

Light on Prānāyāma: The Yogic Art of Breathing  By B.K.S. Iyengar.  Introduction by Yehudi Menuhin.  New York, Crossroad Pub. Co., 2012.  Originally published in 1985 in English.  Index, glossary, appendices, 296 pages.  ISBN: 9780824506865.  VSCL.

Light on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali.   By B. K. S. Iyengar.  Foreword by Yehudi Menuhin.  London, Thorsons, 1993.  Index, 337 pages.  ISBN: 1855382253.  VSCL. 

Light on Yoga: Yoga Dipika.   B.K.S. Iyengar.  New York, Schocken Books, 1966, Revised Edition 1977, 1979.  Glossary, index, 544 pages.  ISBN: 0805210318.   Subtitle: Yoga Dipika.  I own the revised paperback edition, 1979.  VSCL.   

 
Yoga: The Path to Holistic Health  By B.K.S. Iyengar.  London, Dorling Kindersley, 2001.  Index, glossary, appendices, 415 pages.  ISBN: 0789471655.  Lavishly illustrated compendium of essential poses, routines, prop use, and yoga routines to help specific health problems.  VSCL.   

 

                

 

Books by "Iyengar Yoga" Teachers

Yoga: The Iyengar Way.  By Mira Silva and Shyam Mehta.  New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1995.  Index, appendices, 192 pages.  ISBN: 0679722874.  A very good reference tool for the study and practice of yoga poses.  VSCL. 

Iyengar Yoga Institute of San Francisco

 

   

Spiritual Transformation: Practices, Techniques, Activities, Paths

Spiritual Transformation:
Practices, Techniques, Methods, Paths, Activities, Expressions
Ways, Tactics, Strategies, Plans, Engagement, Learning

Most people experiment and then discover methods that work best for them, their circumstances, age, culture, personality, education, habits, etc.

When you find a path that works best for you - stick to that way. It is likely that an open-minded and flexible person will use a variety of spiritual practices.  Some aspects of each practice overlap with some aspects of other practices.  

Transformation is not a goal or aim of a practice; the practice itself is the embodiment of transformation.  The process is itself transformation.  Your transformed here and now by doing the practice with some confidence or belief in the efficacy of the practice. As soon as you make the effort to engage in spiritual practices you immediately taste bites of nourishing enlightenment and transformation.  

Aging and Spirituality, Graceful Aging, Coping with Aging

Art, Beauty, Creative Projects 

Asceticism, Self-Denial, Restraint, Fasting, Self-Discipline

Bhakti Yoga, Loving-Kindness, Worship of Other and the Divine

Beauty of Ordinary Objects, Wabi/Swabi, Aesthetics, Tea

Belief, Confidence, Adherence, Trusting

Biofeedback, Electronic Aids, Lights, Air Filters 

Body-Mind Practices, Somatic Therapy

Breathing, Pranayama, Breath Work, Dao Yin

Chanting, Mantras, Sound Healing, Singing

Charity, Benevolence, Sharing, Volunteering

Classes, Lectures, Training Sessions, Learning, Seminars

Cooking, Mindful Eating, Vegetarianism, Good Nutrition

Comparative Religions and Worldviews Studies

Counseling, Psychotherapy, Advisors, Guides, CBT

Eastern Options: Yoga, Buddhism, Taoism, Stoicism, Zen

Exercises: Walking, Yoga, Taijiquan, Stretching, Weight Lifting, etc.

Family Life and Social Responsibilities Met, Householder Duties

Five Senses Awareness and Explorations

Gardening: Soil Work, Planting, Nurturing, Harvesting, Watering, Ecology

Goddess Devotion and Love, Tara, Kwan Yin, Mary, Lakshmi, Shakti

Gratitude, Thankfulness, Appreciation, Satisfaction

Guided Meditations, Hypnotherapy, Wise Stories 

Hatha Yoga, Tantra, Vajira Body, Longevity, Immortality

Healing, Caring, Helping, Informing 

Holidays, Celebrations, Customs, Observances, Eight Sabbats 

Incense, Smells, Fireplace, Flowers 

Interacting with Others, Group Activities, Church or Temple Services

Jana Yoga, Wisdom Path, Insight, Understanding 

Left Hand Tantra: Libertinism, Antinomianism, Sensuality, Sexuality

Magic, Incantations, Prayers, Spells, Esoterica, Tantra

Massage, Acupressure, Self-Massage 

Meditation, Non-judgmental Awareness, Non-Dual Awareness

Music, Songs, Ambient Sounds, Bells/Gongs, Audio lectures

Nature Outdoors: Ocean, Mountains, Desert, Forest, Rivers, Neighborhood, Garden, Parks

Massage, Acupressure, Healing Hands, Reiki, Acupuncture, Chiropractic

Medicines, Herbal Remedies, Alternative Therapies, TCM 

Movies, Documentaries, UTube Videos

Passages Repeated, Spiritual Notebooks, Inspiring Passages, Prayer Books, Hymnals

Persistence, Grit, Willpower, Determination, Perseverance, Dedication

Photography, Drawing, Painting, Viewing Sacred Images

Philosophy, Thoughtfulness, Reasoning, Understanding, Science

Pilgrimages, Visiting Sacred Places, Learning about Holy Sites 

Play, Games, Sports, Homo Ludens

Praying, Invocations, Spells, Recitations 

Reading, Research, Self-Study, Scriptures, Classics 

Reflections, Ruminations, Considerations, Reminders

Retreats, Vision Quests, Isolation, Solitude, Solo Practice

Riddles, Puzzles, Poems, Dilemmas, Koans

Rituals, Sacraments, Sacred Rites, Rites of Passage

Sacred Objects: Altars, Statues, Bowls, Art, Books

Sacred Places, Sacred Circles, Sacred Groves, Buildings

Service to Others, Helping, Volunteering, Charity

Shamanism, Visions, Astral Travel, Meeting Spirits, Drugs 

Simplicity, Frugality, Conservation, Respect for Things

Sitting in Quiet Awareness, Sitting in Oblivion, Zuowang

Smiling, Joyfulness, Positive Vibrations, Laughter, Jokes

Stories, Inspiring Fiction, Poetry 

Strength Training, Weightlifting, Endurance Events

Spiritual Guides, Gurus, Enlightened Persons, Elders

Supernatural Beings: God, Allah, Shiva, Avatars/Incarnations (Jesus, Krishna, Buddha, Vishnu), Nature Spirits, Angels, Saints, Demons, Bodhisattvas, Dao, Wee Folk, Immortals (Xian), etc.  

Tai Chi Chuan, Qigong, Dao Yin, Martial Arts

Tarot, I Ching, Random Visuals/Archetypes/Reminders

Theology, Thinking about the Divine, Scripture Study 

Traditions, Ancestors, History, Religions, Philosophies

Walking, Hiking, Sauntering, Kinhin Walking Meditation 

Yoga

Virtue Ethics, Morals, Proper Behaviors, Karma, Niyamas, Values

Visualizing, Imagining, Pretending, Fantasies, Dreams

Vows, Precepts Taking, Initiation, Confirmation

Work Responsibilities, Career, Management, Effort, Right Livelihood

Worship, Submission, Dedication, Bhakti Yoga

Writing, Journaling, Blogging, Web Publishing 

Zazen, Seated Zen Meditation, Zuowang  

Springtime in Vancouver, WA
Mike Garofalo reading Moshe Feldenkrais

"I am a seeker of truth on a spiritual journey. 
I believe life has sacred meaning and purpose.
May my behavior today express my deepest beliefs. 
May I approach each and every task today with quiet impeccability. 
May I be a simple, humble, and kind presence on the earth today. 
May I see the Divine Nature in all beings today. 
May I be grateful today to those who came before me,
and may I make the roads smoother
     for those who will travel them after me. 
May I leave each place at least a little better than I found it today. 
May I truly cherish this day, knowing that it may be my last. 
May I remember, remember, remember, not to forget, forget, forget."
-   Bo Lozoff, It's a Meaningful Life: It Just Takes Practice 

How to Live a Good Life: Advice from Wise and Respected Persons
Compiled by Michael P. Garofalo

Yoga, Tai Chi, and Zen

"Questioner:  Is it wise to combine Hatha Yoga or Tai Chi or Karate with Zen?

Roshi Philip Kapleau: Both Hatha Yoga and Tai Chi, provided you separate them from their philosophical aspects and do not devote more time to them than to Zen, go well with zazen and in fact strengthen it.

Questioner:  Do you do any of these, Roshi?

Roshi:  Yes, I do Hatha Yoga for about an hour daily.

Questioner: What time of the day do you do it?

Roshi:  In the morning.  First we have zazen, then chanting and then yoga.  It is an excellent way to start the day.  My teachers, Harada-roshi and Yasutani-roshi, both did calisthenics for an hour every day until the age of about eighty-five.'

-  Zen: Merging of East and West (1989).  By Roshi Philip Kapleau (1912-2004).

Tiger Frolic Chi Kung Exercises #1

Tiger Frolics Mind-Body Fitness Practices

Chinese Health and Fitness Exercises (Chi Kung, Qigong, Dao Yin)
Webpages by Michael P. Garofalo, M.S.

Tiger Frolic Chi Kung (Energy Work, Qigong) Exercise Routines  

1.  The Tiger Lunges and Attacks

Feet together.  Stand up straight.  Arms at sides.
Bring hands to waist level with tiger claw hands (fingers open and curled).
Step out to left side at a 45 degree angle with the left leg.  Step into a high lunge posture.
As the left foot lifts and steps to the side, draw both hands up the body to above the head, lift the head, circling both arms up and down.
As the left foot comes to the floor, both hands, separated by a foot or so, claw downward to about waist level.
Draw the arms back to the waist (as if pulling the captured prey close to your Tiger body) and the left foot is drawn back to beside the right foot. 

Do the same movement to the right side.
Step out to right side at a 45 degree angle with the right leg.  Step into a high lunge posture.
As the right foot lifts and steps to the side, draw both hands up the body to above the head, lift the head, circling both arms up and down.
As the right foot comes to the floor, both hands, separated by a foot or so, claw downward to about waist level.
Draw the arms back to the waist (as if pulling the captured prey close to your Tiger body) and the right foot is drawn back to beside the left foot. 

Try to do 4 repetitions to the left side and also to the right side.  

Movement source citation:  Tiger Frolic #3, Big Lunge.  UTube Video, 1:34 minutes.  Performed by Anson Rathbone, 2007.  As taught by Deguang at NESA's Medical Qigong Class.

Tiger Frolic Qigong Exercise #1

Eight Animals Frolics Mind/Body Fitness Practices (Chi Kung) by Mike Garofalo

Qigong (Chi Kung) Exercises 

Green Way Research Subject Index


Each Monday for the next year I will be posting short descriptions of exercises from the Eight Animal Frolics Chi Kung Practices.  By the end of this project, you will have 52 exercises: Eight Animals with 6 or 7 Exercises for each Animal Frolic.  The webpage for the specific animal will also have photographs of me doing these exercises on the webpage.    

Chinese exercises to improve fitness, maintain good health, increase energy, and improve the chances for longevity have a very long documented history in China.  

Nurturing Natural Peace

"You've probably experienced something similar after finishing a long and difficult job, whether it involved physical labor or the type of mental effort involved in writing a report or completing some sort of financial analysis.  When you finish the job, your mind and body naturally come to rest in a state of happy exhaustion.  This perfectly effortless state of relaxation is what is meant by natural peace." ...

"First, assume a position in which your spine is straight, and you body is relaxed.  Once your body is positioned comfortably, allow your mind to simply rest for three minutes or so. Just let your mind go, as though you just have finished ad long and difficult task.
Whatever happens, whether thoughts or emotions occur, whether you notice some physical discomfort, whether you are aware of sounds or smells around you, or you mind is a total blank, don't worry.  Anything that happens or ─doesn't happen─ is simply part of the experience of allowing you mind to rest.
So now, just ret inn the awareness of whatever is passing through you mind ...
Just rest ...
Just rest ..."

"Let me confide in you a big secret.  Whatever you experience when you simply rest your attention on whatever's going on in your mind at any moment is meditation.  Simply resting in this way is the experience of natural mind." ...

"In fact, experiencing natural peace is easier than drinking water.  In order to drink, you have to expend effort.  You have to reach for the glass, tip the glass so that the water pours into your mouth, swallow the water, and then put the glass down.  No such effort is required to experience natural peace.  All you have to do is rest your mind in its natural openness.  No special focus, no special effort is required."
-  Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche, "The Joy of Living," 2007, pp. 55-58



So, I relax, breathe gently and easily, stand up straight, unloosen myself from thinking and judging, settle down into ease, rest the mind, and begin a slow and easy Taiji form ... one path to "natural peace."


Relaxation, Sung, Fang Song, Rest, Ease

Tai Chi Chuan

Buddhism

Playing like a Deer

"The Deer Play is to imitate the shape and movement of a deer hoping to attain long life and pure soul like a deer. The features of a deer are its gentle disposition, swift movement, love to push with horns, and good at running. When it stands it likes to stretch its neck to glance at things afar. The deer also likes looking at left and right and its rear foot. It is also good at moving its tail bones (sacrum). The tail bone is the place where the Jen and Du meridians meet. Thus, during practice, the practitioner not only needs to imitate the attitude of a deer with swift movement and calm spirit, but also need to focus attention on the tail bone. This will guide Qi to the whole body, open meridians, circulate blood, relax tendons and bones, and benefit kidney and strengthen waist. It can also enhance blood circulation in the abdomen. This play is suitable for curing dysfunctional nerves in the internal organs, chronicle infections of the internal organs in the abdomen, fatigue in the waist muscles, nerve pain in the pelvis, deteriorated thigh bones, and the lack of sex drives."
-   Five Animal Frolics  

"Breathing in and out in various manners, spitting out the old and taking in the new, walking like a bear and stretching their neck like a bird to achieve longevity - this is what such practitioners of Daoyin, cultivators of the body and all those searching for long life like Ancestor Peng, enjoy." -   Chuang-tzu, circa 300 BCE. 

"Firstly, we analyze its function in the aspect of psychological regulation as it is required that the practitioner should do it before and during each routines in the exercise of the Health Qigong Wu Qin Xi. The practitioner should mind on the Dantian and rid of the distracted thoughts with quiet mind and spirit before the exercise, get into the imitation of its physical activities of each animal in the exercise. When practicing the tiger exercise, try to imagine yourself as a fierce tiger in the mountains who is looking down upon other beasts and stretching its own pawns and about to pounce on its prey; in the deer exercise, imagine that you are prudent and mild, jogging on a green field; in the exercise of the bear, you are a clumsy bear, composed and steady, freely roaming the forests; in the monkey exercise, you become a happy and agile monkey; in the bird exercise, you are a free bird with quiet mind and flying in the sky. Therefore you can continuously regulate the mind state in the exercise and it is helpful to the relaxation of the mind. The regular exercise of this skill can transform and regulate the mind of the practitioner to relieve the spiritual nervousness, improve the emotional stability, reduce the mental stress and keep the healthy mind."
-   The Effect of Precaution against Sub-health of the Health Qigong Wu Qin Xi.  Chinese Health Qigong Association.  2008.   

 

Five Animal Frolics

Deer Frolic  (Someday I might finish this webpage.  Oh well!  No hurry!) 

Taijiquan Workshop in Sacramento

"Hello Taiji enthusiasts:

On April 23rd and 24th Master Ronnie Yee will be giving a Chen style taiji (based on the practical method) workshop. The workshop will be covering some basics of Chen taiji, many validation drills (two person stuff) Push hands pattern and something that everyone in the last workshop really enjoyed more Mitzvah training. Mitzvah technique is a unique set postural exercises. Some of them to get your alignment all straight and others to help you stretch without pain. All about releasing into the movement. Ronnie attributes much of what he can do to what he has learned and practiced in Mitzvah technique. Not very many people in the US know about this. It is kind of an off shoot of the Alexander Technique but much more involved with the whole body.

Saturday will be from 12:00 to 4:30 so arrive already having eaten from lunch. There will be a free meet and greet from 9:00 to 10:30 on Saturday morning in the Fair Oaks Village Park. Then we break for lunch and go indoors the facility which is at 8066 Sunset Ave. Corner of Fair Oaks Blvd and Sunset. Held in the Level Up Martial arts school.

Sunday the workshop will be from 9:00 to 11:30 and from 1:00 to 4:00.

Cost for the workshop will be $60 for one day and $100 for two days. There will be a 10% discount if paid by April 15th. You can make Check out to Carmen Farruggia or to Eric Smith. Send it to 4864 Tommar Drive. Fair Oaks, CA 95628

Email me, Carmen Farruggia, if you have any questions. Or call 916-965-4469"

Valley Spirit Yoga Posures List

I continue to work a little each week on my new Valley Spirit Yoga Postures List.  The last release, Version 12, 25 pages, was completed on January 4, 2013.  It online version is in the PDF file format, read only, 182KB.  I hope to have the next release, Version 13,  ready for distribution on March 1, 2013. 

This list is in alphabetical order with entries under both the English name or phrase for the yoga posture (asana) and the Sanskrit name or phrase for the posture (asana, exercise, form, shi). This detailed list includes coded references to descriptions in six yoga textbooks for every named posture.  The list also includes some of the Chi Kung postures that I teach in many of my yoga classes.  Coding for each entry by the kind of yoga posture, e.g., balancing, standing, supine, lunge, backbend, etc.  Coded also for the fitness difficulty of the posture relative to restorative, beginning, intermediate and advanced students.  The list includes a bibliography and notes.

Hatha Yoga Postures List and Index

Hatha Yoga Postures (Asanas) List and Index
Alphabetical arrangement by both the English and Sanskrit names of postures.
Page citations to descriptions in eight influential yoga textbooks, e.g., Light on Yoga, Yoga the Iyengar Way, Yoga Anatomy, Hatha Yoga Illustrated, Anatomy of Hatha Yoga, Yoga: The Path to Holistic Health, etc.
Information as to type and level of difficulty for each posture.  
Includes many Chi Kung (Qigong) postures used in my yoga classes.
Updated weekly
By Michael P. Garofalo, M.S. 
Valley Spirit Yoga, Red Bluff, California
24 pages in PDF (Print Only) format
December 1, 2012

Hatha Yoga Postures (Asanas) List and Index

Standing Hatha Yoga Postures List

Supine Hatha Yoga Postures List

MPG Yoga Studies Lists

Valley Spirit Yoga

Valley Spirit Qigong (Chi Kung)

Standing Hatha Yoga Postures List

Standing Hatha Yoga Postures List
English and Sanskrit Names
Indexed by Yoga Textbooks
MPG Yoga Study List #8
Prepared by Michael P. Garofalo, M.S.
5 Pages, PDF
26 November 2012


List of Hatha Yoga Postures, English and Sanskrit, Indexed by Textbooks.  
22 pages, PDF.
MPG Yoga Study List #4.
Prepared by Michael P. Garofalo.  

Hatha Yoga Study Lists by Mike Garofalo

Valley Spirit Yoga, Red Bluff, California

Supine Yoga Postures List

Supine Hatha Yoga Postures List
English and Sanskrit Names
Indexed by Yoga Textbooks
MPG Yoga Study List #13
Prepared by Michael P. Garofalo
4 Pages, PDF


List of Hatha Yoga Postures, English and Sanskrit, Indexed by Textbooks.  21 pages, PDF.
MPG Yoga Study List #4.
Prepared by Michael P. Garofalo.  

Yoga Study Lists by Mike Garofalo

Hatha Yoga Study Lists
By Michael P. Garofalo, M.S.
Valley Spirit Yoga, Red Bluff, California, © 2012
 

MPG Yoga Study Lists Series

1.  Yamas and Niyamas, English and Sanskrit   (1 page, PDF) 

2.  Hips and Legs - Anatomy List   (2 pages, PDF) 

3.  Ten Paramitas List   (1 page, PDF) 

4.  Hatha Yoga Postures List, English and Sanskrit, Indexed by Textbooks   (18+ pages, PDF)

5.  Hatha Yoga Postures Study List A   (1 page, PDF) 

6.  Hatha Yoga Postures Study List B   (1 page, PDF) 

7.  Back and Neck - Anatomy List   (1 page, PDF) 

8.  Standing Hatha Yoga Postures Study List 8  (4 pages, PDF) 

9.  Backbending Hatha Yoga Postures Study List 9  (3 pages, PDF) 

10.  Restorative Hatha Yoga Postures Study List 10  (2 pages, PDF) 

11.  Sitting Hatha Yoga Postures Study List 11  (2 pages, PDF) 

Dancing Warrior

Dancing Warrior Yoga Flow Sequence

This "Dancing Warrior" Vinyasa/Flow sequence was created by Shiva Rea in the 1990's while she was studying yoga and dance at the World Arts and Cultures Department at the University of California at Los Angeles. 


1.  Adho Mukha Savanasana, Downward Facing Dog
2.  Tail of the Dog (right left up in Adho Mukha Savanasana) 
3.  Anjanayasana, Lunge
4.  Virabhadrasana I, Warrior I
5.  Virabhadrasana II, Warrior II
6.  Parsva Virabhadrasana, Reverse Warrior
7.  Utthita Parsvakonasana, Extended Angle from Lunge 
8.  Virabhadrasana I, Warrior I
9.  Chaturanga Dandasana, Crocodile
10.  Urdhva Mukha Svanasana, Upward Facing Dog
11.  Adho Mukha Savanasana, Downward Facing Dog  

Repeat the entire sequence to the other side. 


Source: 
Yoga Sequencing: Designing Transformative Yoga Classes, p.140-141.  By Mark Stephens.  Berkeley, California, North Atlantic Books, 2012.   Index, bibliography, notes, resources, appendices, 506 pages.  ISBN: 978-1583944974.  VSCL. 


MPG Yoga Study Lists

Valley Spirit Yoga