Do You Do Yoga?

On Thursday, I finally received a copy of “Natamuni’s Yoga Rahasya!” It is a book, translated by TKV Desikachar, that was mentioned by my inspiration, Clare, during the last session of the yoga training. It arrived at my door exactly at the moment I needed it! I opened it up, literally, to a section that was completely relevant to my life at this moment.

It is written in sutras, and it has extensive sections on details of concepts mentioned in the Yoga Sutras, which I found helpful. I was having some insomnia last night, so I ended up reading the entire text and am left with so many questions and inspiration. What I loved most is that there are many ideas introduced which were also introduced by Gary, and that helps to reinforce my learning. The concept of appropriate adaptation of the yoga principles to an individual practitioner is seen throughout the pages of the book. It even speaks of the importance of yoga for women in general, and specifically during pregnancy. It has some not so nice things to say about women and yoga as well, such as “Kriya Yoga has been lost on them,” which my husband found funny

I am working with some of the prescribed practices in the book (it has that much detail), and they have been earth shattering thus far. I must admit that I am amazed. Maybe it is a placebo effect (the source of instruction coming from something ancient/traditional may influence me), but there is definitely an effect. I am looking forward to exploring more with this book and incorporating some of its lessons into my practice.