http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=earyog08-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=5914780039&fc1=000000&IS2=1<1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifrI am waiting to finally read the legendary Lino Miele‘s book. There is a lot of stories surrounding it, which he tells in the Guruji book- like when Guruji told him to print 10,000 copies, then Lino asked: “how much should we charge” and P.Jois replied 100 dollars. Lino then goes on to explain his own interpretation that it did not really mean 100 dollars but that the value of the book is really that much, and back then!
The book is out of stock at amazon, I just put the picture on the right as a tease, I believe I found it at ashtanga.com
Lino wanted to have three series included in the book, including primary, intermediate and Advanced A, and John Scott had done the drawing for the advance 3rd series, but Pattabhi Jois said to him:
“Good, well done, but take the last part out, Advaned A – we don’t want”.
Lino agreed but was still dubious, so he asked John Scott to call Eddie Stern who happened to be in Mysore to see if further clarification could be achieved, this is what Guruji told Eddie:
“…People will look at the book and imitate, and that is no good. Look at advanced A, they want to do it, the ego is very high, and they break themselves, for what reason” There is no reason to do this. We don’t want“
And so the book (have not seen it yet) only has primary and intermediate.
http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=earyog08-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=B0019FM5YE&fc1=000000&IS2=1<1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifrAnother thing I have on order which is also quite exciting is the first DVD set that I know of on anatomy, by David Keil.
I am very grateful to David whom one day, and out of the blue, took time out of his day to answer our nutation question here at the blog. The article continues to be in one of the most read in the past 30 days even though I do not control that part it is done by google/blooger and based on the number of people that read the article. On that day I realized that David is dedicated to adding value and I am very much looking forward to the DVD, have you seen it?
David teaches with his wife Gretchen in Miami. He says they are always travelling.
I just realized that David teaches anatomy together with John Scott who was mentioned on the context of the previous book. I like how interconnected this small world of ashtanga yoga is.
Then, as a suggestion from Grimmly I found out about a) the led classes of primary and intermediate series dictated by Guruji you can also buy them here, by donation, 25 dollars within the US or 30 dollars outside. Thanks Grimmly!
Finally, my recent fascination with the story telling abilities of A.G. Mohan in his book “Krishnamacharya His Life and Teachings”I have ordered two other books of him, I thought he had written two in total but it turns out he has 3!, the two I have not seen yet are:
Yoga Therapy: A Guide to the Therapeutic Use of Yoga and Ayurveda
and
Yoga for Body, Breath and Mind: A Guide to Personal Reintegration
So, should be a week full of reading, not to mention I am still delighted to read the Yoga Makaranda, which is available free, here
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