ASHTANGA LEVEL 1-2 today at 5:00 pm. Today well practice the Ashtanga pose Garbha Pindasana (Embryo in Womb posture) similar to the Garbhasana (Womb) posture shown in below folio from the Bahr al-Hayat (Ocean of Life), which is known to be the earliest treatise to systematically illustrate yoga postures. Garbha Pindasana is said to reduce abdominal fat, and benefit the liver and spleen. I think most of us need all of these things in preparation for the summer months ahead.:) Garbhasana (Womb Posture). Folio from the Ocean of Life (Bahr al-Hayat); India, Allahabad, ca.1600-1604 CE Opaque watercolor on paper, 22.2 x 13.9 cm Read more: smithsonianmag/multimedia/the-worlds-first-exhibition-on-yoga-in-art-photos-99277116/#jFreqlTXZQIWpxFT.99 Chester Beatty Library
Posted on: Mon, 12 May 2014 22:22:56 +0000
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