(Part 2) Best products from r/ashtanga

John Scott and Lino Miele are the original two 'western' teachers who learned the vinyasa count and documented it in the first book. All the poses are learned in Sanskrit. All the ancient yogic texts are written in Sanskrit (hatha yoga pradipika, sutras, etc). Pattabhi and his wife were Sanskrit scholars, as Mysore has a Sanskrit college there are a lot of people who work with Sanskrit in this city. And I'm guessing it evolved naturally when he started teaching to students who knew English to keep them in the practice without breaking the concentration. I wonder how he taught Indian students before the westerners came... Did he use english counts with them too?

I hang it all in the bathroom with a window open so it will air dry. Then I chuck it in a hamper. Then once a week I use Nathan sport wash ( https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000M4IVXM/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_c_api_dE8CzbWDNHHS9 -- sorry, on mobile) to do a load of yoga clothes only.

If I don't let the clothes air dry before I hamper them, they get so dank that doing laundry doesn't make them smell good again. They gotta be dry before going in the hamper.

In a pinch sometimes I sink-wash a set of yoga clothes just to get by if I am out of clean laundry but it's not laundry day yet somehow. I've also had to sink wash yoga mat towels a couple times this summer since I only own 3.

The Language of Yoga - Nicolai Bachman

(book includes audio on CD)

https://www.amazon.com/dp/1591792819/

There is this book about how the organ systems are effected by the ashtanga practice. I am a bit biased since I wrote it, but I backed all the information in it with scientific research from pubmed.com

If you could squeeze in some extra time in the evening (even while watching YouTube, Netflix etc.). Do Virasana, Baddha Konasana, and a low squat. As much time as you can spare - even just 30-60 seconds each(during commercials etc), You can also start with squat 2 minutes, Virasana (sit on a block if you need) 5-10 minutes, baddha konasana 10-20 minutes. Chairs were not too popular among the people who created yoga. Floor sitting will make a lot of yoga much easier. I use these. Timers.

A compilation of info related to Krishnamacharya's and links his digital work is available here:
http://krishanamcharysaoriginalashtanga.blogspot.com/2016/02/a-krishnamacharya-reading-list-with-pdf.html

There are links to the abridged excerpts from Yoga Rahasya broken down into the 4 chapters.

A slightly more reasonably priced english version:
https://www.amazon.com/Nathamunis-Yoga-Rahasya-T-Krishnamacharya/dp/B008015MOU/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1509673538&sr=8-2&keywords=yoga+rahasya

I second u/All_Is_Coming as well, seeing as this is your first death be patient with yourself. There is no "right" or "wrong" way to process grief. If you're worried about it, you sound very normal to me. You may find that your yoga practice may drive you to tears in an emotional sense, it happens to me a lot actually. I assume this is pretty normal. Remember, we store our emotions in our bodies so when we use our bodies we release those feelings.


I recently read "Overcoming Trauma through Yoga" and found a lot of really useful information in there. Maybe you'll find it useful, too.