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| I was once told that there was an "auspicious" direction to face when practicing asana and pranayama (n,s,e,w). Well, maybe not auspicious, maybe it was energetically beneficial. Well, not only did I forget the benefit, I also forgot the direction. Any input? |
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| east....think sun salutations...the sun rises in the east |
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| I think I will go with east and the sun, I mean eastersun.
Neel Kulkarni
www.authenticyoga.org |
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| Thank you! |
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| When in class I would suggest facing the teacher.
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| afroyogi - 2005-04-24 12:06 PM
When in class I would suggest facing the teacher.
good one |
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Expert Yogi
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The Eastern aspect of the body is the front side, and the Western aspect
is the backside. Paschima means west and Purva means east.
Thus, Paschimattanasana is the "intense western stretch" whilst Purvattonasana
is the "intense eastern stretch." In each case, reference is to the side of
the body being stretched. I'd suppose that the east side should face eastward
during practice, no?
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