Astanga ‒ joogaa Sri K. Pattabhi Joisin perinteen mukaan

by Petri Räisänen

Ensimmäinen täydellinen opas Suomen suosituimman joogamuodon maailmaan.

Astangajooga on tuhansien vuosien kuluessa muovautunut harjoitusmuoto, joka kehittää kehoa, mieltä ja sielua. Harjoitus muun muassa kiinteyttää, notkistaa ja voimistaa lihaksia, puhdistaa elimistöä kuona-aineista, rauhoittaa mieltä ja lisää keskittymiskykyä. Joogi tavoittelee energistä ja luovaa tilaa, jossa itsen ja elämän mysteerien oivaltaminen on mahdollista.

Kirjan havainnollisissa kuvissa esitellään astangajoogan harjoitussarja, jota kaikenikäisten ja -kuntoisten on helppo seurata. Ensi kertaa perehdytetään astangan kahdeksaan haaraan, joita noudattamalla voi saavuttaa joogin tilan.

Petri Räisänen (s. 1967) on kansainvälisesti tunnettu joogaopettaja, kansanparantaja, luontaiskosmetologi sekä Helsingin Astangajoogakoulun perustajia. Astanga on kirjoitettu Intian Mysoressa yhteistyössä joogaguru Sri K. Pattabhi Joisin kanssa.

Genres: Nonfiction, Health

185 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2005

About the author

Petri Räisänen is internationally known and respected as one of Ashtanga Yoga's new generation of teachers. He is a devoted student of his Guru, Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, who has authorized Petri to teach, and Petri carefully passes on his Guru's exact teachings. Petri started practicing Ashtanga yoga in 1988 and teaching in 1990. He is co-
owner and director of Ashtanga Yoga Helsinki, one of the world's largest Yoga Shalas, which he founded with his friend Juha Javanainen in 1997. The biggest motivation to open the school came from their teacher Lino Miele, and from Sri K. Pattabhi Jois who blessed the school to teach the traditional Ashtanga method. In his yogic path Petri has studied with many other respected Ashtanga yoga instructors such as Derek Ireland (his first teacher), Radha Warrel, Gwendoline
Hunt, and Eddie Stern, in addition to Lino Miele and Sri K. Pattabi Jois.
Petri focuses his teaching on integrating healing and therapy with yoga, meeting Petri focuses his teaching on integrating healing and therapy with yoga, meeting students' individual needs and guiding their progress. Petri's Yoga pose adjustments are gentle, effective, therapeutic and, according some of his students, almost magical, and originate (besides his own practice and teaching) from his past practice as a traditional Finnish folk healer and naturopath. His friendly and relaxed behavior and precise perception gives a meditative, open and energetic atmosphere to his classes. In 2004 Petri wrote the book "Ashtanga - The Yoga Tradition of Sri K. Pattabhi
Jois" in collaboration with Sri K. Pattabhi Jois and his grandson Sharath
Rangaswamy. The book introduces the Ashtanga yoga method and philosophy, as
well as its potential as a physical, mental, intellectual and spiritual practice. It is written as part of Petri's pilgrimage into Ashtanga yoga's inner world, with a great sense of respect towards his Guru and the Yoga Tradition.

Reviews

[Alex · Rating 5 out of 5]

Posiblemente el libro más completo de Ashtanga Yoga que hay. Muy recomendable.

[Dorotea Ognenovska · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent book that delves into the history of Ashtanga yoga and explores in detail the asanas of the Primary series accompanied by the traditional vinyasa count.

[Owen Lister · Rating 5 out of 5]

A really good insight into Ashtanga and the Primary Series. I wasn't expecting the book to cover so much of the spiritual/traditional aspect of Ashtanga but it did this really well with plenty of detail. Would recommend for those looking to learn more about it and it's history.

[Oksana Taran · Rating 5 out of 5]

Кожному практикуючому Аштанга йогу однозначно варто хоч раз її перечитати, а ще краще мати її на полиці для постійного перечитування.

[Antti Karanta · Rating 5 out of 5]

Selkeä ja seikkaperäinen. Erittäin hyvä referenssi astangajoogan harjoittajille!

[Kosar · Rating 5 out of 5]

Highly recommend this regardless of your level of Ashtanga yoga

[M. Betés · Rating 5 out of 5]

Imprescindible tanto si haces Ashtanga yoga como si no. Delicado, elegante, fotos preciosas… orgullosa de tenerlo en mi mesilla de noche.

[Vera · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very good book for all the information you want about the tradition of the primary serie of Ashtanga Yoga. Written down very exact and clearly.

[Mia Gutkovas · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book on ashtanga yoga, I especially liked the historic section. A great compliment to ashtanga yoga classes.

[Chisco Fernández · Rating 5 out of 5]

Muy bonito y detallado. Para cualquier practicante de Ashtanga Yoga