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Liebe Leserinnen Und Leser Editorial LIEBE LESERINNEN UND LESER, zwei Zitate aus dem Rundbrief zur Neu- ausgestaltet sein werden, betonen Pras- ordnung der Prüfungsstruktur, den die hant und Abhijata Iyengar diese Leitsätze. Verbandsmitglieder unlängst vom RIMYI Sie gelten nicht nur für Yogalehrer*innen erhalten haben, möchten wir hier wie- und Mentoren / Ausbilder*innen, sondern derholen, weil Sie uns essentiell für den für alle Yogaübenden. Vielleicht gilt es Zugang zur eigenen Praxis und zum Un- auch für die Art und Weise, wie man die terrichten erscheinen: Abhyāsa lesen sollte, als Abbildung von Vielfalt und einer inklusiven, freundlichen, »Don‘t be exclusive, be inclusive… not mitfühlenden und frohen Haltung. only in Asana but every walk of life.« Dieses Mal drucken wir eine Rede von „Sei nicht exklusiv, sei inklusiv … nicht nur Geeta S. Iyengar, die sie 2009 in Köln wäh- im Asana, sondern in jedem Lebensbereich.“ rend der Iyengar Yoga Convention hielt, B.K.S. Iyengar in Englisch ab, damit uns ihr Ton wieder gegenwärtig wird, ihr präziser Sprachduk- und tus und Impetus. Diese Rede hat es nicht mehr in das Buch zur Convention in Köln »May this act be a key point for the growth geschafft. Der Beitrag zur Convention and happiness and unity amongst us all 2009 fügt sich gut in das Heft, da es auch and may yogic discipline grow under your ein Protokoll der letzten Convention ent- capable and skillful cultivation of friendli- hält, die zehn Jahre später wieder in Köln ness, compassion and gladness«. stattfand. Der 2. Teil des Interviews mit Geeta, das Hermann Traiteur übersetzt „Möge dies ein entscheidender Punkt sein, der hat, spricht ebenfalls von Inklusion; von Wachstum, Glück und Einigkeit zwischen der Inklusion des alltäglichen Lebens in uns allen entstehen lässt. Und möge yogi- die Yogapraxis sowie den Unterricht und sche Disziplin dadurch wachsen, dass ihr anders herum. Freundlichkeit, Mitgefühl und Freude mit Feingefühl und Geschick kultiviert.“ Wir danken allen Beitragenden und wün- B.K.S. Iyengar auf der Pune Convention schen viel Freude bei der Lektüre und beim Entdecken! Ganz unabhängig davon, wie die Leitpunk- te des neuen Prüfungssystems letztlich Eure Abhyāsa-Redaktion YOGABHYĀSA 3 Inhalt 4 YOGABHYĀSA Inhalt Seite 06 Convention Seite 64 Yoga im Gefängnis in Köln 2019 – Going Beyond von Sara Pisano mit Aarti Mehta Seite 68 Der Kopf in Sirsasana Seite 32 From impermanence von Rajvi Mehta to permanence – from mortality to immortality Seite 71 Studiovorstellung Dr. Geeta S. Iyengar, Lecture in Birgit Honke Cologne 2009 Seite 74 Buchbesprechung Seite 54 Über Glück, Interessen The Psycho-Physical Lab und Geetas Mutter Ein Plausch mit Geeta S. Iyengar an Seite 79 In Memoriam ihrem 74. Geburtstag Jörg Korbach, Jeanne Maslen Seite 60 Interview mit Nanda Kumar YOGABHYĀSA 5 Convention „GOING BEYOND“ mit Aarti Mehta ie Iyengar Yoga Convention 2019 mit thas warmherzigem, humorvollem und Dungefähr 300 Übenden fand vom 21.6. direktem Unterrichtsstil ermöglichen. bis zum 23.6.2019 in den Sartory-Sälen der Diejenigen, die selbst bei der Conventi- Stadt Köln statt. Aarti Mehta aus Mum- on mitgeübt haben, werden sich an ihre bai, Indien, die diese Convention leitete, Erfahrungen beim Üben erinnern. Allen wurde von María-Jesús Lorrio Castro und anderen vermittelt sich hoffentlich die von Rita Keller im Namen von Iyengar Yoga tiefer innerer Erfahrung gespeiste Unter- Deutschland begrüßt. richtspraxis von A. Mehta, die vielfach mit Unter der Leitung von Rita Keller und Fragen an die Übenden forschend und re- zu den atmenden Klängen von Tara Bou- flektierend den Blick nach Innen leitete mann auf der Bassklarinette reflektierten und so kunstvoll von Pranayama zu Asana im beständigen Wechsel von Asana zu Ta- und zurück zu Pranayama führte. dasana zwölf Übende jeweils ein Asana. Sie gingen gemeinsam in ihre jeweilige Unterricht am 21. Juni 2019 Haltung und kehrten im Rhythmus der Pranayama Ansagen, die zwölf Übungsaspekten im Iyengar Yoga gewidmet waren, zurück Welche Teile des Körpers sind am Atem- zu Samasthiti. »Asana is posing – asana vorgang im Pranayama beteiligt? Nasen- is reposing – asana is reflection – asana flügel, Luftröhre, Lungenflügel, Zwerchfell is absorption – asana – be now – asana und untere Rippen sind beteiligt. is one-ness – make the body an instru- • Atemwege entdecken ment – make the body a tantra – asana is • Naseninnenräume auch manuell öffnen tantra – asana is yantra – asana is mantra durch Manipulieren der Naseninnen- – asana is AUM.« Diese außergewöhnliche haut mit den Daumen Perfomance führte die Anwesenden in die • Weg der Luft im Nasen-Rachenraum Stille und gemeinsam wurde im Anschluss spüren die Invocation getönt. Im Liegen auf zwei 3-fach gefalteten De- Wir möchten den Lesenden durch das cken Format des Protokolls hier einen mög- • die unteren Rippen sind von den De- lichst ungefilterten Zugang zu Aarti Me- cken gestützt 6 YOGABHYĀSA Convention • Rückseite stützt die Vorderseite des Der Fluss der Energie sollte kontinuierlich Körpers sein. »Mind settles – breath settles, stand still – stillness« Im Sitzen Das sollte in allen Asanas erfahrbar • innere Seite der Brustwirbelsäule hebt werden. Um zu diesem inneren, ganzheit- • hintere Seite der Wirbelsäule sinkt lichen Frieden zu kommen, gibt es viele • Schlüsselbein weit Wege! • Weichheit bewahren • von der Kehle aus den Kopf senken Tadasana • Kopf zum Herzraum bewegen • Fühle das Brustbein von Innen • Herzraum zum Hirn • Öffne Dich! In der Verbundenheit dieser beiden Räume • finde Dein Zentrum entsteht Stille und Ruhe der Gedanken. • »state of mind is balanced« • emotionales Gleichgewicht Asana Urdhva Hastasana Stehen wir in Tadasana oder Samastithi Ist irgendwo eine Blockade – etwas, was (sama= gleich/ stithi = aufstellen, stehen)? Dich drückt? Gibt es Schwere? Gab es voll- Zweifache Bedeutung von TADA ständige Verbindung? Auf welche Region • Berg – Stabilität Tadasana: Fest und hast Du Dich konzentriert? aufrecht wie ein Berg Wir haben überall an der Außenhaut • Palme: gerade, groß, weit, geöffnet unseres Körpers faltige Regionen. In Urd- hva Hasta öffne diese faltige Region unter Tadasana den Achseln • innere Länge • überall wo die Haut hart wird, entsteht • Füße geerdet Unbeweglichkeit Was geschieht mit Zehen und Fingern? • hebe den Arm aus dem Arm Welcher Teil des Fußes ist schwerer? Der • Gegensatz: hebe die Arme mit der Kraft vordere oder der hintere Anteil? Wo soll- Deines Willens te das Gewicht sein? Welcher Teil berührt • die Verbundenheit des ganzen Armes den Boden zuerst? Was passiert bei die- muss bleiben auch wenn ihr die Arme ser Aktion im rechten Bein? Gibt es einen zur Seite nehmt (Haut!) kontinuierlichen Fluss der ausgelösten Aktionen im Bein bis zum Schlüsselbein Utthita Trikonasana – Schulter – Schulterblatt – rechter Arm? Spüren beide Arme die gleiche Streckung? Hat ein Auge eine andere Qualität des Se- Was bedeutet hier Intelligenz? Von wel- hens? Gibt es auch nach der aktiven Phase chem Arm lernt ihr? (Analogie zu mensch- einen Unterschied in der Wahrnehmung? lichen Vorbildern: wir lernen von denen, 8 YOGABHYĀSA Convention die voraus gehen) Boden zu richten • »We learn from the arm, that is exten- • »do not worry! The floor is stable – ded.« don`t look at the floor!« • Experimentiere mit der Gegensätzlich- • bewege die Arme weg vom Zentrum keit des Körpers • beuge erst die Beine, Arme, Ellbogen Erlaubst Du es Dir ganz zu strecken? dann strecke aus • lass alles los »When the eyes are stable the mind is sta- • strecke Deinen rechten Arm aus ble – then again the body is stable«. Wenn der Blick ruhig wird, ist auch der Geist ru- Fühlst Du Fülle in Deinem Arm? Spürst Du hig – dann wiederum ist der Körper stabil! den Unterschied im Bewusstsein? Wiederhole! Gab es einen Unterschied? • verschränkt Eure Finger in Baddhan- Die Augen sind ganz nah am Gehirn. guliyasana, berührt die Schwimmhäute Wenn die Augen sich zum Boden ausrich- fest ten, dann wird auch der vordere Teil Ge- • Öffnen – Schließen im Wechsel hirns aktiviert – wir suchen nach einem meditativen Zustand des Bewusstseins/ Zurück zu Trikonasana mit dieser Infor- Geist. mation für den Körper • der Fluss muss erhalten bleiben auch Aarti erinnert an die Performance mit Rita beim Hochkommen Keller: Yoga ist Meditation • »Continue!« der Fluss der Energie geht »posing – reposing – reflection« weiter durch die Schwimmhäute • Hast Du Dich ausgeglichener, harmoni- • die Haut empfängt den Fluss scher, ausgewogener gefühlt? • Darum geht es im Asana! Ardha Chandrasana • Yoga ist die Kunst der fortwährenden • kommt im hier und jetzt an, indem Ihr Anpassung mit euren Gewohnheiten brecht • immer neu einstellen und anpassen an • zuerst nach links die immer neuen Gegebenheiten des Geht der Fluss durch die Schwimmhäute, Körpers im Asana. hat eine Veränderung stattgefunden? Hast Du die Weite in Trikonasana empfunden? „In der wahren Asana-Praxis wird ein Die Freiheit im Körper? Hast Du den Fluss Asana zu einer Körperhaltung, die man der Energie in der rechten Hand mit in einnimmt und in der man ruht, um mit Dein Ardha Chandrasana nehmen können? dem Geist in die Tiefen des Körpers vor- Noch einmal nach links. Welcher Teil Dei- zudringen. Kleinste subtile Anpassungen nes Körpers hat die Bewegung angeführt? werden vorgenommen, um die Zellen des • es ist eine Gewohnheit den Blick zum Körpers zu kultivieren. Asana vermeidet YOGABHYĀSA 9 Convention alle überflüssigen Bewegungen. Dies hat • der Rumpf will gelängt werden eine kühlende und beruhigende Wirkung fließend zu Utthita Trikonasana, dann auf Körper und Geist und in den
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