Ashtanga Yoga by Gregor Maehle
I am reading “Ashtanga Yoga “ by Gregor Maehle.
Very well written, a must for approaching or understanding Ashtanga Yoga. Detailed in both the practice (asanas and sequences) and the history and philosophy of Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras.
It is developed in four parts:
Fundamentals: Breathing, Bandhas, Drishti, Vinyasa
Asanas: the primary series (with pictures and illustrations)
The history and lineage of Yoga
Philosophy: the Yoga Sutras
The edition I am reading is Italian:
Among the many pearls I have found I share this Koan Zen which I particularly enjoyed:
Butterfly take off
To cross the lake
I come back to myself
La farfalla decolla
Per attraversare il lago
Io torno a me stesso