Re-posted from 5th January 2012
I was just skimming through the Yoga unveiled documentary and came across the Ashtanga section, nice clip of Pattabhi Jois pointing to that old picture from Krishanamacharya's Yoga Makaranda and saying " That's Me ( in Kapotasana ) and that's Krishnamacharya (standing on top of him).
Interesting hand position in his Kapo, they're almost underneath the ankles rather than on top.
'About the Film
Harnessing the colorful commentary of the most prominent yoga scholars, teachers, and medical experts, Yoga Unveiled reveals how yoga began, tells the story of yoga's passage to the West, describes its numerous branches, recounts the fascinating biographies of the foremost yoga masters, and explores yoga's astonishing medical potential.
Stunning cinematography, ornate visual displays, and stirring music create a truly enchanting viewing experience. The great devotees of yoga grace the screen with their profound wisdom and delightful manner.
Yoga Unveiled also features commentary by Krishna Das, Dr. Herbert Benson, Edwin Bryant, Subhash Kak, Vasant Lad, Dr. Timothy McCall, Larry Payne, Pandit Rajmani Tigunait, Father Joe Pereira, Swami Sivananda, Dr. Martina Ziska, and Dharma Mittra'.
Here's the trailer
I was just skimming through the Yoga unveiled documentary and came across the Ashtanga section, nice clip of Pattabhi Jois pointing to that old picture from Krishanamacharya's Yoga Makaranda and saying " That's Me ( in Kapotasana ) and that's Krishnamacharya (standing on top of him).
Interesting hand position in his Kapo, they're almost underneath the ankles rather than on top.
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Harnessing the colorful commentary of the most prominent yoga scholars, teachers, and medical experts, Yoga Unveiled reveals how yoga began, tells the story of yoga's passage to the West, describes its numerous branches, recounts the fascinating biographies of the foremost yoga masters, and explores yoga's astonishing medical potential.
Stunning cinematography, ornate visual displays, and stirring music create a truly enchanting viewing experience. The great devotees of yoga grace the screen with their profound wisdom and delightful manner.
Yoga Unveiled also features commentary by Krishna Das, Dr. Herbert Benson, Edwin Bryant, Subhash Kak, Vasant Lad, Dr. Timothy McCall, Larry Payne, Pandit Rajmani Tigunait, Father Joe Pereira, Swami Sivananda, Dr. Martina Ziska, and Dharma Mittra'.
Here's the trailer
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7 comments:
I've seen that photo many times before but didn't realize Pattabhi Jois was the one in kapotasana! I'm kind of glad that he didn't pass that particular adjustment on to all his senior students. I also saw a video footage of Bikram standing on someone's pelvis in ustrasana. I guess it's safe if you know what you're doing. I'd love to see the full documentary.
Vaguely heard mention that he was in the picture but didn't know how to take it, nice surprise to come across this clip. take a look at his hands in his kapo though, almost underneath the ankles rather than on top, elbows nicely tucked in though. Documentary seems OK but perhaps not great, i'd try and pick it up cheap on Amazon rather than pay full price.
Yes, nice surprise, had no idea it was him... Cool.
Hi Claudia, been trying to work out how old Jois was in the picture, he would have been what 20/21 when the Yoga Makaranda came out but looks to me around fifteen or so here here.
Hi Grimmly,
Sorry for the post delete before, made a mistake
Just saw you reposted and wrote that to me, I calculated it too for a post I wrote on "would you let your teacher stand on you while bleeding", cause Sharath told the story of how one time the big K stood on Jois for a while when he was in kapo and had a rock under his shoulder, whose mark he carried for years, the rest of his life.
Anyway, I checked Mysorepedia and it seems he would have been between 12 and 14 by my count, but 15 could also be plausible... no more than that...
Hm meant to say wikipedia...
yes it seemed timely to repost it : ) thanks for working that out 14/15 seems about right.
No posts on blog or FB from you for a few days, was starting to worry about you : )
I remember you telling that Sharath story and thought of this, pictures took ages to actually take a photo back then.
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