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    This chapter discusses the principles of yoga practice as outlined in the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. It covers the proper definitions of yoga and asana, the importance of self-inquiry through the body and breath, and various breathing techniques that can be applied during asana practice such as ujjayi breathing. The chapter also provides guidance on selecting asanas based on number, difficulty, relevance to the body area, and aims of the practice. It emphasizes discovering the qualities of asanas and preparing for other aspects of yoga. Several questions are also included on the direction of breathing, approaches to breathing, and where to place attention during asana.

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    Religiousness in Yoga - Chapter by Chapter Study Guide

    Chapter 2 Practice: The Principles of Practice - Pages 13-30


    1. What is Yoga - Page 13
    - Practice is experiential
    - Unification
    - Outsiders view
    - Internal experience

    2. What is Āsana - Pages 13-14


    - Sthira-Sukha – Yoga Sūtra II 46
    - Sthira-Sukha increases with practice - Yoga Sūtra II 46
    - It is Body, Mind and Breath

    3. Self-Inquiry - Pages 14-16


    - Self-Inquiry body - Yoga Sūtra II 1
    - Self-Inquiry breath - Yoga Sūtra II 1
    - Merging body with breath
    - Posture not necessarily Yoga

    4. Principles of Practice around Breath in Āsana - Pages 16-22


    - Relationship between breath and movement
    - Expansion and contraction
    - Synchronising breath and movement
    - Breath longer than movement
    - Natural pause
    - Direction of breath
    - Ujjāyī and its advantages
    - Kumbhaka

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    5. Principles of Practice around Āsana - Pages 22-29
    - Number
    - Difficulty
    - Relevancy i.e. legs
    - Not all needed
    - Aim to discover qualities
    - And prepare for other aspects of Yoga
    - Understanding principles for simple lead to ease of practice for difficult
    - In the beginning stages we need to check variables
    - Choosing Āsana
    - What order to put Āsana in or Vinyāsa Krama
    - Āsana have positive and negative effects
    - We need to recognise positive and neutralise negative
    - Āsana needs negative neutralised or Pratikriyāsana
    - Prepare well, less counterpose needed

    6. Question on Direction of Breath – Page 29


    - On this directional breathing compared to others

    7. Question on this approaches view on Breathing – Pages 29-30


    - Asked to comment on the difference

    8. Question on Point of Attention – Page 30


    - Where to place the attention in Āsana

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