These teachings and guided practices are a traditional interpretation of Patanjali's Yogasutra aphorisms on establishing the ananta samāpatti (engrossment in infinitude) in āsana practice, and then invoking the breathwork for a prānāyāma practice. In this series of discourses and guided practices, His Holiness Swami Vidyadhishananda answers the quintessential question if indeed perfection of āsana is needed before starting the prānāyāma.
This teaching based on Yogasutra aphorisms provides the conditions necessary to fructify a regular prānāyāma practice founded upon the momentum of habituated engrossment. His Holiness Swami Vidyadhishananda emphasizes motionlessness of body and stillness of mind, in addition to the slow and contr...
This guided practice and teaching is centred on chapter-1 sutra-34 and impresses upon attaining stillness by establishing calmness of ananta samāpatti through relaxation of musculature. His Holiness Swami Vidyadhishananda explains how the prānāyāma is defined in the Yogasutra aphorisms and elucid...
This teaching elucidates chapter-2 sutra-49 beginning with a review on how to ease into the calmness of ananta samāpatti followed by an exposition on how to synchronize breathing with quietening the mind. His Holiness Swami Vidyadhishananda juxtaposes the meaning of chapter-1 sutra-34 with the ex...
This guided practice is based on chapter-2 sutra-49 and introduces suspension of breath without disturbing the stillness of ananta samāpatti. His Holiness Swami Vidyadhishananda guides how two prānāyāma per breath can be undertaken when reposed in one contemplation or emptiness. The practice help...