{"id":240119,"date":"2021-02-06T15:31:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-06T14:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ashtanga-yoga-plus.de\/?p=240119"},"modified":"2021-02-10T12:11:23","modified_gmt":"2021-02-10T11:11:23","slug":"ashtanga-yoga-by-richard-pilnick-book-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ashtanga-yoga-plus.de\/en\/ashtanga-yoga-by-richard-pilnick-book-review\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201eAshtanga Yoga\u201c by Richard Pilnick (book review)"},"content":{"rendered":"

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.8.2″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”]There is a recent addition in the shala\u2019s library: in the true sense of the word an esthetic book about Ashtanga Yoga, actually a book of <\/span>photography.<\/p>\n

About Richard Pilnick<\/strong><\/p>\n

The author and photographer is Richard Pilnick<\/a><\/span>, an Englishman, originally a fashion photographer. On a trip to India, he discovers yoga, and simultaneously the<\/span> ability to use his camera for looking into the depth of a person. He abandons his career as a <\/span>fashion photographer and concentrates on portrait photography.<\/p>\n

He discovers<\/span> Ashtanga Yoga in 2014. His book, published <\/span>in 2019,<\/span> is\u00a0\u201d<\/span>a photographic celebration of Ashtanga\u201c. Richard wants to inspire and he achieves this goal. He dedicated the book \u201d<\/span>for all those who practice, and all those who are yet to practice\u201c.<\/p>\n

About the book\u2019s content<\/strong><\/p>\n

In his book, you will find a picture of the individual positions and their names in Sanskrit – both in transliteration and in the [simple_tooltip style=”color:#a16da8;” content=’the script, in which most of the Sanskrit texts have been written since the Middle Ages’ ]devan\u0101gar\u012b<\/em> script<\/span>[\/simple_tooltip] for the sun salutations, the standing sequence, the first four series (traditionally called Primary, Intermediate and Advanced A and B) and for the finishing sequence). It is not Richard\u2019s intention to explain the details of each position or the [simple_tooltip style=”color:#a16da8;” content=’exact sequence of movements into a position and out of it, in coordination with the breath and the direction of the gaze’ ]viny\u0101sas<\/em>[\/simple_tooltip]. His intention is to show the beauty of the practice.<\/p>\n

As \u201cmodels\u201d for the pictures, Richard was able to recruit leading Ashtanga teachers:<\/p>\n

for the sun salutations David Williams<\/a><\/span> (check out \u201d<\/a>In search for yoga\u201c<\/a><\/span>),<\/p>\n

for the standing sequence Gingi Lee<\/a><\/span>,<\/p>\n

for Primary series John Scott<\/a><\/span>,<\/p>\n

for the Intermediate series Dr. Ronald Steiner<\/a><\/span>,<\/p>\n

for Third series Laruga Glaser<\/a><\/span>,<\/p>\n

for Fourth series Kino MacGregor<\/a><\/span> and<\/p>\n

for the closing sequence Danny Paradise<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n

There is also one picture of Richard in a position, with typical British understatement – in \u015bav\u0101sana.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.6.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.6.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.8.2″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n

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Ron Steiner practicing\u00a0mayur\u0101sana <\/em>and nakr\u0101sana, <\/em>p. 126, 127\u00a0\u00a9 Richard Pilnick<\/p>\n

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The book lives primarily through<\/span> the pictures – therefore there is <\/span>no absolute requirement for English. Having said that,<\/span> I will add that the few texts are also excellent, for instance the pages written by Dr. Matthew Clark of SOAS University of London with a concise overview of the development of yoga and the different yoga styles.<\/p>\n

In addi<\/span>tion, the book contains a personal poem about each of the \u201d<\/span>models\u201c. They were written<\/span> by Eric Standop<\/a><\/span>, a face reader (most interesting talent). They are very poetic and to the mark at least for the four persons whom I know personally.<\/p>\n

The picture book has been \u201d<\/span>produced\u201c at a very high quality, beautiful covering, print and gild edge, resulting in a relatively high price of<\/span> 30 \u00a3 respectively 36,07 \u20ac. Still, if you love Ashtanga and beautiful books – and if you still have space on your\u00a0 bookshelf -: it is really a photographic celebration and an inspiration.<\/p>\n

Yoga has the ability to heal and to bring peace<\/h3>\n

To round the review off in Richard\u2018s own words:<\/p>\n

\u201eYoga has the ability to heal. Yoga has the ability to bring about peace. So, the more people we can inspire to practice, the happier and healthier this world will become.\u201d<\/p>\n

Therefore: see you soon on the mat!<\/p>\n

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