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for me to go on practicing Sharat’s
style of Iyengar yoga on a daily basis,
throughout my travels in India and
other parts of Asia. I even kept it
going once I arrived back to the
States.
Today I’m not practicing much,
but I still remember most of what
Sharat taught me. I understand he’s
still grinding away under those
looming Himalayan foothills. And as
I write these words I suddenly
realize how much I
need to return to
my yoga practice! Perhaps I will fly
there soon to visit the man a friend
of mine called “The Jim Morrison of
Yoga.”
Recently I
found these few pages
I had written and laid out shortly
after studying with Sharat. It is
surely the world’s slenderest book on
yoga ever written, and I am one of
the least qualified authors ever to
have written one.
As Sharat once told me, “An inch
on the body is like a mile on earth.”
In that case, though this book when
printed would only constitute the
tiniest fraction of an inch,
itsteachings might take you a few
steps further on your journey. They
did for me. Thanks, Sharat!
OLIVER BENJAMIN
Chiang Mai, Thailand 2004
This book: ©
OLIVER BENJAMIN
. Please visit www.oliverbenjamin.net
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