The Yoga SÂtra, Performing arts and Health

By : Raghu Ananthanarayanan

Page No: 425-432

Abstract
The paper speaks from a first person perspective of a sdhaka of yoga, as taught directly by the yoga tradition of Krishnamacharya. It brings specific references from the original texts and the teaching of the master-Sri TKV Desikachar to understand health, ill-health and the transformation of the psyche towards well-being-a psyche capable of samÀdhi. The paper also reports the experiences of re-claiming the connection between yoga, arts such as theatre, dance, drawing and poetry to health and well-being. Finally, the paper critiques the poverty of current ideas in psychology, since they have no wherewithal towards healing and transformation as contemporary psychology continues to borrow from wisdom traditions of the east-such as mindfulness and appropriate in its discipline to then bask in claims of ownership. Implications are discussed for Indian Psychologists.

Author :
Raghu Ananthanarayanan : Trustee, – Ritambhara Ashram, Riverdale, Thangamalai Rd, Kothagiri, Tamil Nadu-643217

 

DOI: https://doi.org/10.32381/JPR.2020.15.02.6