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    Sri Dharma Mittra is an accomplished yogi who has dedicated his life to teaching Hatha-Raja-Ashtanga yoga. In 1994, he meticulously photographed himself in over 1,300 yoga poses and compiled 908 of the images into the Master Yoga Chart, which is now used worldwide as a teaching tool. Dharma believes that asanas alone are not the ultimate goal of yoga, but rather help prepare the body for meditation and finding spiritual truth. His teachings emphasize virtues like kindness, humility, and service to others.

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    Sri Dharma Mittra is an accomplished yogi who has dedicated his life to teaching Hatha-Raja-Ashtanga yoga. In 1994, he meticulously photographed himself in over 1,300 yoga poses and compiled 908 of the images into the Master Yoga Chart, which is now used worldwide as a teaching tool. Dharma believes that asanas alone are not the ultimate goal of yoga, but rather help prepare the body for meditation and finding spiritual truth. His teachings emphasize virtues like kindness, humility, and service to others.

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    Sri Dharma Mittra is an accomplished yogi who has dedicated his life to teaching Hatha-Raja-Ashtanga yoga. In 1994, he meticulously photographed himself in over 1,300 yoga poses and compiled 908 of the images into the Master Yoga Chart, which is now used worldwide as a teaching tool. Dharma believes that asanas alone are not the ultimate goal of yoga, but rather help prepare the body for meditation and finding spiritual truth. His teachings emphasize virtues like kindness, humility, and service to others.

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    Sri Dharma Mittra is an accomplished yogi who has dedicated his life to teaching Hatha-Raja-Ashtanga yoga. In 1994, he meticulously photographed himself in over 1,300 yoga poses and compiled 908 of the images into the Master Yoga Chart, which is now used worldwide as a teaching tool. Dharma believes that asanas alone are not the ultimate goal of yoga, but rather help prepare the body for meditation and finding spiritual truth. His teachings emphasize virtues like kindness, humility, and service to others.

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    HIGHLIGHTS

    Sri Dharma Mittra is one of the most


    accomplished yogis in the West. He has
    Eka-Pada-Viparita Dandasana II spent most of his life serving humanity,
    (One Leg Inverted Staff Pose II)
    helping students achieve radiant health and
    spiritual development through yoga practice.
    He teaches classic Hatha-Raja-Ashtanga
    yoga and embodies the virtues of the disci-
    pline: kindness, patience, humility, forti-
    tude, righteousness, humor, selfless service,
    ahimsa (non-killing), compassion, and
    understanding for all. Like many early mas-
    ters, much of his teachings is imparted non-
    verbally; it is said that students can feel the
    truth and make rapid improvements simply
    by being in his presence.
    The Father of the
    Master Yoga Chart
    In 1994 Dharma meticulously pho-
    tographed himself in more than 1,300
    yoga poses, then cut and pasted 908 of the
    images onto the Master Yoga Chart, offer-
    ing it to his Guru and to all yoga aspirants.
    Today this masterpiece hangs in ashrams
    and centers worldwide, where it is used as
    a teaching tool and an inspiration for all
    sadahkas (seekers of truth). Asana is his
    first book.
    The majority of the photos were shot in
    1984, when Dharma was 45 years old. In
    the years since, some of the original nega-
    tives were lost or damaged, thus when it
    came time to put this book together,
    Dharma had to photograph himself again.
    Words of Wisdom from Dharma Mittra
    as excerpted from ASANAS
    Yoga is beneficial to so many physical
    conditions, but the ultimate
    reason to practice it is to find the truth.
    Asanas are only one part of an eight-stage
    process in the search for enlightenment.
    They prepare the body for meditation.
    The great yoga master Iyengar said, "My
    body is my altar, and my postures are the
    prayers." Only when you've learned the
    postures and the ways to control the mind,
    the breath, the senses, and the emotions,
    are you ready to enter the temple. Yoga
    means yoke, or union, with the spirit.

    14 october/november 2003 www.enlightenedpractice.com


    Dharma Mittra
    Excerpted from ASANAS

    Some people, "I'm in this pose so I've achieved godliness." They're not even doing
    yoga yet. Unless you've surrendered to the Lord, or to the Divine Spirit, or to
    whomever you may all God, you're only doing something for yourself. To find that
    union you must surrender. Then you can achieve samadhi, that deeper consciousness
    in which you become identified with the object of your connection. You need to go
    P O SES
    OGA beyond the individual mind and join the ocean of consciousness.
    608 Y Dharma on Asana
    Each asana physically reflects a particu-
    lar attitude: acceptance, surrender, bal-
    ance, or openheartedness. As you move Parshva-
    into a posture, your body manifests the Salamba-
    physical form of the attitude associated with it. You bypass Shirshasana
    (Supported Side
    verbal or rational understanding but you understand the pose emotionally. Head Stand
    Pose)

    1984

    Today

    About the Book: The information in this article comes directly


    from ASANAS 608 Yoga Postures by Here + There Group &
    Utkatasana Dharma Mittra, published by New World Library. For more
    Fierce Pose (Variation) information on how to order this book and the Master Yoga Chart
    of 908 Postures, visit www.yogaasanaposter.com.

    www.enlightenedpractice.com october/november 2003 15

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