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Alex
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R. Alexander Medin is a native of Oslo, Norway where he grew up pursuing many different talents. He became Norwegian Champion in boxing at 18, but then gave it up for a career as a ballet dancer. He was first introduced to Ashtanga Yoga in 1995 and it's been part of his daily practice since. After many visits to Mysore, he was granted a Certification to teach Ashtanga Yoga by Pattabhi Jois in 2002. In 2004, he completed his post-graduate degree in Sanskrit and Indian Religions and has since taught Yoga in many places around the world.
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Alex's Books
| Yoga Sutras
The most authoritative textbook on Yoga to be found but not necessarily so easy to understand! Take help from some commentators!
| The Hatha Yoga Pradipika
A guidebook on the physical practice of Yoga, its very purpose and the various results that a consistent practice of Yoga may facilitate. Incoherent at times, but still the most ancient (3-500 years) book on the effects of Asana and Pranayama practices. But better take help from a Guru.
| The Upanishads
Because it is the fountainhead of all Indian Philosophy!
| Light on Life
Sri BKS Iyengar
Distilled 65 years of practice.
| Yoga Mala
Sri K. Pattabhi Jois
The Purity of Tradition.
| Shantaram
Gregory David Roberts
Because it is a fantastic story.
| The Alchemy of Desire
Tarun Tejpal
Intense, moving and groundbreaking.
| Sacred Games
Vikram Chandra
An epic of wealth and power and how it may consume our lives.
| Hunger (Sult)
Knut Hamsun
Because he is my countryman and an underrated genius who tries to tackle the problem of an egocentric mind or some Divine Order.
| The Quiet Girl
Peter Hoeg
After a 10-year silence, this genius is finally back with his skillful ways of portraying the less ordinary people within an ordinary context. It leaves us with hope, inspiration and a new sense of harmony, if we can only learn to listen a little better.
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Alex's Tips
| Yoga is a lot more subtle than we think, but with consistent steady practice everything will be revealed in its own time.
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