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Ravi closed his eyes. He wasn't thinking about his knees anymore. He wasn't counting. He visualized the mountain, the steady, unmoving spine of the earth. He lifted his hips, forming a peak with his body. Parvatasana , the Mountain.
Ravi opened his eyes. His teacher, Guru Dev, sat by a small oil lamp, polishing a brass bowl. The old man looked frail, his skin like parchment, yet he moved with a fluidity that defied his age. 84 asanas
Guru Dev chuckled, the sound like dry leaves skittering. "You have learned the shapes, Ravi. But a shape is just a container. You try to pour water into a cracked pot." Ravi closed his eyes
While listing all 84 is exhaustive, here are the of the classical canon, ranging from meditative stillness to advanced arm balances. He visualized the mountain, the steady, unmoving spine