Hatha Yoga Pradipika In the twenty-first century, research on the history of yoga has led to a more developed understanding of hatha yoga. In analyzing the "Hatha Yoga Pradīpikā", as well as other works by Svātmārāma, researchers better understand the origins of hatha yoga. James Mallinson has thoroughly studied the origins of hatha yoga and has worked with classic yoga texts such as the "Khecarīvidyā". He has identified a collection of eight works that introduce early hatha yoga and contribute directly to its official formation in the "Hatha Yoga Pradipika". Many of his conclusions from these early works revise earlier understandings about the
Ashtanga vinyasa yoga of a pose (e.g., Janu Sirsasana A, B, and C were done together, then a vinyasa. Likewise Baddha Koṇāsana, Upavishta Konasana, and Supta Konasana were also grouped together without vinyasa between them, as were Ubhaya Padangusthasana and Urdhva Mukha Paschimottanasana. According to Gilgoff, Pattabhi Jois prescribed practicing twice a day, primary and intermediate, with no vinyasa between sides in Krounchasana, Bharadvajasana, Ardha Matsyendrasana, Eka Pada Sirsasana, Parighasana, and Gomukhasana in the intermediate series. Shalabhasana to Parsva Dhanurasana were done in a group, with a vinyasa only at the end. Ushtrasana through Kapotasana also were done all together. The same went