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“The Professor” & Imagery Borrowed from the Bhagavad Gita.

On my first few trips to Mysore in the 'nineties I would study Sanskrit chanting with a beautiful...

Time to Give up on Asana, Old Man.

For a long time now I have never really asked myself why I do my Ashtanga Vinyasa practice 5 or 6...

Vaccine Hesitancy — Why I Changed My Mind

When the Covid-19 pandemic first broke I admit to saying “It's just a bad flu. Why the over...

The Guru Connection

With the proliferation of different styles of yoga these days I wonder if an essential aspect is...

An Interesting Year in Review 2024: Yoga, Te Reo Māori, and Personal Reflections

A year in review 2024. Growth, reflection, and resilience, insights from Te Aro Astanga Yoga, learning Te Reo Māori, and losing loved ones in 2024