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When Am I Ready For The Next Asana? – Ashtanga Yoga

I have written before about the “slowly, slowly, Ashtanga Yoga” method but want to emphasise it...

First, Master Asana

My Guru, Sri K Pattabhi Jois of Mysore, India said to me on numerous occasions “First, master asana, then take Pranayama. When you have mastered Pranayama, then take meditation”.

Pain and Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga

It seems lately that there has been some debate about the perils or otherwise of practicing Yoga....

Pandemics and Politics 2020

An Aotearoa/NZ Ashtanga Perspective: Now that we have finally got to 2021, I thought I'd do a...

Yoga and Covid — What to Believe?

Ever since the emergence of Covid 19 as a global pandemic it seems like I have been inundated with...