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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”.

2015 – A Good Year, and Post Surgery Yoga Recovery

With Christmas just around the corner I have found myself reflecting a little on the year that is...

“Mysore Style” Ashtanga Yoga — Adjustments and Consent

I first started teaching yoga in 1994 as an assistant to Peter Sanson in his “Mysore...

Boston — and the Ashtanga Yoga “Police”

I normally make a point of not being “political” in my blog posts. The recent bombing at the...

Ashtanga Yoga — “Beauty and the Beast”

A couple of weekends ago I read an article in the Saturday magazine section of the Dominion Post...