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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...

Dogma and Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga

I have written in the past that I spend very little time on the internet reading “Yoga Blogs”. In...

A Practical View of Yama – Pt 1 Ahimsa

The first limb of Ashtanga Yoga is Yama. This consists of 5 parts; ahimsa; satya; asteya;...

Guide to Yama Part 5 — Aparigraha

Aparigraha is the fifth and final of the Yamas and translates as refraining from covetousness or...

23 Years of Ashtanga Yoga Practice

I attended my very first yoga class at the Wainui Beach Tennis club rooms in 1992. I cannot credit...