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Boston — and the Ashtanga Yoga “Police”

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

Vande Gurunam Caranaravinde

I had an interesting conversation the other day with a dedicated yoga practitioner and teacher who...

“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...

Winter Ashtanga Yoga — What’s Happening?

It is Winter in Aotearoa/NZ at the moment and this can be a difficult season for practice. We...

Mula Bandha

What is this mysterious “root lock” and how do we access it in our daily asana practice? A quick...