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Pain and Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga

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

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”.

Ashtanga Yoga – The Movement from Tapas to Japas

Do you feel like you are stuck in your practice? Haven't had a new posture for years and wondering...

Ashtanga Yoga — “Beauty and the Beast”

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

Yoga and Spirituality — “Pick a God. Any God”

Years ago in the Shala in Lakshmipurram one of the students asked Guruji which God they should...