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“Mysore Style” Ashtanga Yoga — Adjustments and Consent

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

“Seventh Series” Ashtanga — Yoga and Family

Guruji was always a big supporter of families. He said that Ashtanga is “householder” yoga and...

Guide to Yama Part 5 — Aparigraha

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

My Knees Hurt – Pain in Ashtanga Yoga

I have blogged about this subject before, but this is the time of the year when I seem to get a...

“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...