Mid Year Break 2024

by Jul 1, 2024

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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”.

Mike’s Trip to Cambodia

I was going to write a blog about my trip to Cambodia at the end of Sept. and early Oct. but...

Ashtanga Yoga – Facing your Fear and the Pain

The 18th and 19th of May are now always a bit of an emotional time for me. The 18th is the...

Vande Gurunam Caranaravinde

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

A Story for my Daughters and the (Secret) Reason I Practice Yoga

When I was the same age as Isla, my younger daughter. That is, when I was at the magical age of...
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Yoga in Cambodia 2017

I thought I would write down a few of my impressions from our “Cambodia Adventure” in July this...

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...

A Practical View of Yama – Pt 1 Ahimsa

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

The Long Walk to Kedarnath

It was an early start to the day as we had to have breakfast and be on the bus ready to go by 6....

Ashtanga Yoga — The Powerful Yoga of Doing

What is Ashtanga Yoga? We all know that “Ashtanga” is the 8 limbs of Yoga and that the first 4...

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