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Why I am not Worried About the Current State of Yoga

There seems to be some concern being expressed in the “Yoga Media” about the current state of Yoga...

A Practical View of Yama pt3 — Asteya

After writing in my last blog that truth could only be totally practiced in silence I had a bit of...

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...

Ex Shearer’s Guide to Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga – Part 1

We are now well into the new year and enjoying the warmth of Summer. Often at this time of the...

“Mysore Style” Ashtanga Yoga — Adjustments and Consent

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