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Rishikesh Ashtanga Yoga & Yātrā Sept./Oct. 2025

Join us for a Rishikesh Ashtanga Yoga workshop with Mike Berghan of Te Aro Astanga Yoga in Sept. 2025. Limit of 14 people. You can then follow this with Panch Kedar the “Circuit of Lord Shiva”. 12 days, 5 holy temples dedicated to Shiva. Limit of 5 people. CLICK for more info.

“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...

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”.

Parampara- The Importance of Lineage in Yoga

Later this year I will celebrate 20 years of Ashtanga Yoga practice. My first year of practice was...

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...