by Mike Berghan | Jul 4, 2016 | Mike's Blog
Satya is Truthfulness. In the “Yoga Mala” Guruji writes, “One should always tell the truth in thought, word, and deed.” I also remember him in “conference” in Mysore, asking someone who claimed to have experienced “kundalini rising,” if they practiced Satya. He...
by Mike Berghan | Apr 5, 2016 | Events, News
Afternoon Tea at The Shala is a series of short workshops for beginners and regular practitioners who want to refresh their base knowledge of the practice. The afternoon will be divided into two parts in line with Astanga Yoga Philosophy: 1% theory, 99% practice....
by Mike Berghan | Mar 23, 2016 | Events, News
Peter is here again. 5 Mysore Morning Ashtanga Yoga practices starting on Wednesday 13th and ending Sunday 17th April. Start times 6 or 6.30 am on Wed. to Fri. and 8 0r 8.30 on Sat. and Sun. Cost is $135 for all 5 sessions or $30 per session. If you have yet to...
by Mike Berghan | Mar 23, 2016 | Mike's Blog
The first limb of Ashtanga Yoga is Yama. This consists of 5 parts; ahimsa; satya; asteya; brahmacharya; and aparigraha. The first of these is ahimsa or nonviolence. As Guruji says in his “Yoga Mala” this means “not causing injury to anyone, including animals, in any...
by Mike Berghan | Feb 12, 2016 | Mike's Blog, News
We are now well into the new year and enjoying the warmth of Summer. Often at this time of the year I find myself taking stock a little. For a while now I have had an idea to use this blog as a way of giving my view of what Ashtanga is. As I have said in the past, I...
