by Mike Berghan | May 14, 2012 | Mike's Blog
Later this year I will celebrate 20 years of Ashtanga Yoga practice. My first year of practice was like most people, attending a class 2 evenings a week, but from Nov. 1993 I have maintained a daily Ashtanga practice. In this time I have learned many things. One of...
by Mike Berghan | Mar 8, 2012 | Events
Friday 4th April to Monday 7th April 2012 Shri K Pattabhi Jois – Guruji always used to say “That Man only Exercising” “Ashtanga Yoga is a Spiritual Practice” For a yoga asana practice to be considered as a spiritual practice it must have 3 components present they are:...
by Mike Berghan | Feb 17, 2012 | Mike's Blog
It seems lately that there has been some debate about the perils or otherwise of practicing Yoga. I thought it might be worth giving my view as a practitioner of Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga for close to 20 years. Guruji was always very upfront about pain in the Ashtanga...
by Mike Berghan | Feb 9, 2012 | Events
On Saturday 10th March from 10am to 12pm Nick will be taking a traditional “Mysore style” class as part of the “Yoga Stops Traffick” initiative. This class will be by koha (donation) with all funds going to Odanadi Seva Trust, to give survivors...
by Mike Berghan | Dec 19, 2011 | Mike's Blog
I often hear or read people talking about their “Yoga Journey”. Today it occurred to me that this concept of a “journey” has a fundamental flaw. In essence, Yoga is about dwelling in the moment. Forget how good or bad you were yesterday or whether you will get that...
