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The Guru Connection
With the proliferation of different styles of yoga these days I wonder if an essential aspect is being down played. This is the concept of “paramparā” or a succession of teachers in a traditional lineage. Intrinsic to this concept is the one of “Guru” (teacher) and...
23 Years of Ashtanga Yoga Practice
I attended my very first yoga class at the Wainui Beach Tennis club rooms in 1992. I cannot credit that it was that long ago, because my practice still feels fresh to me. It still feels raw, with lots of rough edges. The beauty of this is that it still excites me. I...
Yoga and Spirituality — “Pick a God. Any God”
Years ago in the Shala in Lakshmipurram one of the students asked Guruji which God they should worship. Guruji replied “Pick a God, any God, it doesn't matter”. Of course as a Brahman Indian, Guruji meant any god in the Hindu pantheon, but he went on to say that when...