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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...
Ashtanga Yoga — The Powerful Yoga of Doing
What is Ashtanga Yoga? We all know that “Ashtanga” is the 8 limbs of Yoga and that the first 4 limbs- Yama, Niyama, Asana, and Pranayama, are the external limbs. Pratyahara, Dharana, Dhyana, and Samadhi are the internal limbs. I like to think of the first 4 limbs as...