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 | 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 | 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...
by Mike Berghan | Jun 1, 2011 | Mike's Blog
What is this mysterious “root lock” and how do we access it in our daily asana practice? A quick search on Google will reveal there has been much written about Mula Bandha including this article by my friend David Garrigues;...
by Mike Berghan | Apr 6, 2011 | Mike's Blog, News
One of the wonderful things about teaching yoga is how much you learn from your students. I have a guy who has been coming to my classes regularly 3 times a week for over 10 years. He is a pleasure to have in class. He comes in and works his way slowly and surely...
by Mike Berghan | Mar 3, 2011 | Mike's Blog
There seems to be some concern being expressed in the “Yoga Media” about the current state of Yoga in the West. I have read several articles of late questioning whether the asana oriented practice we do is really Yoga. Most of these articles use Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga...
