by Mike Berghan | Oct 21, 2019 | Mike's Blog
Never a practice happens when I don’t appreciate what a wonderful blessing Astanga Vinyasa Yoga is for me. What a beautiful gift given to me by my teachers, Guruji, Sharath and Peter. It is a gift that keeps on giving. Victoria and I also often express how...
by Mike Berghan | Aug 5, 2019 | Mike's Blog
The Full Moon we just had on 16th July marked Guru Purnima and Guruji’s birthday. This year like many of the “Ashtanga Yoga” community there has been a bit of ambivalence in my feelings in the light of some of the things that have been said about Guruji and his...
by Mike Berghan | May 13, 2019 | Mike's Blog, News
Do you feel like you are stuck in your practice? Haven’t had a new posture for years and wondering if you will ever get a new one? Are you struggling with the motivation to practice as a result? Do you sometimes think that battling away to do an asana that other...
by Mike Berghan | Dec 19, 2018 | Mike's Blog, News
It was an early start to the day as we had to have breakfast and be on the bus ready to go by 6. The previous day had been a long one with the drive from Rishikesh to Guptakashi taking all day. The roads in this part of India are very narrow and very bumpy with...
by Mike Berghan | Sep 17, 2018 | Mike's Blog
I first started teaching yoga in 1994 as an assistant to Peter Sanson in his “Mysore Style” classes. Back then, no one else was teaching in this method, so the only example we had to follow was Guruji himself. Peter had already travelled to Mysore several times and so...
by Mike Berghan | Jun 20, 2018 | Mike's Blog
For those of you who aren’t aware of it, I decided that this year, in order to celebrate turning 60 yrs old and also my 20th anniversary as a full time Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga teacher, I would participate in a Yatra, or pilgrimage being organised by Namarupa...
