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First, Master Asana

My Guru, Sri K Pattabhi Jois of Mysore, India said to me on numerous occasions “First, master asana, then take Pranayama. When you have mastered Pranayama, then take meditation”.

Practice, Practice, Practice….What Practice?

Thank you for the intelligent questions in relation to my Blog post “Time to Give up Asana, Old...

Excerpt From “One Shoe Over the Fence” by Stephen Simes

I suck at being married ‘My illusions didn't have anything to do with being a fine actress, I knew...

Ashtanga Yoga — “Beauty and the Beast”

A couple of weekends ago I read an article in the Saturday magazine section of the Dominion Post...

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...