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Guruji – Lessons Learned

Never a practice happens when I don't appreciate what a wonderful blessing Astanga Vinyasa Yoga is...

“Mysore Style” Ashtanga Yoga — Adjustments and Consent

I first started teaching yoga in 1994 as an assistant to Peter Sanson in his “Mysore...

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...

Yoga and Cultural Appropriation — Am I Guilty?

Yoga and Cultural Appropriation A little while ago a good friend was telling me that he'd been...

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”.