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“The Professor” & Imagery Borrowed from the Bhagavad Gita.

On my first few trips to Mysore in the 'nineties I would study Sanskrit chanting with a beautiful...

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...

A Story for my Daughters and the (Secret) Reason I Practice Yoga

When I was the same age as Isla, my younger daughter. That is, when I was at the magical age of...

Want to Start Ashtanga Yoga? – A Word of Warning

In the more than 20 years that I have been practising Ashtanga Yoga its popularity around the...

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”.