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No Difficulty

One of the wonderful things about teaching yoga is how much you learn from your students. I have a...

Boston — and the Ashtanga Yoga “Police”

I normally make a point of not being “political” in my blog posts. The recent bombing at the...

“Mysore Style” Ashtanga Yoga — Adjustments and Consent

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

Ex Shearer’s Guide to Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga – Part 1

We are now well into the new year and enjoying the warmth of Summer. Often at this time of the...

A Practical View of Yama pt2 — Satya

Satya is Truthfulness. In the “Yoga Mala” Guruji writes, “One should always tell the truth in...