by Mike Berghan | Sep 30, 2014 | Mike's Blog
I have blogged about this subject before, but this is the time of the year when I seem to get a lot of people mentioning areas of pain they are experiencing in their practice, so I don’t think it will hurt to address the issue of pain in the yoga practice again....
by Mike Berghan | Sep 11, 2014 | Humans of Te Aro Astanga, News
Gabi Gabi: “When I’m not doing yoga I’m pursuing my favourite hobbies, pole dancing and sailing. Yoga is my way of life, I practise because it puts me in a good place. Each time I’m on the mat is like coming home. I began Astanga 20 years ago,...
by Mike Berghan | Aug 11, 2014 | Mike's Blog, Uncategorized
I recently fielded a question from a student of mine who also teaches yoga. It went along the lines of: how do you face people wanting more variety/challenge? Getting people to repeat the poses each day/week with not much obvious progress, do you come up against...
by Mike Berghan | Jul 7, 2014 | Mike's Blog
Everyone who practices Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga, no matter how strong or how flexible they are, eventually gets to an asana that they cannot immediately do. It may be in Marichyasana B or D of the Primary Series. Or the Bhujapidasana, Supta Kurmasana, Garbhapindasana...
by Mike Berghan | May 29, 2014 | Mike's Blog
In the more than 20 years that I have been practising Ashtanga Yoga its popularity around the world has increased exponentially. At the same time many other styles or methods of practice have also proliferated, to the point that someone thinking of starting a yoga...
