by Mike Berghan | Aug 19, 2020 | Mike's Blog, News
Random Thoughts on Practicing and Teaching through a Global Pandemic: Time is a fluid thing. It wasn’t that long ago, back in February, when I, like many people was saying, “It’s just a bad strain of the flu. Nothing to worry about”. The next thing you...
by Mike Berghan | Jun 24, 2020 | Events, Mike's Blog, News
Peter missed his March workshop with us due to the Covid rahui. We are pleased to announce that he will be doing this workshop in July instead. If you are interested in experiencing Traditional “Mysore Style” Ashtanga Yoga, delivered in Peter’s unique, gentle and...
by Mike Berghan | Mar 13, 2020 | Mike's Blog, News
Guruji was always a big supporter of families. He said that Ashtanga is “householder” yoga and that family was “Seventh Series”. I have mentioned this in passing in many of these musings but thought I might take this opportunity to explore it in more detail....
by Mike Berghan | Oct 21, 2019 | Mike's Blog
Never a practice happens when I don’t appreciate what a wonderful blessing Astanga Vinyasa Yoga is for me. What a beautiful gift given to me by my teachers, Guruji, Sharath and Peter. It is a gift that keeps on giving. Victoria and I also often express how...
by Mike Berghan | Aug 5, 2019 | Mike's Blog
The Full Moon we just had on 16th July marked Guru Purnima and Guruji’s birthday. This year like many of the “Ashtanga Yoga” community there has been a bit of ambivalence in my feelings in the light of some of the things that have been said about Guruji and his...
by Mike Berghan | May 13, 2019 | Mike's Blog, News
Do you feel like you are stuck in your practice? Haven’t had a new posture for years and wondering if you will ever get a new one? Are you struggling with the motivation to practice as a result? Do you sometimes think that battling away to do an asana that other...