by Mike Berghan | May 14, 2012 | Mike's Blog
Later this year I will celebrate 20 years of Ashtanga Yoga practice. My first year of practice was like most people, attending a class 2 evenings a week, but from Nov. 1993 I have maintained a daily Ashtanga practice. In this time I have learned many things. One of...
by Mike Berghan | Mar 8, 2012 | Events
Friday 4th April to Monday 7th April 2012 Shri K Pattabhi Jois – Guruji always used to say “That Man only Exercising” “Ashtanga Yoga is a Spiritual Practice” For a yoga asana practice to be considered as a spiritual practice it must have 3 components present they are:...
by Mike Berghan | Feb 17, 2012 | Mike's Blog
It seems lately that there has been some debate about the perils or otherwise of practicing Yoga. I thought it might be worth giving my view as a practitioner of Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga for close to 20 years. Guruji was always very upfront about pain in the Ashtanga...
by Mike Berghan | Feb 9, 2012 | Events
On Saturday 10th March from 10am to 12pm Nick will be taking a traditional “Mysore style” class as part of the “Yoga Stops Traffick” initiative. This class will be by koha (donation) with all funds going to Odanadi Seva Trust, to give survivors...
by Mike Berghan | Dec 19, 2011 | Mike's Blog
I often hear or read people talking about their “Yoga Journey”. Today it occurred to me that this concept of a “journey” has a fundamental flaw. In essence, Yoga is about dwelling in the moment. Forget how good or bad you were yesterday or whether you will get that...
by Mike Berghan | Dec 7, 2011 | Events
Our last class for 2011 will be a Led Full Primary Series class on Wed. the 21st December. We will go out for dinner after the class. Our first class for 2011 will be the morning Open class on Monday 16th January. Thank you to all our students for a fantastic 2011....
by Mike Berghan | Oct 25, 2011 | News
I have been meaning to comment on our trip to Mysore for some time now, and have finally sat down in front of the computer to do it. Victoria, Holly, Isla and I stayed in Mysore for 5 weeks in July and Aug. of this year. The trip did not start in an auspicious manner...
by Mike Berghan | Sep 28, 2011 | Events, News
Friday 21st 6pm-8pm Led ½ Primary in English -A technique detailed led practice to ease into the weekend. Saturday 22nd 9am-11am Mysore Style Sunday 23rd 9am-11am Led Primary in Sanskrit -Experience the flow of the current method of led...
by Mike Berghan | Jun 10, 2011 | Uncategorized
I had an interesting experience in Padmasana and Savasana today. Quite suddenly in Padmasana I observed the breath as completely separate from my body. In fact, it seemed to me there were 3 distinct entities; my body, my breath, and the me that was observing both. The...
by Mike Berghan | Jun 1, 2011 | Mike's Blog
What is this mysterious “root lock” and how do we access it in our daily asana practice? A quick search on Google will reveal there has been much written about Mula Bandha including this article by my friend David Garrigues;...
