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The Definition of a Yoga Teacher: Nothing More than a Friend, Nothing Less than a Friend

March 20, 2015 by Kara-Leah Grant 12 Comments

Mark Whitwell Yoga Teacher Training

Editor's Note: Since this article was published, several accounts of sexual harassment and assault have been made public by Mark Whitwell's female students. We do not in any way condone Mark's behaviour. You can read more about the accounts here. by Kara-Leah Grant I was fortunate enough to attend one of Mark Whitwell’s classes at Wanderlust Great Lake Taupo 2015. Mark is teacher of considerable standing who spent many years with Desikachar and studied directly with Krishnamacharya, the teacher … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Teaching Insights Tagged With: donna farhi, Krishnamacharya, mark whitwell, scandal, Teacher Student Relationship

J. Brown on the Three Sensibilities that Shape Our Yoga Practice {video interview}

October 3, 2014 by Kara-Leah Grant Leave a Comment

by Kara-Leah Grant I've been following J. Brown for a few years now, inspired and impressed by the consistent and constant magnifying glass he applies to the yoga world. J. has no qualms about challenging the accepted flow with his articles, calling into question elements of yoga teaching and practice that he finds problematic. But then, J. Brown is an upstart who has always gone against the grain right from the beginning of his career, deliberately taking a different approach from the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Teacher Interviews, Video Interviews Tagged With: Gentle, j. brown, mark whitwell, video interview, yoga DVD

Five Strategies for Starting & Maintaining Your Home Yoga Practice

February 5, 2013 by Kara-Leah Grant Leave a Comment

by Kara-Leah Grant, author of Forty Days of Yoga If you'd rather watch a video than read an article, skip to the end of this article and you'll find a short video of me going over these same five points. These are simple and effective strategies for creating and maintaining your home yoga practice and it's the type of thing we explore in more depth in Forty Days of Yoga. None of these strategies are rocket science - it's all plain common sense, but these strategies can challenge underlying … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Home Yoga Practice, Home Yoga Practice Video Tagged With: book, forty days of yoga, home yoga practice, mark whitwell, ritual, strategies

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