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Shiva Rea on the Evolution of Prana Vinyasa Yoga {video interview}

May 6, 2016 by Kara-Leah Grant Leave a Comment

by Kara-Leah Grant She's sometimes referred to as "the Madonna of Yoga" - at least, that's what Vanity Fair called Shiva Rea when she did a desert photo shoot for them in 2007. But magazines love catchy monikers and as someone who grew up idolising Madonna and has studied with Shiva... the two women are nothing alike. "I'm not sure what exactly what they were referring to, whether it was my boldness, but I'm not into being a yoga celebrity at all. At all! Humility for me is a really important … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Video Interview, Teacher Interviews Tagged With: B.K.S. Iyengar, consciousness, cultural change, desikachar, evolution of yoga, Pattabhi Jois, shiva rea, wanderlust

Breaking Down, Hitting Blocks and Finding Beginner’s Mind in Ashtanga Yoga

July 5, 2014 by Guest Author 3 Comments

by guest author Pip Bennett At the beginning of this year, I chose love and moved to Costa Rica (from NZ) to be with my partner. In doing so, I left everything I knew behind. Work, family, friends, culture. I have found it hard making the changes. Everything is different. Even on my best days, the smallest things can piss me off or make me miss home. Most of the time I can’t even work out what it is that is so difficult. I have a suspicion that whatever it is, it lies within me, rather than … [Read more...]

Filed Under: The Foundations, Yoga & Community Tagged With: ashtanga, challenges, emotions, Mysore, new starts, Pattabhi Jois, personal experience, philosophy, practice, uncomfortableness

The Evolution of Ashtanga Yoga Part II

January 11, 2014 by Guest Author Leave a Comment

Krishnamacharya, chief designer of Ashtanga Yoga, teacher of Pattabhi Jois

by Matthew Sweeney, The Yoga Temple Although Yoga, meditation and self inquiry are gaining popularity worldwide, these are still relatively new concepts for many people. How we define these concepts and the clarity with which we pursue them is of great interest to me. I am using the following definitions to shine a light on how adherence to a tradition can either help or hinder your practice of Yoga. It might be useful to note how you personally respond to these definitions and to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: What's Real Yoga & a Real Yogi? Tagged With: ashtanga, astanga, evolution, Krishnamacharya, Matthew Sweeney, Pattabhi Jois, tradition

The Evolution of Ashtanga Yoga

January 4, 2014 by Guest Author 5 Comments

Matthew Sweeney, Ashtanga teacher

by Matthew Sweeney, The Yoga Temple Ashtanga Yoga is a wonderful practice for the body and mind. It is an evolving practice that is changing and growing to suit people of all ages and abilities. At least that is its potential. The tradition and its changing nature can be a difficult thing to reconcile. Understanding some of the principles at work is important. At some point in a student’s learning process, they will have difficulty, physically or otherwise. At this point they need … [Read more...]

Filed Under: What's Real Yoga & a Real Yogi? Tagged With: astanga, Krishnamacharya, Matthew Sweeney, Pattabhi Jois, tradition

Parampara: The importance of lineage in Yoga

May 26, 2012 by Guest Author 1 Comment

Pattabhi Jois

by guest author Mike Berghan, Te Aro Astanga 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 the most important being the concept of Parampara, or Lineage. Parampara is the passing down of knowledge over generations, from teacher to student. This concept is central to Yoga … [Read more...]

Filed Under: What's Real Yoga & a Real Yogi? Tagged With: astanga, guru, lineage, mike berghan, parampara, Pattabhi Jois, te aro astanga

An apology to the Ashtanga community

February 13, 2011 by Kara-Leah Grant 8 Comments

Apologising to the Ashtanga Community

Yep - I messed up. My recent article Why I may never take another yoga class was intended to articulate a view that it doesn't matter what kind of yoga we practice, only that it is the right kind of yoga for us. Instead, because I was unclear, and less than skillful in my use of metaphors, many people have felt that I was dissing Ashtanga as a practice. In the article, I used my recent experiences in yoga classes to demonstrate that doing a particular practice when it's no longer right … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Going to Class Tagged With: ashtanga, Krishnamacharya, nick potter, Pattabhi Jois

Why I may never take another yoga class ever again

February 2, 2011 by Kara-Leah Grant 24 Comments

Tara Stiles - not real yoga?

by Kara-Leah Grant There's a lot of debate going on in American yoga circles right now about what is yoga and what is not yoga. Elephant Journal is full of it, even the New York Times has got in on the act. I'm no yoga scholar, and I know there's various yogic texts which one can refer back to that expound on exactly what yoga is and isn't. Patanjali is oft-quoted, although he's not the only guy that wrote about yoga back in the day. His take on it is simply that yoga is: the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Musings from the Mat Tagged With: ashtanga, Krishnamacharya, Pattabhi Jois, shiva rea, tara stiles

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