Yoga Lifestyle
The Purusharthas
The purusharthas are Artha, Dharma, Karma, and Moksa. These are the four pillars of Vedic life. In other words, the useful objects of our aims...
Emotions in Asanas
It is assumed in the yoga process that we are trying to escape from our emotions. However, this may be the end result, that we...
Developing a Home Yoga Practice
Developing a home yoga practice can feel daunting but it does not need to be so. The Mysore style of Ashtanga self-practice can however, be...
The Lifestyle of Ashtanga Yoga and Relationships
To get up regularly, early in the morning, demands discipline. But more than this it demands a whole lifestyle. Because, in order that morning Practise...
When Should We Take a Break From Asana Practice?
When should we take a break from asana practice is a question I am often asked. Yoga is wider than the physical only. So, practice...
Ashtanga and Addiction
Am I addicted to my Yoga Practise, and is this a problem? We are all addicts. It’s the nature of life; we want the pleasurable,...
My Experience Learning to Eat For Health
I used to feel overwhelmed shopping in supermarkets. This is not to exaggerate; the experience of staring at aisles full of choices often meant I...
The Loneliness of the Long Term Mysore Practitioner
‘Less is more’. (Pierre Seghir, one of my first teachers, Crete) ‘The struggle itself toward the heights is enough to fill a man’s heart....
A Question of Yoga Diet
We started with a food-blog over 10 years ago. We called it ‘Yogi’s kitchen’. The recipes and pictures chronicled our new-found Veganism and exposure...
Don’t Let Yoga Ruin Your Life
When you first get into yoga it's like the first flushes of a new relationship. Everything is perfect with it, it's what you've always been...
When Yoga Doesn’t Give You What You Want
When yoga doesn't give you what you want it's tempting to give up. Yoga gets into our cracks, it is a process of unbuilding or...