Yoga Practice

Short Ashtanga Practices

Short Ashtanga Practices Firstly, we have to pay homage here to the orginator of this idea David Swenson. His Ashtanga short forms have been invaluable...
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The Meaning of Tristana

The Meaning of Tristana Tristana translates to three places. The term was first coined by Pattabhi Jois to describe the techniques involved in his method...
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When Should I Start Ashtanga Intermediate Series?

When should I start the Ashtanga intermediate series? This is a question that often comes up pretty early in Ashtanga practice. The second series was...
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Ashtanga Yoga Breathing – Is It Ujjayi Breath?

The Breathing in Ashtanga Yoga - Is it ujjayi? An incredibly common question to hear from students is what is the correct breathing in ashtanga...
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Can you learn Ashtanga Yoga Online?

With lockdown looming, I remember that last week in the London studio where I had taught for over ten years. As most of the shops...
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Is Ashtanga Yoga Hard?

"Is Ashtanga Yoga Hard?" I am asked this question often and it's asked a most common internet search. Well, as always, it depends on what...
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Quality Over Quantity in Practice – Less is More

The trouble is, from every angle in the modern-world these days we are given to believe that more is, indeed, always, more. We have been...
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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...
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Practicing Yoga Through The Winter

Every season has a quality; both metaphorically, to do with the changes in life, but also, literally, as embodied in the yearly cycle. Yoga is...
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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....
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If It’s Not About Stretching, What is Yoga?

There's a myth going on now that stretching and being flexible is an unquestionable goal. Somewhere along the line, the ability to touch your toes,...
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The Shape is Only The Start of the Posture

In the early days of practice it's enough to just do the asana. Then, when we've finally struggled into it, it can take all our...
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