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After practicing yoga for over thirty years down in the big smoke we felt called to move back into nature into an environment ideal to go deeper into the higher limbs of yoga practice. The Vedas suggest that when one comes to the middle of ones life (around 50) to change ones mode of life and spend more time on spiritual practice in nature. This mode of life is called vanaprashtha (forest dweller). This same mode of life is suggested in many yogic texts. We took that quite literally and live now on a mountaintop surrounded by ancient rainforest. Living in nature inspires our practice greatly, which we can then share when we come back into the cities to teach workshops or retreats.
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The Executions in Indonesia
This article deals with the recent execution in Indonesia by firing squad of two convicted...
The role of the heart chakra
Concentrating prana in the heart chakra has several important implications. Patanjali says in...
Why Use Glute Max in Back Bends? Part 1
For some the jury is still not out on whether one should or should not engage the gluteus maximus...
The True Meaning of OM
Today a passage from my forthcoming book Samadhi The Great Freedom: In sutra I.27 Patanjali says...
Putting the Curve Back in Your Neck, Saving Your Neck – Part 3
Although we usually think and talk about muscles as being weak or strong, closer to the truth is...
Do Postures Have to Be Painful?
I was asked whether pain in asana should be accepted and if it’s worth going through a lot of pain...
On Depression
I am receiving more and more emails and reports from people who are suffering from depression....
Is alone-ness the same as loneliness?
Is alone-ness the same as loneliness? What was eating at Janis Joplin? And what has it to do with...
You Were Born to Gaze at the Stars, Saving Your Neck – Part 2
In Part 1 we looked at some of the biomechanics of neck problems and especially how to eliminate...
Balancing Active Asanas with Passive Asanas, Does that Work?
Yoga is beautifully set up with a balance between energetic, extrovert practices such as asana and...
The End of the Guru Part 3
In the wake of the Anusara-, Kausthub Desikachar-, Bikram-, and Satyananda lineage scandals I am...
Saving Your Neck, Understanding the Biomechanics of Neck Problems – Part 1
Our necks are one of the most vulnerable parts of our body and once we have a neck problem they...
The End of the Guru Part 2
30 years ago I walked across Ashok Road in Mysore, India. My glance caught the gaze of a...
Sparing Your Spine Off The Mat
We give a lot of attention to what we do on our mat, precision, alignment, conscious movement,...
The End of the Guru, Part 1
“This is the end, my only friend, the end” – Jim Morrison, The Doors A reader asked: “What are...
Hypermobility – A Blessing or A Curse
Many talented yogis seem to be blessed with bodies that are able to perform a myriad of different...
Pranayama versus Jnana Yoga
One of my readers posted the following question: Is it absolutely necessary to practice asana and...
Why overheating the yoga room is not a good idea
I keep receiving questions regarding whether it’s important or good to heat the yoga shala and...
Personality Cults and Charlatans in Yoga
In the wake of Australia’s own Satyananda-lineage scandal (and many other scandals that went...
How to deal with Hallux Valgus (Bunions)
Unfortunately I can give a first hand description of bunion formation. Having a personal interest...
What is Authentic Yoga?
I was asked this question by quite a few readers after my recent ‘Zealot’ post, which raised the...
Reformation of an Ashtanga Zealot
In this article I describe my history with Ashtanga Yoga, how my approach changed over the...
Yoga Therapy for Hamstring Injuries
If you’ve ever had an injury at your hamstring injury, you will know about it! You’ll go from...
How to deal with common shoulder injuries
The recent post about rehabilitation of knee injuries saw me receive requests to handle shoulder...
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