Latest Blog Posts
Clearing the Floor when Jumping Through
I often get asked how one can jump through without clearing the floor. Of course, technique is important but it is not all there is. You also need to have a basic level of strength and trunk flexion. If that is not there no level of technique will get you through without touching the floor.
Ashtanga is Not the Problem, How it’s Taught is – Part 1
One of my biggest frustrations with being associated with Ashtanga Yoga is that other yogis perceive that my asana practice and thereby the asana I teach must adhere to what is known as the ‘traditional’ form (I place tradition here in inverted comas to refer to the popular Jois tradition and not the traditional Patanjali Ashtanga Yoga, which is actually what I do practice and teach!). And many have a negative impression of this ‘tradition’.
Truth and Reconciliation in Ashtanga Yoga – Gregor interviewed by J. Brown
You may have already come across this podcast but I’m a bit behind posting as I’m currently on a teaching tour across Europe and South America. With this latest podcast I seem to have again ruffled some feathers or shall we say, ahem…, sparked controversy. Some ultra-orthodox and hard-line Ashtanga websites apparently have taken it down after it got posted. You might here find out why.
Biodiversity Loss Threatens Humanities Survival
Loss of biodiversity threatens our survival as much as climate change (if not more). We must protect all life on Earth and particularly wildlife or face our own extinction. This planet is not ours to own. We must share it with all life forms or pay the consequences. Ahimsa (non-harming) does not just extend to other humans but to all forms of life. Abundance does not come from out-competing others but from right action (dharma), which is respecting the rights of others.