by Gregor Maehle | Mar 28, 2020 | Asana, Ashtanga Yoga, Teaching
In what way is Ashtanga Yoga unique? Because Ashtanga works with set sequences you are forced to work on your weak spots. If you make up your own sequences it is easy to avoid the things that are difficult. Learning set sequences also means you can take the practice...
by Gregor Maehle | Feb 8, 2020 | Asana, Ashtanga Yoga, Teaching
In this article I am referring as Ashtanga Yoga to the sequential yoga handed down via T Krishnamacharya, KP Jois and BNS Iyengar (do not mistake with BKS). This method was seen for the first time in writing in Krishnamacharya’s Yoga Makaranda in 1932 but it is...
by Gregor Maehle | Oct 9, 2019 | Ashtanga MeToo, Ashtanga Yoga, Teaching
This is our (Karen Rain and Gregor Maehle’s) commentary to John Scott’s reply to being asked about Pattabhi Jois’ sexual abuse. You can listen to his reply here starting at 1hour:36minutes. Ayurveda y Yoga: La unión entre cuerpo y mente John Scott (JS) begins by...
by Gregor Maehle | Sep 6, 2019 | Society/ civilisation, Teaching, Yoga Philosophy
Here an article from me that was published in the August issue of YOGA Magazine http://www.yogamagazine.com/ashtanga-vinyasa-yoga/. I was asked to give an update of my work since the publication of Ashtanga Yoga Practice and Philosophy, whether I had developed any new...
by Gregor Maehle | Aug 23, 2019 | Meditation and Samadhi, Society/ civilisation, Yoga Philosophy
Here is a summary of my keynote lecture at this years British Wheel of Yoga Congress in Coventry/ UK, which was published in the summer edition of Spectrum. It explains how the concepts of samadhi and bhakti interdigitate and in the process sums up the the main...
