by Gregor Maehle | Feb 12, 2019 | Asana, Ashtanga Yoga
This article is a follow-up on the last one which covered Mula Bandha. There need not be any ambiguity about Uddiyana Bandha at all. There is nothing elusive about it at all. There are two vastly different types of Uddiyana which are sometimes mixed up. One utilizes...
by Gregor Maehle | Jan 18, 2019 | Asana, Ashtanga Yoga, Teaching
I have repeatedly been asked to shed some light onto the “elusive bandhas”. I’m surprised that they are still considered elusive. I have written about the bandhas extensively in my 2006, 2009, 2012 and 2013 textbooks and had assumed that this had laid any elusiveness...
by Gregor Maehle | Jan 7, 2019 | Anatomy/Rehabilitation, Asana
I often get asked how one can jump through without touching 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...
by Gregor Maehle | Nov 21, 2018 | Ashtanga MeToo, Ashtanga Yoga, Audio/Video
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 sparked controversy. Some ultra-orthodox and hard-line Ashtanga...
by Gregor Maehle | Nov 18, 2018 | Society/ civilisation
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....