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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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Sharath: Latest Response – an analysis
Latest response from Sharath on his Instagram account where he did face anger and criticism...
An Apology of Sorts from Sharath Jois
On the 10th July Sharath Jois posted the following text on his Instagram account...
Apology to the Victims of Pattabhi Jois Sexual Assault
Here a letter from Guy Donahaye (erstwhile's editor of Guruji - A Portait Through the Eyes of his...
Did KP Jois Invent Ashtanga Yoga?
Recently I have been alerted to the first high-profile case of a certified Ashtanga teacher and...
How to Respond to Sexual Abuse Within a Yoga or Spiritual Community
New article from Karen Rain and Jubilee Cooke in Yoga International on how to respond to sexual...
Were You Born to Put Your Leg Behind Your Head?
Maybe. And maybe not. It depends on a lot of different things: the shape of your hip joint, the...
Thriving after Addiction podcast with Gregor
I’m on Erin’s Geraghty’s Thriving after Addiction podcast in two episodes. In the first part we...
Self-Reliance – A Homage to Emerson
I have received frequent inquiries from practitioners who find it difficult to continue their...
Review of Matthew Remski’s Do Your Practice
I’m a lifelong Ashtanga practitioner. Well strictly speaking I’m practising for around 30 years...
Gregor on Ashtanga Dispatch
Here is my podcast episode on Peg Mulqueen’s Ashtanga Dispatch: Amongst others we covered the...
Ashtanga Parampara or Brand?
A thought-provoking article from Guy Donahaye, editor of "Guruji – A Portrait Through the Eyes of...
Monica on Ashtanga Dispatch
New Podcast with Monica Ashtanga Yoga – Lost in Translation The Ashtanga Vinyasa system is a great...
Uddiyana Bandha elusive no more
This article is a follow-up on the last one which covered Mula Bandha. There need not be any...
Mula Bandha Elusive no More
I have repeatedly been asked to shed some light onto the “elusive bandhas”. I’m surprised that...
Clearing the Floor when Jumping Through
I often get asked how one can jump through without touching the floor. Of course, technique is...
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...
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...
Biodiversity Loss Threatens Humanities Survival
Loss of biodiversity threatens our survival as much as climate change (if not more). We must...
Gregor interviewed by Modern Yogi
Here is an interview that Anthony Charalampous from Modern Yogi conducted with me back in June....
Humanity has wiped out 60% of mammals, birds, fish and reptiles since 1970
"Humanity has wiped out 60% of mammals, birds, fish and reptiles since 1970, leading the world’s...
Safely Executing Leg-Behind-Head Postures for the Long-Term.
Here is a new article that I recently wrote for the British Spectrum, where it appeared in this...
“It took me 20 years to reclaim my agency and overturn the shame”
As we have recently seen women are still discredited for taking a long time to speak out against...
Headstand Preparation
In this new video Monica explains on a model of the skull what’s important during headstand and...
Modern Yogi interviews Monica
Our Greek friends at Modern Yogi interviewed Monica about Ashtanga as therapy and adapting the...
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