by Gregor Maehle | Feb 18, 2017 | Anatomy/Rehabilitation, Asana, Ashtanga Yoga
In several of my books such as Yoga Meditation, I have written about the importance of having a good-quality meditation posture such as Padmasana, Siddhasana or similar. If you cannot sit comfortably chances are that discomfort will stop you from going deeper into...
by Gregor Maehle | Oct 15, 2016 | Asana, Ashtanga Yoga
In Part 1 of this article I explained the importance of extending ones inversions, headstand and shoulder stand. I showed how for meditation to succeed what yogis call prana or amrita (nectar) needs to be accumulated or preserved. In this weeks article I will delve...
by Gregor Maehle | Oct 1, 2016 | Asana, Ashtanga Yoga, Pranayama
In Part 1 of this article I will explain the importance of extending ones inversions, headstand and shoulder stand. I will show how for meditation to succeed what yogis call prana or amrita (nectar) needs to be accumulated or preserved. The process to do so is called...
by Gregor Maehle | Sep 2, 2016 | Ashtanga Yoga, Audio/Video, Meditation and Samadhi
I really enjoyed this hour-long interview with Ryan Spielman. I felt he had really tuned into my work and asked great questions. It is called “From Disappointment to Samadhi”. Here it is:...
by Gregor Maehle | Aug 18, 2016 | Ashtanga Yoga, Teaching, Yoga Philosophy
Shanna Small from the Ashtanga Picture Project interviewed me on svadhyaya. This important term, that occurs several times in the Yoga Sutra is usually translated as ‘self-study’ but in yoga the term is narrowly defined and has important connotations. Q: I, like many...
by Gregor Maehle | Aug 6, 2016 | Ashtanga Yoga, Society/ civilisation, Yoga Philosophy
I was once interviewed by a yoga magazine about my thoughts on the difference between the traditional view of karma and the contemporary one. As I was ignorant of the contemporary view the interviewer informed me that the contemporary view is that if for example you...
