by Gregor Maehle | Dec 31, 2014 | Asana, Ashtanga Yoga, Ecology, Teaching
I keep receiving questions regarding whether it’s important or good to heat the yoga shala and whether this aids in detoxing. I also hear people reasoning that the shala should be heated to emulate the heat of the gangetic plains in India, which is supposed to be the...
by Gregor Maehle | Dec 20, 2014 | Asana, Ashtanga Yoga, Ecology, Meditation and Samadhi, Teaching
I was asked this question by quite a few readers after my recent ‘Zealot’ post, which raised the issue that yoga, which reduces itself to posture might not be true yoga after all. The reason why I hold this position comes from the fact that I am approaching yoga very...