by Gregor Maehle | May 14, 2016 | Teaching
We are back in Bali teaching our Immersions. Although Bali is developing at a rapid pace I am surprised at the still rather gentle, feminine vibration that is discernible here during meditation. This lunar culture is still withstanding the solar onslaught of...
by Gregor Maehle | Apr 30, 2016 | Society/ civilisation, Teaching, Yoga Philosophy
I received a question in regards to how we can bring our material and professional life into greater alignment with our spiritual goals and lifetime purpose. Before I talk about techniques and methods to bring this about let me firstly point out that in the very...
by Gregor Maehle | Apr 2, 2016 | Society/ civilisation, Teaching, Yoga Philosophy
I have been repeatedly asked about a yogic take on terrorism. I tried to avoid this difficult subject but it keeps popping up, so here it is. Firstly, I am in no way recommending the dissolution of our defense forces. According to dharma each individual has the right...
by Dr Monica Gauci | Jan 9, 2016 | Anatomy/Rehabilitation, Asana, Ashtanga Yoga, Teaching
When I was young and naïve I used to say “the good thing about practicing yoga is that as you get older you only get stronger and more flexible!” This is true up to a point and that point is different for every body. The fact is that as we age our body slows down. All...
by Gregor Maehle | Dec 26, 2015 | Society/ civilisation, Teaching, Yoga Philosophy
In my last post I pointed out the importance of self-love for ones yoga practice. I was asked whether forgiveness is the start of self-love? It is indeed. When talking about forgiveness, however, we need to understand that it has two aspects, to forgive oneself and to...
by Gregor Maehle | Dec 12, 2015 | Asana, Ashtanga Yoga, Teaching
Recently I read an article in which the author wrote about her difficulties in maintaining her Ashtanga practice. She called her practice “hard, really hard, exhausting” and complained that it “never gets any easier” and that she just kept upping her expectations or...
