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Sunday, 19 January 2014

Yoga Ego and Why Not to Ride It

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"So funny. This is so not in your repertoire", or why I like getting my ass kicked Everyone wants to be a guru these days. Yo...
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Sunday, 1 December 2013

My Love Letter to the Primary Series

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Like coming home to a home cooked meal. As I am writing this, I am in India, to practice with an exciting teacher that I am training with...
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Saturday, 9 November 2013

Is Asana Madness Messing Up Your Practice?

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I still remember the first Ashtanga Yoga workshop I ever went to. It was year 2000 or 2001 or so. Alexander Medin, who is now my teacher, ...
Friday, 17 December 2010

I Almost Didn´t

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Don't give up 'cause you have friends Don't give up You're not the only one Don't give up No reason to be ashamed Don...
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Thursday, 2 December 2010

Yamas of Vegetarianism

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As Christmas is drawing near, all yogis are given a new opportunity to remind ourselves of and practice the first limb of Ashtanga Yoga, as ...
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Sunday, 28 November 2010

The Seat

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Sthira sukham asanam Prayatna saithilyananta samapattibhyam Tato dvandvanabhighatah Asana is steady and joyful Asana is effort turning into ...
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Thursday, 25 November 2010

A Leaf, a Flower, Fruit or Water

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Ashtanga Yoga is a demanding lover. All yoga is. Take wisdom from ancient scriptures and let it take you through your Christmas (or any othe...
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I have practiced yoga since 1999. My initial practice consisted of twice-a-day, soft hatha practice and meditation. I practiced under the guidance of Ananda Marga teachers. The person who really turned me on to yoga was an impossibly tall, soft spoken yogic monk called Dada Acal, originally Australian. He was a tall, turban-wearing man, wise and very down to earth. Although I didn't stick to Ananda Marga for very long, it was Dada Acal who lit a spark in me that led to yoga becoming a major part of my lifestyle. I started understanding why vegetarianism was (and still is) the only acceptable option for me and how yoga was much more than nifty physical exercise. Ananda Marga´s hatha sequences didn´t quite agree with my body though. I have always been relatively flexible, but my flexibility was unbalanced. Flexible here, tight there, fine here, pain there. Sometime you feel it is time to move on. Still, that was where and how the yogi in me got ignited and I still have very fond memories of that time. I tried my first Ashtanga class, to try something else. It was sweaty, intense, incredible... I was in love. I still am.
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