We’ve been talking a lot about the instructor’s responsibility. The instructor is the person in charge of the class, puts people in certain positions, and most importantly – makes adjustments. So of […]
Who’s responsible for yoga injuries?
Named and shamed – the SI joint(s)
This morning, the SI joint knocked at my door. “I’m very upset.” Um – what? “You know, every one else is famous for causing lower back pain, the muscles, vertebraes, discs and nerves […]
Non-attachment, step 2
Two monks who were travelling on pilgrimage came to a muddy river crossing. There they saw a beautiful young woman waiting, not knowing how to cross the river. One of the monks instantly […]
What’s the most challenging posture?
Would you allow me to follow you through a perfectly normal, average day of yours? Forgive me, am just assuming things here, but I guess you get up and sit down for […]
“You’ve got to find what you love…”
…”if you haven’t found it yet, keep looking, don’t settle”. Steve Jobs Are we not all craving for it, finding the thing we love? But hell, it’s so hard, between busy jobs, […]
4am in the middle of nowhere
“Just so that you know, here, we get up at 4am.” LOL. That’s how I felt. I looked around at my fellow yoga students. No one laughed. No one even looked vaguely […]
Rishikesh, where the Beatles meditated…
Rishikesh is like no other city: It’s the World capital of yoga and the Gateway to the Himalayas and it’s purely vegetarian and alcohol-free (yesss, the entire city). The population of 60.000 seems tiny compared […]
Gangotri, Himalayas
Gangotri is where the river Ganges originates and the Goddess Ganga resides. It’s a 10 hours drive from Rishikesh, up (and up….) into the Himalayas, passing countless sheep, cows and farmers, always […]
Yoga & Joyful Living 