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Operation Shanti

18 May 2013, 11:15

In the beginning…. As students of yoga, we easily associate Mysore, India with Ashtanga Yoga and studying the practice. This is a powerful journey and one that our own Matt Ryan has experienced many times, but there is another side to this city. Take a walk down the busy city streets of Mysore and, chances [...]

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Mysore Style – A view from the mat…..

12 May 2013, 14:12

Getting into Mysore-style Mysore-style may sound like some kind of youth slang, but it’s been getting me up very early in the morning to practice yoga, so it must be good. It’s the traditional way that Ashtanga yoga is taught, and it’s called Mysore-style because Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, who developed the Ashtanga sequence, was [...]

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The Legend of the Ancient Manuscript Yoga Kurunta

10 May 2013, 08:37

The Yoga Kurunta is an alleged ancient manuscript on yoga that was passed down through the ages from one great yogi to another. The esteemed Krishnamacharya is said to have found the document, which was written on palm leaves by the great yogi Vamana Rishi , in a Calcutta library in the early 1900s and [...]

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Tim Miller Ashtanga Yoga Royalty in Manchester July 12-14 2013

9 May 2013, 09:40

On the 12th July we are very excited to be hosting a weekend workshop with Ashtanga Yoga authority Tim Miller. This will be a rare occasion to study and practice with such an esteemed yogi click here for full details of the workshop. Tim Miller has been studying and teaching Ashtanga Yoga for over thirty [...]