Category: Yoga

My First Trip to Study with Sharath Jois in Mysore India

Notes from my first trip to study with Paramaguru Sharath Jois at the Gokulum Shala in November and December of 2011 3/18/2025 It has been over four months since my…

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Sharath Jois, Ashtanga Yoga Guru (1971 – 2024)

humpback rocks, charlottesville, va. 11-11-2024

Grieving the sudden loss of Sharath Jois & what it was like to study with him in Mysore, India. It has been nearly four months since my guru and yoga…

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Staying True to You

Satya: Truthfulness. Satya is one of the yamas (restraints) of the eight limbs of Ashtanga yoga. It loosely translates to “truthfulness” or “being truthful”.   “Speak the truth that is…

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Ashtanga Yoga – My Panacea

Ashtanga Yoga - Sharath Tour NYC 2017

June 7, 2017 I was in NYC last week for six days of morning Ashtanga yoga practice with Paramaguru R. Sharath Jois. This made my 15th full week of nonconsecutive…

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“No Fear, No Fun” – Backbends & Dropbacks

Manju Jois Backbend Assist

“No fear, no fun” is what my yoga guru tells us after a student asks him about overcoming fear in an asana (yoga pose/position). A little fear is good (not…

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Struggling and Sobbing

Why Does Yogo Make Me Cry? I’ve been having difficulty with a couple of things lately. Firstly, the work that I do to earn a living requires a high level…

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Speaking a Foreign Language: Chaos & Control

“Our real discoveries come from chaos, from going to the place that looks wrong and stupid and foolish.” ~Chuck Palahniuk Tonight I found myself at an event full of people,…

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The Head and the Heart

Who knows why we do the things we do or what makes us tick? Some people know what they want to be when they grow up from the age of…

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