Success, Failure and Gentle Forgiveness

I used to be someone who practiced Ashtanga Yoga in the traditional method six days a week – what I considered a real Ashtangi.  Just saying that makes me cringe a little but, well, it’s true.  Even though I had convinced myself otherwise, I was hyped up on a smug sense of superiority because I was doing it right […]

Why do I practice Ashtanga Yoga, Mysore style?

Recently while having a chat with my cousin about my yoga practice, she literally balked at the thought of doing the same sequence of postures every single day without change.  To her it seemed boring and restrictive, as though all joy and light were sucked out of the practice by practicing in this way.  I […]

Ashtanga yoga calms the monkey-mind… um, sometimes!

I’m not sure about this one because in my practice this morning all I could do was think, think and think some more about all these essays and articles and musings I wanted to write on this yoga practice of mine.  Every so often, I would remember that I was really supposed to be watching […]