Foundations of Ashtanga Yoga and the Path of Meditation Koh Samui, Thailand November 16 – 23, 2013 Being fully present is the key to manifesting transformation. In this retreat, you will learn practices that train you to do just that. We will explore the foundations of Ashtanga yoga — asana, pranayama, dristi and bandha — [...]
In order for a teaching situation to arise, there has to be a student. Without a student there is no teacher, and no teaching. I am eternally grateful to my students, who are actually my teachers. Teaching has become the most precious practice for me, because it has been the gateway to discovering what is [...]
Years ago I was a doctoral student doing an internship at one of the UN agencies, hoping to find my niche to save the world. After a frustrating year of realizing the futility of my plan, someone asked me to teach yoga—something I had already done on the side for years—to the diplomats at UNESCO. [...]
