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Tomorrow I begin my Yoga Challenge for the third year in a row. I take one yoga class a day throughout the month of January, with a...

Sat Oct 26th, 19-22pm Black Light Yoga: A Jivamukti Class and Dance Event (location and directions found thru link above) Sun Oct 27th,...

sarva-bhutastham atmanam sarva-bhutani ca-atmani iksate yogayukta-atma sarvatra sama-darsanah Through the practice of yoga, the yogi sees...

gopala gopala devakinandana gopala Child Krishna, son of Devaki, friend of cows Gopal, or Gopala, is a name for the child Krishna....

In meditation we learn to ‘tune in’ to the sensations of the breath, body and mind. Through observation of thought activity we can...

When our hearts are full of joy and compassion there is no room for anger, fear, blame, resentment, victimhood or any of the other...

how to strengthen your practice in any yoga class In the midst of the yoga backlash of articles that mention the many ways yoga can harm...

This evening I practiced with 21 other yogis fresh into their new year at Phillippa’s 6:45 Astanga class at the Life Centre, Notting...

To Salute To pay respect to or honor by some formal act; to address with expressions of goodwill, respect; to make a bow or other gesture...

“Yea, but don’t you have to be thin to do that?”, he replied. And such is the way of the mind – to judge, to condition, to expect things...

I was looking through some of the search terms that people entered to end up on my blog the other evening, and the above was one that...

THE BOX BEING INSIDE LOOKING OUTSIDE: AN ASHTANGA STORY by Norman Blair I would like to present this piece in the spirit of compassion,...

I was asked today whether if given the choice, if I would prefer that yoga classes not be named (Jivamukti, Dharma Mittra, Astanga, etc)....

Starting Saturday, May 14th, I will be teaching yoga every week on the lawn of Kensington Palace Gardens. There is nothing like...

FL: How long have you been practicing yoga? RK: My very first class was at the Iyengar Yoga Institute South London in 1999, but I had an...

Of course, there are loads of distractions that aren’t present in a studio setting- passersby, sticks underfoot, squishy ground…we’re no...

I ran into Sally Parkes the other morning at Planet Organic where we were able to take a few minutes out and catch up. FL: I understand...

After class I caught up with Norman for a juice and a chat. FL (That’s me!): Norman, you mentioned stillness many times throughout the...

A couple of people have recently asked me what type of yoga they should practice; with the myriad of methods available it can be...

This text has been edited from the Focus of the Month, January 2011 on Alchemy, graciously offered by Sharon Gannon. These steps can be...