by Dr Monica Gauci | Dec 7, 2018 | Asana, Ashtanga Yoga, Teaching
One of my biggest frustrations with being associated with Ashtanga Yoga is that other yogis perceive that my asana practice and thereby the asana I teach must adhere to what is known as the ‘traditional’ form (I place tradition here in inverted comas to refer to the...
by Gregor Maehle | Nov 21, 2018 | Ashtanga MeToo, Ashtanga Yoga, Audio/Video
You may have already come across this podcast but I’m a bit behind posting as I’m currently on a teaching tour across Europe and South America. With this latest podcast I seem to have again sparked controversy. Some ultra-orthodox and hard-line Ashtanga...
by Gregor Maehle | Nov 18, 2018 | Society/ civilisation
Loss of biodiversity threatens our survival as much as climate change (if not more). We must protect all life on Earth and particularly wildlife or face our own extinction. This planet is not ours to own. We must share it with all life forms or pay the consequences....
by Gregor Maehle | Nov 9, 2018 | Audio/Video, Society/ civilisation
Here is an interview that Anthony Charalampous from Modern Yogi conducted with me back in June. Some of the questions I’m answering are: Why yoga is more important than ever before and what it can do to save the biosphere? Why it is important for yogis to aim...
by Gregor Maehle | Oct 30, 2018 | Society/ civilisation
“Humanity has wiped out 60% of mammals, birds, fish and reptiles since 1970, leading the world’s foremost experts to warn that the annihilation of wildlife is now an emergency that threatens civilisation.” We are “destroying the web of life, billions of...