by Gregor Maehle | May 31, 2018 | Ashtanga MeToo, Teaching
My respect and gratitude to Mary Taylor who is coming out in support of Karen Rain in her latest blog article. Mary powerfully writes, “I see this as a time when the ashtanga lineage has an opportunity to evolve into one that is founded in truth rather than avoidance...
by Dr Monica Gauci | May 23, 2018 | Ashtanga MeToo, Teaching
After completing this article last night, after a long period of insomnia, I awoke again to a very disturbing nightmare. I feel exposed and vulnerable and now understand the terror Karen Rain speaks of in daring to state the brutal truth, in piercing the pressure of...
by Dr Monica Gauci | May 17, 2018 | Ashtanga MeToo, Teaching
Now that the sexual misconduct of Pattabhi Jois has become common knowledge and while the victims wait their apology students are asking “now what?” What remains is a system of yoga practice and a hierarchy that are equally destructive to individuals, Ashtanga Yoga...
by Gregor Maehle | May 17, 2018 | Ashtanga MeToo, Teaching
I’m posting here with a heavy heart the full transcript of Matthew Remski’s interview with Karen Rain. www.matthewremski.com/wordpress/karen-rain-speaks-about-pattabhi-jois-and-recovering-from-sexual-and-spiritual-abuse-video-interview/ Matthew forwarded me the...
by Gregor Maehle | May 15, 2018 | Teaching
Following on from Matthew’s article here Norman Blair’s article that explores a few more of today’s Ashtanga culture’s dark sides. Norman attended my event in London and we had a cuppa afterwards. He is a sincere person. I don’t share his...