by Gregor Maehle | May 28, 2016 | Anatomy/Rehabilitation, Asana, Ashtanga Yoga
This seems to be a perennial problem for many students practising Intermediate Series. Often students here simply emulate the actions that they perform in Matsyasana, that is comfortably leaning back and placing the head on the floor. Supta Vajrasana however couldn’t...
by Dr Monica Gauci | Apr 16, 2016 | Anatomy/Rehabilitation, Asana, Ashtanga Yoga
When I arrived in Perth in 1994 there were five yoga schools! Of those three were devoted to Iyengar Yoga, one was an eclectic mix and the other taught Hatha Yoga. Although I already had 15 years of Iyengar Yoga experience, one year previously I had fallen in love...
by Dr Monica Gauci | Mar 5, 2016 | Anatomy/Rehabilitation, Asana, Ashtanga Yoga
Our shoulder is a precision instrument that simultaneously has a vast scope in its range of motion. With pinpoint precision we can synchronise our shoulder muscles to maneuver our arm to point our finger precisely at our object of choice – an action that requires the...
by Gregor Maehle | Feb 20, 2016 | Ashtanga Yoga, Pranayama
I have recently been approached by the new Center for Consciousness Science, which is part of the University of Michigan’s Medical School, in regards to advise for their project on brain and psychological dynamics associated with yogic breathing (pranayama)...
by Gregor Maehle | Feb 6, 2016 | Ashtanga Yoga, Meditation and Samadhi, Yoga Philosophy
Ebook versions of Samadhi The Great Freedom finally available. For now on ashtangayogabooks.com but soon also here on this site. Here another excerpt that explains the difference between what’s called enlightenment and samadhi and how the path towards samadhi...
by Gregor Maehle | Jan 22, 2016 | Anatomy/Rehabilitation, Asana, Ashtanga Yoga
I had a query from a student who usually practices in a hot, tropical climate with temperatures of around 30 degrees Celsius (86 Fahrenheit). She travelled to a cold place and her body seized up when having to practice at 5 degrees Celsius (40 Fahrenheit). After a...