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...
by Gregor Maehle | May 15, 2018 | Ashtanga MeToo, Teaching
Last night I had an hour-long phone conversation with the Canadian yoga researcher Matthew Remski about his inquiry into alleged sexual abuse conducted by the late K Pattabhi Jois. I found Matthew to be a very caring and genuine person and I am sharing here his...
by Gregor Maehle | Mar 10, 2018 | Audio/Video, Teaching, Yoga Philosophy
When BKS Iyengar was once asked what he thought of Ashtanga Yoga he said, “There is only Ashtanga Yoga”. What he meant was that yoga that is not eight-limbed is not truly yoga. In this short video Gregor is explaining what is missing in a lot of modern...