5
Dec
2025
Walking in the Light of the Guru: Lineage, Faith and Living Wisdom
Each year, under the bright full moon of Guru Purnima, yoga practitioners and seekers around the world pause to honor the timeless presence of the Guru, the teacher who removes darkness and reveals the light that has always been within us. But what does it truly mean to walk in the light of the Guru?…
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21
Nov
2025
The Sacred Transmission: On the Teacher Student Relationship in Yoga
In a world where information is always within reach, it is tempting to believe we no longer need teachers. With a few clicks, we can access ancient texts, videos, and tutorials on nearly any aspect of yoga. But there is something that the internet cannot give you: transmission. Yoga is not simply learned. It is…
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10
Oct
2025
Abhyāsa: The Sacred Art of Returning, Practice, Repetition, and Inner Cultivation
Abhyāsa and Bhāvanā, The Heart of Practice What does it mean to practice? Not just once not just when it’s convenient or inspiring but again and again across years across seasons across the full arc of a life. The ancient yogis gave us a word for this abhyāsa. It’s a term rooted in the Yoga…
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30
Sep
2025
Understanding the Ashtanga Yoga Opening Invocation: Etymology, Meaning & Inner Alchemy
The Hidden Meaning of the Ashtanga Invocation The yoga community is like one big family, not united by fancy poses but by a shared love for this ancient practice. Whether you’re new to yoga or have practiced for years, the real essence of yoga is not in perfection but in presence. It doesn’t matter what…
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15
Sep
2025
Yoga Is Meant to Heal: A Call for Accountability and Compassion
As teachers, we rely on the trust of students to share the practice. I have always said that it is the students who make the teacher. When that bond is manipulated or abused—even by one teacher—it brings shame on us all. The actions of Taylor Hunt have poisoned Ashtanga yoga and broken the sacredness of…
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12
Sep
2025
A Supported Practice: Finding Balance Between Yoga and Strength Training with Wade Oakley
For many years, the yoga world carried the idea that yoga is all you need. But what happens when your practice alone is not enough to keep the body healthy and supported? Injuries, hypermobility, or the physical demands of teaching can reveal the need for something more. In a recent episode of the Yoga Inspiration…
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3
Sep
2025
Living Legacy: A Conversation with Sri Shubha
Yoga has many lineages, but few are as deeply rooted as the one that flows from T. Krishnamacharya, often called the father of modern yoga.His influence can be felt in nearly every style practiced today. For Sri Shubha, his daughter, yoga was never separate from daily life. It was the air she breathed, the rhythm…
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15
Aug
2025
Roots & Branches: Writing, Teaching, and Living Yoga with David Swenson
Some conversations feel like coming home. This one, with my dear friend and legendary Ashtanga Yoga teacher David Swenson, is one of them. David’s new book, Only Dead Fish Go With the Flow, is more than words on a page. It is a collection of stories, reflections, and hard-won wisdom from decades of living yoga…
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1
Aug
2025
The Many Shades of Devotion
In the yogic path, we often associate devotion with sweetness; offering flowers, singing mantras, lighting candles. But true devotion is forged in longing. Longing is love stretched out across time. It is the ache that refuses to settle for surface answers. It is the pull of the soul toward something it remembers but has not…
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4
Jul
2025
Dharma Talk: Why We Think It’s Important to Keep Practicing Ashtanga Yoga
And Why We Hope You Keep Practicing Too Dedicated Ashtanga Yoga practice is a powerful journey worth pursuing, even decades after your first class. Reflecting on more than 25 years of practice, we’ve discovered profound reasons to stay committed, which we captured in a recent series on why we are still practicing Ashtanga Yoga. Ashtanga…
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