this is what maggie was responding to.
this is what maggie was responding to.
this is what maggie was responding to.
Resharing because I havent had many teachers respond
Long time Mysore Style Ashtanga Yoga teachers — the ones who have been teaching consecutively for a decade or more— what have you learned? Long time Ashtanga Yoga Teachers who no longer teach, why not? Please share in the comments.
A big red flag for an organization? Resistance to outside input and censored sources. Withholding information that could help others in order to maintain power is disgustingly common. More on YouTube.
Cult Warning Sign 4: Lack of Reason and Magical Thinking. Whole video on youtube!
Critical Thought in Healthy Groups doesnt look like convoluted stories. Full video on YouTube.
Ashtanga Yoga isn’t fragile— But the system that tried to contain it? That one cracked. When leadership is centralized, the whole thing topples with a single loss. When authority is gatekept, the system can’t adapt. But Mysore-style was always meant to be self-practice. Passed hand to hand. From one dedicated practitioner to another. You breathe,…
WTF is an Ashtanga Influencer? The internet is creating celebrities instead of role models— and it sounds more Bravo Housewife than it does richard alpert at harvard. Being visible doesn’t mean being knowledgable. Having followers doesn’t mean having integrity. And floating in handstand doesn’t make you a leader. Influence isn’t wisdom. Popularity isn’t pedagogy. Pretty…
If you can quit ashtanga, you never started. This implies that the asana and sequence are what make it authentic— get a grip. Authenticity in Ashtanga Yoga isn’t owned by a family’s sequence. This is an indigenous insight practice. It’s a living system. Held up by people all over the world. Taught in basements, bedrooms,…