It is important for practitioners of Ashtanga Yoga to have an understanding of the philosophical principles that underpin the practice. For this yoga to work, one needs to be applying and practicing the yamas and niyamas in one’s daily life, for a start.
This stepping onto our mat every day to practice is a serious endeavor. We should not take it lightly. The task is an important one: to transform ourselves. Yoga is a path towards self-realization.
Slightly extended hours from September
Please take rest from practice on this powerful moon day. The longest lunar eclipse of the century takes place on this day, coinciding with Guru Pūrnima, which is also said to commemorate the birth of Veda Vyasa, the sage who wrote the Mahabharata, Vedas and Puranas.
The New Moon falls on Tuesday, May 15th (and Full Moon on Tuesday, May 29th) Please take rest. There will be no class. Conference on Sunday, May 20th at 12.15 to 1.15pm.
Yoga is powerful. If you practice correctly you will have great success: you may even develop siddhis, special powers. In fact the third chapter, the Vibhūti Pada of the Yoga Sutras of Patañjali, are all about these siddhis which arise from sustained and focussed yoga practice.