by Jonathan Evatt | Dec 15, 2011 | Discussions, Learning Yoga, Teaching Yoga, Yoga
Today on the Yoga Instructors & Practitioners group on LinkedIn the following question was asked (abbreviated by me): How does one “turn off” the Teacher’s Mind? I’ve been teaching a little over a year now and I find it difficult to change...
by Jonathan Evatt | Dec 8, 2011 | Discourses, Yoga
The importance of grounding can not be over-emphasised. In the past few decades I’ve noted how many people (including myself in my mid to late teens) are looking for ungrounded experiences such as those common to drug and alcohol use, and endeavours such as...
by Jonathan Evatt | Jul 18, 2011 | Discussions, Modern Yoga
The discussion I participated in on LinkedIn about the American “Yoga circus” continued for many days. Part 1 of my contribution to this discussion is posted in this blog [intlink id=”156″ type=”post”]here[/intlink]. Part 2 is...
by Jonathan Evatt | Jul 18, 2011 | Discussions, Modern Yoga
Last week, and earlier, I participated in a discussion which started with this statement: 90 percent of yoga is just a way to make some extra cash. I don’t expect much sympathy for this post, but really if anyone studied yoga of the past compared to yoga of today it...
by Jonathan Evatt | Jul 6, 2011 | Discussions, Modern Yoga
I’ve been having a lively discussion on LinkedIn about the use or “misuse” of the word “Yoga” in the American yoga scene. I am posting here my comments in that discussion as they may prove useful or at least entertaining for you as you...
