Going back to Isha Yoga Center
In the last 3 months we’ve visited several yoga universities, educational institutes, yoga centers, ashrams, and many more yoga places. Looking back, we can say that we’ve been very lucky that we were allowed not only to cover all places, but also to interview and photograph almost all swamis, gurus, directors and founders of the […]
Studies at the SVYASA Yoga University
In the early morning at 5:30 am we went to the Om meditation. From 6 to 7am we saw the kriya cleansing techniques, then a short chanting session, followed by a morning lecture by Dr. Nagendra, who is both the spiritual and scientific head at the SVYASA Yoga University. The challenge for us when visiting universities […]
SVYASA Yoga University
Dr. Yoga! Yes, you can do a Ph.D in Yoga at this government recognised yoga university near Bangalore. On Sunday afternoon, we drove to the Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana (SVYASA), located about 30 km outside of Bangalore. Spread over more than 100 acres, it was a bit difficult to get an overview of their full range of activities. […]
Yoga classes by Venkatesha and Hema, Mysore
Hema, Venkatesha’s wife, conducts the therapeutical classes in the early morning. The same students are attending the class every day of the week at the Atmavikasa Centre Of Yogic Sciences. Most of them have health problems, and Hema knows that she makes a big change in their life. She gives them courage: “Discipline, every day, will lead […]
Atmavikasa Centre Of Yogic Sciences, Mysore
Our neighbor in Bangalore is getting used to our requests to borrow his car. His answer is always “No problem”. We went for another short trip to Mysore, on the day of the cricket world cup semifinals match between India and Pakistan. Cricket being the national sport in India, roads were quite empty on our way from Bangalore […]
Goodbye yoga in Goa
In the morning we went to the main office of Blue Dart, a parcel shipping company, in Panaji, the capital of Goa, to send 73 rolls of film, from catching those moments of life at the Bihar School of Yoga, the Yoga Institute in Mumbai, with B.K.S. Iyengar, Rolf and Marci, and many more. This film material needs to find a safe […]
Mysore-style ashtanga yoga at Yogabones, Goa
Last Saturday at sunset time at Candolim beach, we met with Rolf and Marci, the founders of Yogabones in Goa. Their yoga shala is very hidden. You may get the directions, only after email contact. Every day, deeply relaxed – their normal way of being -, they enjoy sunset with their students, along with their 8 dogs, who never miss […]
Satsanga Retreat, Goa
In 1994 there was a short legal opportunity for foreigners to buy property in India, so Olaf seized it and bought a nice, large and empty plot on the hills, 15 minutes drive away from Anjuna Beach, in Goa. Over the years he developed Satsanga Retreat in a way you would expect it to be from a person from […]
Brahmani Yoga Centre, Goa
Julie, the director of Brahmani Yoga, puts her heart into each and every lesson. In the morning we watched her teaching. Her style can be described as mainly ashtanga yoga, with some touches of softer Vinyasa style, along with some Iyengar yoga, which she learnt after an injury. As she used to be a dancer, she plays some […]
Professional yoga in Goa
At 7.30am we came back to Purple Valley Ashtanga Yoga Retreat to observe the last class of Tarik Thami. As normally scheduled on Fridays, it’s a teacher-led class of ashtanga yoga. As the class went on, more and more students were moving to the back of the yoga shala where they could take a bit of rest, […]