Martyn Jackson on Pranayama Practice

In 1981 I was introduced to Pranayama practice in Martyn Jackson’s teachers course. We practiced pranayama for one hour every morning before asana practice. This practice created the greatest shift in my own asana practice. Shelley Piser: You say often that Pranayama, is the most important part of your practice. Martyn Jackson:  I feel so. If I can get you…

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Excerpts from an Interview: Martyn Jackson on studying with BKS Iyengar

This was part of an interview which I did in Sydney Australia with Martyn Jackson in 1988.  I will be posting more.  This portion will be published in the Iyengar publication of Yoga Vidya in December.  Stay tuned for more. “For every student, there is one teacher who makes an impression, which ripples from that moment on to change and expand…

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YOGA VERSUS CHAOS

Every week you go to your yoga class, practice moving your body in ways that you typically never do, you breathe in a way that you haven’t breathed all week. You relax on a level that seemed foreign to you all week long. You walk out of your class relaxed, renewed ad refreshed. You get into your car heading for…

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NIP IT IN THE BUD

I started doing yoga when I was a teenager, doing headstands against the wall, my mom yelling at me for getting footprints on the wall, then taking classes and taking advantage of my natural flexibility and athletic strength. Present time… Now I am older and yoga has been a revealing tool to show me the subtle changes taking place. You…

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