Category Archives: Meditation

Wonderful people, tender people, courageous people, weary people, you, and you, and me. I am reading inspirational verses from people who never knew they could write, or pray, or stand up and shout truth to power, or get down and … Continue reading →

You lose your grip, and then you slip / Into the masterpiece. -Leonard Cohen In our upcoming workshop on June 9 in Malibu, my dear friend and inspired colleague, Peri Doslu, and I will create a container for this experience through … Continue reading →

Join Senior Level Iyengar Yoga teacher Lisa Walford & Buddhist Meditation teacher Peri Doslu at the beautiful Serra Retreat in Malibu, CA Thursday, June 9, 2016, 9am – 4pm In this retreat, Lisa and Peri provide a playground for us … Continue reading →

What is it about taking a class with Guruji or Geetaji that makes us feel so good? Why did Guruji say that his body is a bow, his asanas are the arrow, and the soul is the target? Why did … Continue reading →

Class was packed this morning, two days before Guruji’s birthday. It is definitely winter. As we bundled into the mat to mat filled room, often two per mat, the bodies began to melt the early morning chill. “The means is … Continue reading →

Anyone who has studied with Prashant knows how often he likes to remind us that we are all technocrats and “gymmies”.  Today he acknowledged that the preliminaries are important, and that the Yogasana culture is a beginning. How do you … Continue reading →

Prashant Iyengar is an enigma. “You are all Gymmies, you do yoga like going to the gym, but yoga is not a gym culture. You do asanas, but you should be doing yoga. If you want to be a good … Continue reading →

This journey is bound to be exceptional. It began with a 14 hour teacher training in Tokyo. The Japanese students are among the most polite and conscientious students of all. I began teaching here in part to help pay my … Continue reading →