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Signing Off: Bay Shakti draws to a Close

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Below is a list of “goodbye’s” from our contributors as we “sunset” the site today.  In the spirit of honoring the guru within and true to the spirit of Bay Shakti to equally uplift and empower all contributors as leaders, teachers and students alike, the below “signing off” statements are listed alphabetically by contributor. In [...]

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Bay Shakti to “Sunset” the Site

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Bay Shakti debuted in April 2009; we’ve just crossed the threshold of our third year of blogging this month. With this milestone, and given the last 2 and a half months of turmoil in the Anusara community, we’ve been looking more closely at our mission and vision for the site. Our mission has “sought to [...]

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John Friend’s Latest Statement: “I’m not a “Sex Therapist””

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Below is the latest letter from John Friend, emailed to teachers today. Dear Teachers and Community, It has been a long, painful, confusing month plus for our beloved Anusara yoga community, and for that I wish I could personally and sincerely apologize to each one of you. Understandably, there is still much confusion about the [...]

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Open Letter to John Friend

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The below is my “Dear John” letter of sorts. Though I have not resigned, I have major reservations about continuing with “business as usual”. If John reads this letter, great! If he bothers to comment on it, wonderful! If not, at least you all know what’s on my mind. As far as whether this blog, [...]

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Certified Teachers Bernadette Birney and Noah Mazé Resign from Anusara

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Two more Certified Anusara Yoga Teachers have announced this morning they have resigned from Anusara Yoga. This morning we learned that Bernadette Birney, the first Certified Anusara Yoga Teacher in the state of Connecticut and a driving force in the establishment of Anusara in that state, has posted her resignation letter on her website.  Bernadette [...]

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Breaking News: Letter from Ross Rayburn on Anusara’s Future (updated)

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The following letter comes to us this morning from Ross Rayburn, a Certified Teacher who has emerged as a leader in the Anusara Community: Dear Friends in the Anusara Community, I’m writing to you from Indonesia where the bright sun is reminding me that this too shall pass. This morning (Indonesia time) I recommended to John he [...]

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John Friend explains Wicca and Anusara

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One of the accusations against John Friend, brings up questions about his involvement with Wicca and how it relates to the philosophy of Anusara Yoga. Last year at the launch of the Dancing with the Divine World Tour in San Francisco, I asked John about the role of Wicca in Anusara, having read a pamphlet around [...]

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