Ginger Coy

Interview with John Friend: Igniting the Center, 2012 World Tour (video)

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For 3 years, since the beginning of this blog, I’ve interviewed John Friend, Founder of Anusara Yoga, at the launch of his world tour. The last 2 years, the tour began in San Francisco. This year, the tour, named Igniting the Center, began in Encinitas, CA with a 3 day workshop from January 18-20th. Encinitas [...]

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The Best of Bay Shakti: 2011 in Recap

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As 2011 draws to a close, it seems fitting to take a moment to reflect on the Best of Bay Shakti for this year. Bay Shakti experienced phenomenal growth during 2011: we added Managing Editor Fredo Guastella to our team, increased the number of contributors to the site by 14, and nearly doubled the number [...]

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You thought your traffic was bad? Enjoy a Rickshaw Ride through North India!

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For those of you wondering how the pollution could be so bad, as I wrote about on Tuesday from my travels in North India, below are videos of the crush of people trying to get about in tons of different vehicles. Most are polluting; some are non-polluting. The non-polluting vehicles include bicycles and bicycle-powered rickshaws. [...]

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Fighting to Breathe: A Journey Through North India

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I never thought the recycled and germy air of an airplane could be so much better than the air I was breathing in North India. But then I’ve never been to the state of Uttar Pradesh either, nor the nearby capital of India, New Delhi, which is also called the “Asthma Capital”. I came to [...]

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Interview with Garth Stevenson

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If you are looking for a way to go deep in your practice, listening to Garth Stevenson while practicing is a great way to go. The music is deep and invites you to go deep inside yourself to bring to the surface the best you have to offer. The first time I heard Garth’s music [...]

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Interview with Noah Mazé

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While I was at Wanderlust, I had the opportunity to interview Certified Anusara Teacher, Noah Mazé. Noah is a teacher’s teacher, known for teaching classical forms of poses. During our interview, he addressed the classical forms of the poses as represented by Darren Rhodes in our From Tadasana to Savasana syllabus poster, and how this [...]

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Interview with Amy Ippoliti

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It was such a treat to meet with and interview one of the Wanderlust faculty members for Ansuara Yoga, Certified Teacher, Amy Ippoliti. Amy has been in the Anusara community for many years, over a decade, at least. I’ve known Amy for about a year now, and what always strikes me is how warm, personable [...]

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