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Letter from the Interim Committee: Anusara’s Action Plan for the Future

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This evening, a new letter came out from Anusara, which details the action plan for the future: Dearest Friends, Yesterday afternoon, a group of twelve certified teachers and a handful of advisors had a clear, direct and open dialogue with our teacher, John Friend. We spoke for 3 hours through a professional mediator about the [...]

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Update on Anusara: Letters From Certified Anusara Teachers, Desiree Rumbaugh and Ross Rayburn

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Two of the most poignant and information rich letters were posted this afternoon in the CERTIFIED & INSPIRED ANUSARA TEACHERS (ONLY) Facebook group. This group was formed to create a safe space for teachers to discuss their innermost thoughts in the aftermath of the breaking news on Friday. In the interest of increased transparency into [...]

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Changes Ahead: Anusara to become a Teacher Driven Organization

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The following letter was sent to the Anusara Yoga teachers community this afternoon in response to the recent accusations made about John Friend and other Anusara Yoga teachers. This letter is shared with prior permission from Anusara, the company, as public information for the entire Anusara Community. Dearest Kula, I deeply feel your pain and [...]

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Standing in the Light Amidst Controversy

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As many, if not most, of you in our community are aware of at this time, on Friday of last week, some unfortunate allegations were published by a blog, whose name I will not re-publish here. These allegations have painted an unflattering and unsubstantiated picture of John Friend, the Founder of Anusara Yoga, as well [...]

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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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