An Open letter to the Anusara Community

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The following letter was sent to us from Anodea Judith. She asked that we share it with you. To the Kula who cares so much, I offer my sympathies for all that you have been experiencing as a result of the recent tsunami in the Anusara community. The depth of pain is always equal to the [...]

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From Poison to Medicine

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Everything is here to awaken us. This is the hot fudge banana split sundae of yoga teachings: sticky and sweet, cold and warm, dark mixed with light.  Tastes exquisite going down… but might give you a headache at any moment. Why the headache? As yogis we’re asked not to work just with the good as [...]

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A Yoga for Moving on, Integrating and Healing

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In the classic Tantric text The Heart of Recognition, Lord Kshemaraja quotes a lost text saying, ”The awareness of knower and known is common to all embodied beings: but for yogis there is this difference: they pay careful attention to the connection.” As I understand it, the act of knowing is colored by our life [...]

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Integrating the Shadow

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Maturity in the practice: Where do we go from here? As an Anusara yoga teacher I’ve felt a bit like Arjuna in the midst of the battlefield of Koru these last few weeks. All around me chaos is raging: quick flashes, sharp words and sudden changes. I do not feel I can align fully with [...]

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Help! Is Yoga Good or Bad for Me?

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Below is an excerpt from Sienna Smith’s blog post, posted on her blog The Essence of Yoga on March 1, 2012, in response to the recent stir up around Yoga in the mainstream media.  With the recent snow storm in the press about Yoga I can’t tell if Yoga is good or bad for me? Signed~ an [...]

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Former Anusara Teachers and Studio Owners create a Yoga Coalition

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Today is a new day for a group of ex-Anusara yoga teachers, studio owners, and advisors who in the wake of the John Friend/Anusara controversy have come together to create and launch a grassroots network called Yoga Coalition. The introductory letter we received this morning: Dear Friends, Colleagues and Students, Well. 2012 sure has delivered on [...]

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Douglas Brooks calls for the end of Anusara, Inc

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In a response to the earlier letter today by Michal Lichtman, the new CEO of Anusara, Inc, Philosopher Douglas Brooks sent out his own letter sharing his thoughts on how Anusara as a company should take steps to dissolve. Common Sense: Thoughts on the Present State of Affairs I find myself compelled to write to [...]

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