Letter from new CEO of Anusara, Michal Lichtman announces 50/50 partnership with John Friend

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Updated March 15, 2012: A new letter from Anusara, Inc. states that “Michal Lichtman is not a co-owner, nor is she serving in any executive capacity for the company, she remains a great supporter of Anusara yoga.” February 28, 2012: Below is a letter from Michal Litchman, the new CEO of Ansuara, Inc. which was sent out [...]

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The Asana of Emotional Healing: Anusara and the Dark Night of the Soul

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When I was 19, the Watergate scandal broke out in the news. During the process, the depth of the cover-up was disclosed. The members of ex-President Nixon’s staff were on the whole a group of well-educated, brilliant, and talented people who were willing to go to any lengths to cover up the illegal actions approved [...]

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What is Shiva-Shakti Tantra? Did John Friend make it up?

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To me, one of the most tragic outcomes of a scandal such as we have seen recently (and I have seen others, too) is the swing of the pendulum to the opposite extreme: from irrational faith to irrational cynicism, from accepting everything you are told without adequate reflection to rejecting everything you are told without [...]

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John Friend steps down as CEO of Anusara, Inc.

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We received these two letters last night back to back. The first describes plans for reorganizing Anusara as a “teacher run non-profit organization (501C3)” with John stepping down as CEO and introducing Michal Lichtman in his place. The second letter comes as an introduction from Michal as the new CEO of Anusara, Inc. Video of John Friend and Michal [...]

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John Friend’s First Workshop post Controversy: A Report from Miami (day 6-8)

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Editor’s note: This post was submitted to us from Maryl Baldridge, an Anusara-Inspired Yoga Instructor from Washington D.C. who attended John Friend’s 3 day workshop – The Dharma of Relationship on Feb 12-16th,  Advanced Intensive: The Body’s Sacred Geometry on Feb 15-17th, and a Weekend Workshop on Feb 18-19th. Her first  two posts were published on Feb [...]

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Ripples of Healing: Seeing Clearly and Massive Scales of Transformation

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“When we heal something in ourselves we’re healing all of humanity. When we heal something in our families we’re healing something in every family. No distortions. Pure seeing.” – Elena Brower I got this from Elena the other morning during a yogaglo practice. It echoes what I’ve been feeling and thinking for some time. I [...]

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Durga’s Joker

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The following post is written by Laura Ward, who is an Anusara-Inspired teacher recently transplanted from the Bay Area to Santa Fe, New Mexico. She specializes in yoga therapy for musculoskeletal rehab and is preparing to earn a Doctorate of Physical Therapy. She plays her jokers wild. If you’re an Anusara Inspired or Certified teacher, [...]

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