Patenting Traditional Wisdom

Here’s an excerpt from a mind-boggling New York Times article: I GREW up watching my father stand on his head every morning. He was doing sirsasana, a yoga pose that accounts for his youthful looks well into his 60s. Now he might have to pay a royalty to an American patent holder if he teaches … Read more

Yoga Slideshow on Vanityfair.com

Before I met Rik, I thought that Vanity Fair was a fashion magazine. I soon discovered that it’s brimming with awesome, intellectually stimulating material. Of course, it has an tasty amount of eye candy. Here’s a link to their yoga slideshow, Spiritual Stretching”(wow – Iyengar has a supple spine!). These photos were taken by Micheal … Read more

When to start teaching?

Are you thinking of becoming a teacher? Perhaps you’ve registered for a yoga teacher training program; you’re currently training, or you’ve recently graduated. Now the question is swimming in your brain – am I ready to teach? I myself wondered: am I prepared for the responsibility of guiding a yoga practice? Do I have enough … Read more