Sometimes we have to cry. The music of our emotions rises to a crescendo and the tears come pouring out. The touch of saltwater running down the face is one of the sweetest consolations of the body.

Ashtanga Vinyasa is an inquiry into the nature of embodiment. It allows us to look into the depths of the body, and see what we are experiencing, beneath the projections of the mind.

Hatha Yoga is premised on the thought that mind and breath, citta and prana, move together like two birds, flying in formation. As one moves, so does the other, with the same cadence and rhythm.

Hatha Yoga is premised on the thought that mind and breath, citta and prana, move together like two birds, flying in formation. As one moves, so does the other, with the same cadence and rhythm.

Hatha Yoga is premised on the thought that mind and breath, citta and prana, move together like two birds, flying in formation. As one moves, so does the other, with the same cadence and rhythm.

There is much to be said for having a competent guide in Ashtanga, someone who has been thoroughly tempered by the practice, who can point out the obstacles along the path, and guide us to places of higher insight. However, the path of yoga leads directly through the dark shadows of our own minds, and to make any progress, we have to confront these shadows by ourselves.

Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga is notorious for inducing pain. The postures provoke patterns of tension in our bodies, and when we pull against them, they scour our tissues and nerves.