A Tribute to a Visionary Yoga Instructor The yoga community is mourning the sudden loss of Rangaswami Sharath Jois, a beacon of wisdom and skill in Ashtanga yoga. At just 53, his unexpected departure in Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains has left a void that words cannot fill. Sharath was one of the most skilled yogis … Read more
Shaucha is the 1st Niyama of Yoga; or the restraints of behavior. This concept that is central to the Indian religion and yoga and is part of what creates a clear and focused mind. It also means a clean body and sets of actions; its implies purity and cleanliness through all of life in a … Read more
Santosha, the second Niyama of Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras is sometimes spelled Santosa, is a portmanteau in Sanskrit, derived from Saṃ-prefix (सं-, सम्-) and Tosha (तोष (from root √तुष्, √tuṣ)). SaM-, means “completely”, “altogether” or “entirely”,[5] and Tosha (from the root √tus), “contentment”, “satisfaction”, “acceptance”, “being comfortable”.[5] In modern Californian yoga culture, we say, “chillin” to express this. Contentment is the name of the … Read more
I am honored to present you with my upcoming workshop series on Ashtanga Yoga. You can sign-up on the events page here. You can also sign-up on Facebook, if you so desire. Drop-ins are welcome, but you will be missing out on additional information on the series and future events. Practice the Primary Series by … Read more
The entire series usually takes me a couple of hours, because I mediate for 10 minutes before and do some easy yin stretches if I need to before starting the series. Often I don’t finish, but about half of the time, I do.
This year I have decided to do something deeper and more durable for my yoga students. Ever since India, I’ve wanted to share the daily Mysore style of yoga practice with my community and this dream is finally coming to fruition! Get into the best shape of your life with yoga! Sign-Up Here Date and … Read more
What a great day for yoga on Saturday afternoon, it was so much fun to share the Ashtanga yoga workshop on the Primary Series, or Mysore style of yoga practice with my friends in the East Wind community a little over two weeks ago. The Ashtanga yoga series workshop was difficult and taxing, but the … Read more
Ashtanga Workshop: Practice the Primary Series w/Elliot This Ashtanga Workshop for intermediate yogis is designed to help you transform your yoga practice into a more personal and healing ritual. Practice the Ashtanga Primary series with Elliot on the first Saturday of each month at EAST WIND YOGA starting February 3rd! Sign up below… Ashtanga Workshop designed … Read more
New Year of Music, the Eros Album, and Getting into Playing Live Shows I am working hard this new year on an album/Live show experience that will be a couple of years in the making. The music itself is forming pretty quickly, but will require a bunch of visual work to bring to life the … Read more