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We’re calling it. Today, May 21, 2009, yoga reached its tipping point.  (‘Tipping point’ definition: “when something previously unique becomes common”.)  In today’s New York Times, the largest and most authoritative metropolitan newspaper in the U.S., there are not only...
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The yoga world lost one of its most prominent, influential, and beloved figures on Monday, May 18: Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, the Guruji of Ashtanga Yoga.  Here are the most recent updates about resources, reflections, and memorial information for this...
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In addition to our piece on the death and legacy of the beloved Guruji of Ashtanga Yoga Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, here is a collection of some other resources which you might find helpful: -**UPDATE! The KPJAYI added the following announcement...
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Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, the beloved Guruji of Ashtanga Yoga, died this morning at the age of 93 in Mysore, India.  Jois’ health had been unstable for the past few years, and he was in and out of the hospital...
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The most recent edition of the ashtanga.com newsletter lists lots of nice Ashtanga workshops taking place throughout the world, but it makes no mention of Guruji’s health, which is really the most important Ashtanga news that everyone is interested in right now, because Pattabhi...
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Hello, Hello!  What a crazy week it’s been.  On Tuesday we found out that Ashtanga Yoga founder and hugely important figure in the yoga world Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, who has been ill as of late, was admitted to the...
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As we mentioned in a recent post, Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, the beloved founder of Ashtanga Yoga, has fallen gravely ill.  He has been bed-ridden in his home in Mysore, India for an unspecified amount of time, and a close confidant of...
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***UPDATE: Please see our new 5/5/09 post for more recent updates about Guruji’s health and Sharath’s U.S. Tour*** 93-year-old Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, the founder of Ashtanga Yoga, is experiencing declining health and is currently bed-bound.  Joseph, a confidant of...
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This one is for the Ashtangis in the room!  Ashtanga headquarters in Mysore, India (formerly known as AYRI and currently known as KPJAYI – see our earlier post for deets on the name change) just released their quarterly newsletter.  Unfortunately,...
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