Archive - The Reluctant Yogi

Electronic Enlightenment Eighties Style: The Beta-max Guru, Logan’s Run, and Germs

January 2013 and Kensington High Street is awash with people dressed all in white.

Mar 10, 2022 •

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February 2022

Vol 9: Slow train to Oneness: twig hats, vajazzled dogs & the emergency on planet earth.

These are unsettling times.

Feb 9, 2022 •

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January 2022

Vol 8: Hocus Pocus; Psychics, My Lovelys & Wagon Wheels

I write this post with unusual trepidation.

Jan 20, 2022 •

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Vol 7: Yogic Reluctance: Stiffness, Sanity and Flatulence

“I’d love to try yoga”, said one of my middle-aged male friends, “but it’s all the shit that goes with it”.

Jan 4, 2022 •

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December 2021

Vol 6: Serenity Scaffolding: Contortion, Masks, and Showmanship

A few years ago, I tripped over and broke my shoulder.

Dec 21, 2021 •

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Vol 5: Discord in the Ethers; Hippie Wigs, Metatron & Metal

Those of you that think the wellness world is all love and light might be shocked to hear that this week a spat broke out in one of the sound therapy…

Dec 14, 2021 •

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November 2021

Vol 4: Vipassana; Noble Silence & Full-On Crazy in Little Britain

2016 was an odd year.

Nov 30, 2021 •

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Vol 3: The Business of Teaching Yoga; Putting the Om into Capitalism

For a practice that promises good mental health and compassion, the business of teaching yoga is surprisingly murky.

Nov 23, 2021 •

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Vol 2: Kundalini Whiteout; Turbans, Kaftans and Body Hair

I initially trained to teach Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan.

Nov 15, 2021 •

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Volume 1; A Covid denier gives me Covid

In a new twist to teaching yoga, I’m now having to actively distance myself from alt-right conspiracy theories.

Nov 8, 2021 •

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