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Governor commutes death sentence of Virginia inmate Ivan Teleguz
Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe called a 3:30 p.m. press conference to make a
public statement "regarding his review of Ivan Teleguz's petitions for a pardon
and for commutation of his death sentence."
Teleguz was scheduled to be executed on April 25.
"As a result of the thorough review process that we have gone through I have
decided to deny Mr. Teleguz's petition for a pardon," McAuliffe said. "However,
I am commuting his capital sentence to life imprisonment, without the
possibility of parole."
"Mr. Teleguz will spend the rest of his life in a jail cell," McAuliffe added.
"What has come to light, however, in my review of the circumstances regarding
his death sentence, is that the sentencing phase of his trial was terribly
flawed and unfair," he said.
The governor said that false information was presented regarding an alleged
murder and mob ties.
"Our judicial system is based upon fairness," McAuliffe said.
Teleguz, 38, was convicted in a 2001 murder-for-hire plot in Harrisonburg which
involved ex-girlfriend Stephanie Sipe, a 20-year-old mother of a young child.
After the case went cold for years, evidence implicated Michael Hetrick as the
person who committed the murder, and he, along with two others, implicated Mr.
Teleguz as having paid for the murder of Sipe.
Prosecutors argued Teleguz ordered his ex-girlfriend murdered so he could avoid
paying child support.
His attorneys have argued for years that Teleguz in an innocent man.
"Two witnesses critical to the prosecution's case have now admitted in sworn,
written statements they lied at the trial," Peiffer Elizabeth, with the
Virginia Capital Representation Resource Center, said earlier this month. "They
have no reason to believe that Mr. Teleguz was involved in this crime."
DNA evidence linked Hetrick to the crime, and he made a deal with prosecutors
to testify against Teleguz in exchange for an agreement not to seek the death
penalty. Hetrick was sentenced to life in prison for the crime; however,
Teleguz was tried, convicted, and sentenced to death.
"American values demand that every person, no matter their crime, be given due
process of law," McAuliffe said. " In this case, we now know that the jury
acted on false information, and that it was driven by passions and fears raised
– not from actual evidence introduced at trial – but from inference. To allow a
sentence to stand based on false information and speculation is a violation of
the very principles of justice our system holds dear."
(source: WTVR news)
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Featuring Karen Furtado, Strategy Meets Action
Posted on 05 Jan 11
To kick off the New Year and gain some insight into what insurers consider as their Top Ten Imperatives for 2011, I spoke with Karen Furtado, partner at Strategy Meets Action (SMA). SMA updated this year's imperatives based on what happened in 2010 in the industry and where the market is continuing to head in terms of insurer priorities.
SMA offers an array of advisory services that provides analyst and consulting services to both insurance companies and solution providers. Karen has more than 25 years of technical and business experience within the insurance industry, with expertise in the areas of application development, complex system implementations, vendor selection processes, project management, and business process outsourcing and technical outsourcing.
Annie George (AG): When we spoke in October we discussed how consumers are driving changes in the way our industry is distributing information and products. Some of these shifts - communicating in real time, the use of social media platforms, getting more apps to agents to facilitate workflow - drove some of what insurers were doing or needed to do. At that time, we thought it would be a good idea to do a follow-up article and get a view of what the landscape is looking like for 2011. What did you find when interviewing insurers and what they see as must-do for the upcoming year and beyond?
Karen Furtado (KF): "We found that the imperatives we looked at for 2010 are still holding true for this year, only with a more strategic view of the elements insurers need on their roadmap. Generally, we're seeing an increase in the usage of data analytics and metrics, some shifts in buying trends and IT spending, and a higher demand from agents to provide different ways in which to interact and collaborate with insurers.
"While there is no particular ranking for these ten imperatives, if you look at the center, the hub, you will see that it's all about data: Unleashing Analytics on the Data. Insurers are becoming much more sophisticated in their use of analytics. They are gaining a better understanding of just how important the base data really is, so that the quality of the internal data itself has been improving. They're looking at the use of external data to hone in on their marketing, for example. This involves understanding which markets to enter and those that will be profitable for them. They're using predictive modeling to understand their book of business, and sharing this information on dashboards with agents. Insurers are also using data to determine if there are fraudulent claims in the queue much earlier in the lifecycle."
The second major imperative involves Making Governance Work. As Karen explained, this is all about how priorities get set. A working governance model looks at the total requirements involved in meeting overall company objectives and then aligns the priorities so that business strategies and IT plans work cohesively. "There is a growing understanding that alignment is needed between the functional business capabilities that are needed to drive the strategy and the technical capabilities required to get there," said Karen. "They are not separate issues."
AG: The third imperative, Chart a Path for Market Growth, is an area in which we're very involved. We provide data to carriers, wholesalers, and Program Administrators to help them pinpoint emerging markets and growth niches and access the right distribution channels and methods to get products out. When speaking with our customers, those that are looking to create innovative products are using data to see what markets would make sense for them. What have you found?
KF: "Exactly. Understanding how you will find those growth markets, whether they're markets you're already in, or new markets you're trying to enter, as well as how you will market your products, is a top priority for insurers. How can your data be used to help and how will you bring in external data to hone in on where those market potentials lie? Insurers are looking at basic demographic information, such as which SIC codes are growth industries. They're looking to see which agents are already marketing a specific product in a specific area. For example, if an insurer is focusing on homeowners insurance, there may be areas within certain county codes that are seeing an increase in housing sales even though the country as a whole has seen a significant downturn. There are areas where there's an increase in construction, in building. Do insurers know where those areas are? Are they using an agency channel that truly understands those market changes and shifts and is prepared to go after them?
"Another example is in Workers Compensation, where premiums are based on the payroll of the customer. We know that some SIC code areas are more profitable than others in certain geographies. It takes an understanding of some external information - demographic, housing, employment growth data - to see where an opportunity for increased business in a certain sector might exist. Understanding the demographic mixes and applying pertinent external data is key to targeting prospects and agents who can service them. It's all about having access to high impact pockets of information and then doing something with them to target profitable, growth business. And, it's about understanding the distribution channel and what agencies need to be in an insurer's portfolio."
The fourth imperative, a Fast Path for New Product Development, involves how insurers get products to market much faster. "This means being really responsive to where the market is heading," said Karen. "There are new tools to help insurers generate products much faster and use the assets they have in creating those products," said Karen.
Drive Dynamic Distribution Channels is the fifth imperative as channels are changing dramatically. "We've observed an increasing demand from agencies as they pressure insurers, asking them to be more responsive to them. As a result, insurers are creating portals or front-ends for agency communication. New technologies are allowing insurers to improve responsiveness to the distribution needs of agents."
A more collaborative environment between agents and insurers is also being addressed with the sixth imperative on the list: Apply Smarts to Underwriting. "Insurers understand the need to create a collaborative relationship that is more efficient and effective while empowering insurance agents and underwriters with external information that facilitates the entire underwriting process," explained Karen. "There are some lines of business that don't require much collaboration, while others involve a great deal of communication and additional data. Leaving messages or emailing back and forth is inefficient for both the insurer and agents who deal with multiple carriers. Insurers are looking at a better way to understand how collaboration can take place and how in a collaborative environment both agent and underwriter can share information. Many insurers are bringing external data into the conversation and applying it in a systematic way to risks that require information from outside solutions such as Dun & Bradstreet, ChoicePoint, DMV departments, and others to help in underwriting the risk. With smart underwriting, the underwriter will have so much more information and will do his or her job more efficiently."
Link Customer Communication Holistically is the seventh top imperative. This involves coming up with a communication platform that will integrate the management of print, electronic, e-bill pay, as well as a number of other inbound and outbound communication methods that most insurers currently tend to manage in disparate ways. "We see companies starting to focus on how they manage content," said Karen. Insurers are realizing that they must take a holistic view in client communication both in print and in real-time and online services."
AG: Managing Claims has moved up in the queue in 2011? What are insurers looking to do in this area?
KF: "Insurers are assessing ways to expedite claims and at how they can bring external data and analytics in to improve the entire process. For example, some insurers are using the Notes features in an agency management system to provide agents with alerts and to let them know what's going on throughout the claims process. Being more transparent, and applying external information and analytics to catch fraudulent claims much earlier is a top priority among insurers."
Embrace Enterprise Risk Management is number nine on the list. As Karen explained, insurers are very mature in managing compliance risk, but have yet to apply that same level of technology to managing their business risks, both financial and operational. Karen went on to say, "They're beginning to take a different view of how to manage risks. This is not just happening in the claims department but throughout the company as more and more insurers establish and integrate an enterprise risk management role."
The last imperative on the "Top Ten" is one we read most about: Rethink Business and Technology Legacy. "Policy administration replacement solutions are still being consumed at a very high rate," explained Karen. "One area that has hit a high note is business process reengineering for greater efficiency and effectiveness and to contain costs, one of the top business drivers for insurers. As pressure to contain cost escalates, insurers will have fewer employees to do the same or more work and there will be fewer agents in the workforce. There are fewer people getting their CPCU designation and it follows that there will be fewer underwriters. There will be fewer claims adjuster positions and we're seeing that there are fewer individuals entering apprentice-type positions. Therefore, insurers are assessing how they can apply technology to make their processes more efficient. How do they do more with less? Insurers are reevaluating the way business is done. How can they grow, take in another 100 new business applications without adding more people? How do they streamline the intake process?"
Karen emphasizes that these imperatives resonate with most insurers. Many of them have these essentials as part of their roadmap for the future. "While some insurers think they're moving fast in these key areas, others realize they're not moving nearly fast enough. The question then becomes how to deal with these ten fundamentals. All ten don't have to be done at once, but insurers do need to be incorporating all of them in their three- to five-year plans. It's part of the reality today and it will be far into the future," said Karen.
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Dan Williams and Kim Zachary, the husband and wife who were one of local radio's longest running on-air teams, are looking for a new home after WHYN-FM, Mix 93.1, pulled the plug on the Dan and Kim Morning Show.
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For the past few years, businessman and investor Bruce Levenson has been focused on his Do Good Institute at the University of Maryland.
The initiative hopes to get students at the college level to consider dedicating more of their time and energy in service of admirable causes through non-profit organizations in need of volunteers. Levenson hopes this will foster a generation of business-minded people able to take non-profit organizations and make them run as efficiently as a successful business.
According to ESPN's interview on Levenson, who himself has spent many years working service of non-profit organizations, non-profits that operated more like charities and less like businesses were less effective in reaching goals that made their work worthwhile.
Along with his wife Karen, Levenson was able to raise $75 million in support of the Do Good Institute with the help of the University of Maryland. This inspired the state of Maryland to chip in an additional $20 million seed funding to help students on campus get invested in the institute.
In the seven years it's been in operation, the Do Good Institute has seen some success that shows its programs have merit. Ben Simon, co-founder of the Food Recovery Network, found ways to prevent food waste on campus through one venture and how to bring more produce and nutritional foods to underprivileged communities with his other non-profit start-up, Imperfect Produce.
Levenson stands by the methods taught at Do Good, seeing it as a place for young people to develop the tools they need in order to affect change in the world. But it also gives these same young people incentive to interact with the world in a tangible way, combating some of the negative effects of digitization on college campuses.
About Bruce Levenson:
Bruce Levenson left the world of publishing to start United Communications Group with his business partner Ed Peskowitz. He's served as Partner for over 20 years.
Outside of his professional career, the Forbes listed billionaire Bruce Levenson has been active in philanthropy, starting the Do Good Institute with his wife Karen and serving as President of the I Have a Dream Foundation.


text: That so many people came out, even in poor weather, in most major cities in the US and many abroad, simply to protest the elected president, is mind boggling. We need voting reform. He won because of the two party system. The two party system is in place because people can only vote once. Fix it.


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When a friend needed a ride to pick up his newly purchased bike at the local Harley-Davidson dealership, Rolando Caudillo was quick to oblige. Rolando himself had always been a fan of HDs so it sounded like a fun trip. So without hesitation, Rolando did so with pleasure but little did he know that the trip—and an innocent joke—would lead him down an unexpected path.
After dropping his friend off, Rolando was about to pull off when he leaned over to his wife, Michelle, and jokingly asked her if she would buy him a Harley. As he waited for her to roll her eyes, the seemingly innocent joke would escalate to entirely different proportions and literally land him in the hot seat. But this is where the story gets better. Yep, the very next day Rolando found himself on the driver seat of a brand-new Harley-Davidson Road King Classic.
But the bike was much more than a work of art. The bike represented a throwback in time and served as a reminder of not only his youth, but his father. As a child, Rolando's father used to take him to local car shows and it was there he took an affinity to the culture that had grown ever since. Now with a newly acquired HD, Rolando already knew exactly what he wanted to do so he started the complete overhaul taking cues from his lowriding roots and creating the incredible machine you see here.
First on the list was an upgraded exhaust courtesy of Torch Industries in Phoenix. The bike would then receive stretched fenders, saddlebags, and a custom air-ride suspension. To up the overall appeal, the entire bike was covered in a Chopper Blue and then accented with gold leaf pinstriping lines and scrolls. Tons of new chrome was bolted on, as well as the American Wire wheel with whitewall tires. With an Alpine audio system now blaring out his favorite tunes, it was time to finally hit the boulevard. "One day, I hope my kids have the opportunity to take their own families to a car show," Rolando says. "But not too soon," he says, jokingly.
2006 Harley-Davidson Road King Classic
Rochl (Rochelle)
Rolando Caudillo Jr.
Phoenix, AZ
Stock 88ci retro-fitted with custom exhaust by Torch Industries
Candy Cobalt Blue over a silver basecoat with gold leafing accents
Custom Arnott air-ride suspension
American Wire Wheels with front and back whitewalls tires


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Less than a week after Glen Oaks High claimed its biggest football victory of the season, head coach Landry Williams has been placed on administrative leave.
GOHS Principal Clinton Sampson confirmed in a Thursday email that Williams is on administrative leave and that assistant coach Donald Clark has been named the interim head coach.
The Panthers (3-3, 1-0) host 10th-ranked Parkview Baptist (4-3, 2-0) for a pivotal District 6-3A game set for 7 p.m. Friday at Louisiana Leadership Institute's Doug Williams Stadium.
GOHS is in its first year in Class 3A after dropping from 4A. The Panthers edged West Feliciana 21-20 last week to put themselves in the middle of the 6-3A league race.
Sampson referred other questions about Williams' status to the East Baton Rouge Parish School System office. Attempts by The Advocate to reach Williams by phone on Thursday were unsuccessful. EBR School System spokesman Chris Trahan provided the following statement, "Landry Williams is not coaching there (at Glen Oaks) at this time. No decision has been made on his return."
Williams, a 1990 GOHS graduate, is in his third season as head coach at his alma mater. In 2009, he led the Panthers to a 7-4 record and a share of the District 7-4A title.
After the 2009 season, Williams was selected as The Advocate's All-Metro Coach of the Year for Class 5A-4A. It was the first winning season for Glen Oaks since 2004. Last season, the Panthers finished 4-6 and did not make the playoffs.
A former all-state receiver for the Panthers, Williams went on to become a top wide receiver for Southern University and was the MVP of the 1993 Bayou Classic.
Williams previously served as head coach at Scotlandville High and Pointe Coupee Central. He recorded back-to-back 6-4 finishes at Scotlandville. He was 2-8 in his only season at PCC before the school was taken over by the State Recovery School District.
Williams has also served as an assistant coach at McKinley, Clinton and East Iberville.
This marks the second time Clark has been named an interim coach at an EBR school. He served as interim coach at Scotlandville in 2009 and also served as interim coach at Lee High before becoming head coach at Lee in the years before that school closed.


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Black Enterprises: Shareholder Equity components
Black Enterprises reported the following ($ in 000s) as of December 31, 2009. All accounts have normal balances.
Deficit $3,000
Common stock $2,000
Paid-in capital-stock options $1,000
Treasury stock at cost $400
Paid-in capital-excess of par $30,000
During 2010 ($ in 000s), net income was $9,000; 25% of the treasury stock was resold for $450; cash dividends declared were $600; cash dividends paid were $500; and all of the stock options expired.
16. (1) What ($ in 000s) was shareholders' equity as of December 31, 2010?
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All the account balances given are part of the total shareholders' equity. For the response to the question, they are grouped together with explanations as needed.
The opening balances are: - 3000 ...
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This is a work on progress, I've added it to the resource pages at the top of the blog, please feel free to add comment with suggestions for anything else you've found that you think should be included.
and a follow up piece
UPDATE- December 2017
"They can say what he did was unconscionable. They can take his photos down. They can stop referring to him as a wonderful and wise teacher. They could consider how that makes his victims feel". - Karen Rain
I'd originally added this update to the end of the articles below but it struck me that perhaps all that follows should be read in the context of these two posts. All but the very early photos ( I've left these as an historical record.) have been removed in response to the following quote.
"They can say what he did was unconscionable. They can take his photos down. They can stop referring to him as a wonderful and wise teacher. They could consider how that makes his victims feel". - Karen Rain
See this article from Mary Taylor and Richard Freeman
"In fact, it is well documented that my own teacher, Sri. K. Pattabhi Jois, (whom I love dearly) had certain "adjustments" that he gave to female students that were sexually invasive and inappropriate...."
and a follow up piece
See too this more recent statement from Karen Rain
Also, the best article I've read on this thus far
Panic and Emptiness - Ashtanga yoga Northampton
and this detailed, careful treatment of the issue from Kino McGregor.
Ashtanga Yoga—Accountability, Acceptance and Action in the Arena of Sexual Appropriateness and Hands-On Assists by Kino MacGregor
also see
and this
Update Jan 2018
I hear this week that Sharath has addressed the issue in conference at least in Mysore, indicating that his Grandfather, Pattabhi Jois, acted wrongly and that there was an obligation to speak out. As yet there are no more details or an official statement.
NOTE: It's important to remember that Pattabhi Jois didn't 'invent' Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga. Jois insisted he was only passing along what he had learned from his teacher T. Krishnamacharya. Jois wasn't just being modest, Pattabhi Jois' book, Yoga Mala, is a simplification of Krishnamacharya own book, Yoga Makaranda ( Mysore 1934) and it's asana descriptions. Jois places the asana in Yoga Mala in virtually the same order as his teacher Krishnamacharya placed them in the table of asana in his second book Yogasanagalu (Mysore 1941).
The accusations of sexual assult ("fondling and unwanted sexual touching") by Pattabhi Jois of his students in the above articles do not I believe call into question the practice itself but rather the man (assuming such touching no longer plays any part in the teaching of the practice in any way whatsoever).
That said, we would not have this practice if Pattabhi Jois hadn't passed a simplified presentation of his teachers work alongwith such generosity, to all who came seeking it.
Update 2 - Feb. 2018
Note: On whether Sharath should apologies for his grandfather's behaviour?
It strikes me as more the case that the KPJAYI, as an organization, should acknowledge publicly (on their website rather than relatively privately in a conference ) that Pattabhi Jois acted wrongly, inexcusably, and apologise to those harmed on his behalf rather than treat him as an enlightened yogi every guru purnima, which he clearly wasn't. My understanding is that Sharath and Saraswati were aware of Pattabhi Jois' behaviour (this then is coming as no shock, no surprise), and while they are said to have tried to stop it, ultimately they effectively allowed the behaviour to continue. If Sharath reserves the right to authorise as well as removed authorised and certified teachers from the KPJAYI list based on his perception of whether these teachers are faithful to the practice and values promoted by the KPJAYI he should surely begin by addressing the actions of it's founder.
I find I'm conflicted regarding this page following the allegations of sexual assault levelled against Pattabhi Jois....
All that follows should perhaps be read in the above context.
Slideshow from Anthony Gary Lopedota's Ashtanga Yoga Therapy site
Graeme Northfield Gallery
KPJYI Gallery
Misc, Photos
|Wisdom of the Masters YJ June1995
An Interview with Sri K. Pattabhi Jois
"Its important for beginning students to start gradually. Begin
with Suryanamaskar, a prayer to the sun god. This
helps develop the correct breathing method and a
focused mind. Practise this for one week and then add
Suryanamaskar B. Practise both of these for another week, then
begin adding standing postures. One day add
Padangustasana, next day also include Padahastasana, day after
that include Trikonasana (for beginners, Trikonasana B
-- twisting -- is best left out). This is the
method. Gradually , one by one, as you are able, add the
postures from the primary series. In this way after the
third week you might begin to practise the sitting
postures. Go Slowly, no problem. Following this same method,
all the students -- all the beginners also -- will be
happy. Taking practise is good. Looking at pictures and
learning from books, practising without a teacher, is
dangerous. If you want to practise yoga, find a guru. Follow
your guru's instructions, and you will be happy with
good health and a good nature. This is very fine. That
is tue. Find a guru with practical experience." Pattabhi Jois
May/June 1995
Interviews from Guy Donahaye's Ashtanga Yoga Sangha 1991-1999
"These transcripts are a record of public talks given by Sri K Pattabhi Jois in France in August 1991. The questions were asked by Jean Claude Garnier and written down by Gilles Kerviche. Guruji's English is hard to follow at times so I have made some very minor edits to the text and included explanations in parentheses.
These records form part of a larger collection of of questions and answers to Guruji over several years published in French as "Entretiens avec Guruji" (51 pages) and it can be obtained from Jean Claude Garnier for 20 € + mailing costs" Guy Donahaye
INTERVIEWS with Pattabhi Jois' early students.
please feel free to
Guy Donahaye Ashtanga Yoga Shala NYC and Mind Medicine blog are excellent resourses
Guy Donahaye along with Eddie Stern where behind the book Guruji (see below) which brings together interviews with many of Pattabhi Jois' early students.
from Mind Medicine
from Ashtanga yoga Shala NYC
Eddie Stern, Dena Kingsberg, Tim Miller, Nancy Gilgoff, and David Swenson share how and when they met Guruji (Pattabhi Jois).
Book links from http://www.ashtangayogapractice.com
Yoga Mala by Sri K. Pattabhi Jois:
This seminal treatise on Ashtanga Yoga by Sri K. Pattabhi Jois – with its plethora of details on the Primary Series and thorough account of yoga philosophy & spirituality – will bring invaluable clarity to your understanding and practice of Ashtanga Yoga.
Yoga Mala was first published in Jois' native language, Kannada, in 1962, and then into English in 1999. Jois holds the titles Yogasana Visharada (expert in yoga asana) and Vedanta Vidvan (professor of vedanta philosophy).
read an excerpt of Yoga Mala via www.kpjayi.org
Surya Namaskara by Sri K. Pattabhi Jois:
The Surya Namaskara form the foundation for the entire method of the practice of yoga… So, if the Surya Namaskara are first learned properly and their inner meaning grasped, then all the various asanas, pranayamas and the like that follow them will be useful and beneficial in their outcomes.
In creating this small booklet, it is Pattabhi Jois' wish that all practitioners who undertake the practice of Surya Namaskara do so with a proper understanding of their inner significance and of their practical method, so that health, clarity of mind and spiritual elevation may be achieved.
read an excerpt via www.kpjayi.org
Guruji a Portrait of Sri K. Pattabhi Jois:
An incredibly valuable book on Yoga and Sri K. Pattabhi Jois: This is a collection of 27 extensive interviews with Guruji's closest and most advanced students. It is filled with such deep and varying insights revealing the incredible depth, love, knowledge and humour of our beloved Guruji's yogivally house-holder life.
purchase via www.amazon.com
"In fact, David and I had no idea that there were two separate series until the end of that first four-month trip, when we were leaving, at which point Guruji gave us a sheet of paper with a list of the postures, which were listed as Primary, Intermediate, Advanced A, and Advanced B. At this point he told us to practice one series a day, and only once a day".
from Ashtanga Yoga as it was (The long and the short of it ) Nancy Gilgoff
many thanks to Anon for passing it along and especially to Nancy for giving permission to post it this morning and share with the community at large.
Available as pfd download from googledocs
Pattabhi Jois' READING LIST from from the 'original' Ashtanga diploma syllabus list given to Nancy Gilgoff and David Williams in 1974
I was looking at the original Ashtanga (diploma) syllabus given to Nancy Gilgoff and David Williams in 1974 yesterday (I have a poster of it in my practice room) and focussed in on the theory section mentioned at the end of each year, it makes up an interesting reading list. the original post on the syllabus including the full syllabus can be found at the end of the post.
As far as I can tell the Serial Samakritha Shikshaka mentioned in the first and 2nd year seems to be a Sanskrit course
Here's the reading list and below that the same list with links to editions either free pdf an/or perhaps on Amazon.
(siva?) Sutra Samhita
Patanjali Yogasutras
We can see that Pattabhi Jois begins the course by introducing his students to Sanskrit in the first and 2nd year but also in the first year we see he includes the first part of his Book Yoga Mala, this section of his text outlines the Yama and Niyama, the moral guidelines of Patanjali's Ashtanga.
In the second and third year Pattabhi Jois covers the classic Hatha yoga texts, The hatha yoga pradipka in the second year, the Gheranda in the third and Siva Samihita in the fourth as well as Yogasanagalu in the third year from which much of the hatha material is said to be originally taken and is a full treatment of the Ashtanga 8 limb methodology. The fourth year gets deeper into yoga philosophy with the yoga upanishads the bhagavad gita and at last Patanjali's actual yoga sutras, perhaps following the sanskrit course in the first two years read in the original sanskrit. Adi Sankara's text Aparokahanubhuti is also included in the fourth year. Pattabhi Jois belonged to the Hoysala Brahmin caste, a subset of the popular Smarta Brahmins whose root teacher was Adi Shankara.
Ashtanga was always a spiritual practice, the classic yoga texts taught alongside the asana just as Krishnamacharya would lecture on yoga philosophy while his students presented their asana demonstrations. We lose focus perhaps when we approach our asana practice in isolation.
Sutra Samhita
Free PDF translation HERE
Aparokahanubhuti (self realization by Adi Sankara)
free PDF edition HERE
Patanjali Yogasutras
I'm currently recommending Edwin F. Bryant's excellent edition because it includes selections from the major commentarys
I also have a soft spot for Aranya's excellent commentary HERE
Also Swamiji's online edition, an excellent resource HERE
See also perhaps this earlier post with links to texts in Krishnamachary's Yoga Makaranda bibliography
What did Krishnamacharya study with his Guru in Tibet- Yogacarya Krishnamacharya - The Purnacarya. Edited by Mala Srivatsan
As far as I can tell the Serial Samakritha Shikshaka mentioned in the first and 2nd year seems to be a Sanskrit course
Here's the reading list and below that the same list with links to editions either free pdf an/or perhaps on Amazon.
1st year
Serial Samakritha Shikshaka Part I, II and III
Yoga Mala part I
2nd year
Serial Samakritha Part IV, V, VI
Hatha yoga pradipka
3rd year
Gheranda Samhita
Yoga Tharavalli
Yoga Yajnavalkya
4th year
(siva?) Sutra Samhita
Patanjali Yogasutras
Slimed Bhagavadgeeta
(by Brahmanandagiri
We can see that Pattabhi Jois begins the course by introducing his students to Sanskrit in the first and 2nd year but also in the first year we see he includes the first part of his Book Yoga Mala, this section of his text outlines the Yama and Niyama, the moral guidelines of Patanjali's Ashtanga.
In the second and third year Pattabhi Jois covers the classic Hatha yoga texts, The hatha yoga pradipka in the second year, the Gheranda in the third and Siva Samihita in the fourth as well as Yogasanagalu in the third year from which much of the hatha material is said to be originally taken and is a full treatment of the Ashtanga 8 limb methodology. The fourth year gets deeper into yoga philosophy with the yoga upanishads the bhagavad gita and at last Patanjali's actual yoga sutras, perhaps following the sanskrit course in the first two years read in the original sanskrit. Adi Sankara's text Aparokahanubhuti is also included in the fourth year. Pattabhi Jois belonged to the Hoysala Brahmin caste, a subset of the popular Smarta Brahmins whose root teacher was Adi Shankara.
Ashtanga was always a spiritual practice, the classic yoga texts taught alongside the asana just as Krishnamacharya would lecture on yoga philosophy while his students presented their asana demonstrations. We lose focus perhaps when we approach our asana practice in isolation.
1st year
Serial Samakritha Shikshaka Part I, II and III
( learning Sanskrit see this online guide perhaps http://www.learnsanskrit.org/ )
|or this recent Sanskrit course from Zoë Slatoff-Ponté who is also an Ashtanga teacher. I haven't seen a copy but have heard good things about it
Yoga Mala part I
Interesting that Yoga Mala gets mentioned in the list. Pattabhi Jois supposedly designed this course (or an earlier version of it ) in 1937 (?) at the request of the Maharaja of Mysore to teach a four year course at the Sanskrit college. Yoga Mala was originally written around 1954 indicating this is a later ediition of the syllabus.
|Pattabhi Jois' original text, still the ONLY* Ashtanga vinyasa 'method' book you really need
2nd year
Serial Samakritha Part IV, V, VI
See the sanskrit course mentioned above ( anyone have any other suggestions for Sanskrit course that have worked for them?
Hatha yoga pradipka
A free pdf version of HYP HERE
3rd year
Gheranda Smith
Yoga Tharavalli
See this previous post on the text with the full 29 verses as well as links to other editions.
|LINK to pdf on post
Yoga Yajnavalkya
Highly recommended by Krishnamacharya
I prefer this AG Mohan edition to the one from KYM
4th year
Sutra Samhita
Aparokahanubhuti (self realization by Adi Sankara)
Patanjali Yogasutras
I also have a soft spot for Aranya's excellent commentary HERE
Also Swamiji's online edition, an excellent resource HERE
see below
Thirty Minor Upanishads
tr. by K. Narayanasvami Aiyar
Slimed Bhagavadgeeta
(by Brahmanandagiri )
below a link to the respected Annie Besant edition recommended by Srivatsa Ramaswami, Krishnamacharya's student of 30+ years.
|Free pdf LINK
*Surprising to me that Pattabhi Jois didn't include mention of his teacher KRISHNAMACHARYA'S books Yoga Makaranda (Mysore 1934) and Yogasanagalu (Mysore 1941) on which his own book and teaching was clearly based although Yoga Mala was dedicated to Krishnamacharya
See also perhaps this earlier post with links to texts in Krishnamachary's Yoga Makaranda bibliography
What did Krishnamacharya study with his Guru in Tibet- Yogacarya Krishnamacharya - The Purnacarya. Edited by Mala Srivatsan
A selection of old videos of Krishnamacharya and Pattabhi Jois
- for a fuller selection of Ashtanga and other Yoga videos see the phenomenal list compiled
by Terry Slade
post video suggestions in comments on this post
Krishanamacharya and Iyengar Ashtanga in 1938.
This is the classic Black and White documentary from 1938 that has Iyengar in his early Ashtanga phase giving a demo as well as Krishnamacharya's wife and children
See this post for screenshots of all the asana and mudras from the video
Krishnamacharya in colour 1938
From the same documentary above but just the Krishnamacharya sections
Se the link below to Screenshots of the asana and mudras Krishnamacharya demonstrates
Titled Ashtanga Yoga with Guruji Series 3 (1989)
from Maui Yoga.com - from the Sewell Archive.
led by Pattabhi jois and including Tim Miller, Chuck Miller, Maty Ezraty and Richard Freeman
Advanced A - Ashtanga 3rd series and part of 4th
The complete Primary series 1993 from Yoga Works
Led by Pattabhi Jois and including Tim Miller, Richard Freeman, Karen Haberman, Chuck Miller, Eddie Stern, Maty Ezraty
The complete Ashtanga Intermediate series 1993 from Yoga Works
Led by Pattabhi Jois and including Tim Miller, Richard Freeman, Karen Haberman, Chuck Miller, Eddie Stern, Maty Ezraty
Interview with Pattabhi Jois with subtitles (1983 maybe 1986), 'One Yoga One method,Yoga is Self-Knowledge'
Pattabhi Jois teaching Chuck Miller and Ray Rosenthal (demo 1983 maybe 1986)
Utthita hasta Padangusthasna and Ardha pada padmottanasana
Pattabhi Jois leading Sharath through a demonstration in Sydney (Yoga Moves)
Theory class with Pattabhi Jois parts 1 and 2
Filmed at Tim Miller's school in Encinitas, CA, 1987, October
Go to this channel on Youtube for the rest of this series of videos which includes Practitioners: Chuck Miller, Gary Lopedota, Clifford Sweatte and Tim Miller
Filmed at Tims school in Encinitas, CA, Oct1987.
Pattabhi Jois teaching Richard Freeman the Pranayama chant.
Guruji Led Advanced A (with assists)
Pattabhi Jois aged 78. Tim, Eddie, Chuck, Dominic
Late interview with pattabhi Jois
Pattabhi Jois Assisting with drop backs - old Shala
Home video- Pattabhi Jois assisting sharath with Chakra bhandhasana
Pattabhi Jois Aged 87 on World Tour London 2002
Part of a series of Videos documenting a Full Led primary in France with Pattabhi Jois and Sharath.
The old Shala
Titled- A day in the life of a Yoga Student
from the Tom Sewell archive Maui Yoga.com
Here's mention of that 10 second Inhalation/10 second exhalation again. (6:00)
48 Suryanamaskaras every day (7.00)
finishing sequence (11:30)
150 breaths in Shoulderstand (12.35)
also the three hour headstand and where to place the head or not
48 Suryanamaskaras every day (7.00)
finishing sequence (11:30)
150 breaths in Shoulderstand (12.35)
also the three hour headstand and where to place the head or not
Pattabhi Jois Led Ashtanga Advanced series
Documentaries about Pattabhi Jois
Documentaries about Pattabhi Jois
Memories of my Teacher Published in Yoga and Health Magazine
(this is my favourite, thank you to Rachel for passing it along)
"Pattabhi Jois' philosophy was simple: yoga is experiential not theoretical. As those of us fortunate enough to study with him often heard him say "Yoga is 99 per cent practice and one per cent theory." He believed that one should simply "Do your practice and all is coming." Practice alone would quieten our "monkey minds" and allow us to progress along the path of yoga outlined by the great seers of the past. He was deeply committed to the Advaita Vedanta darsana (philosophy) of Sankaracharya. Pattabhi Jois' other favourite saying came from Patanjali's Yoga Sutras. "Sa tu dirgha-kala-nairantarya-satkarasevito drdha-bhumih" – yoga practice, to be successful, should be undertaken for a long time, without a pause, with an attitude of devotion.
When I remember Pattabhi Jois I will always remember his long-term commitment and devotion to his teaching, a teaching I will be eternally grateful to have received. Jois believed in the necessity of having a teacher or Guru who could show you the true depth of the yoga method, just as Krishnamachrya had taught him. Guruji was often saddened that people in the west were teaching what he considered to be his yoga method without ever studying with him. He felt that to be a teacher you first had to be a student and that to teach the Ashtanga Vinyasa method that he worked so hard to share you should study with him and learn from the source, thus keeping the guru parampara – the lineage of a guru passing on the teachings directly to the student. He believed that you could reliably pass on the Ashtanga Vinyasa yoga method only by showing him the type of dedication he demonstrated to his guru, Krishnamacharya".
Charlie Taylor-Rugman
Charlie Taylor-Rugman
(this is my favourite, thank you to Rachel for passing it along)
"The photograph is literally an emanation of the referent. From a real body, which was there, proceed radiations which ultimately touch me, who am here; the duration of the transmission is insignificant; the photograph of the missing being, as Sontag says, will touch me like the delayed rays of a star."
|Pattabhi Jois - Surya namaskara, 3rd and 7th vinyasa
|Pattabhi Jois - Surya namaskara, 4th Vinyasa Chaturanga Dandasana
|Pattabhi Jois - Surya namaskara, 5th vinyasa, Urdhva Mukha Svanasana
|Pattabhi Jois - Surya namaskara, 6th Vinyasa, Adho Mukha Svanasana
|Pattabhi Jois - 2nd Surya Namaskara 1st Vinyasa, Uttkatasana
|Pattabhi Jois - 2nd Surya namaskara 7th Vinyasa Virabhadrasana
|Pattabhi Jois - Ardha baddha Padma Paschimattanasana
|Pattabhi Jois - Garbha Pindasana
|Pattabhi Jois - Setu Bandhasana
|Pattabhi Jois - Sarvangasana
|Pattabhi Jois - Sirsasana
|Pattabhi Jois - Baddha Padmasana
|Pattabhi Jois - Mayurasana
|Pattabhi Jois - Vasisthasana
|Pattabhi Jois - Visvamitrasana
|Pattabhi Jois - Galavasana
|Pattabhi Jois - Astavakrasana
|Pattabhi Jois - Purna Matsyendrasana
|Pattabhi Jois - Viranchyasana A
|Pattabhi Jois - Viparita Salabhasana
|Pattabhi Jois - Adhomukhavrkasana
|Pattabhi Jois - Adhomukhavrkasana
|Pattabhi Jois - Durvasana, Galavasana, Viranchyasana
In my posts this week I've been looking at Pattabhi Jois' early asana photos and speculating on what if anything they can perhaps tell us about Pattabhi Jois' own early practice.
In the first post I raise the suggestion that Pattabhi Jois himself may not have practiced the different Ashtanga series as series in the manner in which he taught them for that long a period.
In the second post I take a closer look at his early advanced asana postures and question if he ever practiced Advanced series asana daily as series
2. What does Pattabhi Jois' Advanced A/Third series Visvamitrasana photo tell us about the development of his Ashtanga Vinyasa syllabus.
In the third post I ask if the above matters and conclude that it doesn't, that what was most important was the example of his teaching.
3. Should it matter if and how long Pattabhi Jois may have practiced the Ashtanga 'methodology' himself
In this final post in the series I'm just going to post early photos of Pattabhi Jois in asana. I feel like I'm worrying a bone, that there is a truth here that I can't quite get a grip on.
Most of these pictures seem to have been taken in the early to mid 1940s, around the time that Pattabhi Jois seems to have first written out the Ashtanga Syllabus based on his teacher Krishnamacharya's asana table ( the demonstration and teaching photos being the exception, most likely from the early 50s, I include them because for me they display a dignity and the suggestion to me of a deep and profound practice).
It strikes me that there is such poise and facility in the Primary asana that is lacking in the advanced postures. I watch the demonstration by Pattabhi Jois' peer BKS Iynegar in 1938 ( see post 2.), just a couple of years before these photos are taken and am in awe of Iyengar's technique in his Advanced asana.
How do we explain this when Pattabhi Jois practiced asana with Krishnamacharya for so many more years.
The only conclusion I come to is that Pattabhi Jois personally was perhaps never that concerned with Advanced asana, that he saw them mainly for demonstration as he was to tell his later students. I'm reminded of Pattabhi Jois's son Manju telling me that the memories he had of his father practicing was of long stays in asana, seeking to master them completely.
Why bother too much with Visvamitrasana when there is Samastithi to truly master, the key asana of Paschimattanasana, Maha mudra/Janu sirsasana, Mayurasana, Baddha Konasana, Sarvangasana, Sirsasana..... Padmasana
.... let alone the other neglected limbs.
On Pattabhi jois and Inappropriate adjustments
It's a little saddening, depressing in fact, how quiet so many teachers and long term Ashtanga practitioners are being with regard to the latest revelations regarding Pattabhi Jois and his 'inappropriate adjustments' (abuse). Pictures and videos have been floating around for several years that may or may not have been photoshopped to some degree or at least taken out of context but Mary Taylor's article indicates that this was recurring, addictive, behaviour that Pattabhi Jois was aware he was committing and that he as well as his family tried but failed to stop on several occasions.
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This post from Mary Taylor and Richard Freemen, while timely, feels long overdue. I was always hoping that somebody who was actually there would write about this, one reason I've held off on it for so long. After two thousand blog posts on Ashtanga I don't see how I can justify not sharing these articles.
Apologies for the long quotes but I think we need as much of the context as possible here. I recommend if anyone feels like commenting they do so on the actual articles linked to below, after reading them carefully, rather than on an fb feed.
"In fact, it is well documented that my own teacher, Sri. K. Pattabhi Jois, (whom I love dearly) had certain "adjustments" that he gave to female students that were sexually invasive and inappropriate. One in particular that some have dismissed as an attempt to teach mula bandha was especially bad. I can say unequivocally that he never gave me that adjustment, but that I know he did give it to other women. I will also say that he did adjust me (and other students, both male and female) in Ubhaya Padangusthasana, elevating the student's chest in such a way that with female students he had hands on their breasts.
These adjustments were sexually inappropriate and I wish he had never done them. On some level, I wish also that I had spoken publicly about them before now, but they were confusing and so much not in alignment with all of the other aspects of Pattabhi Jois that I knew, that I didn't really know how to talk about them without disparaging the entire system. I can say that my experience was that he began doing these adjustments after foreign female students came to practice with him wearing very revealing Western-style clothing. To a provincial, orthodox Brahmin from a tiny village, who knows what these women looked like? Certainly they probably didn't appear to be chaste or well bred. Around the same time, Western students stopped bowing to his feet in appreciation for class and instead began hugging and kissing him as a demonstration of gratitude. I am certain both of these things were mixed messages to him culturally.
Not to say that the scantily clad or overly effusive women were at fault for the sexually inappropriate adjustments. He was the teacher; even if he did misconstrue their message due to cultural differences, he should have seen through his own mind and through them. His behavior was wrong and it caused damage to many women, for which I, as one of his students, feel deep regret (as does Richard)."
But see too this Response from Karen Rain (Nee Haberman), one of the six in the famous Pattabhi jois Led Primary, who picks on something then made me too wince in Mary's article.
"Kudos to Mary Taylor for publicly acknowledging the corrupt adjustments of Pattabhi Jois and thus validating my claims and the claims of other women. It takes bravery, I'm sure.
However, if she truly doesn't want to blame 'scantily clad or overly effusive women,' for his behavior, she really shouldn't mention them in an apology. By doing so, it says that either on some level she accepts it as an excuse and does blame the women or is hoping that other people will accept it as excuse. After all it is a classic, easy to use excuse. It's the one that the most people buy into. Plus, it takes the focus off of the behavior of the perpetrator, which is a relief when you don't want to talk or think about it.
However, if she truly doesn't want to blame 'scantily clad or overly effusive women,' for his behavior, she really shouldn't mention them in an apology. By doing so, it says that either on some level she accepts it as an excuse and does blame the women or is hoping that other people will accept it as excuse. After all it is a classic, easy to use excuse. It's the one that the most people buy into. Plus, it takes the focus off of the behavior of the perpetrator, which is a relief when you don't want to talk or think about it.
Taylor describes Jois' behaviour as a "flaw". Committing sexual assault is not a "flaw." It is a heinous crime.
Often when people find out about someone committing sexual abuse/assault, they have trouble reconciling that with other experiences they have of the person. This is not unique to Pattabhi Jois at all. However, he was supposedly a Yoga master. He abused his power. His adjustments were egotistical and cruel. Sexual abuse and assault are cruel!
The master of 'Ashtanga Yoga' did not cultivate the yamas. His behaviour, and the negligence of any of his students who minimized, rationalized or justified it in the past (myself included) or continues to do so now, demonstrates significant flaws in Jois' system, as well as the deep hypocrisy that the yoga world can harbour."
from Panic and Emptiness
"Should we shun the art because of the sometimes deeply flawed humans who create it?
I still don't know the answer yet. It begs the question: How do we separate the man/monster from the art, or things of beauty, grace or meaning which extremely flawed men may have created or helped produce or share with the world? Can we even do that? And what if these flawed men are people that we love and revere, who have blessed us with learning, beauty and grace by their very presence in our lives? Is that possible to hold both feelings simultaneously - love tempered with deep anger and disappointment - and still help survivors find healing? A white haired old man now, and a grandfather, I am certain my abuser's family and their community loves, respects and reveres him, and doesn't suspect about his toxicity. If they do, I'm sure they don't know how to handle their ambivalence about him, either. I hope he seeks their forgiveness.
I am really wrestling with this question right now, especially as an old, well-discussed story about the many transgressions of the Indian progenitor of the yoga that has been my life's practice, Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, has resurfaced these past few weeks. Jois died in 2009, but the story and the images arise on social media again every year or so. Recently, it's been further whipped to a frenzy with some purposefully orchestrated Facebook "justice" - a mob mentality fomented by agenda-driven folks aligned with the American-based bureaucracy, the Yoga Alliance, who desire to destroy the Indian-based Ashtanga Yoga lineage, out of commodification, spite and most likely for self-aggrandizement and accolades. I suspect there is a hope that they can step into a power vacuum that might be created from its destruction or humiliation - and hence, loss of status, and money-paying yoga students. Always follow the money.
These folks are so hypocritical and manipulative, they sneeringly hurl the epithet of "cult" to incite anger and confusion amongst a community I've known for over two decades, that has sometimes felt a little dogmatic at times, but never has felt like a cult. (I stopped practicing Ashtanga for almost two years when I was injured by an IUD, and no one cared or came looking for me to "return.") What's worse, they are actually using the stories of survivors, ostensibly to help their healing, but also to quietly further their own ends (see above) - a fact which disgusts me. More violence against women. Without belaboring the story, I've included a link, here in the words of one of his victims, that help explain how Pattabhi Jois behaved, and the attempts by his students and family at ending his behavior as well as the enabling that surrounded his behavior here.
Yes, it's true, he touched people, men and women, on their genitals sometimes while adjusting them in asana. Some students were traumatized by this, some were not. Few who experienced it or saw it and knew it was wrong challenged him on it. Many enabled. This fact is deeply disappointing, but not criminal. Because, news flash, unless you've been living under a rock for the last few months (or maybe if you're a man, sorrynotsorry) we all now know that we live in a culture where pretty much everyone - every institution, workplace, family, and community - enables. To publicly humiliate enablers does nothing to help heal survivors. It's just more abuse, albeit coming from a place that seems justified. It's not.
I have seen nor heard of ANY evidence of actual collusion or aiding and abetting of the behavior - that is, "honeypotting" - in any of his family or students, and that's encouraging. There is no excuse, however, in modern society to do the things he did. So, I am not excusing him. These grievous instances of a beloved, brilliant man's deep flaws - of his own "panic and emptiness" and his refusal to change his behavior, his "relapses" - sadden, anger and upset me to this day. For this reason, I've chosen to remove his photo from Ashtanga Yoga Northampton, at least for now. It's not respectful to his victims, nor is it healing having it up there, not only for myself, but for anyone of the students that practices with us who may also be sexual assault survivors, to see it every day.
Nevertheless, I believe in the inherent goodness of people, that they can rise above their flaws, rise above the panic and emptiness that haunts them to reveal the loving light of their true and essentially noblest being. Few things have convinced me more of this truth than Ashtanga Yoga. I love my Ashtanga sadhana; it has literally saved my life. I am dedicated to and believe wholly in the Ashtanga practice and what it has to offer the world - this beautiful eight-limbed practice to knowing who we are that Sri K. Pattabhi Jois shared lovingly - yes, lovingly and compassionately - with my teachers, and which they lovingly and compassionately shared with me. I practice it and teach it with reverence - not for the man who shared it with us, but for the students. It is a brilliant and wise system that has brought me great solace and beauty, and through it, I hope to continue to serve those who wish to find some solace and beauty in their lives to, too.
Finally, what can be done to help heal both the survivors and the shaken Ashtanga community".......see the article for more. http://www.ashtangayoganorthampton.com/blog/panic-and-emptiness
"A few days into the Ashthanga workshop with Sri K. Pattabhi Jois in the Puck Building, with four hundred or so students curled up into halasana, I was suddenly groped by the guru.
In absolute shock, I rolled to sitting and found found myself staring across the room at Sharath, Jois's grandson, who stared back looking just as horrified as I felt.
Pattabhi Jois remonstrated: "Bad lady!" and I heard the mild laughter of the crowd at the guru's old joke. In disbelief, I crouched to find his eyes. He smiled as if he had no idea what had transpired, and said:
"You no come out of pose."
I sensed that if I were to respond in public, he would have experienced the humiliation he'd just made me feel. He would be angry, send me off. I thought I might be banned from my community that had come to feel like home. I was confused, felt helpless, and held my tongue".
I'll give the last word to Ashtanga yoga Northampton....
"Finally, what can be done to help heal both the survivors and the shaken Ashtanga community?
First, we need to believe the survivors and support them as they process and heal. That means listening to their stories, acknowledging their truth without defending Jois, and seeking compassionately to find justice for them in the way they need, if that is possible at this stage, because, after all, he is dead.
(Which begs the question: Do we "visit the sins of the Father on the Son?" Do we malign or punish his family or his students? Maybe those that deny or refuse to believe the survivors should be taken to task - but those who freely admit error? Again, enabling is not criminal, it's just deeply disappointing. I've observed a Facebook frenzy of self righteous anger against and shaming of those who have already bravely come forward to admit their enabling, and that's wrong. Again, as a survivor, I don't believe that's the answer to finding personal healing surrounding sexual trauma means shaming enablers who show remorse, and shame on those who do.)
Second, the Ashtanga community and its senior teachers need to continue to be absolutely transparent, forthcoming and honest about what happened, what they observed, and the parts they played in what happened, too. Come clean, and share your stories, please. Truth and reconciliation needs to happen for the survivors, and for the entire community to move forward in a healthy and positive way.
Third, the KPJAYI must take active public steps immediately that ensure and safeguard the interests of victims before those of Ashtanga teachers, living or dead, no matter how "loved" or revered. If they do not already exist, clear and accessible protocols need to be developed and established to address any further allegations against transgressions by Ashtanga teachers. Obtaining the help of organizations that support survivors of sexual assault, both here and in Mysore, India, to help develop those protocols is key.
Fourth, more stringent vetting and regular peer review of those who wish to teach Ashtanga should seriously be considered by all Ashtanga senior teachers who offer any kind of teacher training or authorization. If I have to do a CORI check here in the States to volunteer to sell cookies at a Bake Sale at my kids' grammar school, I think we in the Ashtanga world can come up with at standard means of determining whether or not the teachers we are authorizing to teach are at the very least, not sexual predators. And we don't need the Yoga Alliance to show us how to do that.
And, lastly, without question, there needs to be an established, International Ashtanga Code of Ethics, based on the tenets outlined in the first two limbs of Patanjali's Eight-Limbed path, Yama and Niyama - including compassion, nonstealing, nongreediness, austerity, self-inquiry, and wise use of our personal sexual lifeforce - for all who choose to teach this practice. "


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Variations of the sex ratio at birth (SRB) were investigated using maternity history data collected in demographic surveys conducted in sub-Saharan Africa. Thirty-three countries were covered, totaling about 2.0 million births. The average SRB was 1.034 and varied by ethnicity, birth order, and maternal age. The effect of maternal age was significant for younger mothers (12–19 years old) and older mothers (40–49 years old), with a decline in sex ratios with increasing maternal age in both cases. The effect of birth order was significant only for the 20–39-year-old women, with a decline in sex ratio with increasing birth order. These two effects were similar for the three main population groups identified: populations from southern, eastern, and central Africa (SRB = 1.015), populations from West Africa and Sahelian countries (SRB = 1.040), and populations from Nigeria and Ethiopia (SRB = 1.087). In contrast, no effect of marital duration was found.
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Back in Bangkok!
We flew back to Bangkok a right around 24 hours ago and we are both so happy to be back here. ( I wrote this part way before posting it) This city is so full of life and we both enjoy our time here. Our original plans to stay in a shared dorm hostel changed after talking to a couple we met during our day with the elephants. They told us about D & D inn right on Khao San Road. We looked it up and booked it right away. We have a small room with a queen bed and a bathroom. Nothing major but perfect for us to be able to have space to leave our belongings out. This is also giving us a chance to re pack anything that we need to before heading home.
We went out last night for our final night out in Thailand. Khao San is never boring so we of course had a great time! We stopped at a little bar and both got buckets. Buckets here are literally sand buckets filled with a liquor and mixer of your choice. We sat next to a vibrant couple who immediately introduced themselves. They were from Denmark and we ended up hanging out with them for the night.
My favorite thing about being here has been all the amazing people we have met. Conversing and learning about each ones journey is really eye opening to how much the world really has to offer. Up until now I had always been afraid of things like this. I love traveling around America and going on adventures but the thought of being so far from home had always scared me. I wouldn't be here if it weren't for Christina and her passion for wanting to travel! I also wouldn't be here if it weren't for Michael teaching me so much about life during his short time here on earth. I wouldn't be here if I didn't have a supportive boss like I do who allowed me to take the time off. I also wouldn't be here if I didn't have a great family and support system back home because they all have been so supportive of me and completely understood why I needed to be here.
After a night out we spent the next day visiting our last place on our list, Wat Pho! It's another temple here and is known for its huge reclining Buddha statue. They weren't kidding when that said huge! The statue is massive and far bigger than what we though it was going to be. It amazes me to see all of these beautiful pieces of art and to know the time it took to create them. It's very hot in Bangkok and both us if are exhausted after 3 weeks of Thailand travel. We walked back to our hotel to take a break before heading out to shop at some vendors and grab some street food. This will be our last moment here and last night before I fell asleep I kept replaying everything we have done here.
3 weeks came and went so fast. A week and a half ago I thought this trip was taking forever but now that it's over I feel like it went by so fast. I think 3 weeks is the perfect amount of time for a trip like this and I can't wait to visit another place soon. I also can't wait to be back home! You don't realize all the little things you appreciate until you do something like this. It's been a journey and I'm so happy to have done it!
For those of you who have been following us I hope one day you adventure too. We sometimes get stuck in our little bubbles back home and forget that there is so much to explore and discover even in our own country!
It's 8am here and I can't sleep because I'm so excited to go home! Our flight leaves this evening but we are heading to the airport after we check out of our hotel. It'll be a long way home but getting to the airport early is something Christina and I agreed on because it feels like one step closer to the states. We will fly from Bangkok to Qatar on a 6 hour flight and land around 1:30am. After an hour layover we will spend 12 hours flying to New York! We have an 8 hour layover there and have some plans of visiting manhattan for a few hours. Then, we fly to Savannah and We land Thursday around 6:30pm.
See you soon!
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Don't be afraid to be eclectic in your tastes. Sample widely, consider the structure of the things, of the gestalt as well as the parts. Then decide if you like it- in food, music, art, and opinions of all sorts. Know how to listen, then how to express yourself with grace, authenticity, and directness.
Try not to put things into your head that will only make that space darker. Feasting on violence, horror, (in films, books, etc. even if "just" fiction) or the often overwhelmingly bad world news, is an indulgence that decays your heart and mind. Know what to not watch or read- what will only add to a sense of powerlessness, distress, or imaginary possibilities of destruction. Think about what will truly make you bigger in spirit as a human being, and more capable of empathy and what is just destructive mental trash. It's not always obvious either.
Know the difference between being bold, taking a calculated risk, and being risky or reckless.
Dance with abandon regularly, and sing open throated.
Don't ignore personal hygiene. Brush those teeth well, floss, and gently scrub all your nooks and crannies every day with a mild soap and water. Keep your hair and beards trimmed, even if to appear shaggy- make it a plan, not an accident. Know your body so if you get a truly odd mole, or something hurts, you know where, for how long, and can describe it to a good doctor. Never settle for a mediocre general physician, and make sure they have all your information.
Clean your messes. Know how to use tools, often and correctly. Drills as well as spell check. Know the difference between tools and toys.
Be careful what you consume. While you may have access to many different ingestibles, many of them are not worth consuming. Read labels. Drink lots of water. Stay physically active in body and mind.
Moderation is usually a good idea in all things. An old adage that is still useful.
Learn to do a couple of things that make you feel flow. That focused intensity of purpose, and the subsequent satisfaction it can bring.
Always appreciate the people who are crafts persons about what they do- the cooks, the wait staff, the post people, the plumbers, electricians, teachers, mentors, accountants, etc. Your life will suffer from the bad ones, and be considerably better for the really good ones. Even if you don't always notice. Learn how to tell the difference, and appreciate explicitly.
Don't be afraid to give people compliments. But know when personal boundaries are appropriate.
Make a few good friends, and know when a friendship is no longer tenable. Be direct about it too. Know how to trust and love, and have fair self protective strategies as well.
It is never out of style to be generous of spirit, or to look out for those weaker or more in need than you. You choose your character every day from the small to the large in thought and actions. Save civil disobedience for really important moments. You should not be breaking the law but for an accident, or intent. Intentional reasons should be really, really good and be prepared for what consequences may exist. Authority should be earned (not conferred, or handed over by privilege) and not all rules are good. Question, and calculate your actions.
Cut yourself some slack- everyone makes mistakes. Perfection is impossible and sometimes the best surprises come from our mistakes. As Bill Watterson said, "Art is knowing what mistakes to keep and what to throw away." Don't let mistakes not worth keeping in your head rot there.
You will get hurt. It will make me miserable to not know how to help you sometimes. Learning how to bounce back, how to think about what happened without ignoring it, is a big part of living. Be good to yourself, and don't forget that you matter.
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Don't be afraid to be eclectic in your tastes. Sample widely, consider the structure of the things, of the gestalt as well as the parts. Then decide if you like it- in food, music, art, and opinions of all sorts. Know how to listen, then how to express yourself with grace, authenticity, and directness.