This heartbreaking news has left my heart aching. His passing feels so sudden, and I’m still processing it, thinking of his loved ones—family, friends, and students. He shared such profound lessons and taught them with gentleness and patience, which made a lasting impact. I remember my first visit to Mysore, practicing with him in Gokulam.

A mi maestro:

Querido Sharath.

Si mi maestro hubiera vivido unos años más, habría tenido la oportunidad de visitarlo en su escuela en Mysore con mis hijos, quizá varias veces más, y de retomar esa rutina de viajar cada año, ahora con ellos ya mayores o adolescentes.

Sharathji Audio File - Gurustotrani
At every conference, Sharath begins with a short chant—part of a stotra that pays homage to the Guru. It is beautiful.

How my yoga practice shifted as I became a mother.

During pregnancy, I was fortunate and privileged to have incredible teachers who embraced femininity and motherhood within the practice. They gave me permission to be more gentle, sometimes even urging me to slow down and skip anything that didn’t support or embrace the changes that come with being pregnant.

Ashtanga yoga can support healthy cycles…By tuning into these rhythms, we learn when to rest or push forward. While women follow a monthly cycle and men a daily one, yoga unites these patterns, building a supportive community that values both rest and productivity for sustainable growth.

Refers to the breath, the posture and the gazing point. Learn a little more about the meaning of these actions in the Ashtanga Yoga Practice.

90 minutes AUDIO. Follow me, while I will be guiding you through. You will listen to the sanskrit count, the correct breath and gaze. Please modify as you need to and allow time for your body to open.

75 minutes AUDIO. Follow me, while I will be guiding you through. You will listen to the sanskrit count, the correct breath and gaze. Please modify as you need to and allow time for your body to open.

Audio File - The Ashtanga tradition begins each practice by reciting two verses extracted from a longer poem known as the Yoga Taravalli.

Audio File - The Closing Prayer brings the practice to a peaceful end; sealing in the work done and offering the efforts of our practice to all sentient beings.

illustration: @wildewoodstudio

These are my notes from Sharath's conference in Gokulam, Mysore. January 2015. I aimed to capture the essence of his teachings and the simplicity with which he explains concepts that can often feel complex and abstract.

Audio File - Shanti Mantra chanted by the students in Mysore India 2013, Gokulam Ashtanga Yoga Shala.