Jois Yoga and Other ‘News’
Sep 07
I guess I’m out of the Ashtanga loop down here in Arkansas. I’ve heard rumors about “official” Ashtanga shalas opening up in Encinitas, Sydney, and Islamorada. Now I see there’s a “Jois” yoga website (http://www.joisyoga.com) founded by Sharath, Saraswathi, Sonia Jones, and Salima Ruffin. From reading the website, we can expect official Jois yoga apparel collection sometime soon. Also, while I was browsing the KPJAYI teacher list, I noticed that Sharath’s last name is listed as “Jois”, although it’s still listed as Rangaswamy on the Jois website. So…I’m kind of unclear about the significance of the last name change.
I’ve also noticed a few other changes…famous Ashtanga teachers whose names have disappeared from the teacher’s list on the KPJAYI website. There’s a thread on the messageboard that showed up over the weekend about this subject: http://yoga84291.yuku.com/topic/4348/t/Jois-clothing-line.html. It all makes me wonder where Ashtanga yoga is going to go in the future. It will be interesting to see if any of the ‘rockstar’ teachers withdraw their certification from the institute.
On an Ashtanga-related note, I just finished reading an amazing book that I borrowed from a new yoga friend. The Yoga of the Yogi – The Legacy of T Krishnamacharya was written by Krishnamacharya’s grandson, Kausthub Desikachar. What a great read! It’s a little bit pricey…and not available on Amazon. But if you want to learn a little bit more about Pattabhi Jois’ guru, I definitely recommend this book.




